Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1918-08-30
OvERwHELM GERMANY.
By z. a. PIPP

/ Germany In at war MS nation.
! France Is at war as nation.
! England is at war as a nation.
And so. America must be at war as
a nation, man, woman and child.
Germany 10 at the top or her speed.
She is Using everything at her com
mand. She is at the limit of her
strength, with that strength greatly
reduced through the sacrifices of
England and France, but with stiIl
enough fighting force to inflict great
deal OF punishment upon the nation
that does not go over with an over
whelming strength.
Our preparation should be 80 great
and so thorough that there will be not
the slightest question of doubt as to
what the result will be.
-Fo accomplish this we need:
Ships.
Airplanes.
Munitions.
MEN.
Propaganda.
And Food Always.
Ships.
was told, by q good authority,
that for every thousand men we have
in France we need 5000 tons of ship
ping to keep them supplied in food
and munitions.
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IL 10 not for us as a people to say,
Let the ship builders do III" or
why don't they speed up?" It is for
us to remember that to build ships
requires men and materials. requires
money from the government, and en-.
couragement to our officials.
1t is for each of us to give that
encouragement; to let our representa-
tives in Washington know that we
approve of program OF building all
the ships possible; to let men work
ing in the yards realize that they, as
we'll as the men in the trenches, are
very important part OF this war, and
that in speeding up their work, in
putting in every hour they can at the
building OF boats. they are doing
more than serving themselves. more
than merely earning their wages;
they are serving the nation by helping
to get the soldiers over there and
food and munitions with which to
supply them.
Airplanes, Munitions and Men.
Every man or woman in America
working in an airplane plant or in a
munition plant is also very vital
part OF this war.
We have been taught lessons in air
fighting, through our experience and
the experience Of others in France
and In Belgium.
No one knows Just how the Anal
victory is coming, but every one must
know what are essentials to that VIC
tory.
There must be men in great num-
bers along the battle front. There
must be munitions without limit, so
many that our fighters will never be
without. There must be o rush
through.
This rush. however, should not
come with the terrible sacrifice the
Germans have made In their efforts
to break through the western front.
With plenty OF materials 1t seems un-
necessary that such sacrifice should
be made. We can be grateful that
our generals hold life more sacred
than to send their men to slaughter as
the Germans have.
II our generals should fnd a weak
ening in the German lines at any time
they can be depended on to take ad-
vantage Of the situation and 90
through. But II no weakening should
be found. 1t will be possible for our
air fighters, when massed in SUFFICIENT
number and with plenty OF swift ny
ing airplanes equipped with machine
guns, to force an opening and to
make such an attack on the German
lines as 20 scatter them. Then our
land forces can and will go through,
never stopping until Berlin is reached
and the Kaiser and his military
clique brought to book.
Thousands upon thousands of air
planes and air lighters are needed for
this; munitions in such quantities as
were never produced before must be
turned out.
We owe 1t to the million or more
over there, to the millions Of mothers
and fathers who sent them, not only
to make the army one OF several mil
lions but TO bend our every resource
and energy at home toward winning
this war and ending It speedily. We
must send over enough soldiers and
munitions so as 70 leave no question
whatever as 90 the outcome.
Every citizen must reaIiza This.