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Show oo- WHEN WILL THEY BE STOPPED? At last the day of supreme test has! arrived. General Haig said. 'With their backs to the wall, the British troops must stand." This is more than a figure of speech. J The British soldiers in the Ypres sa-1 lien! have their backs acainst the wall. To yield means disaster. The I lose of Ypres will not end the war, but it is notice that the Germans have the striking power and cannot be stopped today. Can 'hey be stopped tomorrow, or a month from now' That is the big question. Should they' penetrate to the English Channel and capture Calais, Ca-lais, the war would co on But what then When will the turning point be reached? Do you seek the answer' Why, not until America, with the sinews of a giant, strikes with the blows of a giant! Every foot that the British yield should be a more impressive warning that much is expected of the United States. When we get into the war with the ; same thoroughness that would be in evidence if we were battling unaided atrainst the German military machine, then we can begin to hope for the big I things demanded of this country. |