The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-11-08
limited STATES RAISING GREAT ARMIES
Soon Will Have 250o000 Under Arms-Can Produce ~
0Oo 600 If Necessary Beat the Teuton Empires New
ORGANIZATION Different From War Ct Tie Rebellion and
Spanish War Times Losses Less Than Previous " ars

Spanish War TimeS-Losse
The United States Army, which Ut
tle more than six months ago, before
the declaration Of war against Ger
many, amounted to about 100000 regu-
lars and 100000 partially trained Ma
tional Guard, is beng rapidly develop
ed into one of the greatest hghtlng
forces in the world. -,
With a strength six months ago Of
about 100000, six months hence~ene
armed land forces of the Republic
will be ten times as large, or ;2;2OO,-
OOO--a tremendous increase whiting
year-showing the great resources OF
men and money possessed by this
country. .,-
It is even possible that two years
hence, if the war with Germany con,
tinues, the United States Army will
number more than 100000 officers
and men, about the same size as the
armies raised by Great Britain and
France for the death struggle with
the Teuton Empires. If The struggle
between >despotism and democracy
should continue four or five years it
is entirely possible that eight or ten
million men will be serving in the
armies of the United States. 1t is
possible to raise, Continental
United States, if we had to do it, an
army of 100000 men. In other
words, if pushed to it, the United
States has enough potential man
power to fight, and lick the whole
world We could do it, too, because
we possess one third of the total
wealth of the earth and are 5000
miles away from the base of any pos
sible coalition Of enemies, even if
these enemies included the whole Of
Europe and ASIA.
a Great Thought
What a great thought that is, that
every citizen of this gigantic land
has behind him such tremendous ply
steal and material forces for protec-
ton.
Behind all this stupendous power
of men and money lies the unmeas-
ured moral strength of our system of
governmental Government founded
on right and justice; and a Republic
that has never fought an unjust war
or attempted to trample on the rights
of weaker nations. That's where the
real and unconquerable strength of
our country really lies-a morale
possessed by no other nation. Every
war in which the United States en-.
gagged was waged for human rights
Take the long roll of glorious wars
in which this Republic has been en-
gagged, from the struggle for indie.
pendence down to the gigantic fight
to free the slaves and later the war
to free the Cubans-in every one OF
which the Stars and Stripes finally
flew victorious - and not one OF
these wars but had back of it a
moral strength of right and justice
which enabled us to triumph.
This lis SO in the present tremen!
dous struggle, and no American, re.
flecting on the glorious history OF
this country, can doubt for an instant
what the result will finally be, if it
takes so years - crushed and de.
feated Germany. Germany is in the
wrong in this war, and despite all her
gigantic fighting power she will lose
in the end.
IAN American Citizen
The proudest boast of a man OF
the ancient world was: 81 am a Ro
man citizen" How much more
prouder every loyal citizen of the
great Republic can say: 81 am an
American citizen"
There has been considerable con
fusion in the public mind regarding
the reasons why we went to war. etc
make the world safe for democracy
is noble slogan, but let us remem
Der that We are going to lick Ger
many primarily because she muir
dered our citizens on the high seas
When the Llsitania was foully SUM
and hundreds of American men
women and little children went tt
their doom, was became inevitable
though the declaration was delayed
for months.
+ AS it became necessary to fight tt
protect our own on the high seas thu
issue broadened and there doomed
the question of whether a war.ma(
and devilish Empire should rule the
whole world or whether all people.
should be permitted to work ou
their national destines in peace.
From these two reasons we are fight
ing and none can doubt the ultimate
outcome. For these reasons we arr
rapidly raising an army of $500 .OOl
men, and will, if it becomes neces
sary, raise forces of 100000 Of
larger. ill.,.
The New United States Armies
AT present we have regular arm,
OF 100000, national guard al
about 100000, and more than 500.
900 men of the national army arc
now, or. soon will be, in the. trainins
environments. In other words. RICH
now we have an army of more thar
100000 rank and file. The secon,
draft, probably in January, will ado
another 100000 to the nationa
army, and along in the spring an
other 100000 conscripts will be sum
moned to the colors, which will give
us the estimated force of $500, 600.
Back of this, in the 10000. 900 reg
lstrations for the National Army i
at least another 100000 available
cOnscrlpts. If these men are finally
summoned to the Flag we would have
total armed strength of more thar
100000 men. Officials of the Gen
eral Staff believe that this force viii
be easily able, combined with the
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