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New-York tribune., 1918-11-03

war, especially in Russia, will wish to re-
turn nome. Also we must remember that
the junker class-which in France was de-
s1royed by the gulllotine-has fallen largely
IN battle, where casualties have tended to
clear out the caste of birth from which
officers were drawn.
The financial future OF Germany. there
fore. IS dark indeed, and she has to face
inevitably what she deserves. One result OF
her plight is likely to be readiness to limit
and indeed to abolish armaments until sbo
mas recovered something Of her former pros
perlty Before the war she maintained
abie-bodied soldiers. In years to come she
VAL need what money she has to maintain
her cripples and her insane.
Finally, should mention the depreciation
Of the mark. If peace were signed to-mor-
row it would be impossible to say at what
price the mark would stand on money mar
kets outside of Germany. But the discount
would be heavy. That discount would be in
effect an addition to the first cost of anv
raw materials which Germany might obtain
for her industries. Yet until her industries
are started again she cannot produce tho
manufactured goods the exports of which
"ouiu DdA6uce tne exchange. Apart from
boycott, therefore, she begins life after the
war with a serious handicap which will clog
the wheels of her factories and compel her
to run them at loss-a less perilous alter
native than unemployment of discharged
soldiers. >.
Britain also has had difficulty with her
exchanges, especially with America, when
we were doing all the buying and you were
doing all the selling. But the whole world
was eager to help US out By means of credits
and other devices. In Germany's case, how
ever, public opinion will not tolerate any
such assistance by governments and money
markets. She will have to stand on her own
feet, and possibly she may begin by selling
her raw material at the expense of her in
dustries. Anyway, after the successful wars
which occupied her from 1866 to 1871, it
took her a decade to get into her CONNER
cial stride, and those were the years when
the foundations Of British commerce, in tha
modern sense, were laid. This war has not
been success for Germany 1t has cost
her hundred times the loss incurred in
previous struggles. And she will feel tn.
effects as long as the grandchildren Of hen
youngest babies survive.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-03
American Army the Meuse the Backbone of Allied Atac
Winter Will Not Save the Hun From Increased
Pressure Against His
Copyright, 1918, New York Tribune Inc.

Its business is to hold great masses of
the enemy and by SO doing TO permit its
fellow at the other extreme to advance
rapidly and compel general retire
ment, but its usefulness to the general
scheme is as high and if anything
higher than any other component part
Of the scheme. Not only does it thus
contain, that is, pin down and prevent
the movement Of great masses which
the enemy could otherwise use else
where, but it exercises the force 7 have
called suction.
This third point of our comprehen-
sion of the whole system and the part
played by the sectors of the Upper
Meuse is very important. A superior
opponent has through his superiority
this advantage among others over the
enemy: He can compel the enemy to
fatigue himself. He can compel the
enemy to throw in division after division
and forbid such divisions after days of
battle to obtain sufficient rest. While
he himself gives the divisions with
which he has recently attacked, say,
three weeks for rest and recruitment
his dwindling opponents are compelled
to throw in corresponding divisions
again within a week or ten days, with
all the consequent loss of efficiency
which is progressively increasing.
On those parts Of the line where the
enemy short Of complete disaster is
compelled to hold on at all costs, this
compulsion to fatigue his parts is I'M
posed with such severity that he would
break down unless he perpetually re-
newed his forces. AS he here suffers
the greatest pressure and must hold or
lose everything, he pours in men con-
tinually, and though the line does not
appreciably move on the map, we must
visualize wastage, which is more impor-
tant than movement
New-York tribune., 1918-11-03
\ dvance Would Threaten
"a the Main Railway

From Metz to Lille are the great main
line railways which are the necessary
lateral communications for this great
arc, or bow. They run through Mont
medy, Sedan, Hirson, Valenciennes and so
to Lille. This line linked up Lorraine
with the Belgian sheaf of communica-
tions, and all the supplies Of the million
men who lay in the forward thrust of
the great salient between Arras and the
Argonne depended on it. Now this
railway runs in all it's eastern part
right under the difficult country of
the Ardennes, and if you will look
at your map you will see that the
point where the belt defending it
was narrowest was the sector of Yer
dun; that is, the two sides of the Upper
Meuse just north of that town. 1t was
here that the front ran dangerously
close to the main lateral railway, and
any considerable advance along the two
sides of the Meuse below Verdun threat
ened to put this vital railway under fire
and therefore cut it,
FURTHER, should Allied pressure COM
pei the enemy to retire, he would, Of
course, retire where there was the most
open ground behind him, that is, by the
north on the right, pivoting on the left
OF southeastern extremity of the active
front in the sector before Verdun. A
strong advance, therefore, in this sector
not only threatened to cut off at the
root the lateral communications where
by the German armies on the north
communicated with the south and there
by the great German mass in the centre
was supplied, but also to break the hinge
or pivot of possible retirement, which
retirement we know was imposed on the
enemy and has taken place.
When on September 26 what the
enemy long expected took place and the
main battle was opened with powerful
American attack in this vital sector
north of Verdun and between the Ar
gonne and the Meuse, the enemy met it
by a heavy concentration. 1t was a
New-York tribune., 1918-11-03
. ielding to Continuous
l. Pressure

Inc junction OF the containing wing
has been exercising continuous pressure
on the most vital point, compelling the
enemy to weaken resistance elsewhere
and thereby permitting the whole proc
ess OF the advance on the north which
has lost for the enemy the seacoast and
thrown him back from the Scheldt. 1t
has been far more important than any
cession of ground, has worn down the
line and narrowed the margin between
security and the breaking point.
Can the pressure be continued? Will
winter conditions and the recruitment
of the Allies permit continuance? I'm
doubtedly. The winter lul of the last
two years depended on two factors. One
was the exhaustion of the Allied re-
cruitment and the other was the difficult
ty Of advancing over ground in the
north; that is, in Flanders. where the
great effort took place which had been
subjected to the intensive bombardment
thought necessary in the earlier stages
Of the war
To-day the problem of recruitment
10 oOANSO ny VIC CONTINUAL ARRIVAL OF
American forces. The problem of the
ground is solved by the fact that the
war has become war of movement. no
longer involving the churning up of the
soil by prolonged bombardment upon a
narrow belt and by the extension of the
movement out of the Waterloo district
southwark to dryer regions
More important than either of these
considerations is the fact to-day the enc
my does not hold as equal against equal.
lie is not, as in late 1916, and even late
1917, an exhausted man standing against
another man equally exhausted and both
parties pausing to recuperate. He is
man suffering from an exhaustion far
more rapid than that of his opponent,
and he is man suffering the political
peril of constantly nearer approach to
his own frontiers.
The pressure will continue and it will
continue victoriously, and one of the
great factors of its victory will prove to
have been the containing effort the
American armies have exercised this
autumn on the upper Meuse
New-York tribune., 1918-11-03
By p. w. Wilson
ieorcspondent for "7he London Daily
NeWs")

ANCUS !
NHE way Of the transgressor is hard,
and Germany is said to be bank
l. rupt. Strictly, this is not true, for
financial authorities estimate that
aef assets before the war amounted to $780,
vN'0OooOO, and my own belief is that the
'sure is too small. Anyway, Germany has
Y present accumulated debt of about $685.
S"'vVo,0o0, or less than half her whole
'sa'th. On this showing, if she were sold
ap' she could pay off her liabilities and still
ave 90 cents on the dollar remaining. We
saSnt not to underestimate even her dimin-
seed financial resources, for she is past
sssser IN the art of sustaining credit. Still,
sss predicament is grave. She publishes no
asa' account of what money she has spent
( = me war and the above figures do not in
aaoe the immense liabilities imposed on the
m0ssidual German states. Moreover, Ger
ssny IS to-day swept by panic.
Usually nervous people hoard precious
ss'a'. To-day this is impossible in Ger
sahy, since the government at an early
sNsc IN the war persuaded everybody to
ssss with gold, even to the wedding rings
'ae married women. Last year small
%ssa' coinage was withdrawn as far as pos
s's'e from circulation, so that what people
sN "-day putting in their stockings is
sSsf currency. Depositors withdraw their
s.s. ,s.as from the banks and keep ready money,
''Sh Bears no interest, in their purses. The
s.eu's Is that after increasing paper money
wa wa nan billion dollars before the war
f0'OOo 100000 now Germany is still short
.saiiable currency, and with run ON the
ass ~ proceeding, especially along the
The printing press has to be kept
'a ~ work, with disastrous results on tho
4asreisi structure.
wee every year Germany places a war
w.. IN September. 1917, her loan raised
! s.yvD"v'ooo. - In March, 1918, with the
49,, driyc proceeding, the issue produced
10y N,ooo,ooo, 900. This result, like the
sss OF previous loans, was due to the
exhaustion OF raw material. Every
1 was selling everything they possessed
'as government and lending back to the
ssaFpsnt what the government paid. This
~ thst for the tins being there was
New-York tribune., 1918-11-03
enemy to his salient, trying as far as
possible to hook him.
From Esquella, Barcelona

possible TO nook nm.
Now, short of some very bad blunder
on the part Of the enemy, or gross in
feriorlty, you will hardly secure en-
velopment in a movement on this vast
scale. There is no example in this war,
not even against the half-supplied and
broken armies of Russia at the end Of
the 1915 campaign. But by the threat
of development you compel him to re-
tire with Il very heavy loss of men and
material, and during the compulsion he
will naturally give way before the wing
that threatens his very life. This latter
wing, therefore, which by exercising
constant and unvarying pressure per-
mits the wing at the other extremity to
do its work and go forward, is called
the containing wing.
It's role is for the moment ungrateful.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-03
Communications Through
~ Belgium and Lorraine

The nature of the ground and the po-
litical developments of centuries conse-
quent on it have compelled all the main
communications of the armies proceed
ing from east to west out of Germany
into France to lie through the Belgian
plain and through Lorraine. At the
present moment both the Belgian plain
and the fertile, metalliferous Lorraine
district are a network of railways and
roads by which very large armies can be
supplied and wounded evacuated, two
things equally important to maintaining
the life and health of force.
To the south of Lorraine lie the Vosges
and to the south of the Belgian plain
lies the difficult country of the Ardennes.
Through neither is there the proper COM
munication to the front that can only
ue found in sheaf of communications
through open country, such as Luxem-
burg, Metz and all the gap up to the
Vosges, or the open country of the Bel
san plain, which, after the bottle-neck
'Legc has been passed, opens up in q
an.Iike system of railroads from Client
and Brussels on the north to Namur on
he south.
ihe German armies stood five weeks ago,
after the reduction of their salients, with
New-York tribune., 1918-11-03

a loss of some 100000 prisoners and
half million casualties and nearly 5000
guns, on line which ran pretty we'll
north and south from few miles west
OF Ostend down to the sector Of the front
between Laon and scissors, at which
point they turned the corner of an OBJ
tuse angle and carried on eastward and
a little south past Rheims, through the
Argonne forest and to the Meuse below
Verdun. There they turned another
corner and ran southwark and a little
east after the reduction Of the St. Mihiel
salient on September IL to the Moselle
above Metz at Pont-a- Mousson, covering
Nancy and Luneville, and so on to the
Vosges
New-York tribune., 1918-11-03
pprshing's Autumn Operations Are Funda-
mental to the F0ch
Plan
ho of the Great War; Btans Most Distinguished
- Military Critic
By HILAIRE BELLOC

nrsIRE this week to turn from the
+ General situation Of the war to the
II narticular point of interest to Amer
;can readers and discuss the situa-
3, an either side of the Upper Meuse,
.,,tet with the factor Of continuity in
s.xt which is of the highest interest
j ;mportance at the present moment;
!. other words, the continuance Of press
= m the enemy during the winter.
ror an understanding Of the two Sec
,ers Of the Upper Meuse, east and west
d the river, and the nature and value Of
orssure there, three things must be ap-
.,ehended. First, why this sector is of
,uch vital Importance to the enemy; sec
md, the function in strategy of contain
;as the wing; third, the principle which
IS governed the whole Allied attack
.inee the middle of July, which is given
e technical name. but which ! will call,
tor.lack of better title, Suction"
First, then, why was the sector where
,hesAmerican army initiated the attack
II September 26 of vital Importance to
tEc enemy? Why was it more important
than any other sector? There are two
reasons. First, it faced the hinge upon
which must pivot any great enemy re-
irennent. Second, because any consid-
erable Allied advance at this point would
hamper the supplies Of the armies of
The enemy in northern France and COM
pel the surrender of great proportion
If these, with a possible decisive result.
New-York tribune., 1918-11-03

lively, and of these again a certain num-
Der, about forty, were kept in
rotation behind the lines, recovering
from the effects of battle. Therefore,
it is true to say that upon this very short
and vital sector of the front the Ameri-
cans have compelled the enemy to en-
ploy something like fifth of his active
strength and this proportion VIII grow to
more nearly quarter by the time these
lines appear.
This, then, has been the function Of
the American armies at the Meuse dur
ing the last five weeks-a function fear
that has not been sufficiently understood
and, consequently, has not been receiv-
ing its due need of praise
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-08-09

War Brides" is a masterpiece
from the studio of Herbert Brenon
who is now recognized as the most
progressive of all directors of photo
dramas. Among his previous sue
cesses were "A Daughter of the
Gods" The Soul of Broadway"
"'Neptune's Daughter" The Kreut-
yer Sonota," The Two Orphans"
and many others.-Gem, Saturday,
Aug. 10.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-08-09

War Dogs" of registered 'Airedale
and Scotch Collie stock for sale;
males $500, females S100-John
Anderson, Route 6, Monroe City,
Mo.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-08-09
SHOW A LITTLE PEP.

'Why the Encouragement"
"He called me a cheese" q.
al wouldn't let that disturb me.
Even in cheese there is such a thing
as snappy ese."-Louisville
Courier-Journal.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-08-09
Positively A Bargain.

a room house with 2 lots, has
cellar and electric lights. Cost
100000. Price $3.50.
A S Jayne & Son.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-08-09

Mrs. Rebecca Blackwoou of near
Emden, is visiting friends in and
near this city.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1918-08-09

1 am going Are you going?
Where? To the lakewood big picnic
Aug. 18th.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-12-12
Mary Haley Sues for Divorce.

) Mary Haley, of Chapman. has
filed suit for divorce from her hus-
band, Jason Haley, on the charge OF
neglect and cruelty. She claims that
he Is drunk half the time and though
well able, does not properly support
her. She also asks that he be re-
strained frem drawing on a bank
account of 5000, which he would
otherwise use, and wants just all
mony granted.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-12-12
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GLENwoOD.

Miss Viola Bowser has been alb
sent from school the past two weeks
on account OF Illness.
Mr., and Mrs. Oscar Bebermeyer,
Miss Martha Bebermeyer and Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Koelling and son at
tended the dinner given at John
Bebermeyer's Sunday in honor OF
their third wedding anniversary.
Mrs. J. T.. Bowser returned home
from Sabetha after an extended visit
with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl McLane have
returned from weeks visit with
relatives in Labette county.
Word received here from Paul
Cress states he is III with the flu In
the base hospital at TT Riley.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-12-12
CLARENCE KAUFMAN, co. H
Is WOUNDED SEVERELY.

Clarence Kaufman, at one time a
travelling salesman for the Jenkins
Music company out Of Salina, was
severely wounded early In November
in the battle line in France, accord
ing to telegram received by his
father. He enlisted In Co. H and has
been In France for about a year. He
won early favors and began to climb
upward in rank, and at the time Of
his injury was second lieutenant. He
is now In a base hospital In France
and 4 reported a. getting along well.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-12-12
DETROIT.

Miss Susie Herr returned to heE
nome in Strawberry Ridge, Pa, after
spending several months with her
sister, Mrs. John Wagner.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. John Own
lop, December /, daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. 9. Tilton went TO
visit their son, Guy, in Bonner
Springs, last week.
Miss Edna Burton Of San An
tonic, Tex, arrived here last week foE
an extended stay with her mother.
who is in poor health.
Mrs. Bill Stout was called by teie-
gram to Kanopolis by her daughters
death from pneumonia. She leaving
two little ones and the husband was
very low.
Mrs. Anna Blair Northrop of Kan
sas City stopped over here on hex
way from SaIina, where she had been
to the funeral Of her father Isaac
Blair, she visited relatives here fOf
two days, leaving for home Satur-
day.
John Knox is able to be out after
three weeks Illness.
Mrs. Moody went to Kansas CITY
called by the Illness of a relative.
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CARLTON.

Afr. and Mrs. c. y. ChildeB and
children drove over from Chapman
Sunday and spent the day with Mrs.
Childers sister, Miss Flora Leather
man
Miss Mable Delhi returned Sunday
from Abilene, where she had been
visiting her home.
Mrs. s. A. Long and children
spent Sunday with relatives IN Dil-
lon.
Dr. Klingberg has returned to his
home In Iclmo. He had been In
army service since October and was
stationed at Fort Dodge. Iowa.
Mrs. Willis Bogart, who has been
visiting her mother. Mrs. Medley, re-
turned Saturday to her home In
Ringwood, Okla.
Private John Klingenberg. who IL
stationed at Camp Funston, made a
short visit with his sister, Mrs. Jake
Wyckoif
Mrs Vera TOlbert and sons spent
Sunday In Salina. Howard remained
over Monday to have his eyes treated.
May Beemer had for her guests
Sunday, her cousin, May Jones and
the Misses Weatherford Of Abilene
and Chapman.
IL, o. Baker went to salina Mon
day.
The books ordered for the high
schsOl department have arrived.
Nlmer Miller spent the week end
at his home In Dillon. He was not
able to return Monday on account Of
iFineRs.
Walter Williams Is on the sick
list.
The grades are enjoying the new
books added to the library.
Mrs. Malcolm received message
Thursday. summoning her to the
bedside OF a sister, who was very Ill
with influenza. Word has been re-
ceived that the sister died on Sunday
evening.
Mrs. Maxwell Is substituting for
Mrs. Malcolm during her absence.
The girls basket ball team organ
lied with Lois Maxwell, captain !;
i0dna egan, business manager and
Iois Mitchell, secretary and treas
urer.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-12-12

John Kelley OF Camp Funston Wis
tied home folks Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoffman Engle and
children, Mrs. J. c. Crum, Mrs. L. II.
Long and Mr.. and Mrs. L. e. Muir
ply and children called on Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Lowe Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. e. II. Sampson and Miss
Nina went to Junction City Monday
Miss Esther Lowe spent few
days the past week at Perry Pro-
basco's home.
Mrs. Fisher of Buckeye has beer
sewing for Mrs. L. G. Long, the past
week.
Miss Bernice Long, Mrs. Ear
Lowe, Miss Alice Long and Lorer
Long drove to Salina Thursday t.
visit Mrs. Clifton McCosh, who is re
covering from recent operation
Miss Alice Long remained for awhile
with Mrs. McCosh.
Milfred, Nina and Edgar Wood
son of Chapman are visiting thei
grandmother, Mrs. NJ. A. Doodson.
Ed. Stoffer was delivering cattl'
In this vicinity Monday.
William Weishaar returned Mon
day from a visit in Oklahoma.
f.. w. Weishaars spent Sunday a
Elmo.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-12-12
Merchandise at Auction.

Saturday, Dec. IA, 191S-Stock
consists of suits, overcoats, ladies
and children's shoes, dresses, etc.,
also have miscellaneous articles such
as are usually sold In general store.
Sale to commence promptly at l 80
p. m. VIII also sell In evening in
room first door south of Lyric thea
ter Yours for business,
w. ii. DAYTON.
N. l.. Hoffman, Auct. 12d2w1
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HOLLAND.

The whole family OF Henry Leh-
mans are down with the flu except
Mr.. and Mrs. Lehman.
Mrs. Robert Logan and daughter
Rhea and Ruth Bovey are flu victims
Miss Jane Robson Is rapidly i'm
proving from the flu.
f. f. Babcock is moving his black
smith shop on T. e. RObson's lot,
near the central office.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-12-12
BLANKET SALE
Is per cent discount on
Blankets. this week.
j.. BREWER co.
R. r. D. six.

Mr. Funk Is here visiting his chill
dren, south Of town.
Miss Lille Nemechek has been
visiting her brother the past week
while her school was closed.
Mr.. French and Arthur Baird have
gone to Missouri to look for farm.
Mrs. Ernest Seaton is still very
low with the flu.
]. II. Bricker has a gang Of men
working on the road.
Miss Lulu Rush Is staying with
Mrs. Baird while her husband il
away.
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PROBAsCO DISTRICT

Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Stewart returned
Tuesday night from Council Grove,
where they attended his nephew's
funeral; his brother returned with
him for a visit here.
John Cook sold his farm here to
Mr.. MeSser OF Abilene
Carl Derrick was visiting friends
here Sunday evening; he has recent
" return from service.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-12-12
PLEASANT VALLEY.

w. j. Miller has purchased new
car.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Bert and son,
Mr.. and Mrs. Mike Bert spent Sun
day at the Jake Bert home in Abb
lene.
Miss Rose Ayers is slowly recov-
ering from a siege Of flu.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-12-12
NEWS CORNER.

Mrs Harold Rowland spent
Thanksgiving with her aunt, Miss
Sullivan.
Miss Leora IIauptman was called
home on account OF sickness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Of Washing
ton visited Monday Mt the home OF
G. II. Rowland
Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Martin Of
Solomon spent Friday at the home
OF Mrs. Martins parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Hauptman.