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The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20
Are we going down?o she asked.

Are we gong dOWnE she asked.
 "0h no. This Is merely squaH," he told her with an assumption of conf denee he was far from feeling.
 DeliYerance came suddenly, and from the least-eXpected quarter Out of the mist 10 Starboard there materialized q shape schooner driving ahead of the wind. The refugees deserted her simul- taneously and stood ankle deep in the wash, waving their hats and their cala- bashes, and shouting crazily until she saw them and fetched up.
 There was babble of voices, shout ed questions, hysterical answers. Rosa was weeping softly; Norine had lifted Esteban and now clutched him tight, while her tears fell upon his face.
 The schooner was a sponger bound for Nassau; it's blackbrd crew spoke English and they willingly helped the strangers overside, laughing and shout ing in childlike display of excitement. Soon there was hot food and coffee, dry beds and blankets for those who needed them.
 Johnnie tucked his bride snugly into one of the hard berths, then stopped and kissed her. Rosa's teeth were ehattering, but she smiled happily.
 Gods hand directed lis" she said. "One only needs to pray long enough and strong enough and he will hear"
 
 It was month later. Quaint old Mas low f4 Up from the beach came OReilly and his youthful alter ego, Jacket They were clad in clean white clothes: a month of rest had done them good. Jacket was no longer wizened he was plump and sleek and as full of mischief as a colt, while OReilly's leanness had disappeared and he filled his gar ments as q man should
 They turned in through T picket gate and ID walk. At the end stood cot tage with wide porehes hidden beneath jasmine and honeysuckle and morning. glory yines
 Look, Rosa !" Jacket lifted the heavy string of fish. We had stu pendous luck" But Rosa was in her husbands arms and neither she nor oReilly had eyes for anything but each other
 Rosa had vastly changed. She was clad in a charming little muslin dress. there were dimples in her cheeks, she wore q heavy Marechal Neil bud at her breast. OReilly held her off and de youred her with his eyes.
 Sweetheart, you grow fresher and more beautiful every hour. said he.
 Rosa danced upon her toes. and tugged at him. But come quickly and see the surprise We have. I've been wild for your return, so hurry" She led him swiftly up the steps, and there, standing beside a chair, was Esteban Yarona. He dressed himself and walked out here alone. He's we'll"
 "Esteban! Really"
 The brother nodded deeisively. "Its true rebelled at last. Tomorrow I'll walk to the gate and the next day we'll go fishing Here's letter from Leslie. by the way. There's one bit of news i; he says the talk of intervention in- creases and he may have to return to Cuba as war correspondent.
 "Intervention That would be fine, , Esteban cried.
 O'Reilly nodded. "Oh, it's bound to come. and when Uncle Sam takes hold Cuba will be free"
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That Was All for That Evenino.

Poor father had been worried by his sons knotty questions all the evening and he had at last been able to get some peace by giving his termentor book to look at. Suddenly the boy put the book down with a puzzled expres- sion on his face.
 Father. do ships ever faintf"
 'What ridiculous question:" Of course not !'
 ''But it says here that the ship came to-"
 Hurried departure of the son to bed
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20

my health so can do all my work and am so grateful that I am recommend ing it to my friends. - Mrs. D. IA. ALTERS, R. R. 1, Oregon, Ill.
 Onlvwomen who have suffered the tor lures of such troubles and have dragged along from day to day can realize the relief which this famous root and herb remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetabie Compound, brought to Mrs. Alters.
 Women everywhere in Mrs. Alters condition should profit by her recom- mendation, and if there are any conn., plications write Lydia F. Pinkham's Medicine Co.,, Lynn, Mass., for advice. The result of their 40 years experience is at your service.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20
Turninn of the Worn,

Friend Wfe-Henry. drop that gar den work for while. want you to come in and lace up my shoes.
 MT. Peewee--I'd love to do 1t, my dear But I'm afraid If the provost marshal general should happen along and find me working as lady's valet he'd put me Tn the army
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20
FOR SICK HEADACHE TRY THIS MILD AND
 SURE. REMEDY. FINE.
 FOR BILlOUSNESS

Bilious headaches are due to inactive liver. Stir up your liver. get 1t working right again, get your bowels regulated the poisons cleaned out and you will feel like new person. Do this by taking BONDS LIVER PILLS. one each night for two or three nights. A large bottle costs only 25c at any drug store. They gre mild. safe; never gripe. yet thorough in action.-Adv.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20

All country stores should stock vaeher- Balm because 1t gives satisfaction. md pleased customers are your best adyer- tisers. It also saves your capital by taking the place of many other reme. dies. Samples free. E. W. yaeher. Inc. New Orleans. La.-Adv
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20
lay of the Lsst Hen

''The Lay of the Last Minstrel" may have caused some apprehension in it's day, but were the lay of the last hen to be announced in ours there would certainly be panie.-Seattle Post-In- telligeneer.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20

ganic trouble which pulled me down un- til 1 could not put my foot to the floor and could scarcely do my work, and as l live on a small farm and rais e six hundred chickens every year 1t made it very hard for me.
 "I saw the Com pound advertised in our paper, and tried it. It has restored
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20

People in the world are So mxch alike that if you find fault with one you hit q thousand.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20

Satan probably had some good ex- clse for net learning to skate.
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NOW RAISES
 500 CHICKENS
After Being Relieved of Or. ganic Trouble by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
 Compound.

Oregon. Tll.-"I took Lydia E. Pink. hams Vegetable Compound for an or
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20

There is no other disease quite so, contagious as gossip.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20

These are the times that try mems souls.-Thomas Paine.
The Monticellonian., 1918-09-20
When Your Eyes Need Care Try Murine Eye Remedy

No SmartlDg = Just Eye Comfort. to cents aS Druggists or mail Write for Free Rye Book
 MURINE EYE REMEDY O.. CHICAGO
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-11-04
lWSSl [WSS
co Sc MUZE PRIHODITI
VALECNEMU SEKRETARI.

Mas byvaly mayor dnesni
sekretar valky Baker hodlal Sc
odebrati ma Governors Island
u sameho New Yorku. Ale pan
ministr mini straz meni. Diva
americti vojaci neznajici no "a
branili mu vstup ma preplayni
clun;; takze byl nucen uteci sc
k telefonu, ably zjiStena byla
,jeho totoznost. Teprve kdyz sc
yratil maize svou Avou legiti.
maci v podobe uniformovanehc
|osobniho sofera bylo nedopa.
trent vysvetleno. Fera mezitin
ale jiz odplula a byLo nutno "a
,volati il zpet.
Sekretar ale Sc nikterak ne.
zlobil uznavaje tax bdelost ma.
,sich strait.
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.A!:,,',l WSs |! ,W!ISsl
PAM BLAzA FISHEROVA
MRTVA.

New York. " Maternity
nemocnici zemrela pi. Blaza Fl
sherova, rozena Dyrichova,
kdyz byla pred nekolika dny
Sc stala matkou novorozenatka.
Zprava O smrt. pi. Fisherove
jiste yarmouth celou radu je-
jich pratel. Pani Fisherova pri
jela dlo Ameriky spolecne Sc
spisovatelem Harlem Horkym
a choti jeho pi. Horkou, ses-
trou pi. Fisherove. Ia sveho p.o
bytu v New Yorku a. pozd6ji v
Astorii seznamila Sc s techni-
cky'm inzenyrem p. J. Fisherem
a provdala Sc "a neho. Novo-
1nanzele usidlili Sc v ( is. 537
Prvni avenue v AstoNi, kde Il
Ii spokojene.
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WSs Wss Wss1
vaiecne zpravv.
(Pokracovani sc str: ny pyvr,,.)

kousich nesmeji byt ponechany Nemcm pospas tvrd
soucasne vena obyvaesva Vdne jest ceskeho pdvodu
byt to bylo z nekokate generac List neohrozene rek
mule cesky stani utvar Pruske Slezsko Vratavou
ez byo sedmilee vaky hrabym Pruskem ceske
nepravem uloupeno znamym upcem tne ehoz nemecke
deny, buh vi proc Bedrichem "Velkym".
Pozadavky tyto naplnuji nemecky tsk velkym jekem
nafkem mad nespravednost dskou Sam sociaisticky list
"Vorwaerts' Sc rozciluje pravf:
Prave historic Cechd prav ze jest nemoznosti vyhubi
narod, byt by by jen malym nyn oni cheji trha
sedmdesatimionovy narod ma kusy. Ubozi posetilci'
Telegram dosly Bernu Svycarsku ohlasue ze c.
chach panue kid poradek. Posedni oddly vol
ska opusy sobotu Prahu pred odeAo vosko uher
ske Stao Sc tax bez vsech demonsrac neb vyrznost
avnho mesta Czech bylo uzto podobzen
presdenta Spojenych Stad Wsona eho menem prekrten
byl most "cisare Frantiska Josefa"
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PRACER TACBLATT NEDE-
LA 81 o MAS zADNE ILLUSE.

Prayer Tagblatt" We SVEN
tvodnim clanku re dne IL. m.
m., rozepisuje Sc serii clanku,
kterou uverejnil smysleni &C.
CHI jisty Rudolf Panwitz ty-
denniku "Frieden" a je zajima
vo, re zatim co Panwitz dpmni
va Sc, re by bylo mono ziskati
Cechy pro Rakousko, "kdyby
Sc Jim vyslo lidsky vstric," Pra
ger Tagblatt n,edela 81 nepro-
sto zadne illuse smysleni &C.
chu a pise: "Cesi nenavrati Sc
Ultra zpet do Rakouska kdyz
Sc Jim jak Panwitz pravi, Wy
jde lidsky vstric. CeAi jsou dnes,
o tom nelze Sc myliti, nasi nej-
rozhorcenejsi a nejhouzevnatej
81 odpurci. l kdybychiom jim
nyni hodili ty til miljony sudet-
skych Nemcd jako otroky, oni
pres to neuzavreli by nami
separatniho miru pred koncem
valky, oni sc citi duSevne tax
uzce spojeni Dohodou, re by
81 pokladali "a necest, kdyby S
nami, jako bolsevici, MEL! VII
bee jen vyjednavat, oni jsou i
dealnimi ucastniky londynske
smlouvy, ktera cleny Dohody
vzajemne vaze. DuSevnl stav,
ktery zcela vyplnuje ceske my
sli, a to bohuzel prave ty nej-
,lepsi, je nenavist vuci Nemcum.
Nikoli nenavist vuci Uhram,
jak mysli Panwitz, anp nena-
visit vdci Vidni, nybrz nenavist
,vuci Nemcnm. Nikam nevedlo
by vyjednavani touto zaklad-
nj vlastnosti celeho naroda.
kdyz vsecko pujde dobre, bu-
de to vyzadovati dlouholetou
praci nezli v ceskych Cechach
bude lie opet slyseti nemecky
HAS"
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PROJEV cESkEHO SLEZSkA
10000 Cechi manifestuje pro
JednOtu zeini ceskych q sa
mostatny stat cesko-
slovensky.

Ceskoslovenska Tis. Kancelar.
Washington, D. C. - Kon-
Gem zari konal sc ma Ostre Hlr
ce pamatne uz jednfm velkym
Earodnim taborem z r. 1869 OBJ
rovsky tabor slezskeho lidu &c
skeho, jehoz sc sucastnilo ma
100000 obcand. Nejen Slezane,
ale take Moravane a Cesi z kra
lovstvi byli pritomni a rovnez
Polaci phjpojili Sc projevem sve
no zastupce k prohlaseni slez
skeho lidu.
K shromazdenym tisfcGm
promluvili poslanci vsech stran
jmenem Ceskeho. poslaneckeho
Svazu pax poslanec Udrzal, a.
grarnik, jenz vyzyval selsky
lid slezsky, ably ochotne posky-
toval potraviny ceskemu delne-
mu lidu ma dGkaz vsenarodniho
hratrstvi a uslechtileho cft6nf,
jenz must take ovladat pfistl
socialne spravedlivy stat cesko
slovensky. Ia Slezany promlu-
viii poslanci Lukes, Pavlok, Gu
drich, DR.. Witt (socialni demo-
krat), farar Trnka, dale "a Mo
ravany poslanci katolicti Okles
tex a Kadlcak, moravsky posla
nee Hyrc. Jmenem ceskych spi
sovatelu promluvil skvelou rec
Jaroslav Kvapil. Ia Polaky
bourlive uvitan promluvil p.
Halfar z Peremby.
Ze vsech feci IL projevG
shromazdenych desetitisicd Wy
znfvala naprosta sjednocenost,
bratrstvi a odhodlani k rozhod
nemu boji jiz Sc priblizivsimu.
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CESKY HRDINA VYZNAME.
NAN VYSOKYM VYZNAME.
NANfM.

Baltimore, Md. - F. Fleisch
man z Back River, vojin K.
kompanie 115 pes. pluku, Wy
znamenan byl pro hrdinnost
krizem distinguished service"
a gen. Pershingem verejne u
znan: "Pro neobycejnou hrdin
most v akci nedaleko Balsch-
willer, Elsasko, 81. srpna 1918.
Pc utoku ma nepratelske zakD-
|py on dobrovolne Sc pThlasil
doprovoditi vudce oddilu do
"zadneho muze zeme", zachra
niti tam zIstaleho elena oddilu,
jenz tam byl ranen. Zatim CO
pracoval ma zachrane, byl
smrtelne zranen." Komanduji-
ci general Blue and Gray divi-
I,se, Morton, dopise zaslanem
rodicum hrdiny, p. K. Fleisch-
manDvi pise mezi jinym: Lieu
tenant Sprague volal po dobro.
volnicich. "Maly" Fleischmar
vystoupil do predu. - On S
druhem plazili Sc vysokou ira
YOU cd dry ku dire, volajice
po ranenem. Fleischman tesn6
vedle lieutenanta padl, raner
nemeckou strelou. Druha kule
odrazila Sc ocelovy klobouk
lieutenantuv. "Jdete zpet, lieu.
tenante," zada Fleischman. ga
jsem hotov. Proc oba bychon
NELL skonciti?" Fleischmanov
prostreleny ODE hlavni lilly, z
nichz Sine krev Sc valila. Spra'
que z pasu ucinil obvaz, jimz
castecne zarazil krvaceni Flei
Ischmanovo. V jane odpocinu
Ivse sobe, oba lezici ma brise
pocali Sc pliziti zpet, kdyz lieu
tenant spatril Nemce ma nehc
miriciho. Ranou z revOlveru
skolil Nemce. Cd dry ku dir<
'vlekl "a sebou lieutenant Spra,
que raneneho Fleischmana, al
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ZITREJSf VOLBY.

nynesm poickem zapase Sc veskera agltace soustfe
la ma kandidaty do naeho kongresu Republican, dokaEu
by NELL nit kongresu vesnu tax ably moe presdenta
mohli kontroovat zaroven ably vaecnou vyrobu ndl
Demokrati opet pouazu vyrok byvaleho presldenta
Lncona re uprostred proudu nemame kone vyprahat.
! Celia agitace toc kolem presdenta Wilsona, kery
SWIM ednanim rizenim vzbud obdv ceeho sveta faro
ven eho vada vaecne vykonnost dokazala dosud nev
danou chopno ak zskani doprave vojska tax potravn
vsech vaeGnych potreb. Vsechny utlacovane narody
Europe pohz nasemu presdentu ako svemu vysvobodi-
tell amerckemu narodu ako zachranci pred sou smrtl
hladu.
co Sc hlavn6 techto vobach jedna jest dokazat vsem
narodum re cnnost presena Wilsona jest souhlase a
merickm nrodem sojime MIN chceme pnaset obeti
pro snahy ker6 vedou osvobozen vsech utacenych
narodu.
To dokazeme iedine tm kdyz zvolme vetsinu demokra
ckch zasupcu do kongresu do senat tax ably vykonna
zusala nedetena, rukou osVedceneho Vudce Vyse
dek techto voeb Jest zkostive ocekavan Nemecku Kdy
by americky nrod zvo vetnu repubiknskych zastupcu
do kongresu sentu bude toho Nemecku soudlt
jsme vladou presdenta Wsona nespokojen ze zde
agace nabyva pudy president Wilson re ztra
ci dveru We smyen tom vzchopil by Sc usllovneJslmu
odporu vaka by mnohem vice prodlouzla vice zvotu
mon nasch penez by muscle bJ obetovano ably nemecka
byla pokorena.
Toho dokladem Jest vyrok N6mecku vychazejciho ca
sopisu Cologne Zeitung, ktery ednom clanku pise
Pocatkem listopadu pr vobach do kongresu, amercky
narod poda v rozsudek vedeni nynes valky We volbe
te budou zastupc kongresu Fetina zastupc
senau Jay rozsudek Amerka pr volbe vyfkne ocekava
Sc jz jare 1917 nexoka zvastnch volbach, ktere
dobe konaly Zvlaste New Iorku d0kaZalo
ldu obrac Vzdor veike agtac deokratG,
We volbach tech vse obratio proti Wisonovi.
To same potvrzuie byvaly americky vysanec Berne,
Gerard, ktery dokazue Nemecku neznaii nas vnfni
politiku Kdyby 6chto vobach vesna kongresniku bya
zvoena strany repubkanske posnlo by smysen ne
meckeho liu proti Wsonov nyn6s Wade. Povazova by
amercky rozsepeny ehoz vets polovce jest pro
Nalce
proto voliGi, bez rozdilu polckeho presv6dCeni,
techo volbch by nell spoecn6 stat p nasem presdentu
tax jako podporova Washingtona, Lncolna McKineyho
Ma nasem spoen zvs vezst eto vlce zaisteni miru
budouci zachrana Spojenych Satu
A proo pri zitreSch vOlbach odevzdeme hlasy
90 okresu Charles Mooneyho 81 okresu naseho
ceskeho kandidata Johna J. Babku.
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q Unie zavrhuje kazdy pokus kazdou praktiku ma
sneho odnarodnovAn autokrace potacovay narodni su
rdznych narodd jest ce mrove konference silly yto uvo
nit hmotne dusevne poskytnouh Jim pine svobody, ably
Sc vyvijey We prospech civilisace idskosti.
81 Unie pozaduje zvastnich pripadech uz plebes-
cu ably rozhodl narodnch potickych otazkach znajic
ae jak prakcke toto zaveden mohlo by b zneuzto, NIL
e zaves en ehdy kdyz dotycny narod neb jen cast
sou naprosio zaruceny oledu tom proneseno byo
pran ably Spojene Say obsady dzem kde pebect by mel
by konan Spoene Staty nema zadnych prani eopska
uzemi voko amercke bylo by vsude vano by pie
biscitem rozhodovalo.
~ Narodnim mensinam vsech nasich statech
cena jest pima svoboda sejna prava Une chysa Mezna
rodn zAkon ochranu prav narodostnich mensn Pran
Lgy Narodu buou respektovana pfpadec ochrany nrod
mich mensn, jez by ohrozeny byly odnarodnenm
81 Une protestuje pro vsem pokusdm enasilneho ste
hovan narodI neb jen pouhych cast narodd Odmme
nemecky plan zalozeny teto okolnos whine techto
zlocnd centrani moc jech spoence ktere celia 1zem
ldny obsady nepfateskym obyvaestvem. Jako prikad
mdzeme poukazati jen udaost Chorvatsku Beg Re-
cku jinde.
g. Une obvnuje 1redni statstku smutne nespo-
lehlvos pokud udau narodnosnich mensn tce ktere
vydany byy vzdy jen vladami dcele odnarodnovacm
dotyka raznych narodnosh must podati opravenou
spravnou statistiku mirovemu vyboru.
Jelikoz pocet ruzneho obyvatestva vzrdsa pomer
at z pfvodeny cestou prrozenou neb prs6hovalecv
nen vsech zemch steny necht mrova konrence nade
primefene pravdlo die ktereho by vybor mohl rid
(Pokracovani.)
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Ws,sSl ,yl!,,S IWS''S I, ,!l!'''',
KONEC "NARODA".

Dnesni Plain Dealer prinasi
clanek, poiednavajici o rak.
primeri, kterezto rakousko--tal
ske primeri jest We skutecnosti
posledni kapitolou Rakousko-
Uherska. Rakousko-uhersky
"narod" prestal existovat. Mezi
tim co rakouska vojska bila Sc
dosud v Alpach, rak. vlada, "a
nez Sc bila, proste vymizela S
r,ovrchu zemskeho.
Podepsani primeri italskym
gen. Diazem bylo We skutecno-
.sti jakousi utrpnosti, nebot ra-
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FILADELFSKE PROHLASENf 0 NE.
!. ODVISLOSTI STREDOEVR0P-.
SKYCH STAT0.

ednani zasadach ma kterych mali byt stTedn Ev
zrizeny svobodnG stay paa utvorvsi Unie
nasledovni pravida:
Prncip narodnostni jest haien vsemi narody pred
pokadu narodnost eji demokratcke spoecenske cho
vani dele pnym vedomm kere piizpuobuje narod neb
cast jeho planos uved pravo vlastniho urcen.
Smsene narodnostn pomery, panuci havne hrani-
cich prvodene havne odnarodnujci politkou dynas
jch arsokratickych vad, znemozn mnohych prpadech
narodopsn ohrancen proGez jest nuno uvazu ably
Jim vytceny byy neutrality-suspicious., kuturn zem6psn
podmnky Chranc vojenskou srategickou povahu hranc
jest Unie presvedcena konference utvo podmi
KY ez by zalstovay trva pfiste nebude sedovan
starry vojenSky system.
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kouska armada vlasti nemajici,
mohla byt libovolne spojenci
nicena. Ackoliv 1tvar rakousko
uhersky je znicen, tamnejsim
narod6m jakasi narodni exis-
tence zdstala a dive skvele slo-
.vanske republiky vynorily Sc
jiz trosek mocnarstvi Habs-
burgG.
MSS l] Y EWl!SS| \! 81
Proc Sc jde dnes k divadlu.
Reditel k hlasici Sc engag-
ment nastavajicf kerecce: "A
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Jej dostal ku prednim strazim
amerfckym. Fleischman druhe-
no dine zemrel v nemocnici."
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PRlJMOU Sc masinarky ma
muzske kabaty. Haste Sc u
Jos. Soulka, 1850 E. So St.
11-6
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v Gem chcete vystoupit?" -
Slecna: "Nejradeji v triko-
tuw
The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1918-02-09
Coming German Bloc; Where and HO7O Hard !?
More StenghF East tF1OnW Veal Sp0S n Lines

! great and rich fraction OF northern
| Italy.
Now, the enemy already had taken
all the advantage he could of this
situation He attacked in very large
| force, with a concentration OF moi
less than $500 guns, upon the vulner-
able left flank in the hills between
the Piave river and Lake Garda
| Until the snow made his communica-
| tions impossible he sacrificed men
and spent munitions upon most
lavish scale i'm an attempt to break
through the Italian left flank and to
reach the Venetian plain and cut off
the defenders main communica-
tions.
It is unllkeIy that. after the great
lapse OF time that must pass before
his mountain communications will he
free again next spring. he will stake
heavily on that card. The opportuni
ty there would seem to have pass
ed.
There remains the western front
proper, from the Alps to the North
sea. Here we may count on the
following nine main sectors:
/. The sector Of the Vosges noun
tains and forests, including the small
part of upper Alsace now in French
hands.
2. The open sector, with Metz be-
hind it on one side and Toul on the
other which runs from the Nosges TO
the Meuse-and may be called the
sector of Nancy.
8. The sector Of Verdun.
4. The Champagne, much the
largest open stretch.
&. The sector Of st. Quentin.
6. The sector Of Cambrai, stretch =
ing northward to the late battlefield
Of Arras.
Z. The sector Of Lille.
s. The sector Of Ypres, which was
the scene of the British EFFORT last
autumn.
3. The maritime sector, between
Ypres and the North sea.
or these nine sectors the three to
which public attention has recently
been mostly directed are the first
(Vosges), second (Nancy) and
seventh Lille), though late events
have made one school Of writers
suggest the sixth (Cambra). Why
are the others-the Verdun, Cham
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comes second in this respect Both
are admirably served with roads and
railways behind the German front
and stand nearest the German vest
ern centers Of supply. in each case,
Of course, the attack would come up
on the British line.
OF the two alternative points upon
the French line the argument against
the choice OF Alsace Is the extreme
difficulty Of the ground, while the
talk OF turning the line around by
witzerland-thouRh everything is
possible in War-is not convincing
Defiles through Swiss territory here
are difficult and this Is hardly the
moment in the war for the German
empire to commit a new breach of
ordinary morals. The fact that this
movement was widely advertised By
the Germans year ago was almost
enough to make US rule il out.
For the remaining French sector
Of Nancy much more may be said
II has a great base behind il AZ
Metz, 1t is open country. and &
threatens rich town which the
French would naturally ne expected
10 cover and save. 1t has not yet
been the thcater Of any great action
since the war Of movement ceased in
the west and siege lines were estab
lished. / see NJ. TaTdicu has written
suggesting that this sector may
most probably attract the enemy.
His words always have weight, and
his summary Of reasons is strong.
In conclusion we must remember
that such list as / have given here
has no relation to fOrccasting or to
the stupid form OF sensationalism
which pretends to have unmasked
the eneuy's design. 1t Is merely a
very brief summary Of the calcuiabie
elements for and against the various
parts Of the line as TO the theater OF
the enemy's operations this year. We
must also remember that, since sur
prise is an essential OF success. he
must depend more upon tactical
novelty in weapons or method OF at
tack than on the choice Of ground
when all ground is continuously COW
cred and watched.