Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-10-07 | Page 9 | General Pershing Predicts Victory

GEII PERSHING PREDICTS ViGTORY American Commander Resents Re-sents Reports That War Will Result in Stalemate. AMERICAN" TRAINING CAMP IN FRANCK. Oct. 5. (By ihe Assoc iaU-i Press). ( Delayed i. A m cries 'p fish tins men will rn.rry the ranee of the entente allies to a sn"ressrii jpsne o'-rr G'-rmany, Ck-ner.-il Porehini:, rnnnv.anrler in rliief of the Anii'-r1''an forces !n Kr;moe, de'-liirrrl today. Hi statement, was in answer 10 reports tint the v. h r on t', western frnt wi'.i re.cnlt In a Maieiiiate. Anvri'-nn newj-p.ipers recently arrivn i n Franr". t p d rz of " iUv: s in rert 'a j: ijiia r't ts in the ln i t erl Pt;i l pp to Fprea fi the idea Shp.t the western front ran never 1, broken or 1 ( ; ermii ns driven on t of Krair-". h.n.c a.rm;sed not only t.r'-nrai j rshi nc. hnt t h 9 ent i ro A merV-;'. n army. 1 Furl her 7"sen : men ; la he en ca u seel hy hp in foTrr.rt.t 'on thnt The re;oi:s '"'.'id; ! een t.-iken i:p by ' Jerma :i iiovsj; ?:" in I I t. n attempt to belittle A n.erh".'i '5 effort in ; he war. I "Germ pmra nd, v. -k:nc in A " j ira t' r'Vijri, - ST.'T-y o' i.ur p.'t i v.-orl 1 5t'r.'.--id tnis .U ;i ii-iK.r.L' I h-: p-"-; : 11 order to -f-n k :! -; m 1 1 ia t '. v. ' ' sa id (,ener.il porsh.mvr. '"iiivin :-st its t--j :i'-a' fldvaniace in t ' rre S'-iiietit.i t lie German army con tni ties to yield STonnd before the liammorin? Hntiwh us- , vaults. Everywliere on the western front. ! despite the larse nnmber of (.iftrmsn j troops which the Russian situation ha.s released. Germany is on the defensive and the $:lie.s are on the offensive. "America has the resources In men and material, oivr they are preiarcd. to add 1 he weight which must force a military derision atminst Germany. Our troops are imbued with a spirit of ;iccressi-pnep?. n spirit that means we arc going to win ; this -war and that we have no idea of I allowing ourselves to be influenced by pacifists or enemy propaganda. Neit'-.er have we p.ny fals notions that virtn.-y 1 is ccoiug to be an easy matter. Rut that! only makes our determination stronerer. I "f-ivrry man. from ton to hoflom, hf- entered "fhis war imbued with the fisht- j ing srdrit. whili mnni thai the i-ause of th" allies will be carried lo a su-c;saful j issue." I 1