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THE HERALD SERVICE FLAG.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 20, 1918.
WHERE THE WAR WILL BE WOK
.Quite frequently the question of where the war will te
'won crops up. It has been discussed in various forms on
both sides of the battle lines. The general expectation
has been that the military decision would be reached on
the western front because of the fact that it is there that
the great armies are gathered, and, barring a fluke, it is
the destruction of armies that will win thfe war.
But Hindenburg was for a long time reported to en
tertain the opinion that it was on the ea^t front that the
grand decision would be reached, and it was believed
that his acceptance of thfe western front theory was, in
a measure, under protest. The Russian armies were not
whipped they were disintegrated. But, whether by mill
tary action or by political scheming, the Russian armies
•went out of business. Still the war went on.
..Recently there has been some revival of the discus
sion on the side of the Allies, and while it is generally
accepted that the great battles must be in the west, the
east is again being emphasized in the' discussion. Just
as the collapse of Russia released for service iri the west
those of the kaiser's millions who had been occupied on
the Russian line, and made the German offensive of last
spring possible, so the rehabilitation o£ the Russian
power even in a very partial manner would call for the
presence in the east of divisions which now can ill be
spared from the west. So a successful stroke An the
Balkans, or on the Italian front, would add to the al
ready great embarrassment of Austria, and would thereby
operate greatly to the disadvantage of Germany.
Wherever the battles are bought, this is all one war.
And it is to be expected that the Allies will overlook no
opportunity of striking a blow at the enemy 'wherever
he can be reached. The pugilist who plans to dispose
of his adversary by a blow on the point of the jaw does
not neglect any chance that is offered to tap him over
the solar plexus. We may'expect &> see the British con
tinue their pressure northward in Palestine and Arabia
the combined Allied forces to harass the enemy from
Macedonia the Italians with their recent reinforcements
from j^nerica a.nd elsewhere to strike smashing blows
at the tottering Austrian empire the western powers and
Japan to move along converging lines through Kussia,
with the Russians who are awaking to an appreciation
of what real democracy means. All these things will be
done, in order that the enemy may be kept on the alert
in anticipation of a blow from he knows,not what quar
ter. But it is pretty safe to assume that the stage on
which the setting is already fairly well arranged on the
western front is the stage on which will be played out
the final acts of the great drama.
NO PEACE WITHOUT VICTORY
Germany cannot close this war with a military vic
tory. She has done her utmost in that direction, and has
failed. The Allies have demonstrated that with the force
now available they are able, not merely to check a Ger
man advance, but to carry out successfully a great of
fensive against them. The Germans are now oij the de
fensive, and General Foch is now able to choose where
and when the great battles shall be fought. And every
day marks an increase of the Allied man power in the
field as ships from across the ocean discharge their loads
of American soldiers and return for more.
The danger that the democracy of the ^vorld has to
fear is not that the Allied armies will be defeated, but
that through the activity of "end the war" propagandists,
democracy will be robbed of the fruits of victory by be
ing deprived of victory itself.
This war is not to be decided on points. Presently
the German attitude will be, more or less directly and
frankly expressed: "We admit that you are too strong
for us. Now let's get together and fix this thing up and
stop this awful slaughter."
We may not have a formal announcement of that
character from Berlin. But agents representing Berlin
will be, at work creating sentiment in that direction in
every one of the Allied countries- They will be at work
in every community, and will use every conceivable
argument. Emphasis will be placed on the loss of life,
on the continued suffering of innocent people, on the
mounting bills of expense, on the advancing, cost-of liv
ing and the dearth of food. And If, by the use of means
which Germany k^ows so well how to use, a state of
•public opinion can be created in the Allied countries in
favor o^ calling ihe war off before, it is properly finished,1
Germany will .have won the vjar. The acceptance of that
(doctrine by the Allies will mean the conclusion »f peace
.with an unconquered Germany, and an unconquered
^Germany is unthinkable.
The war is coming our way, and we must keep it
?i- *l%j^cimingr Germany mutt be whiifped this time so thor.
rft'Jmghlr that she wlll never need another whipping, and
^kat sbs will never again dare to. invite one.
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THE
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that Of selection by1 the government of'those men who
l^can Serve it most usefqJJy ln the irmy. Men are ^chosen
for army service who are mentally anil physically fit, and
who can be withdrawn from civil life with the least dla
turbance to the activities which myst necessarily be
ried on at home. If a man has a wife or children or oth.
«rs dependent on him the government passes him*in Its'
search for soldiers, not as a favor to him, but because
the country needs his labor at h^ome for the support of
his dependents more than It needs his services as a sol
dier iii the field. For a similar reason he is not drawn for
military service if he is engaged in certain forms of in
dispensable work. :.
Obviously, if the regulations are based on prdinarily
good sense, the test mus^be as to where the greater need
exists. The mere fact that a man has gone through the
foi^n of ma'rriage has no bearing on the subject.
With re.Mrence to college students. Mr. Baker admits
that the problem is a difficult one. Two factors are' to be
considered' in addition to the need for soldiers in the field.
One of these is the right of the .individual, the other Is
the need' of the nation for men trained as good colleges
train'them. On the first of these two points, it is to be
admitter that the interruption of a college career is a mat
ter of some moment to any young man. 'But We are liv
ing in a time of interruptions, and to exempt a yojung man
from service merely because it is to his interest that hia
college education be (completed without interruption while
the activities of all other men who do not happen to be
in college would be, as Mr. Baker says, thoroughly un
democratic.
real problem comes up in connection with the
second point. If the war- should last long there would be
an imperative need in the army work for men trained as
they can be trained in college, and nowhere else. We need
now, and we will Continue to need while the war lasts,
men trained in engineering, in chemistry, in physics, and
in practically every branch pf knowledge in whieh in
struction is given in a first class college. And, when the
war is over, the world will still have need of men so train
ed in order that the work of rebuilding may be carried
on.
It seems that the government must still fuAier sub
divide its prooess of selection and in some way assign to
certain young men the duty of completing their college
work in order that they may be available for the work of
the nation in peace or in war- ~.
0VR GERMAN SOCIALISTS
Socialist leaders, including Mr. Debs and Mr. Berger
have confabulated for four days in Chicago, says the Kfew
York Times. Indicated or unindicated, the confabulators
agree in sticking to the St Louis* platform, tttat docu
ment of "unalterable opposition to the war just declared
by the government of the United States/' a declaration
which was "a crime agarfist the people of the United
St^es and against the nations of the world." "In all
modern history," continues this true German manifesto,
"there has been no war lhore unjustifiable than this war
no greater dishonor has ever been forced upon the peo
ple than that which the capitalist class is forcing upon
this nation against its will."
Mr. Debs says that every message he has received in
his recent correspondence with members of his jferty
"was fraught with a spirit of militant socialism." Mili
tant German socialism, that is. These American Major
ity Socialists are perfectly in accord with their comrades
in Germany. They are playing the German game. They
are hot for a German $eace.
Let us keep In mind the principles and purposes of
these German Socialists in America. In effect and pur
pose, these people are alien enemies.
UNIFYING WAR WORK
There has been some more or less desultory discus
sion of the subject of unifying, what may be termed the
auxiliary work of the war, that which is performed by
the various service and relief agencies with which we are
familiar. The Spokane Spokesman-Review contributes
the'following to the discussion:
"It would be interesting and helpful if the country
could have the unreserved judgmenjt of General Pershing
and other officers in lKgh command in France on the
best way for conducting the alleviating and recreational
work now divided, and necessarily to some extent dupli
cated by the Red Cross, the T. M. C- A., tjie Y.. W. C. A.,
the Knights of Columbus and the Salvation Army.
"Splendid service is rendered/by all these agencies,
but the presence in the war zone of so many organyjp.
tions must Impose upon the army organization there a
growing burden that could be lightened greatly if Gen
eral Perching, the general staff and the commanding of
ficers in .Jhe field had to deal with only one great central
agency. The task of adjusting the various agencies now
in the field must entail enormous ^expenditure of.
thought and labor on army officers.
"It is now becoming increasingly apparent that a
mistake was made when the government failed to put
all alleviating and recreational work under the direction
of the Red Cross. Then a single fund, raised in a single
cadtpaign, would provide support for everything that is
now attained by half a dozen drives.
"Now there is lack close co-ordination, both In
France and at home, The Y. M. C. A., for illustration,
decides that it wants $100,000,000 for the coming Vear's
work and the* general boards of all the other organiza
tions also decide for themselves what they will expend.
No power or authority seems lodged anywhere to adjust
these varying demands to the actual needs in the field.
It is as though each of the five'commissioners of the city
of Spokane were permitted to make up his own budget
and go out and collect it from the taxpayers without any
co-ordinating budget-fmaking restraint
"The tendency is ndt only toward wasteful compe
tition, but must be directly hampering and handicapping
ty the high aryiy command in France.
"Would It not be wise for the government to rectify
now, as q&ickly as passible, the mistake made when It
allowed so many agencies to attach themselves to the
army? Why not put all army service Under the Red
Cross, letting that great national, and international or
ganization absorb the working organizations of the Y. H.
C. A., the T. W. C. A., the Knights of Columbus and thfe
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Salvation Army? The government itself is pointing the
way to that when it,abolishes all AlsUnctloi)s,,in the na
tional army,' merging Into one great lighting force th«
regulars, the national guard and 'the national ,army.'f
Than is^probably much that can be said ,,on
oilier aide, and tha operation of these and aimUkr socle
tiaa on aa independent basis has advantages, it may
be worth while, .however, to confide* whether or not tip
general administrative work of jail ikese bodies might
not uaefully be handled by the Red Cross societles them
selves, bringing to'bear the force and. spirit of their or
ganlsatlons to arouse interest anjl stimulate enthusiasm
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DIPLOMATS HAVE
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Many More Clerks Needed
in Offices to Handle
War Work.
matic and consular services of tha
United States fn France since America
entered, the conflict that the embassy
has had nearly to multiply eight times
its former strength in Paris and the
corisulates all over France have dou
bled their "forces. In addition there
have been established in Paris, either
in the embassy or in close liaison with
it brancKes of the war trade board,
the Hoover food bureau and the com
mittee on public information.
The working force at the embassy
before the war began was about 10,
exclusive of secretaries and attaches.
Today it is 80.' About 70 clerks have
had to be brought over frorh Wash
ington to take, care of the growing in
flux of work.
At the embassy in pre-yar Jtimes
there were two attaches—haval and
.military. Today the naval attache has
four aides and a clerical force of
about 15 persons while the military
dittache is surrounded by five aides
and from 15. to 18 clerical employes.
In addition a new attache's post iias
been created, that /of scientific at
tache, a "post filled by Dr. Frederick
Durand. He "represents the board of
inventions in France, and investigates
all inventions in France that may be
used in prosecuting the war success
fully.
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The establishment in Paris of a
branch of the bureau of public infor
mation is another event of recent oc
currence. Headed by James Kerney,
the board employs'a staff of American
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THREE AMERICAN OFFICERS ARE KILLPQ
WHEN GERMANS WRECK THIS CHATEAU
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A passport bureau or office after
the British model has been installed
at 68 Rue Pierre ChaTronm and to it
were transferred the staffs of the em
bassy and the- consulate that had for
merly done passport work. There
are over twenty clerks here today,
under the direction of Lee Meri
weather, assistant to 'Ambassador
Sharp, Second Secretary Ben Thaw
and Vice Consul Henry P. Elliott.
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The expansion of the diplomatic'ac
tivities is .reflected in the physical ex
tension o( the embassy quarters.
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FRENCH VILLAGE NAMED.
St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 20.—Captain
Frank Nash, Thirteenth railway engi
neers, formerly of St Louis, was
billeted with his command in a
wooded portion of France whfch
gradually grew Into quite a village.
Not having a name, -the soldiers
christened the place "Nashville" in
Nash's honor.
Notification of the unique distinc
tion has just reached relatives of
Captain Nash here.
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Three Ameriton ofllcara WerA- killed' and ona'^arloualy wounded whan
the esemy bombarded this chatsau near th« western fronts American and
French aoldtora cat) be s^en searchiths ruina of thf
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and Fench newspapermen who are
'both gathering and disseminating in
formation about events in France, and
Are making it daily clearer to the
French public just what America is
dolnpr in the «rar. This bureau works
in'liaison with, and not directly under,
the embassy.
The war trade board, Paris branch,
is another new feature. Headad by
William McFadden with Clarence
Stetson-v as assistant, the board here
is incessantly active carrying out the
directions of Vance Thompson,\head
of the parent board1 in Washington
and in general looking after American
trade interests in Burope.
Paris, Jihy 20.—(Correspondence of
the Associated Press).—So great have
been the war demands upon the diplo- 'HooVer food bureau that has recently
Dr. E. Dank Durand, one-time'chief
of the census, is at the head of the
been established here. This bureau
follows ship movements, the food sit
uation, gathers food statistics, and is
responsible for the division of the
food supplied to the Allies.* By keep
ing an intensive watch orr the various
food decrees promulgated 6y the
French authorities it is able to advise
accurately, concerning the apportion
ment of food and the amounts to be
sent. each month.
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Demonstrations of Latest
War Machinery Will be
Feature at Exposition.
Chicago, Aug. 20.—A giant brass
band will blare out the strains of the
Star Spangled Banner, a flood of light
will pour into agreat arena revealing
there a replica of No-Man's-Land full
thro(ated cheers will rise from' a vast
assemblage, and the government's
war expoeitiqn will be under way.
This first performance of Chicago's
"second world's faint' which will con
tinue two weeks, will be held Septeimi
ber 2, and leaders in- the task of1 di
recting the nation's battle against
Prussian militarism will deliver ad
dresses ringing with patriotism.
President Wilson has been invited,
but is not sure that he will he able
to attend.
While the crowde are viewing var
ious phases of trench warfare,
needles of light .from powerful
searchlights will pierce1 the sky in
search of/ f'enemy'^- airplanes that will
soar over Grant Park' during the
night performances.
Then, as a climax to the morjster
display of modern «war machinery., a
screen of water 100 feet high p.nd 600
feet Wide will rise and upon it will
be throyn motion pictures of flags of
the Allied' nations from a distance of
250 feet. The screen will bis 1,600
feet from the.audience.
The plan%for the liquid curtain was
worked out by John F. Cullerton,
manager of the fire department
properties, after attempts to create fa.
substantial curtail^ of steam h^d
failed.' The screen win comprise
sixty streams of water poured forth
from the flri tug Graeme Stewart.
Twenty-four cars were necessary to
carry the big exhibits tf the Allied
nations here, accoding to Samuel Ger
poh chairman of the features com
mittee.
Theco)lection will Include two cat
loads of statuary taken from the art
galleries and cathedrals of France
demolished by Germany's ruthless
warfare. A score of machine guns,
French 75s, 7-a, and other weapons,
with a brief history of the part each
played in stemming the German tide,
also will be shown. Airplanes of
every type used by the Allies and
some captured from the Prussuns-£
tqachlnee in which so
pie of Ger
many's leading aces were brought
down from dizzylieights. wfU be dis
played, and sections of certain battle
grounds will be reproduced with Biflt
iah and American' soldiers giving ex
hibitions of how the battles .were
fought.
The bringing together for the first
time of this huge collection of war
exhibits from the Allied, governments
is designed to widen the knowledge
and deepen the feeling of mid-west
ern people concerning- the wari, 'y
CITY MEN IN flELDS.
Huron. & D., Aug. 80.—People
from ,tl)e cities are hurrying lijto the
harvest fields toald farmers in-gath
ering what is characterized as South
Dakota's greatest crop of 'grairi:
After finishing their, work in stores
and offices, business men dofi overalls
In midafternoon and work kin the
harvest fields until 10 o'clock at
night. They receive the standard
wage, of 46 cents an hopr, arid -4n
most casea the money is given to the
Red Cross or to some other war
fund.- V.
Wofnen are aaslsttig the ,ipen lh
their work in many parts of tha
state.
People from all walks of life rhb.
elbows in the, task of gatherlng the
hamper erops.
8ABHTORnJM~FOR
SOliiIGB&
Crosse.Wla, Aug. |80.—Plan«,for
the convention of the La cwiese
county school of agrloultuA' into^a
tuberculosis sanltorium for voldlers
are being discusssd here and definite
MaOon pMhably, wUl be^.Ukein %nt
»onth.
As a result of ths war, school M.
flciti* mUL tbsra exists a' a^eity^f
»u^|s sad reports show, «$Tnetaas|»
In the_parosnt*ge of sol«tors whoe
turp from ths battls lines oT oottcan
tration auopg with tubsimlartaf^
i* an addsd need for the
•anitiiritim as ths result of «|».
covsrr of a numter Of Hitherto Uii-
cost df more than
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Copyright, 1918, by The Tribune Association (New York Tribune}
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Dr.» O, J. Tagland of Fosston, has
been commissioned a lieutenant in
the dental department-of/the U.
.naval reserve./ •_
The A. E. Hafes potato warehouse
at IJpham went up In smoke the oth
er morning. The origin of the fire Is
believed to be incendiary.
B. A. Sell/ a Grafton hardware
man, who- also, has a similar store at 'f,
Parshall.^lntends to either dispose of
the latter store or lhove it to Grafton.
It is rumored.
County Agent A. P. Henderson of
Bottineau county, has accepted a call
from the .farm bureau of Pope coun
ty, Minn., and will be.located at Glen
wood after September 1.
Mdurlce, the Infant son ot Mr. and
Mrs^ Ga'nute Lafrance, Maryvillej
township, Rolette county, was killed
by' falling from the Second .story,
striking his head on the bantster,
orughing the skull-' and causing in
stant death. '1^
A fellow by the name of Price was
recently arrested at Rolla for bllnd
plgging. He waived examination and
was bound over to the district court
under $1,000 bond's. Towner county
officials are also looking for' him on a
sihffar charge.
"Williams county farthers some time
ago. took stAps to import hay from th«
east in order to take care of their*
stock next winter. It is now' reported
that this proposition will not be fea
sible on-account of. the high'price of
hay and high freight rates.
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That all idiots are not yet extermi
nated eeems to be proved by the fact
that officers, arrested two girls at
Mountain Lake and kept then* in jail
three days--their only offense having
been to walk down a highway to a
lake—in bathing suits.-^-St Paul Dis
patch.
The Jacob RJis league, a. national
organization of Danes, whose objectVi
is tp- promote the sale, of "Liberty
bonds ^nd War Savings StampB has
Invaded North Dakota. A branch of
the league was recently organized at.
Devils" Lake, with Hans Westergaard
as president and- N. Clausen secre
tary.
The' Willlston Home Guard made a
drive for slackers the other^1 evening.
They rounded up 72 men. who ap
parently were to the draft age, but
without registration cards, ..except ajpt
Austrian, who claimed to he an ene
my alien. .The local hoard- is now
investigating the casea.
Many
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BY BR1GGS
Slews
Stark county has 4,991 children of
school age. There are 2,600 boys and
2,391 girls. I
Miss Amanda vOmsted has been ap
pointed rural mall carrier of route
No/ 8 eut of Fosston.
Crystal is in urgent need of an elec
tric light and is willing to pay a
bonus and give a franchise to thflfL
right party.
The Bismarck United Travelers
have completed arrangements for
their-annual picnic to take place at
Fort Lincoln.
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.of the Jamestown merchants
are having such difficulty in hiring
help that the delivery system bids'
fairv to be decidedly modified and
modernized. Many hav«kalready cuK.!
tailed the number of deliveries, while:
several more
are
running their estab­
lishments'on the "cash and carry"
plan. ... •_ .5
It Is ve«y doubtful if Congreasmarf^j
Baer will take the following fripm the
Washington Times to heart:
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flay nothing, Mr. Etaer, but read
the poepi by Heine, warning his
friend who wrote In a democratio
spirit: ,-rv: -.1
."Dear, friend, thoti art lost.
Princes have long Ms,. preacttf|«
have long tongues, and people have
longBin." S
Many of the farmers'In this viclnlti.
,ty, Says*the WUUston Graphic, have
»en hotherad of late with a. small {,
Wm that nas beftMMiting their gar-v
den Stuff and have ispeclally attack-'
ed fields of /beans. 1* (f/Nelson, who'.
hM several acres of beans wsst of 4
-town,. wrote In 0(ei#crl6ultqral
of the. staite ahout these:
received
department
worms ihl from a repi
from there, learned that I.
•tat Is1 called tlft larye of the jnnr^'
beet frown whieh .generally fieed pnl1'
Boariah thistlis afld other members^'
of the pigweed faAtty. WhSre these.
weeds are scaroe they attack otheo
plante, such as lAana and he«tk',Th™iv,
department reports that la**».ana*itl- -1
ties of these worn\e.htva besh report.
*d to Um westora p«rU^i ot thestaU
thto year..