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New-York tribune., 1918-09-17

We have now exactly the same
man@uvre. The German military pin
cer' is in worse shape than it was two
years ago. But it is by no means de-
stroyed-it can be brought back into
form again. But it is necessary for the
time being to shift the field of campaign
ing, to undertake again to undermine
Allied armies and Allied public senti-
ments. When this has been accomplished
then Ludendorff can try again.
The moment, then, is critical We
permitted the pacifst ''pincer" to oper-
ate in 1917, and we lost Russia nearly
lost Italy and had to face the terrible
campaign of the present year, which
brought the Kaiser back within range Of
Paris, put our whole cause in jeopardy
again and gave German militarism an
other chance. 1t seems incredible that
we should be blind enough to repeat the
blunder
We have got to break the military
'pincer," and we have not vet done it.
The recent victories are not more con-
siderable than those of 1916; the present
military situation is not more promising
than that of September /, 1916. The
German army on the West front had
then lost Nerdun and was being terribly
pounded at the Somme; Russia was
before Lemberg, having taken $4,000
prisoners and $4,000 square miles of ter
ritory; Rumania was invading Hungary;
Sarrail was striking from Salonica.
Yet the German army survived the
1916 crisis, held on through 1917 and
made its greaV advances in March and
May in the current year.
There is only one way to get peace,
and that is to remove the one obstacle to
peace-the German army. If it isn't
beaten it will survive any peace negotia-
tion and be thrown against US again at
the appropriate moment Ludendorf
has lost the initiative; Foch has it, but
haig, Jotfre and Brusiloff had it in
September, 1916, and subsequently lost
1t because of the operation of the paci
fist "pincer."
If the German can get US all to talk
ing peace again, as he did in 1917, he
Will be able to strike US again as he
struck Russia at Brest-Litovsk, Italy at
Caporetto and Britain and France in
Plcardy and at the Aisne. His new
campaign is directed at the "home
'front.' If it succeeds he Will be able to-
strike the war front again. Our boys in
Lorraine will be the victims if our public
IN the United States listens now.
We have had the news of our army
from st. Mihel in recent days. Our
army should now have the news from
home. Victory can come only when the
two fronts are united and he will to
victory is as strong behind the front as
it IS along it. We are in the presence Of
new German offensive We shall risk
losing the war if we fail to repulse it.
1t is time for our civilian barrage to be
put down. The enemy attack must be
stopped in its own trenches.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-17
What Has Happened to
"The 7in1es:?" Z
(Fronl 7vle GInhe

4 AMosT alone among the newspapers
"a of the country "The New York
Times welcomes the Austrian pro-
posal and refuses to believe it will be de-
cllned. "The first veritablc peace offer" it
calls it, "and it comes in form which the
Allies may honorably accept in the confident
belief that it will lead to the end of the
war"
Hearst himself, in the worst days of his
Germanism, said nothing better calcu-
lated to serve the interests of the Kaiser
Is it possible that some new influence has
come upon "The Times" that it. of all
papers. should encourage the dishonest
peace drive Germany has started in the mo-
ment when her military defeat is impend-
ing and her only hope is in weakening the
spirit of her enemies? The Times" in the
dark years Of the war has done much to
strengthen the wavering. Why should it
falter in the crisis, when every man of good
faith and sound knowledge feels that the
great object to attain which all our sacri-
fees have been made is about to be at
tanned?
The authors of the articles that have
appeared in THE Times clearly setting
forth the pertidy of Germany and the wicked
ness of cor idering peace negotiations with
her rulers, len whose covenanted word can
not be trusted, must know that here is
no veritable peace offer which the Allies
may honorably accept. Why, then, does
The Times say it is, flying in the face
OF It's own policy and the settled policy
of the United States? Better many days OF
lndecision while the hosts We're gathering
on the side of righteousness than one hour
of weakness when the time has come to
strike the final blow
New-York tribune., 1918-09-17
Suppose
CFron The Saturday rpentn0

lFrom The Saturday ruentn0 Poso
Suppose no great war had happened. Sup
pose President of the United States had
given Cabinet portfolios to the chairman OF
the Bethlehem Steel Company, member 0.
the firm of ]. P. Morgan & Co., and the
president of the Anaconda Copper Com
pany.
You need not be extraordinarily endowed
with Imagination to suppose roar 0'
anazement and Indignation. Only two OF
three years ago the Senate sternly refused
TO confirm President Wilson's appointment
10 the Federal Reserve Board Of an otnef'
wise reputable and competent man who was
a director of big industrial corporation
and it had the hardest kind of work TO per
suaae itself that a man with Wall STREE
ban king experience might be as serviceao's
on u banking BOARD as a country editor.
A valued contemporary tells US that oe
mocrscy instinctively and inveterately as
trusts. competence and success. That souh''
hardly reasonable, yet our contempofSD
can point to mass of evidence. We w0'
der whether the mass will increase v
dimins&h after the wax.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-17

him when Berlin discovered what he was
doing. And the Bolshcvist betrayal of
Russia may have convinced him that
there was still more profit for the Haps-
burg dynasty in continuing the war than
in ending it,
The Brcst-Litovsk treaty closed the
door to any peace of compromise with
the Teuton Spoilers Even in the dark
days last spring, when German victory
in France seemed imminent, the Allies
rcsolutely put aside the thought of any
settlement with the Teuton powers which
would leave the latter masters of Central
and Eastern Europe and, through that
mastery, a perpetual menace to the
worlds peace.
The die was cast when Russia was
partitioned. Subsequently the marvellous
performance of the Czecho- Slovak armies
in saving Russia from Teuton domina-
tion compelled Allied recognition of
Slovakia. The Allies have assumed
obligations to the .Iugo- Slavs and to
the Poles which require a dismember-
ment of what DR.. MUhlon called chat
outworn, cruel selfish, greedy and hypo-
critical simulacrum of state-Austria-
Hungary
Sentence of dissolution has been passed
on the Dual Monarchy How, then, can
Vienna expect the Allied powers-now
for the first time really conscious of vic
tory-to enter into discussion involv-
ing an invalidaton of the sentence?
Vienna has oversight. The Allies have
pledged their honor to the cause of the
Czccho-Slovaks, of the South Slavs, Of
the people of Italia lrredenta, of the
Poles and of the Rumanians, so foully
despoled by Germany.
If AUSTRIA Hungary wants peace she
knows the terms of peace She can have
peace by admitting a readiness to accept
them.
But an irresponsible conference, bind
ing no participant and enabling Germany
and Austria Hungary to parade insin-
cere and tricky compromises, mere bats
to defeatism and pacifsm, would be only
a Teuton trap. No Allied power will walk
into it. The Allied peoples want no peace
which does not represent Teuton sub
mission, disagreement, PREPARATION and
reformation, In the world which is to
emerge from the present war Teuton
rapaclty and savagery must never again
be allowed to 90 unclaimed
New-York tribune., 1918-09-17
Jazziing Liberty

Have Americans too much sense of
humor? Too much to be decenty digni-
fed and properly respectful toward great
ideas? Rudyard Kipling thought so once
when he wrote Of our passing "the laws
we fout' But that was long ago long
even before that remote date in certain
August when a German army entered
Belgium and besieged Liege. Have we
not grown up and grown more thought
ful and hammered since?
We had thought so till notice in "Thc
Billboard reached us. That organ Of
variety and the screen prints in large
type, and soemnly, warning not to
Jazz or rag the anthem. The anthem
is The Star-Spangled Banner and the
sentiment is admirable But why the
warning? Who is iazzing "The Star
Spangled Banner'? Who in this fifth
year of the great war and our second
year Of participation is so blind and deaf
and dumb to popular feeling and de-
cent respect to the opinions of all of us?
'Unseemly, uncomfortable, reprehen-
sible and evil usage" are some of the ac-
cusations that The Billboard" pins on
these ragtime patriots. Any others that
one can think of apply as we'll And in
the end all language rather fails to fill
the bill. A good round of Kisses might
satisfy ones emotions better than any
words-and do more good
New-York tribune., 1918-09-17
LnVards of journalism

(Frou' Heedy'S Niro1D
q ND now the newsdeaers in and
~ around New York are on strike. The
Tribune says the strike is against
the Hearst publications because of their dis
loyalty, but this is not the whole truth.
The dealers want to get their papers
cheaper from the publishers They, too,
feel the high cost Of everything. While
the dealers refuse to handle the Hearst
papers, they are confronted by counter
strike on tie part of all the publishers
except The Tribune. All the papers fight
Hearst editorally, but they are in bust
ness combination with him. They have
told the dealers that if they Will not take
the Hearst papers they shall not have the
other papers. Hearst may be disloyal to
this country, but the business departments
OF the other papers are loyal to Hearst.
Heres combine against which there are
no editorial thunderings The newspaper
trust is secure against assault from its
component parts But one concern holds
out-The Tribune. 1t viii not go in with
the other newspapers in business support
OF Hearst. 1t viii distribute its paners
through improvised agencies. This is CON
sistent and game.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-17
The Pucifst <<Pincer"
By Frank II. Simonds
(eopyright, 1918 Ncao York Tribune Irc)

Ut Is essential for all Americans to
d see the latest German man9uvre
IL for the thing it actually is. Acting
as the agent of Germany, Austria is
endeavoring to enable Ludendorff to re-
gain the lost initiative, and thus win the
war, and win it by military decision
The best illustration of German STRAIT
egy is contained in speech by Herr
David, a Socialist member of the Reichs-
tag, representing The Mainz district, who
said:
"Germany must squeeze her enemies
with a pair of pincers. The German
armies must continue to fight vigorously
while the German Socialists encourage
and stimulate pacifism among Germany's
enemies"
Now, for the moment, the military
pincer is unable to operate, hence the
German strategists are rialing use Of
the other pincer but, and this is capital,
with the express purpose Of making use
again of the military 'pincer" when the
way has been prepared.
The best way to explain the present
maneuvre is to recall the last time the
pacifist "pincer' was put into operation.
In the campaign of 1916. after the fail
ure Of Germany at Verdun and Austria
in the Trentino the Central Powers lost
the initiative, just as they have now lost
it again. The British and French at the
Somme, Italy at Gorilla, Russia in Vol
hynia and Galicia, passed to the often
sive and won considerable victories Not
even the Rumanian disaster restored the
German situation. Germany and Aus
tria were threatened on all sides, and. if
all their enemies resumed operations
with the same pace in 1917 a defeat
was inevitable
Accordingly the Kaiser made his peace
gesture Of 1916. What was the result?
First a Russian revolution, then, after
Allied reverses at the Asne and in Elan
ders, a war of pacifsm and pessimism in
France and Britain. While the peace
PliltCi W % lii OEjSiei tIlc NcillidD
Reichstag adopted a programme of
peace without annexation or indem-
nifty; pacifsm and war S*eariness all
through the Allied countries swallowed
the bait whole.
Presently the preparation was COM
plete. Then the military ''pincer" was
again put into action. First Italy was
attacked and heavily beaten at the
Isonzo; then Russia, already disarmed,
was treated to the Brest-Litovsk negotia-
tions, compelled to consent to partition,
mutiaton, ruin.
And as a consequence; having disposed
of Russia permanently and Italy tempo
rarily, Germany recovered the initiative,
abandoned the peace manmuyre and,
gathering up her full military strength.
fell upon France and Great Britain.
whose armies had been shaken by the
peace campaign, whose publics had been
taken in and confused by the operation
of the pacitist "pincer"
New-York tribune., 1918-09-17
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New-York tribune., 1918-09-17
,r-NBER o. TIE ASSOCIATED rnrss

7Ar Associated Press exclusively entitled To tho use
for republication o AL dispatches credited to e. or
70, ofhcr,yiso credited In 'hs pagcr and
of spontaneous origin published hereu.
also reserved
New-York tribune., 1918-09-17
The Proper Retort

cFrom The Chicago Epeang Posn
This story is from London: A young
woman in khaki uniform and cap met a
Scotch kitty. She saluted. He curtsied.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-17
Sky Is Our Limit for That

07Tom TNo FltF900o1 Go.etto-Tinesl
The price Of Manila hemp is to be
changed next week, but We don't care how
much necktie for the Kaiser costs
New-York tribune., 1918-09-17
A Better World

From The Columbia Record
One of William r. Hearst's publications
has suspended publication. And yet some
people say that the world is not growing
better.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-17

YOU purchase merchandise advertised In TIE
T7iBUNE with absolute saiets--for II dissatisfaction
cuts In The lBUNe guarantees to Nour
money back reQusst No red tspo. No uulbhllNp.
We make good promptly the advertiser docs not.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-17
Constructive Criticism

tFron' The Detroit Nescs1
President Wilson'S eleven-year- old eaddy
e1lticises the Executives game adversely.
That's democracy.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-17
Gasless Consolation

From fae 8ostou Globe
1t won't make so much difference now ii.
it rains on Sunday.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-17

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New York Corporation. Ogden Red. President @.
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F A Suter, Treasurer. Address Tribune Nutdms. lS'
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New-York tribune., 1918-09-17
GuARAh1EE

8 s,rcd a. the rostaHrc at New York as Class
Man Matter
New-York tribune., 1918-09-17

FREDERICK THE GREAT has not
~ gone down in history n joker.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-02-14
BOB CLEMENTS HELD
FOR HORSE STEALING
County Young Man Taken
to Jain at Stanley Charged With
Stealing Horses From ,
Step-Father

Bob Clements, a Mountrail county
young man, was placed under arrest
and held to district court at Stanley,
charged with stealing horses. He has
been unable to furnish bail up to this
time.
Fred Hannah, the young mans step
father, missed eleven head of horses
but located seven Of them. Two Of
his horses, it is alleged, were sold by
young Clements to farmers living
south of Ross. Clements is also charg-
with stealing a horse belonging to
Mrs. Nick Comford, using it for a
riding horse in the vicinity of Sanish.
The young man has never hurt him
self doing hard work and has always
followed the course of least resist
ance, which invariably leads one into
trouble.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-02-14
E. A. Shirley Back from California.


E. A. Shirley of the Shirley Grocery
Co., has returned from California
where he spent several weeks Mrs.
Shirley and children are remaining
there few weeks. This was Mr..
Shirley's first visit to that state and
he had a delightful time For in
stance he could lie in the sun on the
grass in the park and read about the
80 below weather at Williston. Still,
he got anxious to get back to North
Dakota. He says that California is
not very good place for poor man
to get start. He inquired concern
ing the wages paid the best men
clerks by one Of the big California
grocery houses. They receive from
SIS to $18 week. An office boy here
gets almost as much
Los Angeles is going to have lot
of store buildings to rent after April
l, when the saloons will be closed. San
Diego has gone back and there are
thousands of empty houses. One can
get a fine furnished residence in any
of those cities for SIS month.
Mr.. Shirley met "Gov." Bond and
F. J. Wells in Los Angeles. Mr.. Wells
was plotting the Governor around. He
also met E. Ellison, wife and daughter,
Ruth. Mr.. Ellison bought new Ov-
erland car and is passing up none Of
the sights.
Mr.. Shirley's brother, Oscar, re-
manned in California and expects to
stay there at least for year, recup-
Grating
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-02-14
FATHER AND
SONS BANQUET
Mems Bible Class of Methodist Church
Arrange Enjoyable Affair for Lin
coins Birthday.

One hundred fifty fathers and sons
sat down at the Father and Sons ban
quet at the basement of the Methodist
church Tuesday evening to enjoy a
splendid banquet served by the M. E..
Ladies' Aid. The program was ar
ranged by the Mems Bible class Of
that church. Men without sons were
requested to borrow some neighbor's s
son for the affair.
The program which followed the
supper was of much interest. ]. w.
Webster, who performed the duties of
toastmaster, proved to be a happy
choice.
America was sung by the audience.
This was followed by humorous ad-
dress on Bringing up the Dead" The
response was given by Will E. Hol-
bein, secretary of the Association of
Commerce, who spoke on Bringing
Up JIM" Mr.. Holbein referred to the
young lads as our coming citizens and
advocated a junior department for the
| Association of Commerce.
Judge E. B. Goss gave a fine ad-
dress on "The World Crisis of To-
day." He spoke at length of what the
! United States government had accom-
plished, but stated that much more
could have been done, had everybody
taken it upon themselves to do thei,
| utmost.
Morris Webster spoke on the "Com-
radeship Of Lincoln and the closing
address was given by Rev. c. l.. Cliff
ford, whose subject was "More Abra.
! ham Lincolns Needed Today" There
was a toast to the ladies for the eX-
I cellent banquet they served. The male
quartette sang two enjoyable numbers
and the final number was the singing
of The Star Spangled Banner by the
! $50 male voices
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-02-14
TOTAL LIST OF
GERM AN ALIENS
Minot Farmer Who Proved Up Home
stead is Not Now Certain Whether
or Not Father Was NaturaiiZed.

The following is total list Of all
German aliens registering at the Mi
not police station to date: ..,...-1-4g
Theo. Stack, Gust Kalveit, Herman
Woelk, Alfred Meyer, Harry
Schramm, Wm Weinrich, VIM. Muhl-
brodt, Rasmus Rasmussen, John Wy
nand, Geo. Christ Hoelscher, Arrest
A. Hoelscher, VIM. Homan, John Ray
mond Hoffman, Theo. Herzog, VIM.
Harr, Gohard Jonzen, Edward kunkle,
Adolph Kunkle, Otto Boness and Rob-
ert Culver.
In connection with the registration
of Otto Bonness, the Independent
wishes to explain that Mr.. Boness has
resided in Ward county for the past
fifteen years and he proved up a
homestead north Of the city. 1t is en-
tirely possible that he is an American
citizen, but fearing that his father
might not have been naturalized, he
decided to be fair with the govern
ment and register. He is true-blue
loyal American and will be only too
glad to take out his papers if he finds
that his father was not an American
citizen.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-02-14
FARMERS WANT CARS FOR HAY

Bismarck, N. D., Feb. l2.-Numer-
GUS complaints have been received by
Secretary J. H. Calderhead OF the
railroad commission of the inability
Of the railroads to supply cars for the
shipment Of hay. ~,
From Mcleod, N. D., comes the
complaint that 600 cars are needed 0
ship hay to northern points and from
Grano, Renville county, comes a re- re-
guest that the railroad commission in
tercede in behalf of the farmers to Sc,
cure cars so that hay may be shipped
to that locality from Minnesota points
where hay is plentiful.
The Mcleod complaint says that
there are several thousand tons OF hay
baled and ready for shipment but that
the railway company has failed to
supply cars. A petition from Grano
signed by 100 farmers says their I've
stock is suffering for lack Of feed.
The commission has taken the mat
ter up with the car service commission
Of St. Paul and is urging Immediate
action.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-02-14
N'C0Y SELLS INTEREST
IN taylor DRUG CO,
Frank P. Taylor and Cap Saunders,
His Partners, are Buyers-Must i
Give Attention to Other Enter
prises.

Paul V. Mccoy has disposed of his
interests in the Taylor Drug Co. to his
partners, Frank P. Taylor and Cap
Saunders.
This company was organized sev-
eral years ago and it has been one OF
the most progressive concerns in the
city, its business increasing year by
year. The store will remain under
the management of Mr.. Saunders.
Mr.. Mccoy, in disposing of his in
terests in the store, did so that he
might give more attention to the
other growing concerns in the city
with which he is connected. He is
still interested in the Mccoy drug
store, which he ore eanized fifteen or
sixteen years ago and which he man
aged for years; the Benno Drug Co.,
the Winters Jewelry Co., the Mccoy
Department Store and the Mccoy Fur
niture Store-enough to keep him oc-
cupied good share of the time. His
enterprises have always been very
successful from the very start.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-02-14
TORE KAISER'S PICTURE
FROM I'll E w A L l.
Kunkle Brothers Arrested as German
Aliens and Made to Register
Picture AdOrns Police Station.
citizen.

Edward r. Kunkle and Adolph Kun
kle, brothers aged 10 and rs years of
age, living on Sixth street S. E., not
far from Eastwood park, were placed
under arrest Monday by Chief of Po-
lice Dan Dougherty. The older
brother is held for failing to register,
altho both young men registered af-
ter their arrest. The matter has been
reported to the federal authorities.
When the chief entered the Kunkle
home, he found the picture of the
Kaiser and his five sons decorating the
wall, with the pictures of the Kunkle
boys beneath. The picture was nicely
painted and was in a frame. In some
manner, the frame was smashed and
the picture now adorns the wall of
the toilet room at the police station.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1918-02-14
SINCLAIR is NAMED TO ASSIST
HAGEN IN SECURING SEED

Bismarck, N. D., Feb. 12.-J. H..
Sinclair of Ward county has been ap-
pointed special representative OF the
department. of agriculture and labor
to assist the commissioner in supply
ing the needs Of the farmers OF the
state for seed to plant this seasons
crop. Mr.. Sinclair will leave at once
for South Dakota and Minnesota, to
make arrangements for the purchase
Of a large quantity of oats.
Commissioner of Agriculture and
Labor Hagan has estimated that ap-
proximately 100000 bushels Of oats
will be needed for seed this spring,
and under the county seed and feed
bonding act as amended by the spec
ial session of the legislature the COM
missioner was designated to act Tor
the counties in locating and purchas-
ing seed and feed.
Three counties are receiving bids
this week on seed and feed bonds.
They are Williams, for $250,000; Sher-
idan, $15O,00O, and Mountrail, for
100000.