American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1918-08-16

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German army and force that nation to
submit to a program OF International
docency, to the right peace that Am
erica with her allies Will determine
on.
Our duty as a nation is TO get as
rear as we can 10 a correct estimate
of what that power is and then defeat
II.
What Is there then Of the German
army TO be beaten?
Figures that TO ms seemed absolute
~ reliable. figures that we're checked
over carefully against the statements
Of other authorities. and which were
generally confirmed. showed that at
the first OF the year Germany had
about 7,1OO. 900 soldiers on the west
ern front. or available % This does
not mean ~ soldiers as We in Ameri-
ca regard soldiers. 10 mea all of
her men In NJ condition II means her
boys even to her 1920 class; II means
men In hospitals who are likely to re-
cover and return 20 the ranks, for
Germany Is including all OF these In
her army roll. II means, also. almost
any sort OF a man able 10 hold and
level a gun. be he Of Inferior physical
or mental strength.
Men and boys In prison camps and
men aud boys captured In the big
drives Of this year show that Ger
many IL drawing on her male p%opula-
ton 70 the utmost in hlling her army.
And with these II II probably true that
she had 1000 available the first OF
the year. II must be remembered.
however. hat the war to a large e.
toni Is being fought now by boys who
we're only 13 or IA years old when
hoatilities commenced four years ago.
But Germany hasn't the 100000
men now.
Up To the first of the year Germany
lost about $4,000 men. Since ther
ahe has probably lost a million more
IN the first half OF her drive NORTH
OF the Somme which began March n
she lost 375 900 Cthis Is on good auth
ority). with the last half Of tina
drive her total loss for the entire
drive went above 100000. She ha.
been driving In solid a formation
since. and has been paying dearly II
life for every foot OF ground gained.
One British officer said TO mf Il
doesn't make 80 much difference
81 neither the German line Is there o
over here. but Il does make a differ
ence IN determining the war how man,
dead Germans are along the way"
And when one secs the desoiat
country over which much OF the fight
ing has been lone this year, he ca.
get the philosophy Of the British view
point and wonder why the Germa
generals pay so much In life for +
little la ground gained.
When one looks at the map an
sees the advance made In the bi
drives OF this year, he does not 3,
an idea OF half that has taken place
for he cannot see on the map IN
death that has been dealt to the Ger
man forces while they were maxim
that gain.
a fair estimate OF the total loss
Germany IN the drives is thrce-Quari
ers OF a million men That Is yer
conservative.
but that IS not the only way :
which Germany Is losing.
In ordinary trench warfare. whe
there is no offensive on. no drivD
Germany loses about 10000 men
month This was stated 20 me
Parts by a man OF the highest author
Wy. aud IL agrees with the statement
OF others. Nor Is II unreasonable
Germany's army. n placed alon
the western front. would have he
mon and boys every inch OF the wa
three deep. touching elbow 70 elbow
The British. tho French. the TIA.
ians. the Belgians. the Portuguese
and now our own men are hurlin
trench bombs at the Germany arm
every day and night OF the week. The
have many different methods Of send
ing the bombs. so they can reach an
OF the German trenches. To get so
900 Germans a month means only on
man a day for each quarter of a mil
ot trench. and when one sees the OF
%portunities for trench lighting he read
iiy understands the reasonableness q
the statement
That means a million mon a veal
THAT means that during this yea
with drives and trench warfare. Ger
many Will be reduced to fewer tina
six million men. boys. and GONZALES
cents.
Il Is this army that must be heater
II cannot De said that the morale q
the German army is the best. Their
can be no question that Germany
war weary. The men In the ordinar
walks OF life are tired of killing an
being kihad They know that Will
theirs have died and are being aske