Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-08

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Germans at that time were out-general'cd
and out-fought, and beaten by raw force
vastly inferior in numbers. The Huns
later were beaten at Ypres, and again at
Vcrdun; and at every point, everywhere:
The h kaiSer's barbarans have not reacheda
single objective they sought through force
of arms. On the west front the Germans
have not won n real victory overwhem-
inglv though they were IN numbers NJ
every point In the east they won terri
tory only through the cooperation oil
paid spies in the enemys country, hike the
Bolsheyiki in Russia, for instance. 30
long as Russia, under the Grand Duke
Nicholas, made any prctense at defense,
before the army was sapped 10y the
Kaiscr's confcdcratcs, Germany armies
were impotcnt, and only through trcach-
crv of highly placed Russian officials were
they extricated from their early advance
into Russia and not all taken prisoners.
The only actions the Germans have
ever won have been through such treach-
cry or through the mcsmerlsm created ny
the German propaganda which mas pc
tured SO long what tWritic. undauntcd ana
merciIcss fighters tho Germans are. The
world had been taught that II was worse
than useless sacrifice for soldiers ot any
other nation to do battle against Tho
"superman" of the German Empire This
fear. inspired through the scientific appll-
cation of the laws of psychology, has been
the great factor in the Huns campaigns.
Greater in value to the Bochc was the
fear that had been actually created re-
garding themselves the effect OF their
big guns, U-boats, poisonous gases, heiiish
fires and all their dcvilish devices COM
bined.
Now let us bring the Boche and the
American face to face In battle, and sec
the result One wear ago, our men VINO
have recently made all the Allies watch
them intcntlv. were raw soldiers Prob
ably half of them had been members OF the
| National Guard, type Of soldier which IN
earlier prc-war days was inexperienced,
except perhaps. as book keepers bankers
| clcrks ATTORNEYS. or others IN similar
yocations But they were Americans.
At their first engagement Of the now
fading drive a large unit OF the American
force got INTO hot action and beng out
numbered. retreat was ordered hy inc
French commandant Of that especial
section The American division command
or SURVEYED the situation calmly, and with
calm Difference to superior, replied, N
cffect-there is no such thing rs retreat
and we arc gong forward. The Amen
cans did and won out.
That act. even though it was insub-
ordination had a wonderful effect on INC
whole allied armies. and from that moment
until the present retreat has not been
spoken Of by any Of the Allies.
This illustration of courage, backed ur
hv actions. attracted Ludendorfi's : atton'
ton to our honstful Americans, and nc
determined to put the Americans against
two regiments Of 2 picked division ot tho
Kaiser men called upon IN cNtrcmctirS
men who had never met defeat They
were instructed to annimlate the whole
American force To ask no quarter. and (
give none. The result Of that encounter
i told in Mondays dispatches from th'
war front
Not a member Of the Kaiser : rCttec
Prussian guard was spared. What wer'
not shot earlier in the advance were killed
hv American bayonets or the butt Q
American rifles They asked no quarter
got none. and not one man was lett OF Tn
/ kaisers picked Prussians. For compan
sons sake we must hold in mind the lac
that this crack guard regiment was TIN
flower Of the whole German army
physically. in equipment, in training. II
morale and in courage. They had liSpe'
the song Of hate from their cradles
despised every other peoples and wer
promised the rich privilege OF lootlng th
world after they had beaten down clvlhza
ton
Now look AT the Americans The MAJOR
itv of the fighters probably nove
had seen q war rife until they were calle'
j to camp little more than year ago The.
did not fear the Hun for they knew TIN
contemplate breed Of pups 10 toe brag
carts, but they knew hIm as mad dog
loosened upon an unprepared world
The kaisers sacking Of towns hl
barbarities. raplng a whole people. mann
, ing children, Staying the aged prosutu'
| ing the women and greatest OF all, th
most dannable atrocity in the history c
the world-the sinking Of the Lusitanii
were burned into the mind Of every one {
our band OF fighters and when they struc
{ 10 sray this Philistine outlaw the powe
: of each blow seemed magnlfled many iolc
And so in every contest in which IN
: American has been pitted against tn
r Prussian. The detestable, degenerat
= warr,ng on civilization has always bee
I beaten by the soldier who Is fighting tor
/ lust cause for humanity, to save tn
g world from the curse Of bestial immora
itv. greed and lust. and end the rule Of q
I autocrat who claims to be God : chose
one TO lead the world Alright and who's
! whole sixty years Of life has been a sham
ful lie
And the armies Of this sovereign, OF
million men, entrenched, having the il