Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-09-19
BY Frank H. simonds.

tho inevitable extinction of the last
chance to win a military victory. pro
vtded only that the great nations now
IN arms against the German and his
mtnor allies remain as firmly united as
they have been In the past. Germany
escaped u defeat which was plainly
indicated after the close of the cam
paign OF 1916. despite her Rumanian
victories OF that year, solely because
ttuSsta abandoned the struggle and
thus freed German hands. In 1917 the
Russian debacIe enabled Germany to
oefeht British and French offensives,
and i'll 1918 to undertake her own great
Offensive which has just been wrecked
at the Marine.
if n could conceive that, following
"a Russian precedent. Germany could
hereafter eliminate Britain, France. the
United States n italy from the war,
she might be bile to undertake "a new
offensive TO win u military decision in
Tho west with IA reasonable prospect
Ut victory. but apart from such a sue
resM n has no longer the numbers
or the resources necessary for the task.
We have had in his war three
phases which have been exactly alike
hnd have led to tho same results. Ia
August n September. 1914, Germany
undertook to eliminate France from the
war by her great offensive. Her
that l,aforn uu.,;, cc,,ia ;,tar,n
tccIivcIv either in East prnsaia ~.
against Austria the German army
tHrn ;tu "Ifo,t;on a. tI,n ""m a,"a,inm G
RIa,;a ,rhe f,i,,re az tba Marno "
tailed thu Iocis;y,. nafa,t az iii go.
erv ,rho cnr,r.n $500. " ."is S''i.-
adequate for it's mighty task and
Frcnch military power endured.
Again. nj Verdun, having beaten
sfiIi mr,e,Hv Gnr, w. a,,5a ~. We as
diannao ~ !. ,n.. ars e'nu.eehh,snou..e' w.
tIIe sarnn TIA i.s,,os ida,rinn, ar 10 IN
tj,ia "..o h ~, T,;to; H. .n"' an' wv
,oio NJ Nh p," ~. W. ", Inia w l.sis ~ .ne
hnr,n an "ren,si,,o ,'l NJ. :. ~; .al
Ccr,,.,w ar al nSnro ~ e' uspriSe u
vcrT,n ,,,,. y. '' ..v w ,va.a1ins nea
nm ,vo.tnrn i;nc 49, 80 ~.
i,n. shrnn,, ,nnT .na hn On" ess...a.nns
~ '"sn .',a %".m upoM ~ uelsi.s.ve.
,hs ma S.a, "vsi nSca w.. " ~ = p..ase "
tinr In p"ssia ca, .u.I ~ m,,de eao ~
fscr,ror aSannia, ia w s"aeu ~
~ ,s,..s;n IN ",os1 "a ~ az as. a'spo.ea
co,,tsl ,,nt orsao., !, s ....su oeaI ss
81. ,",e 'Se'S iu'e,Ne''s ~
f"S a..rs .nc o. 1918.
49," 70 n"u he".ls sN nion.ls
shn. =. ~ .an; VIC ne Ia.cuiae.u. NOR. re
.,S',n,.s ~ s; ou j" vs. ~ .asa' s'tsinsu, ~
t,.e~so d., ..Ist'"ss w.. n..a'aau ~ .ai, ~
Sravn. " NJ ~ = 1n9 euui. eu,. .ls
rsmr.; u aA'. ".,a a. ~ :" ,d H. nr ..e Ma,ae
. tNn faa.sha. NV w .oAo' oo.ute seIuu.,
~ s,,crnaS a,I I' hav uo. ra;,s ",'ii MI ~. uor
b,.t,it"nt ",.e;;s, : 49, . on's "''''
r."s n.,a,.s .,,.,.n us. sna
nj tic. SWn tar'on nns Ueen a. sepe.i E.'n
rsor,n~. nrnnaS"o. s"u 81. ~ ~
tire. - o,,os,.,ha,,, .,as ILL v,-,'n ny
inns so.SNS mn .en .ne a,aleu Wei!!ng-
Az; - ' ~ ~, aopsm. anu nocm M .urn.
fImeSathe R"s.,an nv ~ taia thn .1 nr;,;s i,
IN sotee"" ~, ,ausn.a.s IN ATas, one BRUSH
~ .vAoE sau ouaselves IN 1910. AS a
SstuvaI ~ M s,unoios1 at, .ea .,a -
nsnUs. ~ ,' ~" ran, mmen ao IN sel ,na.
rr To- -" ,aa - he,;n.'as .nut nave
:" ~ a .,y ...lsxe" .""e N1clofS
4 Wosv sn;nrp 't hank ~. ~.
A;nus ~ VIZ !. thnt tho ..'s g. t,, =, !. !. oc. ~
NSorr. y" ~ n,"o;c,, n,aa ,n,in'ne ~ ne :
. uo.r ana = - NE, S,afit y" eilof. tor nearly q
Nav "n,'Id MT . ;ah l nrfa nao".. wea-
Haae mo on bo.n sides. SO she abandoned
tWS "eS y ~ $500 h,a' nNt ~ IN .ie east.
Sy ~. !. ~ vss..s .uscN ~ ~ Wes., ~ lle
ssritnsn Vas nimnst rsn.1w ana - Urn cs
Aria ~ M w ',..*H u.u.auS a.u ls.ase
A q - A., ,.o Wa, Im.,i ea nI,,a.l couiu nesaIa
anrv ~ .o east ana sn,.th - Vas nG pes
~ ia U.s. ~ soS.l ssala, nus
m. M Is,rrao,a ~ f,.e,' ~ TnN ''
isut' p,,ssia dsr,n,ta,w aast e.,
,ra,;tar ~, n,,r,oaen ,ases,s ueS.loyeu LOT
Of. tho east ut her feet Germanw rame
~ ,,arsadv "a I,,n,s ,n.aaa. was
Sss.,,ai. c'.sun H. iNo,S ualtau. ma. ma
ci..,,,cc "a a;snnsa ~, tna n,aa, .n ar.,, nn.
S,nfcsa ~. ~ nnp, ~, ~ ~ = risIs &c
srnsi,Ios"r,a ",,n,ner. = ,vn. ,nr,s su y
ahle, ri i,attIea Of picardv Tian1ar.
and the Aisne seemed to promise The
ultimate victory just as Morhnnge,