New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-10-07
Keep Your Nerve, the Word
To the Peoples Of Europe
Statesmen and Soldiers Agree That Victory viii BE Won
Through the Public Standing Firm-Sress Coming
in Fourth Winter of War

strapping chaps who fight like demon,
and forget all about II whom they lenu
i'm London. twenty-four hours later.
They criticise freely and frankly, bu'
they arc mighty fair in their Judgmen =
This man played his part In GalIipoh'
Brllecourt. Yprcs all death struggles
and still walked along the strand
much more Interested in hearing ABOUT
the London raids than willing TO tell
about the fighting in + lander
"We're giving them hell he ssid'
Were going nicely. We have got the
hang now Of hitting the Hun before nc
can get there TO meet us. hes eolng
10 have n hell Of a winter IN the nuu
out there and ! fancy he doesn't Ike
the idea 49,
Il think he'll see his finish pretty
soon" -,
Although these comments come IRON,
the ranks. they mean more IMAM u
uttered by the general commanding
There is no question about the ner'c
Of the British army. The morale ol
the German armies is still unbrokeh'
hut under the terrific blows which bS-
gan TO fall at Arras IT is beginning l"
show unmstakable signs OF weakening
No army can preserve high state
of morale indefinitely if kept con
stantlv on the defensive. as Prince
Rupprecht's army has been kept.
Lack of Morale Shown
II is not in it's inability to stop the
rush Of Haig's forces that the German
army shows its loss OF morale, ou'
rather in the counter attacks Wnicr
lack the fire and determination OF ire
started then with the same spirit ire
small college teams have dlsplaVeo
when pitted against Yale early IN 'A'
season. Now it IS different.
But it is not TO soldiers that states
men have to issue admonitons L
keep your nerve" All soldiers arc
brave. The appeals are intended 1ol
the people behind the lines.
Soon there must come lull IN me
fighting; soon the hardshlps oil to'
fourth winter will be felt all over ~.
rope; soon non-combstants will be pI'
TO the hardest test of the war. Before
the winter is out even England. which
Churchill SAYS is the least exhausted
must undergo serious economic prv9
lions. The embargo on exports =
scandinavian countries. for instance
works both ways. Butter, eggs, msr
oarine. cheese Of them will COM
here unless something Is sent IN e%'
change.
Already bacon soils for 60 cents
pound. eggs $110 = dozen and butter o'
cents pound. When it is remembere'
that these figures are between 2OO an'
500 per cent above pre-war prices, on
can appreciate the hardships that mus
be endured. Milk is IA cents a quart
soft coal $3.50 ION ard diificult Y
get. Sugar and tea are also extremely
scarce
Appeal Is Made TO Poor
II il to the poor. who must neces
sarilv suffer the most, that knglisi
Statesmen are appealing TO hold firm
In Germany people must suffer ever
greater hardships. If not famine, bu
they know the terms on which tn
/ Allies are prepared TO make peace AM
{ relieve them of further sacrifice.
Here notable progress has been mad
recently in bringing the two extreme
togther. but in Germany the Moderate
and Germans still seem TO be wide
ly separated. 1t is the Junkers VIII
crv Keen your nerve." while the Mod
peace.
Hindenburg, in reply 10 the Telegram
Of birthday congratulations said.
There must be no more talk abou
peace until the bloody work is done ant
victory is ours. This must be tn
watchword Of the whole German peo
pie
Churchill said:
I'VE are actually entering the stag
in which the convulson Of nations vii
be most intense. II is no time 10 tall
peace; when it is time, the British vii
do their duty
The fourth war winter will ties
nerves close to the breaking point. bu
a nations nerves are stronger thar
those of the individual. That is why
the odds favor another spring cam.
paign.