El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-07

HlndenburE, Ludendorff, vOI
Tirpitz. Won KuhImann have each
promised to do certain things. and
each has Called
HiEdenburE and Ludendorff de-
clared they had found an infaluble
means Of making the western front
impreguable by means Of their con-
crete pill boxes" Won Tirpitz prom
ised that If the pill boxes could be
held until August he would starve
England out by submarines.
Won Euhlmaun undertook. suppos-
ing the pill boxes md the subma-
rines did not come Up 20 expectations.
20 break up the allies with his great
peace offensive by utilizing the serv-
ices Of the BoIos and Pacifists in all
countries
Each has failed.
Only she Weather Can Stop Is.
The unfortunate German army
which is the German people, TO whom
these promises were made, have
fought furiously this summer to stem
the tide Of defeat
It is giving away no secret to say
that the ultimate objective OF our
series Of offensives this summer in
the Tpres salient has been to drive
the enemy off the Belgian coast and
back to the line Of the MeuSe- We
have not yet reached our ultimate OBJ
1ective, but in order to stop us the
enemy has been Obliged 20 make CO.
loss1l sacrifices in men and material
But in reality K is a small matter
II the enemy remains on the Belgian
coast this winter compared with the
tremendous results We have obtained
above all. from what we have learnt
and proved
The Hun at His Wits End.
The true inner slgulf lcance or the
fighting is this We have proved that
We can break through any system OF
German defence which they have SO
trenches have failed. crushed to
atoms by our guns and have been
abandoned. The pill boxes under
ground cellars. barbed wire and
swamps have failed to stop US, too
What then remains2 How can the
German save his lettering empire or
preserve his empty conQuests-
These are the all-impOrtant cues
tons agitatinE German headquart tiers
at the present hour IN what nor
rible position do the would-be con-
Cuerors OF Europe find themselves the
fourth winter Of the war;
The truth is they are absolutely AT
their wits end. and probably have no
settled program for the future
Our Bright Prospects.
-RzHecf for a moment what the Brit
ish army has Accomplished, IlBntlns
for the last two months
To a degree our prospects brlgnL-
ened when America threw N her 10y
with the cause Of freedom But once
more. for the third successive year,
the brunt Of the burden has fallen up
On France and England
Alone and 11uciled we have beaten
the Germans. and reduced the moI1Ie
OF the German army 10 the lowest epo
to which IL has ever sunk FOR me
first time our knowledge a crack
German guards division abso!urely
refused to advance to the attack
Never have our prospects been NOR
rrigb+ than at the present hour We
can look forward with perfect conf
dence to the future, but we snoui1
not look for speedy victory anu " e
must be prepared FOR Iresn saeIl-io-9
and many trying hours
We Must Not weaken -
The Dosftfou Of Germany Is pilllul
todav hut the state of Prussia was
worse during the seven years We
when Frederick the Great was CoLl-
tending against AuStrlan5- french anu
T3ussfans SINGLE handed He swore ne
would fight as long as he had Dread
ana r-rrnn0yvder- There is every reason
10 believe that the MODERN t1eIul.-H
win fight as long as bread and gun
po If e T1rst not be forgotten that the
erer1v- IS still defending his conQuesls
in the hope Of retaining some OF mem
He has not yet reached tne 49,
where he IS defending the lHlesII'S
Oh T ne o's are p MANY who seem to think
that once he is forced out Of his con-
o1,ests back onto his own frOntler. MS
sDfrit of resistance viii COLLAPSE 40
not think such hopes are Justirled Dl
ne known facts and the character or
fbe race with whom We are deallng-
We must not weaken.
Whit Nextf
The problem with whlcn We -
al Sc
viii the Hun do on the western rom
now that he seems clearly Tor the IiIsl
time in the war that no system OF ue-
fence is frnpregnable against a lnogeLn
concentration Of artillery packed us
o71r suDerb infantry He knows alSO
+t7a+ me American menace is no IDLE
boast and that next summer over
million fresh allies viii be on Jne
field. We shall be in posluon 20 &c
liver our hammer blows at many III
1e1 If Iii i'i he impossible for the dimin-
febfup and demOraliZed German army
to resist a triple attack p-cheu ~ -
the munitiou plants OF the worm w
can only hope that ne VIII DS 1855 49,
enough 10 hold on to his existing me
in which case he VIII be faced Win
tha greatest disaster in military MS
tory.
Rut TIfnderburE and LudenuorII az
NJ ft7e men TO make such colossal
mistake. We cannot reasonably count
On their doing So It is almost certain I
-bat the enemy will seek TO dtsengage !
himself during the early spring JUST
40 he did this year, and 20 slip back .
10 the shorter line covering Antwerp Z
and Brussels, with MS leIL wins
thrown hack behind the Meuse he 4
viii destroy the country and endeaEor 4
10 DELAY and handicap our lneYltable Z
offensive BY every means in his pow err I
His game is TO gain time, delay our I
ADVANCE by gradual retiraments. ana
10 seek a compromise peace not by /
victories in the field. but by circum- ]
stances .reacting from the war on the .
entire world.
I believe the most dangerous period 4
viii he the hour when he has cleared .
cut OF France and the greater part 7
OF Belgium. because once again ne .
viii endeavor to snatch a compro-
1t is Just then we shall have TO .
watch our BolOs and pacilists most .
closely. They viii come out from
their dugouts and claInor for an &C
ceDtance Of what may an7ear reason
able promises and conditions
what Of the Near ElStf
Rewemhe-. even when Germany
evacuates France and BELGIUM that
tha Draiser still holds his huge con-
quests Ia the near east. and stiu re-
-ltains in posse ssion OF Alsace and Lor-
rafne. He VIII offer 70 strike bar
cain IN the west BY balancing MS
Gains in the near east
That is the trap We must AVOID tlll-
fnE into. Our only course is 20 follow .