The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1918-10-10
EVERY ALLIED
SOLDIER SAYS
KNOCK OUT HUN
Bl &. G.. lyon
n. q. \. staff Correspondent With
psrshiutss Army.l

WITH TINE AMERICAN ARMY
~ FRANCE. oct s Germany IN on
her last legr and would De glad Ia
quit this war tomorrow u she could
do 30 and save her prestige.
BIT orR SIDE WON'T LET
HER QUIT.
Nowhere among the allies on THE
side OF the Atlantic have | found the
least inclination 10 bc lenient with
Germany. now that she II Keeling
and wobbling under the sledRoham'
mer blows OF Foeh. iialg and Per
ahing,
ON the oontrary. the united sent
mcnt H. Co give her knockout punch
"A blow that will Ehntter her miil
thrism forever. bring about the over
throw OF her Juniler class. lay waste
some OF her cities and towns In re-
venEc for the atrocities committed by
her In Belgium and France. ana per
haps throw tho kaiser himself from
the throne and put him and his
whole family In some place from
which they can't again interfere In
world affairs.
IL Dirty Bully
a british colonel. who had just re-.
turned from furlough In England.
epitomiEed the situation when he said
20 me;
Here's n dirty bully. For more
than 30 years he dominecred over
weaker nations with HIS vast show Of
military preparedness. Ito grabbed
territory where he could and signed
treaties expecting 10 break them
when Il suited his ends. lie preach
Cd world peace to hia neighbour. but
all the time he was building up "a
military machine TO crush them.
when he thought he was fully
prepared 10 whip the world he start.
ed the war. His advcrnarios were ~
prepared 60 meet his blows. Natural.
~ early successes were on his side
Ana hs he SAW world domination al.
most within his grasp. his military
excuses leaped all bounds. and on
tho slightest provocation no killed In.
nocont women. children and old men.
murdered wounded soldiers. raEed
cities and towns. and carried young
girls away into white slavery.
Weaker aud Weaker
lie said God WA with him But
We knew better So after four years
% bioodHhed the world waH stiil ON.
whipped. And all the time the giant
bully kept getting weaker and weak
err. aitho his ambition TO rule the
world was just as strong an ever.
And then one day. America came
TO whip this bully. man power.
money. ships. food and munitions.
The time came. during July. when
the bully was almost within striking
distance OF Paris. when American ID.
visions were strong enough 20 turn
the tide % battle against the bully.
and The niiicn sent him ncarrytng
back toward his own borders.
Our Day Arrives
"sinoe that July day. success In
hatii. has never deserted US. A
never ending stream OF Americans
has oorns on. and AT last our side has
the permanent aHcrndenCy. After |
four years, OUR DAY has arrived. /
and tho bully begins 20 see a. lie
knows that he can't win. 40 now. !
like every bully. ho wants 10 quit 1
Like the yellow. craven coward that |
he iH. he lmaFincs he can escape pun !
lshmcnt b. throwing up his hands
and crying Enough
Germany may think she has had |
enough. but VIC have not had !
enough
Perhaps Statesmen and politicians |
don't SEQ ~. but tho overwhelming !
sentiment In allied countries. lnclud. /
Ing America. Ia for revenge. now that
the final doom Of Germany ~ Ger.
tain She must be given a taste OF
her own medicine. In no other way
can the German people be made 20
realize tho depth Of their own mill.
,ary dspraviiy. and the consequences
Of their national attitude Of trying to
dominate peace. loving nations b.
forco Of arms.
Must Fed Horrors
They must feel the horrors Of war
in other ways beside going without
food and clothing. The war has not
been fought on German soil. and un.
lesa Il IL BROUGHT HOME to them
in all its hldcousness they'll surely
begin preparing for another and
even greater war after this one Ii
ended,
Tho whole French nation applaud.
cd President Wilson's declaration In
favor of decisive victory of
arms" because In France that Is
taken TO mean only one thing--the
beating OF Germany. Therefore.
we're likely to see allied troops
marching thru the streets OF Berlin
before peace IL declared.