Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-29

1 the victorious Third tatny In the alta
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to prevent a threatened attack by the
Teutonic forces,o on the Saloniki 'front.'
Very large numberslef German troops
have been taken from the Russian
front, and while many of them were
sent to replaces the worn-out divisions
In Flanders, others probably were
turned toward the Greek frontier.
Not many could be used In Italy owing
tosthe narrowness of the fighting front
there.
1t does not seem reasonable to as
sumo, from the success of Byngs at
tack, that the. allies have any idea of
abandoning high explosive artillery
preparation Tor such movements in the
future and depending on the use of
great massesSof Infantry, regardless
of the consequent heavy casualties.
Either great. droves Of tanks such as
Byng used, or heavy shelling is nee
essafy to open tbs, way for infantry.
and 1t is likely the tanks alone, could
not have done. 1t II the Germans had
not been tak6qsso completely by sur
prise.f So. ~
The moyements, OF ,tlie French last
week were rot 30 ssens2ilenhlsas those
of the British, but they Serc of great
importance. A strong Salient Of the
German line TO HE South OF ,Iutin-
court was attacked and partly straight
ened out, and all the positions recent
ly won north Of the Chemin des Danes
were maintained. II Is not unllkely
that the Germans win be forced to "a
line north of Laon, losing that very
important city.
Allenby Surrounding Jerusalem.
Jerusalem seems the certain prize of
General Allenby's expedltionary forces
in Palestine, for after taking Jnffa he
moved on to the east and northeast un-
I'll he had the city almost surrounded.
II the Turks attempt seriously to de
.fepd 1t, II may be Allenby will draw
Gordon about II and Starve them into
surrender, rather than shock the
Christian world by bombardlng its
hollest shrlnes.
/ The remarkable tenacity with which
the Italians held on to their Plave
river line and its continuation In the
mountains between the Piave aud the
J Brenta so checked the Austro>G German
advance that attacks virtually ceased
during the first half of the week. Or
Thursday, however, the enemy begar
great mass attack on the upper Pi
! ave where II bends to the northeast
into the Belluno Alps. The German
commander brought into action picked
troops Of the Prusslan guards, som,
of the best units from the west anC
Russian fronts and large body of tn,
VIGOROUSLY brutal mOuntaineers from
lower Hungary.
American Troops Going over Fast
II Is no breach of confidential lnfOr
nation to state now that the transpor
tation Of American troops to Europe
is going forward with Increasing rapid
ity, and that General Pershing prob
ably will have Il million men In hi
command by next summer. The train
ing of great part Of the Nationa
army will he curtaled in America an,
completed quickly on French soil
The British government has now com
over to the view of the French wa
commission that visited us, and |
urging that our troops get into actio
In us large numbers and as swiftly n
Is possible. This has been the pre-
gram Of The administration for som
time, and the ship-bulldlng program
has been speeded up accordingly. |
fact, President Wilson is insisting o
swlftness In all departments, and o
Monday he made his requirements |
this line clear to various cabinet of
GERS and other officials, At the sam
time he appointed Daniel Willar
chairman of the war industries boar
to succeed Frank A. Scott, who r,
signed on account of III health.
Rear Admiral CHpps resigned as gel
: eNl manager of the emergency neu
corporation on Thursday because /
does not believe the policy Of Co
| structlng wooden ships will result sa
5 lsfactorily, and thinks the shlppll
+ board should have extended exlstIr
4 plants to thSr capacity Instead Of n
+ tempting to build new yards. Chat
Nmun Hurley, however, is eradcutil
i many VI the causes Of complaint ar
:, his program promises to be successr
{ II he can get enough labor
;, Mr.. Wilson is eOrnestly--even 1
q slstently-ln favor Of the creation
Q supreme war council OF the allie
l. and has Instructed Colonel House
c do all he can to bring II about ut Il
l. Paris conference,
Triumph for Lloyd-Georue,
When Premier Lloyd-George can
II to reply to his critics In pnrllnme
u concerning his advocacy of the mtC
It allied war council, he gained n gre
Is personal triumph and quite routed
e qhlth and his followers. In the cour
al Of his speech he said the governmc