Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-05
GERMANS FAIL IN
ATTEMPT TO RAID
AMERICAN LINES
GIGANTIC BATTLE BE LAUNCHED
ON WEST FRONT THIS SPRING WILL
. END WAR, ACCORDING TO GERMANS
Object is to Put on Big Drive Be
fore Americans Can Get Men
Over-Trench Warfare Almost
!. at End, is Prevailing Daily Ad-
II vertisement in Papers. :..ssgf !, II

Amsterdam. Jan. 10, -(Correspon-
dence Of the Associated Press)--Ad- y
vertisementl of what Germany is plan
ming to doom the western front be-
fore American military power can be
put into the conflict continues to be a
conspicuous feature Of the German
newspapers.
THE next six months will be the
deciding period" says the Frankfurt
ter Zeitung. During that eminently
important period the central powers
will with absolutely certainty have
the strategic superiority for the
hopes of the entente for American
help cannot possibly be fulfilled with
in that time. The central powers will
concentrate their whole strength on
the west front for decisive blow.
French soil, those fertile. fourishing
cruelty and have drunk such rivers Of
blood, will be the scene Of a final
struggle which will far surpass the
fercest struggles of the past year.
''If we do not share the light
heartedness with, which the problem
of American military help is often set
aside. We also consider it certain that
the United States cannot in the next
few months increase the very great
moral and economic support which
they have given the allies.''
The Deutsche Tages Zeitung in an
article declaring that all eyes are
now focused on the west declares that
the greatest battle of the war is now
about to begin there. I'VE must not
lallow the belief TO arise, however" it
'says, that the increase OF our
strength in the west will force the
French to lay down their arms or the
English to run away"
Major Won Olberg. head Of the war
press bureau, writes in the official
NordE Deutsche Aligemeine Zeitung
whenever Hindenburg gives the word,
and 1T can only lead to victory.
THE year. of decision has dawned," !"
writes Won Olberg.a "A feeling Of
tforeboding already permeatesi our
enemies, ana the cry fors AID from
! Japan and America is,r. constantly
heard we are quite aware that
America will do her utmost to, assist
with money and war material and
will probably 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. ~ ),
| $50 we meet the coming year full
Of confidence. Our position on the
western front must improve daily and
an equalization of forces is taking
place there, where the enemy has al
ways been Numerically superior. II
addition. all our munition factorie!
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 ou,
troops on the western front are be.
ginning to realize that the days o.
trench warfare are almost at an end
Up and at the enemy at last. Our
rear is free and we have the reserve.
lat our disposal. The great blow nov
fall"' H
4 The German fleet. too. is t.
participate in the. coming offensive
according to the Tageblatt. "Tht
German fleet relieved of anxiety aps
pressure in its rear says this news
paper, "can now turn to the ives
with fun strength. The task of th'
British fleet. even if it is supported
1. by its allies will be difficult. We hav,
| full faith in the German navy which
has so often exhibited it's will to vic
tory and its capacity to fulfill it
4 duty" Aes.+ tA'f ~ = =,