Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-08
US. WILL SMASH
GER MAN LINES
in EARLY SPRING
Teachers Are Told by Con-
gresham Fess of Americas
Part in the World War

when Zimmerman wrote the
note to the German representative
| in Mexico, he perpetrated the most
one nation on another" declared
Congressman s. d. Fess before the
city teachers this morning in the
Technical High school auditorium.
America has been forced into this
war by Germany and our women
must keep their hands busy and the
men at home must back up those
who have gone to the front. With
hold your criticism when you do not
understand the steps the government
is taking. The big thing is to unite
our own people and win the war"
said the speaker. His declarations
were frequently applauded by the au-
dtence that was augmented by many
visitors who desired to hear the dis
tinguished Ohioan speak on THE In
ternatlonal Situation AS 1t Is To-
day."
In the spring we shall be strong
er than ever. France and England
Will be hitting the German line all
winter, and Germany will have less
food. America will push her two mill
lion men into the field. They will be
preceded by the greatest air fleet the
world has ever seen. Photographers
will be 1000 feet in the air making
maps and sketches of the German
trenches and Notifications while the
lighting squadron will be 900 feet
III the, air. We can control the air,
and can build air ships as fast as
automobiles. One firm has contract
ed to build twenty-five airplanes a
day.
"Germany's plan in pushing for
ward the U-boat campaign was to
crush England and France by April
l." said DIR. Fess. Then with Mexico
harassing our southern border, and
Japan as an ally OF Germany, work
ing on the western coast, Germany
would come across to the Atlantic
coast with English, French and Ger
man fleets, and sack and pillage as it
pleased.
I'VE have gone as far as we dare
with Japan: we must not offend her"
was his warning with respect to our
eastern neighbor.
Explaining the reason for Congress
voting war, he stated that it was
the only way to uphold national hon
or and national safety. 1t was point
ed out that in an interview with
Gerard, the kaiser said: Germany
will not trifle with America" Ger
many will hold the death of every
soldier killed by shells made in the
United States, as done by America.
DIR. Fess told his auditors that he
spoke not of hearsay evidence, but as
one with first hand information as a
member of the committee to investi-
gate the complaints of Germany and
Great Britain. The only thing that
lay between Germany and the United
States was Great Britain and France.
If we must fight Germany, we will
fight now. and not when the kaiser
is ready" said the Congressman.
Germany discounted international
law when she put the U-boat cam
paign into effect. 1t was by this
means that they hoped to force Eng
| land to its knees.
Unity Will prevail in Germany
until their troops are pushed back
on their own soil. The loss of men
! is the only hurt she has, because of
| fighting on the allies territory. Once
they are driven back on their own
soil. internal troubles alone will be
sufficient to overthrow Germany. We
must build ships as fast as they can
sink them. We have appropriated one
and a half billions for ships, and
HIleU tue WdI Is tlluGu we Sildll Z
the greatest mr chant marine the
world ever saw" aid the speaker.
DR.. Fess was heduled to speak
at last nights institute, but because
of the vote being taken on the Aus
tro- Hungarian situation was prevent
ed from coming until a very late
hour last night. The other speaker
was DR.. Frank p. Graves, of the
University of Pennsylvania. DR.. A.
Duncan Yocum, from the same insti-
tuition spoke last evening on the
topic, Education and the War"
Secretary d. d. Hammelbaugh ad-
dressed the teachers on the matter of
sale of Red Cross stamps. Superin-
tendent Downes announced the next
institute for January 90. Randall j.
Condor, superintendent of the Gin
! cinnati school. and DIR. w. c. Bagley,
of Columbia University, will be the
speakers.