Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-10-07
Keep Your Nerve; " Plea
in Beligere,lt Countries
Germans Show Signs of Breaking, While British
Are Steady in Determination Fourth
War Winter VIII Be Hard.

mi 8nty faff In their tudgu10ut8 ~
man played his part N o.llipoli. Bans.
stin walked along the Strand. nuoh
more interested In hearing ab0ue the
London raids than willing to tell about
the fighting in Flanders.
Were giving them hell" he oaed.
Were going nicely. We have Tot the
hang now Of hitting the Hun before he
can get there to meet NJ. Hes going
to have hell OF . winter IN The mud
out there. and fancy he doesn't like
the idea.
Il think hem sec his finish pretty
soon"
Though these comments como frsm
tered by the general commanding.
German Morale Weakening.
There is no question about the nerve
of the British army. The morale Of the
German armies il still unbroken, but
under the terrific blows which began
to fall at Arras it 10 beginning to show
No army can preserve high state Of
morale indefinitely II kept constantly
on the defensive, such AZ Prince Rup-
prechts army has been kept
It is not in its ability to stop the
army shows its loss of nerve. bat r1th0P
in the counter attack which lacks the
fire and determination of the earlier
days of the war. Then men started
with the same spirit that small collese
teams have displayed when pitted
against Yale early In the season Now
it Is different
But 1t is not to soldiers that STATES
men issue admonitions to keep your
appeals are intended for the people be-
hind the lines.
Lull in Fighting to Come.
Soon there must come iu1l in ne
fighting; soon the hardships Of the
fourth winter will be felt all over
Europe soon non-comhatants win be
fore the. winter Is out oven England.
which Churchill says u the least ax-
hausted. must undergo serious eco-
nomic privations. The embargo on ex.
ports to Scandinavian countries. for In.
stance, works both ways Butter. eggs.
come here unless something 10 sent in
exchange
Already bacon sells for 50 cents q
pound. eggs s1.10 dozen and butter
bered that these figures are between
200 and 400 per cent above war prices
one can appreciate the hardships that
must be endured. Milk IL IL cents o
quart, soft coal $3.50 a ton, and difncult
to get. Sugar and tea ara also exc
tremely scarce.
Appealing to the Poor.
1t is to the poor. who must neoss-
sarfly suffer the most. that English
statesmen are appealing to hold drm-
In Germany people must suffer even
greater hardships. II not famine. but
they know the terms on which the al
lies are prepared to make peace and
relieve them of further sacrifice.
Here notable progress has been made
recently in bringing the two extremes
together, but in Germany the mod
crates and pan-Germans still seem to
be widely separated. It Ia the junkers
who cry keep your nerve" while the
moderates plead for prompt action to.
ward peace.
Hindenburg, in reply to the telegram
of birthday congratulations. said:
There must be no more talk about
peace until the bloody work 10 done
and victory is ours. This must be the
watchword Of the whole German
people" ,-s
Churchill said:
I'VE are actually entering the stage
in which the commissions OF nations
VIII be most intense. 1t is no time to
talk peace: when 1t Is time the British
will do their duty"
The fourth war winter will test
nerves close to the breaking point, but
a nations nerves are stronger than
those of the Individual. That Is why
the odds favor another spring cam.
paign.