The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1918-04-30
What Germany Faces

The British have withdrawn their lines along the Ypre
salient leaving the enemy within miles of the wrecked
town. The struggle continues with intense energy witt
the Germans ahead in ground taken and the allies ahead
in the number of they have killed Both the French
and British portions of the front are under fierce attack
New divisions Of the enemy have been thrown into tbs
fray Americans fighting east Of Amiens, and tbs
War Department hints that the Yankees have partici
extreme rercence regarding the number disposition
their troops their losses or the situation along the front
The battle goes WE'LL The enemy has nothing suff
GENTLY importn to show for his losses The great OBJ
ective has not been achieved and there is nothing what
ever to indicate that it will be achieved Neither the
British nor the French army shows any sign Of dangerous
weakness much less Of defeat The cost Of the German
armys progress toward Paris and the Channel has been
over $4,000 in killed and wounded which is at the
rate Of 100000 to 100000 for men the the entire
distance Germany cannot stand the high cost Of world
conquest It is an extravagant luxury that the Hun will
have to forego in order to save his existence.
Against Belgium in 1914 Siberia in 1915, Roumania
1916 and Russia 1917 the Germans found conquest
"a paying proposition. The Hun armies fed upon enemy
territory hugh quantities Of loot obtained millions
of slaves put upder the whip to raise food for Ger
MANS and materials Of all kinds made available
If Germany had only been able to hold what she had
TAKEN would have been the most amazingly successful
campaign Of murder and robbery the history Of
kind Not since Cain murdered Bbel was such vista
Of booty opened up to the vision of the slayer But Ger
many not able to hold these gains in peace She had
to face the great allied nations and the United States the
avenging powers Of civilization.
Germany having free Of the army that had fought
the Russians decided to strike the allies before the United
States could appear in full strength. On March 81 at
time and place selected by the German emperor and his
captains the attack upon the allies was delivered with all
the will power and power and gun power that the
German empire could muster The object of the attack
to break through the British and French armies and
destroy the other Of Them circumstances favor
ed Their object failed The armies that had shattered
small nations hammered themselves pieces against the
mpregnabe breasts of French and British soldiers Again
and again the assault has been resumed and each time it
has failed to accomplish than the gain of few rods
Of ground soaked with German blood and constituting an
extension of the cemetery that Hohenzolern is making
Of the German empire
Behind the German army is stupefed, half-starved
and exhausted nation stripped of its manhood and utterly
sick of the insane adventure Of world conquest Behind
The French and British armies is the United States the
richest and strongest nation in the world its manhood
fresh and eager fight and its people able to maintain
an army of 100000 constantly in the field equipped
with every necessity Of war; Germany cannot hold its
present loot hope thold anything alse it may gain
unless defeats the United States No wonder the Ger
emperor ashes his generals to action no wonder the
generals pour out German blood in frantic effort to
Freak down France and England hoping to reach point
where the United States will find it advisable to make
,eace
In vain The guns that boom along the front are sound
ng the doom Of the German and Austrian empires the
Town fall of the Hohenzolern and Hapsburg dynasties
Mankind striking down the last stronghold of the rob
ers Of freedom The spirit of liberty is arousing the
1ew World and calling it to the place Of decision There
no peace, there be peace between the United
states and Germany The United States in struggle
determine whether shall be free or dead When that
question is settled the struggle will end Germany must
rst destroy the United States before it can call its bat
les Victories Washington Past.
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NOW FOR THE FINISH.