Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-03-29
THE GREATEST OF
WORLDS BATTLES
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ing realized.
In order to replenish thir deci-
mated ranks, the Germans have been
obliged to draw reserves from every
portion of the western front, and it
seems an opportune time for the al
lies at other points not involved in
the great offensive, and particularly
the Americans, to strike a telling
counter blow.
Over in southern Russia the Boil
sheviki are keeping the Germans and
their sympathizers in the Ukraine
province very busy, ana are resisting
the German invasion very effectively.
refusing to ratify the German peace
treaty.
In the far East, the Japs are alert
and ready to thwart any attempt on
the part of Germany to get possess
ion of the vast stores Of wheat and
other food stuffs at Vladivostok.
placed there by the allies before the
withdrawal of Germany from the
alliance.
During the heavy fighting the air
craft have taken prominent part in
the operations, not only by observing
enemy movements and directing ar
tillery fire, but also by dropping great
quantities of high explosives upon
strategic points, and by harrassing
massed bodies of infantry with ma
chine gun fire at close range.
A sensation of the great conflict is
the bombardment of Paris by cannon
of range heretofore undreamed of.
1t is estimated that the guns throwing
the projectiles into the French me-
tropolis are located about rs miles
distant, or three times as far off as
the longest range of cannon hereto
fore devised While the damage in
flicted by these long range guns is
not serious, as compared to the de-
struction that can be accomplished by
bombs dropped from air planes, vet
1t seems to open new possibilities for
the future in the race for the devel-
opment of the most hellish engines
for the destruction of human life and
1t is said that the guns are
an Austrian invention.
Things have been happening fast
the past week in the great war arena,
and 1T does not appear half so much
as il the war would cover a protracted
period now as it did before this great
drive was launched. Germany seems
to force the issue, which NAV
indicate that her own people and the
Austrians are growing tired and sick
Of the war and unless they can see a
prospect for an early victory or at
least a favorable peace, they may re-
volt and overthrow the military ma
chine which is debating to them. Now
is the crucial time, as we see it, and
unless America can help materially
now, she may be too late. If we had
been prepared and could have made
felt earlier in the war, il is
quite possible that Russia would not
have dropped out If we are too long
in getting under way now, England
and France may be exhausted and
forced to accept such peace terms as
hey can procure, when it will be up
TO the U. s. to try to break the Ger
nan autocracy alone. If anything can
De done to speed up the program in
his country, it should be done, for
ielay is exceedingly dangerous. 1t
s just little humiliatng and dis
'oncerting to know that the American
.roops have cut so little figure in a
contest of this magnitude and at a
line when assistance is so much need
I'd by the Allies. 1t is even said that
he Sammies over there are still de-
pendent upon the French for all their
'annon, We had been flattering our
ielves that the American army was
he best equipped and provided for of