The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-05
Very Freely Predicting
That 1t Will BE Decisive
Battle of War
FINAL STRUGGLE
ON FRENCH SOIL
German Fleet Will Also
Take Part Says The
Berlin Tageblatt

| Amsterdam Jan. Correspond
| enCe Of The Associated PressJ.-
| Advertisement of what Germany is
| planning TO do on the western front
before American military power can be
| put into the conflict continues to be a
| conspicuous feature Of the German
newspapers.
The next six months will be the
deciding period says The Frank
| furter Zeitung. During that emin-
emily important period the central
powers will, with absolute certainty
have the strategic superiority, for
the hopes OF the entente for AmeFi-
can help cannot possibly be fulfilled
within that time. The central pow
ers will concentrate their whole
strength on the west front for
decisive blow. French soil, those
fertile, fiOurishing fields which have
already suffered so cruelty and have
drunk such rivers Of blood, will be
the scene of a final struggle which
will far surpaEs the fiercest struggles
Of the past year.
III we do not share the lght-he
edness with which the problem OF
American military help is often set
aside, we also consider it certain that
the United States cannot in the next
few months increase the very great
moral ana economic support WHICH
they have given the allies"
Greatest Battle of War.
The Deutsche Tages Zeitung In an
article declaring that all eyes are
now focused on the west declares
that the greatest battle Of the war
is now about to begin there. We
must not allow the belief to arise,
however" it says, that the increase
Of our strength in the west will force
the French to lay down their arms or
tho English to run away"
Major Won Olberg, head Of the war
press bureau, writes In the official
NOrd Deutsche Angemeine Zeitung
that the blow is now ready to fall
whenever Hindenburg gives the word,
and il can only lead to victory.
Year of Decision.
THE year Of decision has dawned,"
writes Won Olberg. "A feeling Of
foreboding already permeates our
enemies, and the Cdy for aid from
Japan and America is constantly
heard. we are quite aware that Am-
erica will do her utmost To assist
with money and war material and
will probably send many technical
troops and aviators, but We are pre-
pared for every contingency. America
cannot possibly do more than she did
when Ostensibly neutral
so we meet the coming year full
of confidence. Our position on the
western front must improve daily
and an equalization Of forces is TAX
ing place there, where the enemy has
already been numerically superior. In
addition, all our munition factories
are working for one front and the
whole of our enormous reserves Of
material will be at once dispatched
thitheT.
With deep feelings of relief our
troops on the western front are be-
to realize that the days OF
trench warfare are almost at an end.
IJp and at the enemy at last. Our
rear is free and we have the reserves
at our disposal, The great blow can
now fall"
German Fleet, Too.
The German feet. too, is to paru-
ripate in the coming offensive ac-
,ording to The Tageblatt. The Ger
man fleet, relieved of anxiety and
PRESSURE in its rear says this news
Daper. can now turn 10 the west
with it's full strength. The task or
ne British feet. even If IL is sup
ported by its allies. will be dtfhcult.
We have full faith in the German
navy which has so often exhibited
is will TO victory and its capacity 70
mlfll its duty"