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New-York tribune., 1918-09-10
A Word From F. p a.

(Fron' The Philadelphia Euening ledger
Speaking of humorists. Captain Franklin
T. Adams, the well known wit, is now doing
confidential work in Department G-2-B at
Pershing's headquarters in France G-2-B,
we presume, stands for Giving it to the
Boches. The American Press Humcrists at
their recent convention sent a message Of
friendliness to F. P A, to which he replies
"lt's grand game to be in, and it is
worth the privation of bathing in split CT
Marine water to know, at first hand, that
nothing in the world can keep US from wal
loplng the Boche; or. as we uncouth war
rlors, IN our slangy way, call him, the en-
envy
New-York tribune., 1918-09-10
Oil O}ffensives
The NeaU York Tribune
Foreiqn Press Bureau

Foreign Press Bureau
n HER efforts to gain permanent con-
troll of the oil wells of Rumania Ger
many is trying to buy up the majority
Of the shares Of Rumanian oil companies
according to "La Romantic" the Rumanian
organ of Paris which points out how Ger
man capital is forcing out the British and
French from the position they have hitherto
occupied as stockholders of large Rumanian
oil wells. 1t says:
Under the present circumstances it is
impossible to foresee the consequences that
may result from the Bucharest peace treaty
for the Rumanian oil associations, the
shares of which are quoted on the Paris
Stock Exchange. Their course is not in
dicated with any degree of precision, be-
cause of the restrictions imposed upon
some shares by the French government, or
because of the absence Of exact informa-
ton in regard to the condition of the Ru-
manian oil wells
''We have already pointed out that Ger
many is trying to obtain control of the
majority of shares in all the important
Rumanian oil wells with the intention OF
thus legally driving out foreign influence
from Rumania and establishing a German
petroleum trust. After having bought up
the majority of the shares of the Inter-
national Rumanian Petroleum Society,
German syndicate, formed in Antwerp, tried
to do the same thing with the shares Of
the French Nafta Society by direct or
indirect purchases. But thanks to the
vigilance of the French and Belgian gov
ernmenss and the patriotism of the Bel
glans living in their invaded country, the
German mancuvres have met complete
failure. The French government simply
forbade the carrying out Of France of the
shares of the above mentioned company.
Then the Germans began similar activi-
ties IN Holland, where they arc trying TO
buy up the shares of the Astra Romano,
and in Switzerland, where they are look
ing for shares Of the Steaua Romans. For
this purpose the Germans arc spreading
false rumors about the condition of the
kumanian oil wells. which are intended to
make people sell their shares
But, IN spite Of their tenacity, the Ger
mans had little success. And so they forced
the Steaua Romano oil mines to increase
their capital, which helped the Germans to
obtain majority of the shares. as all the
new shares naturally went into German
hands
And now, according to the 'Neue Freie
Presse,' the pro-German government of Ru-
mania, at the request of Germany, has dis
solved all British and French oil COM
panies in Rumania."
New-York tribune., 1918-09-10

there is no one to sell them to in Chile,
and he needs his funds for banking pur-
of it-costs US SO per cent moro than it
need. Meanwhile Chile is prevented
from getting over onto gold basis and
is discouraged from buying from us at
our high and rising prices. All this
means that we pay in adverse exchange
rates about so per cent excess charges
for the privilege of boarding our gold.
And the greater our success in boarding
it the more we suffer from the excess
of it,
New-York tribune., 1918-09-10

oners and occupied $4,000 square miles
of conquered territory, but he did not
smash the Austrian armies, because
Germany intervened. AS result the
campaign was, in the larger sense.
failure. 1t did not achieve it's main
purpose
Now Foch has the offensive, he has
won the preliminary victories and he
stands on the threshold of far greater
possibilities. The Germans must accent
a defensive battle under adverse condi-
tlons or continue their retreat. If they
accept battle they may be beaten COM
pletely and we may have the decisive
military success Of the war But if thev
retreat, declining battle, as Joffre re-
tired from the Aisne to the Marne in
1914, then the gain will be merely terri
torlal and the decisive engagement will
be ostponed-probably until next wear.
But we shall do we'll to recognize that
on the military side we are only at the
end of the first stage of a great OPERA
ton. The German has made a success
ful retirement from vicious situation.
His retreat has been expensive, but not
more expensive than that of Joffre from
the frontier to the Marine We do not
know whether he has attained the main
object of his retreat, which was to re-
gain freedom of action, but we believe
that he has not, judging from the cir
cumstances of his retreat.
II we are wrong and Ludendorff has
regalned freedom of action he will now
endeavor by local counter offensives
made at points of his own choosing to
regain the initiative and compel Foch to
abandon his own plans to protect his
armies from these counter offensives
This IS what Hindenburg did in Vol
hynla IN 1916, and it proved successful
This is what Foch did at the Marne two
months ago, and it was even more suc-
cessful
On the other hand, if he has not re-
gained freedom of action, and if is diff
cult to believe that he has, LudendorF
will continue his retreat to the Belgian
frontier as Joffre prolonged his retire
ment from the Aisne to the valley of the
Marine in 1914. This will entail the sur
render of much French territory. it will
involve losses of prisoners and guns. but
1t Will adjourn decision until Ludan-
dorff feels that he has a better chance ~
fight
We are not to be confused now bv
reference to the territorial gains
are relatively unimportant, because the
sacrifice by the Germans of the reo;o,,
between the Hindenburg line and the
belgian frontier will not gravelv weaLe,
German capacity for resistance e,+hor
on the military or the economic side
All that counts this side of the Rhine ;s
1he German military power plps tho
morale OF the army. We NAV win tho
war "lthout great military victory if
we destroy the German morale baforo
decisive battle is fought, but falling this
we nave got to have the victory. and -,
TO the present hour Ludendorf ro+,i,,r
u, 'ne liberty of action necessary to enable
nun to retreat and postpone a decisive
battle if he chooses.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-10
The Gold Hoarding Policy

Among all the various blunders of
European war finance it is ours to
choose which we shall reproduce. On
these terms, however, not always do we
choose wisely. The Europeans have sent
us billion and half Of their gold.
They would better have kept it. We keep
it when we should better let it 20.
Enough gold maintains coivertibility
and stands in the way of the expansion
Of prices through paper and credit infa-
tions. Too much works as any other in
fation works. We insist on boarding to
no purpose but to make possible a price
imitation that still shall not menace the
convertibiity of all our currency into
gold.
But the sole virtue of gold as money
is in its service toward the stability of
prices. We use it in defeat of it's essen
tial purpose We hold it so that we NAV
expand our credit and initiate our prices
In terms Of it. We choose among blum
ders in point of form merely to repeat
them in substance
In q minor but still serious fashion
our international trade relations illus
trate our difficulties The American
dollar, buttressed by pretty much all the
gold there is in the world, is at dis
count in Spain and in the South Ameri-
can countries. Gold in New York is
deprecated as against the unconvertihle
peso of Chile-itself in turn at a dis
count against the gold peso 1t takes
1 4-10 ounces of New York gold to buy in
New York the right to an ounce of gold
in Chile. The money of America-gold
money abounding-is discredited in for
eign markets.
But why? We decline to let go of our
gold. We deny to our importers the
right to ship it out in payment of their
debts. America needs nitrate of soda
for fertilizer and for powder. Chile was
never large buyer of our goods and
now, in face of our rising prices, buys
still less. Not only is nitrate high, but
Chile puts an export duty on it and re-
qulres payment in gold or in paper pesos
at the gold price. We have no paper pesos
NNA NHPOAc ~ NHiiS. uc lIdQc DaIance
against US is upward of nine millions
month, the amount in which we are in
debted above the goods we ship to Chile
We need to buy heavily in Chile. Chile
buys little from US. Chile calls, there
fore, for our gold We refuse to let it
go-embargo it, SO that we can base more
bank loans on it. But if we are to have
the nitrates, gold payments have to be
provided for in Santiago. To get the
bankers to supply 100000 of gold there
requires payment of $4,000 of gold
in New York. And even at this it is
hard to see where the bankers get it. In
fact they have to borrow in Chile, fix up
finance bills, or arrange with the bank
ers in Chile to be content with s14O 900
deposit credit in New York in place of
100000 of gold in Chile, a bank balance
against which no gold can be demanded
for export to Chile and which will be
useless for buying purposes here, since
Chile buys so little here. The Chilean
banker must charge high for leaving
credit in New York which for the time
being be cannot use at all, and which he
has no early prospect of using. He
might, to be sure. buy bonds; and we
should allow him to export them. But
New-York tribune., 1918-09-10
Her Ansuuer
mechanic?

A reply to "A Letter Hone," by Grant,
land Rice, Lieutenant, 115th Field Artn-
lery, A. e. T.
T OWED One, when you come back to me
A. The sun will shine, and soft winds
blow,
And we will link the days of Then
With broken threads of Long Ago
Then ours will be sun-kissed sky
Without cloud tinge of gray
To mar the perfcctness of it
When you come back-to me-some day.
The hours will hold no dread-no fear
Just waiting, with a JOY filled heart
And welcome for each coming day
For Time will tear dark clouds apart
And turn them into golden dreams
That later merge to twilight gray,
And Now will be curtained Past
When you come back-to me-some dav.
The flame shot blackness that engulfs
Shall disappear like silvry mist,
And paths-o'er which you slip and slide
Will bloom with ers-rare-beautv
kissed.
For clotted gore and stencil clothed forms
Shall breathe to life Earth's fairest
flowers
And Vict'ry sweet will Danish night
Behind the hills and morn -bathed hours.
And when you do return to me,
AS true as when you marched away.
With naught but mem'ry left-of Now
Life will be one long, perfect dav.
Then Love will take the place of Fear,
For Victry flashlights all the world.
And recompense for that which is
viii be our flag Observation-Disclosures.
And then, with all the struggle past.
Through loyalty to flag and home,
Through bitterness and sacrifice.
know-My Loved One-you will come
And dreams that were shall be fulfilled
Dreams worth the parting, waiting, pain.
And we will walk the old, loved paths
When you come back-to me-agajn
MRS. ALBERT J. SCHURRJNC
South Milwaukee. Wis
New-York tribune., 1918-09-10
Why Spoil a Good Mechanic :?

1t is small wonder that the hard
headed Republicans of Michigan refused
to take on Henry Ford as their candidate
for United States Senator
1t is much to their credit that they
chose as their standard bearer Lieuten-
ant Commander Truman H. Newberry,
former Secretary of the Navy.
Doubtless the Michigan people have an
appreciation of Mr.. Ford that is both
just and generous. His accomplishments
in the field of industry have been i'm
pressive. His desire to make the indus
trial world better place for the labor
ing man to live in deserves the applause
of the thoughtful. But is he not too
busy with mechanisms and dynamics to
incline his mind to statecraft?
In the current number of The Worlds
Work Mr.. Ford has an article entitled
"Why Henry Ford Wants To Be Sena-
tor" The contribution is fascinating.
Here are some of the things that Mr.
Ford has on hand:
"We are building smelter out here on
some things in making steel
"As soon as get through building
Eagle boats for the navy l contemplate
building a lot Of canal barges in my ship
plant.
II believe alcohol, made from farm
waste, will eventually take the place of
gasolene and kerosene. A distillery is
now being built my farm so that we
can see what can be done with alcohol
from wheat straw.
Eventually I shall cut my whole 5000
acres of land, except for the part i'm
mediately adjacent to my home, up into
small farms
II am just getting ready to go into
Mexico. I sent word to President Car
rama that I would at once spend at least
a million dollars establishing a tractor
plant in Mexico and educating the Mexi-
can people in its use.
"What I going to do is to establish
plants for manufacturing parts of Ford
cars and Fordson tractors in places where
they will be within easy reach of farming
districts, and provide employment for
farmers and their families in the winter.
And these plants will be operated by
water power.
zone of my first demonstration plants
will be on the upper Hudson, between
Albany and Troy, whore I have acquired
several hundred acres
"Another plant will be located at Ham
ilton, Ohio, where the water of the Miami
River will be utilized for power.
"Other water power rights have been
acquired in various parts of the country
and will be developed by US
"1t is my intention to make this (upper
Hudson) plant demonstration centre for
the rebuilding of the abandoned farms of
New England and Northern New York"
These excerpts from Mr.. Ford's pro-
spectus are given to indicate the splendid
sweep of his industrial plans. If the
projects he has in hand are to be worked
out it will require every hour of his
time. 1t would be wellnigh absurd to
send to the United States Senate a con-
structive genius like Mr.. Ford. For a
year or two the average new Senator
finds it necessary, if he becomes familiar
with the duties he is sworn to DISCHARGE
patiently to attend committee meetings.
give attention to the incessant demands
of constituents, vote on all important
measures and "stay on the iob.'
What time has he left for the Senate?
Why should Michigan spoil her great
mechanic?
New-York tribune., 1918-09-10

NOCH'S offensive is now to undergo
its supreme test. In July he seized
the initiative from the Germans.
In August and the first week of Septem-
Der he exploited local successes with the
result that the Germans were compelled
to fall back to the positions from which
they emerged to make their great attack
of March 21.
This is an amazing achievement, but
wholly limited achievement. The great
task remains to be accomplished-Lu
dendorff's main force has not been
broken. Foch, the champion and the
spokesman for the school of "absolute
war;" as he describes it, would be the
first to recognize the clear limitations Of
his success up to the present hour.
Victory in this war, as in all wars,
can come only when the enemy armies
are broken. Local successes like those
that have been won in recent weeks are
useful They permit the victors to gain
valuable communications and occupy i'm
portant positions. They depress the
spirit Of the enemy and they raise the
spirits of the armies sharing in the ad-
vance.
But all these are purely minor circum-
stances. We saw in August, 1914, all
the French armies defeated, driven back
three and four times as far as Luden-
dorff's forces have retreated. We saw
the Germans convinced that the military
power of France was broken and the
war won. So far from the truth was
the German view, however, that it con-
tributed to German retreat when Joffre
took the offensive at the Marne and
threw the Germans back of the Aisne.
In 1870, when the Germans had in
termed Bazaine's army in Metz and capt
ured MacMahon's forces at Sedan, the
issue of the war was decided. The rout
of Napoleon's army at Waterloo termi-
mated the campaign of 1915 Appomat-
tox, followed by Johnston's surrender,
ended the Civil War. But only when
the main masses of the enemy armies
tary decision achieved-and nothing like
a decision has yet been had in this war.
We may be sure that Foch will now
make every possible effort to prevent
Ludendorff from stabilizing his front.
even momentarily on the old Hinden-
burg line. He has been preparing for
the present emergency for at least a
month, and we must expect the climax
of all the fighting of his offensive to
come in the next ten days. All his
larger purposes will have been blocked
and he will have suffered strategic
check if Ludendorff is able to pin down
Allied advance on the present front.
The situation, then, would closely re-
semble the situation in Gaicia and
Volhynia in the last great Russian often
sve, that of 1916. In that year Brush
loft attacked five Austrian armies be-
tween the Pripet Marshes and Rumania.
His objective was not Lemberg or Kovel.
not territory nor cities; it was the Aus
trian armies. In the course of the sum-
mer he made great advances, threatened
Lemberg and Kovel. took $4,000 pris-
New-York tribune., 1918-09-10

orgy of Revolutionary perverts - more
fanatic than the Communards who raw
ished Paris in 1S7l-for whom neither
Russia nor the outside world can have
any other feeling than loathing and de-
teStatjon
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Those Fool Yanks

tFrom The Mason city be-Gasetts
There seems to be quite goodsIze
American monkey wrench in the pertses
German military machine. -
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OCS offensive is now to undergo and occupied 1900
~ its In July he seized territory
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-06
Militnrism. Civilizations Menace


F. Germany is not defeated, and defeated
decsively in this war; II her military
lower is not utterly broken and her auto
cratic government wiped from the face Of
Europe, then another war must como, Just
as Inevitably as darkness succeeds daylight
This is 4 conviction that cannot be escaped
wien one reads the terms of the treaty on
tered into between the sovereigns of Ger
many and Austria. treaty, 1t may be added
which was signed and sealed in the privacy
of an imperial conference room, and not N
the presence OF Tie millions Of men aud
women bound by it.
This treaty is nothing more or less than
military union between the empires n union
designed for the distant future rather than
for the immediate future In effect, it pro-
vides for the consolidation Of the man power
OF the two nations into single army; for
the training and equipment OF all males
capable of bearing arms; for Il uniform basis
OF armament. supplies and organization; for
n common understanding between the gem
eral STATS regarding future wars and for
unified system of transportation to be used
solely for military operations.
1t is the manifest purpose Of this agree
ment to deliver Austrian men and Austrian
resources into the hands OF Germany for the
strengthening Of the latters military power
Under it the German government will absorb
her ally, reducing that nation to a state Of
vassalagc. All this is being brought about
not so much for the common defense Of the
two empires at this hour as for their future
military operations. IT is the next war that
Germany is now planning for. evidently
realizing that at best the outcome OF that
now raging can only be a draw
1t remains to be whether or not the
Austrian people or even the German people
will acQuiesce in such a program. 1t re-
mains to be seen if they will support their
respective governments in program which
frankly forecasts another OF blood.
and hunger. and privaton. and sorrow. II
these peoples should acquesce, then the
world will find it necessary to make war now
upon the millions behind the battle lines as
we'll as the millions who are under arms
Civilization cannot consent to a peace that
is nothing more than an armed truce 1t
cannot consent to an end OF this war until
the power which brought 1t about is stricken
to the ground The neace which is to come
must he 4 peace which must endure. It can
not hope to endure if tho miitarists in the
German and Austrian governments are given
the time to ARM tGrr,sCiN es, to mobi! re their
resources and 10 prepare for IN even deadlier
contii>t than tia which has been gcing on
for four years.