The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-07-27


now feel safe in saying: 1--WE have
abolished the submarine menace" The
same story can be told of aircraft
production. - ",.. T..
The limitless financial resources Of
the nation have been thrown behind
the allies to win the war. Starting
with April, 1917, when we, entered the
war and spent $2S9. $4,000 in prepar--
ing, the nations war bill has mounted
month by month. The expenditures
for this month are estimated to ex-
coed $3.50, OOO, 900, which brings the
cost of the war to date to $l5, 1888, 1867
75S. 49, '." ..... ... j..
This vast scheme of warfare was the
most important development OF the
year, not only to the allies, but to
Germany. The Hun has learned to
respect America as his chief enemy.
Recognizing the menace to their plans
for conquest that lay in American
preparations, Germany hastily forced
a. shameless-peace on chaotic Russia,
withdrew her armies from the eastern
front, and launched them with ,un-
precedented violence and barbarous
disregard for human lives at the
French and British armies on the
western front. .s.
The kaiser and his generals rec0g-
nized the fact that they were defeated
unless they, could forSe q decision be-
fore Americas man-pOwer reached its
fullest expression on the battlefield.
Therefore the word was given to seize
Paris and the channel ports at all
costs and bring France to her knees
Five terrific offensives such as the
four years of war had never witness
ed weer the, result. The first three
were successful to the extent that the
Germans were permitted to xchange
countless lives for few miles OF
she'll holes and ruined villages. The
last two brought utter defeat to the
Hun hordes.
In the last Of the five drives the
American troops bore the brunt Of
the battle, and came out OF their y
first great clash covered with mud
and glory. @I..
Not only were they chiefly instru-
mental in putting the quietus on the
Hun drive, but they launched a
mighty counter offensive, the like of
which has not been witnessed Ons the
western front for year, and captur-
ed much of the terrain the French had
been forced to relinQuish in the May
drive.
With the Yankees standing like
q stone wall before, not q man,
woman or child In America doubts
that no matter how many ut.
tempts the Germans make for
Raris, THEY SHALL NOT PASS.
The American soldiers and the Am
erican people are now undergoing
their crucial test. Our casualties
have fortunately been small-the to-
tai was less than 1900 up to the
beginning Of the last offensive. They
are far smaller than were England's
or Frances in their first year OF war.
But we must expect them to mount
from now on. We must, face them
with calm courage and the conviction
that they are but the price OF victory.
When the Germans have become tir-
ed of throwing themselves recklessly
against the allied line, then will come
the turning of the tide that will lead
to victory. General Foch is waiting
only until he Is assured that Ameri-
cas- man-power has overcome the
German numerical superiority that re-
suited from the detection Of Russia.
When that hour arrives, and 1t is very
near, he will launch his armies at
the Germans for the great offensive
that will drive them out Of France
and Belgium. That will be the crown
ing occurrence of the fifth year of
the war.
The year, just past has been sat
isfactory. one from the allies view
point, even without considering AM
erican aid 1t is likely that it, will
be considered by future historians as
the turning point Of the war. From
every standpoint Germans saw the
defeat of her aims-unless Russia's
collapse be considered a single ex-
ception But Germany's exploitation
of that stricken land will prove a
boomerang. Eventually the allies
must reconquer Russia, and when they
do Germany will pay dearly.
Italy. which in the early part Of the
year suffered great and disastrous
military collapse. "came back vtgor-
ously toward its close and held the
Hun hordes which sought to Overrun
her plains. France and England nobly
upheld the military traditions estab-
lished in the first three years OF war.
In the lands of our enemies the
hand OF Hunger joined with the spec
ter of Disease and. together with
strikes i'm the German war industries
and racial and political unrest in Aus
'tria Hungary. brought the most men-
AGING internal conditions to the cen
trail empires that the war has pro-