Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-09-21
Friday. September q. 1917.
The Tre,.d Of Events.

10 l the senate OF Argentina nus
clarod for breaking off relations with
Germany. II is one more nation turn
ir7 AGAINST the brutalities and Deceit
and raithlessness Of Prussianism. Ar
rent,na is today the largest 1000 pro-
ducing country Of all the neutral ma
tions The severance OF diplomatic
relations. with the quite probable carry
declaration Of war, must be as ols-
hear,ening in its effect upon Germany
,s :, ts gratifying 70 the United states
and the Allies
Another important item Of ThulSday
mornings news is the report OF cease
les -lnding OF the German fortihca-
,lons by Field Marshal Haig's vastly
superior force Of artillery, and the ad-
ntssion from Berlin Of the destructive
effect Of this continuous bombardment'
not on,v upon the fortihcations' pu'
upor the morale Of the German forces.
7, is said that day and night the ter
rife hail of heavy gun fire is constant
known as drum fire" causing heavy
losses to the Germans. without sacrl-
ncing the infantry of the British
And again. in the news OF the same
days service. We find a dlspatch OF
striking significance from Amsterdam
Holland. telling Of government-lh-
srired demonstrations of loyalty to the
German Emperor. accompanied oy
nrotc.t against President Wilson's at
,ennt 70 drive a wedge between the
Emperor and the people" 1t would
seem from this, and other dispatches OF
a similar nature OF late, that the Ger
man Imperial Government is alarmed
hv the evidence OF ruptured national
unity. jeopardizing the fortunes OF the
military party. II not actual overtime"
OF the Hohenzollern dynasty by an ir-
resi.,ible demand for a change in the
constitution and popular control OF the
affairs OF the empire.
Thus we find, in the news OF single
day. facts concerning the progress OF
the world war that give renewed hope
and courage TO America and her aliles.
and the knowledge that the same con-
ditions are as disheartening to the
cen,ral empires, as they are encour-
aeing 20 us. We understand the I'M
portance Of each and all these striking
developments, and we know that the
government OF Germany. Austria
Hungary and Turkey know of them
also. and are feeling the overpowering
effect of nation after nation joining
ENGLAND. France and Belgium in their
bloody conflict TO save the world from
Prussian domination. The weight OF
these facts must be crushing in its ef-
feet upon the sorely oppressed Central
Empires. They cannot escape the
sure trend Of events. with blow on
blow ceaselessly striking at the
anatomy Of the Prussian war dragon.
All of these things are to be con-
sidered outside of the most serious of
all, in the prospects of German defeat.
We refer 10 the entry of the United
States into the war. AS yet we have
not fred a gun upon the German lines,
east or west, yet the German forces
are being forced back by the ever
increasing strength OF the French,
British and italian armies, with their
superior equipments and inexhausti-
BILE supplies OF munitions. Yet. heav-
Ter than they ALL In effect upon the
courage and hope of the Central En-
pires, is the month on month of
preparation by the most powerful ma
ton in the world. and the understand
the armies engaged. with its moral eff
feet OF hope and confidence on the one
side and of its inevitable tragedy on
the other. that when, at some day in
the future. all these tremendous prep
arauons have been made, and limit
less quantities Of munitions and equip
rnent are stored, and millions of
American athletes and physical giants
have been trained in the arts Of war
fare. then. with the resistless force
of the avalanche. the military forces of
America will be dumped into the war,
TO sweep the war weary old men and
boys that are now being forced into
the German ranks. back upon the
German capital. and forever end the
career OF Prussian n ilitarism. of
"Kultur." and of the brutality of all
that pertains to such warfare as Ger
many has waged.
And in that hour we shall see the
people OF Germany coming into their
own. Then they shall realize what to-
day they scarcely dare dream. The
yoke OF autocracy will be thrown of.
and democracy will reign throughout
Europe and America, in Asia, Africa
and the isles of the sea.
1T is the picture drawn by an op-
timist," you will say: but If you are
following the certain trend OF human
events. as the months go by. and are