Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1918-03-28

i run anu JUSTICE arc uIIVHlS TIC lOHCLZOi-l
Terms and Fiapsburgs into position where they
can no longer fool their own people. Neither
volcanic bombardments nor frantic falsehoodsI
can smother the truth. Not all the twists and
turns Of crime and intrigue can prevent the
victimized subjects Of the central empires from
calling their crowned oppressors to account
Emperor William, Field Marshall linden
burg and the press of Germany are all laying
stress upon the statement that the present often
sve is the last final exertion of strength before
victory. Bear your starvation little longer, 7
says the emperor, "and you will have victory
and spois. Don't rise and throw us off just
now says Hindenburg, in effect; BE our VIC
inns just once more and we will win.
So the German people. famine-stricken, Inn
poverished and bowed down by innumerableI
woes, are fastening their hope upon the armies
that are dashing themselves to death on the
western front. Vain hope Down go the
Bradenburgers and the Pomeranians, the Bav-
arians and the Wurttemburgers, enveloped In
the coils Of ghasty adventure that robs them
of their brains and crushes the life from their
bodies. Deuded from their birth by system
Of lies falling from blasphemous imperial lips,
these gray legons are paying the last nstallment
Of the debt which Germany owes to the grave.
Three Germans are falling to every one Of The
allied soldiers The harder the frenzied emper-
or drives his legions, the faster they are con-
sumed
The surviving Huns may drive their way into
the ranks of the British and French, and may.
e4en gain some detectives, but GemaLnswwIT
still - inextricably entrapped and doomed to
d. at 1t is because he is trapped that the
man emperor is trying to burst through
German armies were sub ected to contn-
l 1arassment from allied air raids, the German
{ wele under bombardment and German
nunications were repeatedly broken. The
c less activity OF French British and Amer
c forces was notice to Germany and her en-
peror that there would be no peace until Ger
many was defeated.
The battle now raging may last weeks or
months 1t may end in draw, SO far as the
battle itself is concerned. But it marks the be-
ginning Of the end of the German empire The
forces of civilization are ever increasing, ever
sharpening the avenging sword while the forces
of Germany have passed their prime and know
they are fighting losing fight.
Civilization can fight many battle if neces-
sary for victory's sake But Germany cannot
fight another battle like the present one. The
Ger nan people cannot hold out if the present
battle ends in defeat. They viii then see the
truth in all its naked horror. They will realize
that their emperor whom thew worshiped as
hat divine, is wholesale murderer, who sacrii-
feed their families for his selfish ambition
They will realize that the Germans, instead Of
being supemen, are pidfully deluded victims Of
treachery and ignorance. They will realize
that nation built upon lies and blood cannot
endure at this stage Of civilization They will
perceive that they cast away the lives Of their
sons, brothers and fathers on mailman scheme
Of conquest by murder. If they do not then
turn upon and destroy the imperial criminal. it
will be because theN are stupehed by blood and