Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-10-04

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apt. Maurice Chastenet de Gerry. coIo-
N the fourth Liberty loan campaign.
line. were the centers of bloody COM
bars for days, and Fayet, only about
Il mile and a half from st. Quentin,
also was the scene Of terrific fighting.
BY taking Selency the French estab-
lished themselves in strong positions
two miles from the western environs of
st. Quentin. 1t seemed evident that
Marshal Foch could capture that city
at any time he wished, but at an ex-
rense in lives which he was endeavor-
ing t. avoid by the slower method OF
investment.
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The news of the week was SO good
that it seems necessary once more TO
warn the people of the United States
against undue optimism concerning the
early coming of peace. Allied com
handlers and statesmen agree in the
opinion that unless there is a sudden
and unexpected collapse Germany can
well hold out for at least another year,
and that we must make all our prepara-
tons for a war that will not end before
1870, if then. Moreover, the prevail
ing idea that the morale of the German
soldiers has greatly declined is mistak-
en. They are still in most cases fight
ing hard, despite their recent reverses,
and lew morale is observable mainly
in prisoners, where it is to be expect
ed. Germany is by no means at the
end of her resources, the distance to
the Rhine is great and her resistance
may be expected to grow stronger. the,
closer the allied armies get to German
territory. The final outcome, as has
been said many times in this review,
is not in doubt, but the greatest blows,
for civilization and freedom are yet
to be dealt.
Imperial Chancellor Won Hertling,
addressing the main committee OF the
reichStag, made a very blue speech,
admitting the deep discomfort of the
German people and the gravity of the
situation. His effort to defend the
SONCl luC1L was IGSdIuC4 Us q ldIlQIG
and his own downfall was predicted.
Won Hertling made a bitter attack on
President Wilson, and said that though
he had accepted the four principles of
a democratic peace laid down by Mr..
Wilson, the president had not deignedi
to reply. This is false, as Won Hertling
accepted only the first four of VIII
sons first set of fourteen planks and
then stated that Germany would make
peace with each belligerent separate
ly and deal with Poland Independent
ly. The rest Of the planks he re-
jected.
Hollands food situation has become
so distressing hat the Dutch cabinet
is trying hard to effect an arrangement
by which the offer of the United
States can be accepted. This, in a
word, is that foodstuffs will be sent
from this country, under guaranty
against their re-exportation, provided
Holland will send her own ships to
get them. The Dutch feel that they
must first make an arrangement with
Germany and obtain a formal guaranty
that their vessels will not be sunk OF
seized, for if they were she would
probably be forced into the war. It
is a difficult situation for the Dutch
and they are entitled to much sympa-
thy, but to a great extent their food
troubles are due to the greed of their
own food profiteers, who for a long
time imported provisions only to sell
them to the Germans at extraordinary
prices.
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The campaign for the fourth Liberty
loan of $4,000. 100000 opened Satur-
day morning with immense enthusiasm
exhibited in every city, town and vii
lage of the country. The people are
determined as is the government to
make this loan a swift and overwhelm-
ing success, for they now fully realize
in thus lending their money TO
themselves they are providing the
of keeping the Huns from TAX
ing it from them by force. And that
Is only the selfish part of their view.
They also know that the loan is vital
ly necessary to the salvation of hui
the world over.
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BY concurring in the prohibition
amendment to the %agricultcslt extern
sion bill the house of represer tatives
last week made it certain that the
would be "bone dry from July
L. 1919, until the war is over and the
armed forces demobilized. The manu-
of wine will cease on May /
next. The president already has or
dered the cessation of the making of
beer after December l.