Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-01-17
Red Cross TO Fight Ruthless
Battle Behind Trenches-Ger-
mans Expect Civilian RevoIts
Against Rigors of Winter.
By WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE.

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w. 80" gnu i''"'" VII w "'"''
important %a1junciS OF the war. Coal
and food and clothing Ton women aud
children VIII be decisive" The kaIscl's
most powerful ally is the winter. The
cool impndence of TN" German note To
the pope reNailed rather clearly To- the
allies the stress the kaiser puts upon
ms any, and the confluence the Ger
mans have in their nWn morale. That
~'ernanS VIII s1iN"r aud staiNe during
tue winter no n can doubt. that the
ofa mon u women viii die from
Rather obvious neglect and that many
thonsand baoies viii perish in Ger
manic countiies exon the Germans
KNOW
But accepting as Germans do iimpiic-
OF .ha : ',,,' id',l' '''l''u' ny o.iStii
eVen amid famine ana cold and nestil-
emce the Germans win suffer docilelv.
Tnoir RAGE will mot,nt toward thei,
Buf they viii haNo no reason
to dotiht th;t their government is do
ing it's best hy them. tnat their mar-
tyrdum is righteous and NECESSARY
such is the hideons mower of Iies mon
IA tractable people. So the kaiser With
IL diapolic cynic!sm sneers hvuocritic-
ally at the popo's peace note. while pre-
tending at home to bc seeking peace
and relics upon the winter to do what
his guns can not do. in breaking INC
western front. Clearly the Germans
genuinely expect during the winter.
revolution in Ensland. or revolt i'm
Italy or rebellion in France. due not to
discomforts on the line. but due TO
winter rigors among the civilian popu-
lation. And ~conntinr Nn,erica nmt Of
the same, the Germans hypothesis viii
work. If this WAY is won for the allies
through the winter to the point where
the united troops of all the enemies
OF Germany can smash the German
lines next spring. America must win
IL. and America can win by c%ontribut-
ing her talent for organization to the
problem OF manufacture and distribute
ton of the worlds supply of food and
tuei and clothing.
This win+or,. e c
.
~ : M.ftcli 'he war VIII be an
Ia n yiil ~ r eiio d iit,'i cor
-, - VIZ nc iouslit nehihu the rear
e,a1' pua ~ VIII pc savage and
- !" iu',ileSs. w one Slae a
- ''i"asp Peolle. pax eiilclentlN
'1i~sl - hshi famine m z brave
-, 10y nSlhS hHhl. Ana OF the
~ Hie " e~Sn1Gi!le resources
a., "iotF "oi.u ~cp'npihihs Tor the
sfaa ig9tion . - - lliit
.e@1'1ii' SoiteNnal Weakehed mere
,ia,, w essences 81 each ma
a., ~ -, ~ : OWL Net Stfehsthened
;. h'utHat 40 from pfactlcaiiy all the
,@aig ~ 'he .alih except me 1eu-
.oiiie iii'loils. and cflef1y, almost en-
~ AiliefiCa ilast express herself
49, ".i.lep .ifoush 'ne iruropean com
mission of the American Red Cross in
sine r,,na ,ho %,
planning for the winter strnpgla Ana
in September !, ,n.lina i,ans w. ~
Paris paners ,nId af sua Nm IN .ie
the American Red Crosv 70 ~ Eraaah
this was the f,.st sbo, i, no ~
battle TIL Gift ,,s =, ha go. ,anniA
the families of French So,dia,s - Up
eral pershipp and GnnoraI D. ~
the American ana Ira,,o as.a.'', y
conferred i'm Auenst Win Mainr NJ ,,.u
nhv E,n ronaa, 'a!o Nul
American Rcd Crnss w .le
that General petain sbar,a $3.50 s
nuiI,ies thro,yb M osa aa nah ~,
nut what sn1aiar., INNS anu ii'!a
need An astin,o, ha.na we're M
chose Moods. H. a. s."uia Ne niaoe Oh
nished hro'.h camar', si1ouiu ne lur-
shn,,,a n",p"s, Anu .he Red cross
IN tho E,ranch suvus =. 'ne iuhus
those naaa. o.saii~a.lohs 10 meet
,rhn can.a. p.oiiip.lS anu eliectlvelY.
.nade WnnthI, ppIoplIa,loh a been
.,ara .uil.iiIs anu perhaps IN the Sc
rorr;,tion, Iii ss,iiiauvS ana APP
p au mnS w ~ Inade. me Ameri-
sans aIu .he french acting together.
sacn Contributing what 1T can, hope to
Keep want from the family of every
rrench soidief. And that means prac-
.lca,ly 10 look after every needy family
IN france
Caring for the Homeless,
Americans will find the n,oh,en, 9
the needy in France hand to realize
To begin with Erronco 10. I;,,:s,
her homes 1000. 600 homa1ass W.. W
Belgian French neon, puuple.