El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-08-17
~ - "A Arthur Brisbane

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THIS country. as gloomy ones allege.
1 may have exaggerated the i'm
rortance OF recent victories. But bet
ter exaggerated cheerfulness that ex-
aggerated gloom.
For every cheer on our side there
has been a groan in Prussia
Among other things, American SOL
diers IN their march toward Germany
have seen foundations OF the great rs I
mile guns that have been bombarding
Paris.
Those evidences OF German kultur
are out OF commission anyhow.
The kaiser took away the gun bar
rels with him, but couldn't take the
foundations. almost as big as a rail-
road yard.
In the reporters description notice
these words: The gun carriage
moved on ball bearings. each ball ten
inches in diameter"
Think OF a gun moving on ball bear
ings Of steel the balls bigger than
old-fashioned cannon balls, and you
see what progress this war has
brought about in the art Of murder.
More than 100000 men worked IN
the Krupp factory producing such
killing machines as these You can
imagine the emperor's eXultation as
he watched the secret installation. be- ]
lieving that he would soon be blowing
Paris TO pieces and frightening the
French into submission
Now he has marched away hastily, I
taking his big gun barrels with him l
American reporters are studying the /
foundations OF the guns in the little ]
forest Of Chatelet-as they VIII one day I
be examining in Berlin the founda- /
lions OF Hohenzollern power-also out I
Of commission.
Whether the war ends soon or late, /
this nation has become overnight l
real and great world power. There are ]
$50 American warships fighting from /
European bases at this moment Sir I
Eric Geddes. first lord Of British ad- 4
miraltv. makes this announcement /
and says he is assured that the num- I
Der OF American fighting ships will /
increase faster in the future than IN I
the past
Il may interest those who wonder
whether the wOrkiugman has chance
in these days to know that this ETC
s1E-AEEr AAAHA 4NA4 "a AAAg 40 +--l--
miralty was not so long ago a day Ia
horer on the Pennsylvania railroad IN !
this country.
How are the mighty fallen. dearly
the mighty kaiser
once. when you entered grand
drawing room in New York or chi
cago. the owner being also owner OF
Yacht. the first thing that struck your
eye was the kaiser. or at the very
least his brother. Henry, framed IN
thick silver, black autograph across
the photograph.
Where are those autographed kaiser
photographs now2 Up in the attic OF
locked carefully away And you heard
about the large oil painting OF him
self that the kaiser gave 10 Theodore
Roosevelt gave II 10
library. The library put it in the eel
ar A German-American woman
bought Il for IS. The crowd took IL
lway from her and an American sailor
1ut his foot through It.
Nay civilization soon 90 as m1In
or the originate least for his
lream Of world conquest
You are getting something for your
money. American citizens who buy
American bonds and war stamps. First
u all you buy the best investment
hat the world has to offer. and sec
md. you buy glory for your country
Two hundred and fifty OF your var
hips are waiting in the hope that
5ermanv as a last desperate step viii
END out her big fleet Meantime. they
re sinking German submarines and
making the ocean safe for travelling
American soldiers while making the
world safe for democracy.
va, bsva for YOUR money one mill
ion three hundred thousand American
.oIdfers, well fed. well trained. wei
.rmed and full OF fight. side by side
With your brothers OF the French re-
lave an excellent view OF Prussians
n retreat.
others OF your soldiers. a sufficient
lumber 20 chaperon the japanese
.rmv. will soon be marching into Rus
Ia from the east in Siberia. carrying
he war toward Berlin from the other
ide Of the world
You buyers Of bonds and war
lamps are the financiers OF this war;
he little man is as important as the
liz man. You are paying for the war.
eedinE and financing the outside
world as well as your own country.
The next bond issue comes IN Sep
ember. Be ready for It Do your
mare IN LllaL u4s "a ----1'-' -
which Is in Importance, next TO the
offensive on the western
rOnt-
As for this land OF milk and honey
nd good hard cash. we are lending (
iilions 10 our friends. and can jog
long carrying the cost Of this war
s easily as a big farm horse carries 1
little boy.
Il IS long since there has been any :
'ar news not good news Steadily the
lilies gain, with American doing their
art :
Something seems to have happened
, the Prussian handspring.