Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-17
NOTED MILITARY EXPERT
REVIEWS PAST IL MONTHS
OF FIGHTING AND POLITI-
CAL FACTORS ENGAGING
REL-LIGERENTS.
By FRANK H. SiMONDs.
Copyriqin. 1e17--The Tribune Assn
CThe New York Tribune).

taking an account of stock IN that bust
ness which is now the main occupation
of the world. the business of war. With
what prospects do we begin the ne"
IL months. with what profits and bad
debts carried forward from the Year
That hos ended
No MAJ Who has lived through the
last year could fail to realize That there
had been Il marked change i'll the feel
ing OF all the peoples Ut waTa The de
sire for peace has grown sincSthis time
last year. when the allied nations We've
flatly declining those German peace
proposals which We're designed to give
Germany 4 victorious peace while she
was yet in a position 20 reallIe on iler
profits.
The year that is closing has seen the
postponement. ii not the linai banlsh-
nlent, of many hopes, Of German hopes
quite as much as allied hopes. y year
ago the allied nations, still unaware
that the old regime in Russia had pc
trayod them and that the revolution
was soon 10 remove Russia from the
battle line, could look forward To l?l'
as a victory year. The Germans, know
ing the Russian situation. could expect
That the coming Russian collapse Would
leave the western allies 40 choice bul
to make Il Instantaneous peace.
The Russian collapse came, and With
Ii the allied hopes OF a decision III IN
vanished. But before the elimination
of Russia was clear To the World pe,
fore Germany could capitalize the moral
ana military consequences OF the pass
ing Of the SlaV state, the United states
entered the wal ON 'n' a'iie" StuS'
bringing a moral influence Nnien
quite diSslpated me cllectS VI l-"ssiaii
deScftiph ahd WAS p"uhu, III quo ou,s
OF time, TO provide Il mlil'aiN coh'llpu7
ton which would replace the Russian
snare IN aii'e'' warfare
BelIiqercnts Disappointed.
Ard $. the allies, who, still trusting
Russia. had hoped to win. and the Ger
mans. Who had expected to triumph.
knowing Russia. were equally disap-
pointed. Both sides were compelled to
~reconuizc that no decision could be
had md both sides are bound to real
{zn NOV. as the now Wear opens. that
tho ,.natce Of victory in 1913 is small.
hor~lee america cannot make any de
tisiy contribution to the campaign Of
M coming voar. and her contribution
s. assemii,l 10 Nm allied victory. The
Ga,,,ans on thnir side. are bound 10
r-ern-n1ze oipsantlv. that they have NOT
49, }ha Taea55ro.e necessary TO obtain
thaf decision i'm The NEST which escaped
,bn,, az M Marine and at Nerdun.
,rf.y- n,ns- narceiyn too. that the al
10 .s,,,,yfna that she United States is
80 ~, ttiIl hold ON with new Ell
.,,I,t ~, fresh determination.
1,a .,ba,. I.1.nr. tbnre is To re
ct,,,,l, M cor,,,,n baa honed to find
- M, .,,b,,.,ina . weonon to force
mo ,iiins + ~ make a neeotiated peace in
~ ~ ,,nann, sF,,L,d .nd aasnite it's
1rls, ,,y.aeas ana nresont peril is no
a.r, ,.do1 in or oui Of Germany
an = al, = r;, tha wv Nv contrast
~ ns .h.,. hnco, o rocoo-
IA ~ a,,nnt Of pussinn co1lanse
n ;n r,la,,lnrs tn nueh home an
so"7,' M l'' ~ ., aan ,ha Gov.
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y vi " rra,, ma a,sta,,,
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lidisli. p". ny !" 'aie 'l hns ~ ,bn ~. pit
.nais ~ f =" ,bn' onanna af clear.
ISL = ,"' - 80 SOS oaoro narhan.
lI's ii',''ie,h ) ~ i, 600 Zoo n,a,ina,
uhth nv u"H IL" - n,,n
,i"ps t.neolc ,ara,na N
oe,S 70 we ioes W =, ~ 4Eo
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W I" lsai W. f,;,ai In Eranna m,
uo.h siue' 49, -, ~ ,.;otoria
-, IL ca,n,anc h.y. Loot h.ttIas anf
1arritnrv In the east. Bagdad ane
Jerusalem. Mesopotamia and Palestine
have fallen to British arms and Ger
mar East Africa. the last OF Germany:
colonial possessions. has passed to tn,
control OF Britain. AS against this Ger
MANY has won a great success in Ital,
and the Very safety of Italy has beer
in,periied and remains in peril. TIL,
allied none that Italv would be able /,
couu,,lete the exhaustion of Austria liza!
not been realized. and Austria is no
likely NOV. TO be a victim of Italian mil
itary power. Here is another and Yer,
considerable allied hope gone glimmer
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