Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-03-28
e MUST pREpARE FOR LONG WAR WITH GERMAN,

able that up to the advantage the whole
S9i foe @ s
Roumana has been reduced to the position of Teuton vas
Turkey has regained territory by Russia in 1871 and
heartened accordingly There nothing the east divert
set himself to win the war the western front.
From q military point Of view it makes little difference
where the Teuonic forces hurting themselves against
Haigs command hail FROM whether from the Russian front
y rules
forces or which spirit of workmanship initiates against
The ugly fact stands out bold ef through the apo
ogeG Of friendly official reports that the allies
of men, and number Of guns and number of aeropanes In
other words despite the immensely of the battle fronts
the alleged wearing they able armies
on the western front that overwhem the allies for the time
cer% %a . but; Can s hold ths Te1tone host
fp I to how be That
since should ali
supreme enc struggle now in progress.
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the allies and America have
the advantage of getting the Jump" We Americans
have been hoping against hope that the Germans would be
revolt against the Kaiser that England would
whip the Germans before could far in the of
araton or that Providence would intervene despite the ac
lsiogs claim Of the Kaiser to partnership with God
is as true in this in all past ages General
Wood evidently believes in this military truism Having just
gigantic task which still confronts the allies and especially
the American people He plainly voices the disgust of the
German tide in this crisis after have been in the conflict
practically with warning of the inevitable long before
Instead of crying split milk profit from the
loss by making object lesson the necessity of i'm
selves in position to maintain of 100000 France
at the earliest possible moment As prudent military
sure to guard against just such contingencies facing
England and France and Italy at the present me he says
we should have additional force of 100000 in training
General Wood emphasizes the facts hitherto cited repeat
aeropanes and all the war that go to
make up great military machine He shows Pershing has
for victory the other fellow outstrp US con-
Stanfy IN men and munitions and war measures
ssSeaes nto s hs Sc
American patriot boil Washington meet the crit
s to Hp
OUT the American aerial program.
not enough money to make the atmosphere of Europe
black with American aeropanes excused
Tor failing to send dozen fighting aeropanes France
at this Sl late day. Out on such war efficiency!
'front.' are warned by the the western
the United States must be prepared for along we'll
Tacott Williams the school of journalism at Columbia
WING came to Vermont to speak the
son see the Huns defeated before 1920 '':
This is white mans var Hnd0os and Arab soldiers
is the great reservoir Of the white and
we can call out II 100000 men," says Dr. Williams.
By 1920 great fleets of destroyers will have shaken
the morale the the submarines BY 1920 shall
have of who will bring victory This
be ended by COMPROMISED must go until wipe king
business off the face of the earth and liberty the
world for all time to come"
If we are to defeat Germany by 1920 we must begin
now prepare on scale greater than have dreamed of
in he past We have all read of the length of time Germany
has been preparing for this but all of thoroughly
appreciate yet the thoroughnes of that preparation Let
ILLUSTRATED
An American was in Germany six years ago tells US
that friend who manufacturer of metal pocket
knives for advertising his factory only
discover he specifications for machines to- cut
the metal to the authorities at Berlin He was told the
machines not heavy enough and that the
would pay for the addition of third the of heavier
machines
When the machines installed the German govern
ment sent that could be substituted those used in cut
ting the knife parts for These dies to cut
t 10 n Nv h;s opwernrant VOL for o. h wioe p!aht
ousy If the experts who operated these dies left the factory
the government must be notified and another put in his place
that the whole knife factory could be turned into pistol
factory at an hours notice.