The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-05
BOASTFUL HUNS!'
Openly Advertise Plans for Gil
gantic Drive in France.
Press Informs People America
VIII Cut No Figure!
AWAIT HINDENBURG'S ORDER!
Entire Military Force Is Cen
tered on Western Front.
Fleet, Too, To Participate in
Coming Offensive.
AWAIT HINDENBURG'S ORDER!

Amsterdam, Jan. 19 Correspond
ence of the Associated Press) .-Adver-
tisement of what Germany is planning
to do on the western front before
American military power can be put
into the conflict continues to be con-
spIouous feature of the German news
papers.
The next six months will be the
deciding period" says the Franklin
ter ZeitunG. During that eminently
important period the central powers
VIII with absolute certainty have the
strategic superiority. for the hopes of
the entente for American help cannot
possibly be fulfilled within that time
The central powers will concentrate
their whole strength on the west front
for decisive blow. French soil, those
fertile, flourishing fields which have
already suffered so cruelty and have
drunk such rivers of blood will be the
scene of final struggle which will
fat surpass the fiercest struggles of
the past year.
IF we do not share the lightheart-
edEess with which the problem of
American military help is often set
aside, we also consider 1t certain
that the United States cannot in the
next few months increase the very
great. morale and economic support
which they have given the allies
MOI quite n N1ikdWay.
The Deutsche Taees Zeitung in an
article declaring thaI all eyes are now
focused on the west declares that the
greatest battle of the war is now about
to begin there.
We must not allow the belief to
arise, however" it says, that the in
erase of our strength in the west will
force the French to lay down their
n ms or the English to run away. 1t
my come to this. of course. and Hin
CeHburg said a year ago We are al
ready doing it. my children Our
emperor, the supreme war lord has
said that the decision is not TO be
- ueht. VIII to victory and readiness
f.r peace are combined in his words
> the enemy does not wish peace we
] ust bring peace to the world by
Leaking in the gates of those who do
lot want peace, with mailed fist and
flashing sWord,t
Major Won Olberg. head of the war
press bureau writes in the official
Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung that
the blow is now ready to fall when
ever Hindenburg gives the word and
it can only lead to victory.
The year of decision has dawned''
writes Won Olberg. "A feeling of fore
bodinS already pernleates our enemies,
and the cry for aid from Japan and
America is constantly heard. Yet
enemy leaders know the United States
cannot even make up for the number
or men france and England we're
obliged to send to Italy's aid, especial
" as the troops they were sending
from America are inexperienced and
lack training We are quite aware
that America will do her utmost to
assist with money and war material
and will proba bly, send many technical
troops and aviators but we are pre-
pared for every contingency. Amer
lea cannot possibly do more than she
did when ostensibly neutral.
ChOck Full of Confidence
so we meet the coming year full
of confidence. Our position on the
western front must improve daily and
equalization of fources is taking place
there where the enemy has always
been numerically superior. In addi-
ton all our munition factories are
working for one front and the whole
of our enormous reserves of material
will be at once dispatched thither.
with deep feelings of relief, our
troops on the western front are begin
ming to rea lie that the days of trench
warfare are almost at an end. Up
and at the enemy at last. Our rear
is free and we have the reserves at
our disposal. The great.blow can now
fall Where and when? Those ques-
tons the enemy leaders are anxiously
asking themselves. The reply is
Wherever and whenever Hindenburg