Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-01

|, results were evident In their eutiTS.S
only at the end OF year. while during
that interval the perfecting Of the en-
emy's defensive front necessitated
like Improvement in the means OF at
tack and q constant improvement OF
our Industrial processes.
But the result appears clearly to-
day.
In place of the 400 rounds Of am
munition that we had at the Marine
we begin a battle with 5000 rounds per
gun.
Instead of $4,000 rounds. our fac
tories are turning out 100000 rounds
per day.
Instead Of 800 heavy guns we have
5000, and We have furnished our allies
with 1000 guns. On the offensive we
use approximately one heavy gun Tor
every twenty-five meters of front.
by these means we obtained very
important successes, but they are not
yet sufficient to break thru the Ger
man front To obtain decisive results
the guns and munitions from America
mus. a!!c~- "s &c widen mere and more
our attacking front.
TT rests therefore with you 10
hasten this decision.
Another result, no less important in
considering this intense industrial pro-
duct.on. was to diminish our casualties.
They were 541 per 100 men during
1914: they fell to 2.39, then to los per
100 men in 1915, and, at last. to lo'
and 1eS in 1916.
You must know how the judieious
use of good war material economies
human lives.
81 do not mean that it is sufficient to
manufacture material to be victorious.
IT Is also necessary to know how 70
use it-and here am going to explain
a. fact little known, even in France.
That Is the method. wholly democratic
nv which we have established our new
rule Of battle.
French Munitioned Their Allies.
$50 close collaboration of the work
ers with the soldiers to PROVIDE large
and good supplies Of material and close
cola boration of the soldiers with the
chiefs to make the best use OF 1t tell
why and how the people OF Franco
with their IS. 600, 900 OF inhabitants. de-
spIte their losses, are still capable to-
day of maintaining 100000 fightins
men in the field, with an equnpmen.
that the German staff itself admitted
last year superior to its own.
with the same energy shown IN
armsng their French brothers in arms
the French workers armed ana
equipped the brothers IN the Serbian
Rouman,an and Greek armies and 50
far as possible in the Russian armies.
Finally, the French worklnsnah
was never nearer you than TO-DAY, toi
he Is working with you to equip your
American army. You know how much
time Is necessary, even for country
with such tremendous resources as
YOURS, to change an equipment luz
peace into an equipment for war.
TT was to save precious time that
the American government DID not hes--
tate to accept the offer OF France 10
give the best French guns to the first
American divisions. while waiting lot
YOUR factories to furnish them. Will
add, for It is testimony OF fraternity
that France owes to America, that our
factories furnished your divisions WIN
a complete allotment Of the best guns
even before having finished the same
allotments for our own divisions.
You see that French workinsmen
are wag.ng against German industrial
forces a real battle without which the
other battles could not be won. In TINS
Industrial war the French working
man has numerical inferiority. Tor Ger
many can dispose not only OF her own
workers, more numerous than ours
but also of those taken prisoner from
the brutally invaded provinces. Work.
ers OF Poland, Of Serbia. OF Russia. ~
Belgium, Of the north Of France, men
and women. and in some cases even
children and old persons. We're forced
into slavery to increase the German
production for war.
Waived All Limitation to Output.
ITO make up for their numerical IN
feriorty our working people, men and
women. without waiting for help from
their allies. Increased their material
forces tentold by the moral strength
which always is in the last analysis the
greatest factor both in the factory ana
at the front. They united with VIC
tory In view, postponing until the day
Of victory all questions which might
delay that victory by so much as a
single day. But they count now on
your help.
1.-THE French army has faith that
taught by its experience and its own
sufferings, you will never allow your
boys-our brothers in arms today-to