Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-01-01
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Americas year In, the great j war
dawlied wtth.many optimistic signs Of
success. while awaiting the Arse
great drive Of Pershing's A forces;s
Americas allies are holding grimlYs
to the lines they have; won and FREE
,auently arr making brilliant inrpads
into German entrenel l,le !a' tsta .Ss Ss
As aif to celebrate the arrival fof the
New Year, the British yesterday ads
lninistered b telling defeat, on 4 the.
German forces arduQd Cambrai. Ia.
a terrific counter attack; they drove
the HindenSNrg forces from much OF
the ground they had won: ;+$ II
81 In Italy the situation has taken on
,a new hope. The French have wrests
ed the offenyiye from the sAustro- Ger-
mans and sspn the 5 Monte Tomba' ,,s
;eapstursdA l;8ts prisoners and took All f
Immense amount oft war booty ssss;s, &. q,
h Premier lloyd \ George OF England
last night addressed q Significant re-
mark 10 the viceroy Of India n
have good hope" he said |, that before
this new year lis past the purpose to
which we have set our hands will have
been complesely achieved.
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The new year holds no presage Of
peace exceptas the result Of "a COM
i'plete victory by arms.s OF late Ger
many has talked much of peace with
out annexattoIis and li1demnities,i but
| President Wilson, Premier Lloyd
George and Foreign Minister Pichon
nave told the world this Is I'm possible
until German autocracy has been
crushed. Germany attempts to
!! bring the ensente into the negoti-
fations with Russia are considered q
trap
The United States begins the new
| year with an economical epoch. The
taking over Of the railroads is one of
the historical events Of the country,
and men in%every walk Of life anxi-
ously are awaiting the results. Rail-
1 road men have made no secret Of the
fact that they believe it ultimately
means government ownership.
Secretary of War Baker, in his
weekly review, expresses q most op-
timistic outlook. The presence OF
American troops, he says, has heart
ened the allies and gwen them
strength for the titanic task of the
! year. apt 3s.rssl. 4 ,s5t ..,s o.
J Premier Lloyd George addressed
ithe following greetings TO President
!, Wilson:
TAT this season / wish. on behalf OF
the British war cabinet. to send ia
! your government and people mes;
hag age fof .goSd VIII. very yssstlal
sss5g |! ssBss s ss u
4 center upoA sfhe sfff1iai iph of tndf Eausise sise
| Every day proves to us that oul
/ friendship for one another iss becom,
ing more and more the cement OF tina,
league OF free nations which now
stands aasthe guardian Of justice and
liberty throughout the world.
I'VE wish tr particular to send q
message 6f thanks to the United
States navy for the; great services II
has rendered In the past year and ol
greeting to the! young American army
now training to take its place in the
battle for human freedom. We IS are
relying upon the great addition thi.
army will make to strengthen the al.
lies in their joint struggle for free
4 civilization and we, are confident thai
when the time Of battle comes, they
will sustain the great traditions Sc,
by their own forbears by helping tc
win complete triumph for the cause
to which they have dedicated them.
J selves" s. t,f