The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-10-03
RIGHT AND JUSTICE WILL TRI
UMPH OVER GERMAN
"KULTUR." ~

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Kaiser Wilhelm's hope of a Mittel
europa has gone glimmering.
Even the German press which haw
long been keeping the true conditions
of affairs on the Western battle front
from the common people are very pes
simistic in their outlook of the future
Starting with the overthrow of the
Germans by sturdy sons of Uncle San
at Chateau Thierry in July, Field
Marshal Foch has kept Won linden
burg, Ludendorff and the rest of the
flower of the German army in state
of exhaustion trying to fathom where
the next blow would fall.
In the past sixty days the super
man myth relative to Germany
grea ness has heen exploded time and
again.
In the past ten days poor, down
trodden Belgium's gallant little army
have whipped the eternal stufflng out
of the Kaiser's army on thes Belgium
frontier.
The much heardled Hindenburg line
with it's massive defenses of concrete,
barb wire and traps is melting rapidly
away under the powerful, continuous
and intelligent drives of the Allies.
First the Americans land a solar
plexus, then the British and French,
and lately all Of them have been str1k-
ing over the entire two hundred
and fifty mile front. The result has
been the same in every instance, ut
ter rout of the German army.
Bulgaria, who entered the war IN
the first place for selfish reasons, lin
ming up with Germany because she be
Eeved in the fallacy that Kaiser Bill
was invincible, has gotten out from
under while the getting was good. The
complete surrender made to France,
and Great Britain Monday was the
worst body blow given Germany since
the opening of the war four years ago.
Bulgaria is an opportunist, pure and
simple She has wisely arrived at the
conclusion that complete and utter de-
feat is in store for the German wal
lords.
Turkeys route in Palestine has been
almost complete. With the surrend-
ering of Bulgaria her avenue of sup
ply source has been cut off. Her COM
plete withdrawal from the war in a
very short time is inevtible. This may
happen even before this article ap-
pears in print.
Even Austria, Germany's partner, in
the crime of forcing the worldwide
war, is exhausted, and would willingly
let go if she could. =
What has brought about this change
in the condition of affairs in few
short months? America and her
legion of fearless, intelligent and en-
thusiastic fighting men. Uncle Sans
boys put rev heart into the Allies
when they began to arrive Il Europe
and they demonstrated at Chateau
Thierry that the Hun could be licked
Since this defeat administered the
Germans at the very gates of Paris
there has been no more strategic
retreats" by the Allies. Eye-witnesses
of this battle have stated that before
the battle at Chateau Thierry the Am
erican commander plead with the
French superior officer to allow ths
Americans to fight this battle in then
own way. After the consent was re,
luctantly given Heine was licked to g
FRAGILE. The German military leaders
were appalled, and the Allied leaders
amazed to see soldiers actually tax.
ing aim before they fired. Their dash
and speed clearly played the Hun of
his feet and threw the "fear of Cod
into his yellow carcass as it had never
been thrown before.
However, while success has beer
browning the efforts of the armies oil
right and humanity, and the complete
surrender of Germany may come
when least expected, the American
people must not feel that the wal
has been won. Victory is within oul
grasp, it is true. But there must be
no letting up in our activities. Peace
propaganda is apt to fly thick anc
fast in an attempt to create sympathy
for the defeated monster.
In the rape of Belgium and France
the sinking of the Lustitania anG
thousands of other atrocities the Hur
showed no sympathy to their victims
The German people are paying 9
terrible price for the privilege of be.
ing ruled with an iron hand by Z
crazy, ambitious, selsh and egostisti
cal, blood-thirsty monarch. Even after
the war is over and peace terms have
been signed it will take many weary
years for them to even partially re.
cover. Germany will never again hole
as important a place in the affairs OF
the world as she did before they forced
their way into Belgium in 1914.-A
N. w.
Every time the Germans give III
several miles of territory or lose al
important location the Kaiser give,
out an iapired statement that the
forces of the Fatherland lave won an
ether important victory.
The brutality of the Yankees in III,
firing line is causing great consterna
ton among the Germans. Kaiser Bill
sent word to Uncle Sam the first q,
the week that unless the American
lads quit using the short shot guns ii
their cleaning up process" ever,
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