Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-01-06 | Page 3 | Crown Prince has Praise for Army

CROWN PRINCE HAS PRAISE FOR ARMY Heir to Kaiser's Throne Tells His Soldiers How Well They Have Doue During 1917. , ,MS?T KRUAM, Jan. 5. The German eroivu prince, in a New Tear's order t o his army, praises its valor in t he battles of the year just closed. The order, producd Lu the "Dusseldorf .:ehrichton, rends: 'The year 1017 has yonn down into history, aud wit! it the deeds of arms by my army. The Krone b army stood ready on the Aisuo and in the Cham-pane Cham-pane to deliver a great, decisive blow. An overwhelming superiority of men, arms and ammunition was counted upon to force a victory for the enemy. ' The assault sanguinarily collapsed before your faithfulness and bravorv. You thereby broke the enemys strength and paved the way to victory Tor the German arms in lralv and K'ussia. fn a tenacious srruggle. relying only upon your own strength and vour velf sacrifice and courage, in difficult battles on the Ghemin-dos-Pames. in l he Champagne and on the blood-sodden grou iid of A' erdun, you protect ed the rear of the. advancing armies in the easr and south. In loyal comradeship comrade-ship you also fought in .Flanders aud iu;i' Cambrai for Germany's honor. "Proud, aud with a thankful heart, 1 behold inv brave, resolute Jeaders and ! heroic soldiers. i , "Willi an uu.stained shield and a k narp sword we stand on the thresh-r thresh-r hold of the New War around the im- perial war lord, ready to strike and 1 win, God with us. ' '