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TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 1918.
THE GREAT OFFENSIVE
The long-advertised offensive by the
Germans on the west front is in full
swing. After months of preparation,
with the assurance and audacity bred
by successes in the east and south
east, the German hordes have been
poured in endless procession on the
sector held by the British in the
Somme region. The hardly-won vic
tories by which our gallant British
allies wrested Peronne and Bapaume
from the Teutons have been nullified
for the time being by the overwhelm
ing weight of numbers. With all the
theatrical instincts of the war-mad
kaiser aroused, he staged the tre
mendous operations to the blare of I
trumpets and in the presence of in-1
vited newspaper correspondents.
That the offensive has been in a j
measure successful cannot be gain-j
said; that it has gained the expected j
objectives is denied by the fact that
:r. spite of Haig’s defenses having been
penetrated, he is retiring In good or
der on specially prepared new lines of j
defense. At this stage of the cam-1
paign it does not appear at all likely '
what the British lines will be broken j
or that Paris will be seriously threat-;
coed. The British have withstood the j
shock of overwhelming superior num
bers in a manner to challenge the ad- ^
miration of the world and to bring *
iron) President Wilson the significant
honor of a direct message of congratu- ,
lation.
The British “Tommy” has a catch
phrase which runs, “Are we down- j
hearted?” which is answered by an
enthusiastic “No.” In spite of reverse
after reverse, occasionally relieved by f
a victory of such brilliance as to as
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upper lip” through it all. And in this,
the most gigantic assault probably
ever launched in any war, the world
has confidence in the stamina of the ^
Anglo-Saxon soldier, backed up by his s
comrades from across the seas, and by ^
the indomitable pluck, endurance and *
heroism of his French allies. That the 1
tide of battle will be turned is not
doubted in the least, although the cost 11
will be beyond conception. 11
But even should the worst happen; 8
if the Hun should be successful in ^
breaking the line; if the drive should ^
be continued until Paris and its forti- *
fieations be overwhelmed by the a
weight of the German onslaught—even *
if every objective of the great drive 'v
be attained—this would be by no r
means the end of allied resistance on *
the west front. No disaster, no mat- P
ter how appalling, can disintegrate 11
the allied forces to such an extent that *
the line cannot be reformed. German b
victory in this instance, disastrous as h
it would be, would be but a postpone- h
ment of the inevitable triumph of the
forces of democracy. Soldiers of the
autocratic Prussian regime may b<
driven to the cannon's mouth in mast
j formation to be mowed down by the
thousands only for a limited period
There is an end to all things, and the
time cannot be far distant when the
supply of men willing to march tc
certain death is exhausted. It has beer
kept up thus far by the immense re
serves concentrated on the one sec
tor.
The attitude of the people of Cor
dova in these trying times may very
well be taken as typical of the atti
tude of the people of the nation. Th*
fateful news of the past few days has
been received, not with despair, bui
with a new determination to carry or
the war to a successful finish to the
extent of the country’s resources ir
men and material. It has had the ef
feet of opening the eyes of the people
to the fact that every resource at the
command of the nation will be needed
But there is not the least doubt of the
ultimate outcome of the war. A feel
ing of sorrow' for the brave fellow*
who are giving up their lives in
democracy's cause, and a knowledge
that many more must make the su
preme sacrifice, but strengthens the
conviction that w'hile the successful
termination of the war is postponed by
each German success, the victory is
certain.
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THE MONTH OF MARS
March is the month of desperate
fighting and of the initial development
of great strategic plans. Last March,
says a news dispatch, the French and
British made their most effective joint
attack of the war, in the west, which
was followed by the great German re
tirement to the famous Hindenburg
line on March 18-20. At the same time,
the British army at the other end of
the war area, in Mesopotamia, moved
forward, and March 11 captured Bag
dad.
In 1916, March saw the maximum ef
fort put forth by the Germans to cap
ture Verdun. The begining of the at
tack on the fortress was advanced by
the Crown Prince to the last week
in February, for the purpose of secur
ing the benefit of a surprise assault.
But, the heaviest fighting fell in
March, and it was the March defen
sive of the French army that broke tho
back of the German movement.
In March, 1915, the British started
heir first spring offensive, which re
sulted in the capture of Neuve Cha
rlie. The Russian advance in Gal- i
cia broke through the Austro-Hun
tarian defences, in March, 1915 and
saptured the great frotress of
Jrzemysl, and further to the south' lo
aded Hungary.
The closing days of March, 1918,
tave seen the opening of a campaign
. hich bids fair to eclipse similar oper.
tions in all the world’s history of war
are.
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WHERE THE FUNDS WENT
Another highly interesting fact that
as been brought to light in the con
ressional investigation relates to the
md raised by German-Americans in
lie earlier days of the war for the re
ef of war sufferers in Germany. As
i well known, the Red Cross of Ger
lany is a government institution, ad
linistored by army officials. In 1914,
hortly after the war began, when the
merican Red Cross was raising funds
ir relief in Belgium and Northern
'ranee, the German-American Alli
nce started a fund for the “German
ed Cross.” Faint notes of warning!
rere heard that this money would
ever reach the war sufferers, but
ley were not heeded, and gave the
ro-Germans the opportunity of mak
lg themselves particularly obnoxious
1 this country. Dr. Bernard Dern- 1
erg, head of the German propaganda'
i this country at the time, and who
iter was politely asked by the gov-^
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eminent to leave, was also the
sentative of the German Red Cros i i
this country.
It appears that the sum or *88'
i was raised for this purpose. |T
treasurer of the German-Americai L
lianre, John Tjarks of Baltimore, t [s
fled that the organization had no fet-i
dence that more htan $200,000 of iir
money had been received by the [c’
ganizations in Germany. The chScP
were sent to Bernstorff, the Get»0
ambassador, who turned them ovX o
Dernberg. They were indorser! V
both. There seemed to be little
left in the minds of the investigAig '
committee that at least $5Q0,00| if!
this sum had been used by Dernle£
in his propag-nda work in this cfiv
try, and a strong probability thA'1
was part of the money used to pro®re
the burning of factories, the blof*K
up of docks and ships, ami theffl
couragement of strikes in munfin
works and other industries.
It is another instance of the peerflir
workings of the German mint! flat
money ostensibly raised to relieve#f
fering and destitution caused by ufe's
ravages should have been used wfin
the confines of a friendly nationfir
the purposes of procuring murder kid
arson.
A German submarine has applieibrj
refuge at a Spanish port. This flu*
j prove opportune. Probably it isftte
| same vessel which recently sunk tfr*
Spanish ships and aroused the irl if
the Dons against the kaiser. The
tain may spend his time during intfri
ment in explaining to the longlif-j
j fering Spaniards.
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New York is preparing for poss bfe \
air raids. In view of recent event , t
! is as well to be prepared for tiy
j emergency. What was thought ini >o>
sible a few days ago now seems ei
I tirely within the range of probabil Its.
Which brings to mind that in ;hi
event of the Germans being able ts
secure an outlet to the Pacific by lira: '
of the Trans-Siberian railroad. Alaglu
coast towns might be in more danger '
than New York.
LITTLE flEO SCHOOL HOUSi '
IN ISLAND POSSES!
AMERICAN SAMOA, Pag igo.
Feb. 23 (by mail).—The dedicat^i of l
the new government high school for
Tutuila took place recently. Addresses
were made by Governor Poyer, and :i
others, including the three Satroan
district governors.
Shortly after the United Sfctes
flag was hoisted in Tutuila eighteen
years ago, a public school was eiru
menced in an old building that lad
been acquired by the government. Isl
and funds were not sufficient to b«ild
a school house or even to pay a suf
ficient remuneration to a qualified
teacher. Notwithstanding the draw
backs with which the successive gov
enors have had to contend efforts
were made to improve the school ac
commodation and tuition.
Five years ago a good site was sc
auuic ur r ago*
pago harbor which formerly was a
trading station. The price of the land
was not paid at the time but was de
terred. School was carried on in the
□Id buildings.
Last year Governor Foyer made ef
fort to pay for the land and'succeeded
and there is now a building of rein
forced concrete with classical archi
tecture and built to last for genera
tions. The gross outlay is over $26,000
\t the request of the Samoan chiefs!
the school has been named “Poyeri
high school.”
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There are three or four motor sleds
teing operated very successfully in the
Vome section. Scotty Allen is the
jwner of one. These machines are
sow ready to meet any emergency. —
W, L. Kilburn has been employed
is wharfinger at the City Dock at
\etchikan for ffve years and during
hat time has only lost 37 days. How
:ver, he stated that the present winter
lad come nearer to getting his goat
han any other.
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