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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1917
Page
3
The Graettinger Times raises yearly subscription to $2.00 within the United States and $2.50 for Canadian and foreign readers starting January 1 1918. Publisher John J Sullivan explains rising costs and aims to maintain a high news standard, noting current rates cannot cover expenses. Subscribers may pay one or two years in advance at the old $1.50 rate.
The piece argues the British advance toward Menin and Roulers signals a larger strategic shift. It claims German retreat from Lille to Verdun is imminent, predicts loss of Zeebrugge and Belgian coast, and links German weaknesses to a broader retreat and depleted artillery, prisoners, and guns compared with Allied gains.
British air supremacy marks a turning point as German leverage shrinks along the Yser to the Somme. The article argues Germany faces slow decay, lost morale, and failed campaigns from Verdun to Third Ypres, while British and Allied strength grows with American arrival and French resolve.
The article reviews German reactions to Britain’s 1914 army buildup. It cites Erzberger's Germania piece mocking British courage and Kitchener’s 500000 enlistment plan, noting Germans find amusement at Britain’s war effort while Lloyd George cites 4.5 million Britons mobilized for army and navy.
The article cites British Premier remarks and Leipziger Neueste Nachrichten comparing the American army to German units, noting Americans mobilize with lines similar to Britain’s but suspecting underestimation of American courage and capability. It questions whether a highly educated public can learn from costly experience.
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