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f page nam. PLATTSMOUTH EVENING JQTJRNAL. MONDAY, DECEMBER 17, - 1917. BRITISH MUST FACE A SHOCK IN THE WEST PREMIER CALLS ON ENGLAND FOR MORE SOLDIERS TO HOLD LINE TILL U. S. AID COMES. after victory; without victory It would be a farce." Continuing his discussion of a league of nations, Mr. Lloyd George said it could not be had by a negoti ated peace at this timo. "It is idle to talk of security to be won by such feeble means." he as serted. "There is no security in any land with the certainty of punish ment. There is no protection in a GERMANS SfS MUST NOT TALK PEICE state where the criminal powerful than the law. is more Only Way to Win Enduring Peace Is by .Victory of the Entente Anns. London, Dec. 14. That steady progress toward the desired goal is being made by the allies, despite some untoward occurrences, it is the firm conviction of Premier Lloyd George, he declared today. It is because of this fact, the pre mier said, that he would regard peace overtures to Prussia at the moment when its military spirit was drunk with boastfulness as a betray- I a 1 . 1- . . C . . . . . 1 i ui me irusi oi iiunseu ana nis colleagues. The premier's words were: "It is because I am firmly con vinced that, despite some untoward events, despite discouraging appear ances, we are making steady pro gress toward the goal, that I would regard peace overtures to Prussia at the very moment the Prussian mili tary spirit is drunk with boastful ness as a betrayal of the great trust with which my colleagues and my self have been charged.". Folly to Underrate Peril. Question of Tonnage. "To end a war entered upon o enforce a treat y, without reparation for the infringement of that treaty. merely by entering into a new, more sweeping and comprehensive treaty would be a farce in the setting ot a tragedy." Victory, declared the premier, was a question of tonnage. Germany was gambling upon America's failure to transport its army to Europe. The future of the world depended upon the efforts Great Britain and America make to increase their output next year, he declared. The food imports next year, he said, in this connec tion. must be reduced 3.000,000 tons by increased home production and economy. Premier Lloyd George said that a call must be made on the nation for great sacriOces and more fighting men were needed until the American forces arrive to offset the burden' that had been cost on the allies by the defection of Russia and the re verses in Italy. Man-Power Superior. The allies now must derend all fronts against the enemy and have a mobile army for any point of emer gency, the premier said, and he add ed that the allies had a superiority in man-power in France on the battle front, and that there were consid erable British reserves at home. REBUKED BY SUPREME COURT. If Russia persists in its present policy, the premier pointed out. the withdrawal by the enemy from the east Of a third of his trnnn rnnat ral lpas hnndri f thnMnH0 Washington. D. C, Dec. 13. A and masses of material to attack ' thflDf yebk .ministered by Great Britain. France and Italy. I fhief JllStlCe hlte to one of J tne "It would be follov," he added, "to ! lawyers stacking the law enlivened underrate th rfnnr on,i fn .J argument before the supreme court exaggerate it, and the greatest folly of all not to face it. "If the Russian democracy has de cided to abandon the struggle against military autocracy, the American de mocracy is taking it up." Germany's victories were emblaz oned to the world, the premier said tut her troubles did not appear in bulletins. Something was known of them, however. The deadly grip of the British navy was having its ef fect and the valor of the troops was making an impression which would tell in the end. He said those who during the past fortnight were organizing a nervous breakdown in the nation were the same as those who recently were organizing an hysterical shout over the Flanders victories. Must Have Victory First. Mr. Lloyd George said he was glad to understand that Lord Lansdowne's Tecent letter had been misunderstood and that Lord Lansdowne was in bgreement with President Wilson. "I also," the premier declared "agree with President Wilson and do not desire to force a controversy where none exists." "I warn the nation to watch the man who thinks there is a half-way house between victory and defeat." the premier admonished. "There are the men who think you can end the war now by some sort of what they 'call peace by setting up a league of nations. That is the right policy today in cases testing the constitu tionality of the army drafc act! J. Gordon Jones, representing Al bert Jones, convicted in Georgii of failing to register, declared the law was unconstitutional because it re ouired men to take part in a war which had never received the peo ple's approval. His remarks' were cut short. "I don't think your statement has anything to do with the legal argu ments," said the chief justice sharp ly, "and should not have been said to this court. It is a very unpatrio tic statement to make." The attorney apologized and con tinued his argument. FORD TRUCK SERVICE. UN- ' ABLE TO GAIN ON BRENTA STILL ANOTHER DAY OF BLOODY BATTLE AND POSITIONS REMAIN THE SAME RAMS SWELL THE HAVE RIVER Artillery Active on the Western '.' Front, but No Important Infantry Operations. East' of. the Brenta river, on the northern Italian front, there has been further bitter fighting. Austro-German troops, reinforced by fresh . reserves, attacked the Ital ian, position in , valleys descending toward the river from the Col Delia Beretta region. . . . . Italian resistance held the attack ers and forced them to give up the effort after having. ' suffered heavy losses. Other .violent attacks in the same region brought no gains for the enemy. Italian Headquarters in Northern Italy. Thursday. Dec. 13. After three days of fighting on the moun tain front between the Brenta and Piave rivers, the enemy is holding some trenches on Col Beretta and the summit of Monte Spinuccia. but all the rest of the Italian line is in its original position. This is the enemy's third successive attack with the ob- ect of breaking through to the plains. The backward season continues to be an important factor. A downpour n the last two days has raised the iave, which had nearly run dry, ob- iterating the water barrier with the enemy trenches only a few hundred yards away. The water in the in undated section along the lower Pi ave also has fallen from five feet to foot. The rains again have made the river a fairly deep barrier and the inundated section is again effec tively flooded. Taking advantage of the low wat er, the Austrians occupied a villa near the Lagoon of Venice, in the vicinity of Boro Callino. . The de stroyer Sauro managed to work into the lagoon and landed a party of sailors, who destroyed the villa to gether with the telephone and ma chine guns which had been installed. On the Western Front ' Artillery and local infantry fight- ng has been in progress on the western front, to which the Germans are still rushing troops and supplies. The enemy has attempted no further massed attacks since. Wednesday, and there is still no outward sign of where his expected blow -is to come. The Rheinische Westfalische Zel- We have nut in service, two Fordltung of Essen, Germany, reports the trucks, equipped with hog racks and : president of the war board of Ger- wjll haul hogs to the South Omaha morke at the - rate of $10.00 per truck load for any farmer within a radius of six miles from Plattsmouth pnd a small extra charge for extra mileage. BOX SOCIAL. Pupils and teacher of Kenosha school district No. 8, will give a box supper at the Lewiston church, Sat urday evening, Dec. 22. Program will start at 7:30. Everybody is in vited. 12-17-2td2tw VERA MOORE. Subscribe for the Journal. The Gift Store! Announcement: The Holiday Season of Gift Giving is Here. We have a complete line of Merchandise Suitable for Gifts: Bracelet Watches, Silverware, Diamond Festoons, Cut Glass, Ladies' and Gents' Rings, Ivory Goods, Watch Chains, Fountain Pens, Cuff Links and Stick Pins, Clocks, Brooches, Victrolas and Records. Goods purchased here engraved without extra charge! 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