Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-09-07

have shown the determination and
ability to go forward, the alarmed Aus
trian commanders are hurrying great
numbers of troops to the fighting lines
and their resistance is increasing.
Some of the heaviest fighting of the
week took place on the Bainsizza pla-
teau, where the Italians pushed stead
lily eastward toward the Upper Car
niola border and Laibach. At the same
time Cadorna'S men have been making
considerable progress in their advance
on Trieste on the Carso front, though
details of this movement were with
held by the italian war office. On
Wednesday it was reported that prac-
tfcally all civilians had evacuated Tri-
este.
The German crown prince has been
keeping up his continual counter at
tacks on the French in the Verdun
sector and on the Aisne front, but has
been repulsed in every instance, losing
great numbers in killed, wounded and
especially prisoners. The scene of
bloodiest fighting about Verdun shifted
to the east bank of the Meuse, where
the village of Beaumont was the CEN
ter of desperate combats. At Dead
Man hill, also, the Germans made re-
peated attempts to regain the posi-
tions they had lost.
With bulldog tenacity the British
| hung on to parts of Lens they had cap
tured, and consolidated them despite
oil ncf 1of1 ni0 1Vv of 70 lyc
Crown Prince Rupprecht's forces.
Though heavy rains hampered opera
| tions, the English took some more
| positions east and southeast of Lange-
marck in the direction of Poelcapelle.
On the Eastern Front.
| The advance of the Germans in Rou-
mania, Galicia and in the region of
Riga slowed up very considerably, and
what little news came from those
| fronts indicated that both the Rouma-
mans and Russians were putting up a
creditable fight, except in the region of
Fokshani. Perhaps they cannot keep
| the foe out of southern Russia, but
even so the possession of that fertile
region would help the Germans little
because of the wretched transportation
facilities westward. What Germany
needs now and is going to need much
more In the near future is food, and
that cannot be carried long distances
inland without railways.
A modification of Germany's policy
toward neutrals is Indicated by her
backdOwn in the negotiations with Ar
gentina. She has promised indemnity
for the destruction of the steamship
Toro and virtually pledged the free
dom of the seas to vessels flying the
Argentine flag.
Americas Heavy War Bill.
More than nineteen billion dollars
will be required to run the government
during the fiscal year 1917-1918, 'ac
cording to the statement of the house
ways and means committee made last
Monday. This is about fifteen times
as much as for an ordinary year
Chairman Kitchin said the loans to the
allies would aggregate $T,00O,O0O,OOO
the shipping board will require about
$1,000,000,000, and the other expenses
of the government will bring the tota
to about $19,300,000
The finance committees of the house
and senate have tentatively accepted
the recommendation of the treasur!
department that the proportion of thi
: sum to be raised by taxation to tina
raised by bond issues shall be abou
8 to 7. All but $2,0O0,O00,OOO of tn,
: money to be raised is provided for il
bills already passed or now pendin;
before the senate or before the hous
committee.
: President Wilson has approved Sec
retary Daniels estimates for the con
] struction of great fiotilla of destroy
ers, for which congress is asked t
2 authorize the expenditure of $350OOO
e 900. The destroyer seems to be tn
best weapon yet devised to combat tn
$ submarine.
t Apparently in no way related to tn
d murderous outbreak of colored troop
at Houston is the warning issued b
the Patriotic Education society, tha
D the Germans are conducting q propf
e ganda in this country to start a ger
e eral uprising of negroes against tn
e whites, promising German aid an
t money to finance the insurrection an
t telling the ignorant negroes that whe
= Germany rules America the blacks wi
y have equal rights with the whites. TIL
l. story is not so fantastic as it may al
t. pear and the society is said to hay
e authentic information supporting il
S J statements.