Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-05-01
EDITORIAL.
THE WAR SITUATION.
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THE WAR SITUATION
This is a time of alarms and repeat
ed shocks. We live on the verge of a
cataclysm expecting each day to hear
the worst while all the time hoping for
the best The big battle RACES along
the line breaking here and breaking
there but apparently not coming to q
victorious conclusion either way.
From this far off and based purely up
on observation and reading we sub
NIT the following:
The Germans will press the battle
in the west all summer We may look
for pressure on other fronts when they
desire to divert attention from the
French theatre but not for long Hin
denberg has declared that August list
will see the wind-up. The Germans
are and have been IN the predOminance
where they face the English This
predOminance varies from one and a
half to three times to one and perhaps
averages about two to one.
England and France have called up
on US for reserves and every effort is
Der of men in transport now is said to
be at least five times the number at
any previous time AS a matter of
fact our country is being rapidly drain
ed of it's first National army We are
not to blame for a shortage Of men as
we were asked last winter to refrain
from sending men but to send food and
munitions. Now the cry for men finds
us ready and it is a safe hazard that
were the total number abroad known
the American people would open their
eyes
"A great many people wonder why
England hasn't sent over her big re.
serve army Of one million trained sol
diers. We are told by the English
Provost-G General for this country that
the plain truth is that England hasn't
any such army. He says, England
has mustered seven and one half mil
lion men since the war began and
fought on thirty-seven fronts. She has
no further reserves"
France is evidently depleted of mon
power So fer as reserves are concern
ed. With about thirty millions on her
free soil she has raised an army of
over three millions. Many of these
have been killed or incapatiated
Were we to raise an army like that of
France it would exceed ten millions
Of men! France, we believe, has a re
serve but not a large one and not much
further to go except for the classes of
youth as they become of military age
England is pretty near in the same
fix.
A gloomy picture, you say. Not
necessarily. We must meet the thing
face to face and admit that the job
rests on Americas shoulders. Our
resources have not been scratched and
lately we have been getting such big
men as Charles Schwab into the game
along with others we have perfect
confidence in. America can lick h
out Of Germany but she must be thor
oUghly co-ordinated for that purpose
One for all and all for one-BerIin or
bust-the Job is done!
Now then-can England and France
hold through this summer? Well the
kaiser will have to walk over their
dead bodies to get by. He has numer-
GUS reserves for his entire Russian
army is practically available for west
ern work. The combined population
Of Germany, Austria, Bulgaria and
Turkey is not less than $50, 900 600.
This does not include conquered ter
ritOry. Every man in this grOup of
peoples is subject to the kaisers call.
Compare this to the less than 100000
600 Of England, France and Italy
many of whose men Of military age
have already been drawn, and we be-
gin to see that the kaiser is better off
vastly for reserves than his opponents.
Again America is the odd and decid-
ing factor
Can our allies hold until snow flies?
The best experts say they can. IF SO
look out for 10!
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