The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-12
ALLIES READY.
FOR RELEASE0F
TEUT0N TROOPS I ! }
Confident Western Line Will Hold
Against Increase Of
Man Power. ;it:'i4
MUST GARRISON TERRITORY
Germany Cannot Withdraw En-
T. tire Armies Engaged On
East Front. 5.

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East Front. Z. Il
Following Is the kings speech:
my lords and gentlemen: I'LL
1.-THE necessities Of war render
it imperative for me, after but
brief interval, to summon you TO
your deliberations. The arms Tor
which ! and my allies are contend.
ing were recently set forth by my
government in a statement, which
received the emphatic approval Of
my peoples throughout the en-
pire, and re-establish1,ent Of "a
tionai rights and international
peace in future. p
1.-THE German government haS,
however, ignored our just %.
mands that II should make restt.
tuition for the wrongs Il has com;
mitted and furnish guarantees
against their unprovoked repeti.
ton. Its spokesmen refuse any OBJ
cations for themselves, while de-
nying rightfuI liberties Of others,
Until a recognition 10 offered Of
the only principle Of an honorable
peace can be concluded, It 10 out
duty to prosecute the war with al
the vigor we possess.
~ have full confidence that my
forces in the field in close eoopec-
alton with those Of my faithful a.
lies will continue to display the.
same heroic courage and my, peo-
pie at home, the unseifish devo:
ton that have already frustrated !
so many Of the eremy'sy designs j,
and will insure the ultimate tri-
umph Of the righteous cause. sf..,,,
~ have summoned representa-
tives 81 my dominions and my in- !,
dian empire to q further session
Of the Imperial war cabinet In DC.
der that may again receive their
advice on questions OF moment a..
feetine the common Interests % '
the empire" E { ~. =. ! Z
London, Feb. 12.-In his speech
at the opening Of parliament To-
day, King George said the strUp-
ole had reached 4 critical stage,
which demanded more than ever
the full use Of the country's ener-
Qies and resources. ~ 7. NJ '@>
Until recognition is offered Of
the only principles upon which IN
honorable peace can b concluded,
the kinu declared, it 10 the duty o.
the British to prosecute the tvdr
with all the vioor they possess.
Washington, Feb. 12.-How Rus
,ia's complete withdrawal from tn
var will affect the Allies of the y. S
n a military way cannot accuratel.
)e estimated at this time, Official
,ere believe, despite the fact that ol
,aper the Russian collapse woul'
seem to give the Germans q grea
superiority of troops on th
western front. -.'#~' T.
Officially, there is nothing to b.
aid, but military men confident tina
he Allied line on the western from
will hold against any German fore
hat can be thrown against it profes
rot to regard the Russian peace tn
menace it would appear on paper.
The fact that one million five hund
ed thousand German prisoners will
,e freed to return to Germany is re
,arded with no alarm at all. Militar,
nen say they could not quickly be re
organized into efficient military units
rhe general opinion here / 8 tina
Germany would be more interested II
leeping the prisoners in Russia, rath
,r than risk having them carry Bol
;heviki doctrine back to Germany.
The 147 Austro.G G German and Bulga
divisions on the Russian front, whicl
will entirely be released by q sepa1
tie peace, are regarded as alread!
having been stripped of their effective
less which have been transferred Z
he western front. Military expert
Jay in addition that Germany. woul
,e obliged to keep some Of these Il
divisions in the vast conquered $tel
'itory for garrison purposes, -, I. :. !
The one outstanding fact Is that ,th
military experts are sure. the rei1
the Germans can 'drat
rom the Russian front cannot ovel
vhelm the western line.
Russia at this time owes the Unite
States $1S7,779,000 advanced for SUI
plies, which already have gone t
Russia. For that sum, the govern
nent holds Russian bonds. Whethe
his vast sum will be total loss t
The United States depends on whethe
The ultimate government In Russt
decides to repudiate the debt.
COMPLETE DEMoeiLIzATloN
London, Feb. denomination
the German report that Russia hs
from the war, is containe
In an official Russian statement hel
today. The statement says Russia d
clares the war with Germany, Austri
Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria to hs,
ended, Russian troops simultaneous
receiving an order for complete d
mobilization on all fronts. For Il
defense of the frontier. some detac
ments of younger soldiers will
left.
Although this announcement y
made yesterday IN several disDate1
from German sources, this ~ IT, q
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