Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-12-21

Tod;Lewis. Relative Of D.
Moore, Says Americans
Have Big Task.
Germany not Exhausted
England has Great Army
Hold till U. S. Comes.

Letters are constantly being receiv-
ed from American soldiDrs in France
telling of conditions at tho front as
they impress those who are in a4posi-
ton to obtain first-hand information.
Without exception these letters. when
written by men who have had oppor-
tunity to take . broad view OF the sit
uation, EMPHASIS the gravity Of the
conditions which prevail. and the need
for, vigorous and united effort on the
part Of the people Of the United
States, One such letter has just been
received from todd" Lewis. . ne
phew Of G. 2. Lewis, the we'll known
grain commissioH mar Of Mtnneapo-
lid, and also q relative Of D. V. Moore.
Of >thi4. city. Mr.. Lewis. who. 1t the
date Of his letter. about two weeks
ago. wasHn Paris, writes In part:
II am going to take =, chance and
write q little wal dope, because ] want
to impress on each and every n Of
every effort to win this war. and also
the necessity OF keeping your affairs
In the best possible shape. Our ally to
the south has suffered q tremendous
setback and received . body blow
whose effects Will be felt for q long
time to come, Only history will show
the cause, although there 10 absolutely
no doubt that It is largely due to
treachery. One army has lost what
cannot b regainSd inside Of two
years faghting> This means the loss Of
countless millions Of dollars.
Forget absolutely that Germany
Is exhausted in any. way. although her
nnAHNtA1 0tRlSRfSNVA 4 In 0Atf{n0 tan.
heavy. Russia IL likely to be in civil
war for YEARS, and IL in danger Of
splitting up into 4 dozen separate
Kingdoms, any or all Of which can
make q separate peaco. France ID
tired, but will stick to the end. Eng
land q fresh and strong, ana today
has the finest army In the world, bar
none. They are saving 1t, waiting for
q weak spot to show. and are not risk
Ing defeat which would mean COM
plete defeat for the allied nations.
States comes, II It is n year or ten.
] don't think italy will make peace,
but In any event. impress upon every
one the fact that the war CAN last
another lhve years.
II am still: in Paris awaiting orders.
OF course We are establishing more
warehouses 1t the front all the time,
And somsaofsthem areswithin the zone.
They arss bombed regularly every
clear Hsaaght, md the sound Of the suns
can eyheard all the time. So. far we
ave been lucky. but We expect q
chshge at any time. For several days
now n sun has shone a deep blood
red, with no rays. and looking like a.
big red ball In the sky. The men who
" been under fre and the ambu.
lance drivers arc apt to be superti-,
and they take one, look and say
=. O: b. and they tellsof what hap
pened. to& some scomFade on a day
whenss1heaa'' BLOODY sunP was shining.
8"l guess we an getNa little supersti-
tious here, and / couldn't help but
think hard when I handed out equip
ment, 0 10 OF the finest fellows you
every saw going out to drive ambu-
lance ] am still putting in long
hours; have about 100 men working
now, and am getting things in good
running shape. Am glad to feel that
4 am doine my Bit and some of the
letters etc, have certainly repaid me
Tor my trouble. but you have all Eot
to Keep at 1t or there will be he'll to
pay. "
1 II have had numerou, resue.ta n
look up sons Of many Of my friends
at nome, U as anyone who is in the
9one haosno address otheEthan q NUM-
per 70 send mail to, I sugges that
these boys be advised to call on ma
~ 50 Rue due Chemin vert. Paris
where ! will take great pleasure IN
1oins anything that can be done for
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