Rock Island Argus., 1917-11-21
NEED YANKEE SHIPS,
ALSO TROOPS LATER
WAR EVENTS TODAY
IBy the Associated Pregsl


Field Marshal Haig has sprung a
surprise on the Germans In northern
France. attacking suddenly on a front
OF more than thirty miles and break
ing the famous Hindenburg line TO d
maximum depth of nearly five miles
His troops are still fighting their way
forward In the most spectacular battle
OF the war on the western front since
the trench lines were established
The blow was struck without warn
ing, no artillery preparing preceding
it.. The British tanks in great num-
bers smashed their way through the
formidable German wire entangle
ments, ploughing TOR the infantry,
which swarmed irresistbly forward.
4 Several thousand prisoners have
| been taken by the British as we'll as
large quantities of war material The
attack was carried out in unfayorable
atmospheric conditions and the wealth
er has since grown stormy
( American troops and American
ships are needed by the allies. Pre-
mier Lloyd George informed the
American mission now in England, at
the first meeting Of the Anglo-Ameri-
! can war council.
] An early increased supply Of ton
mage is necessary for the continued
welfare OF the allied cause, and the
( British prime minister is anxious to
know how soon the first million
American soldiers can be expected in
I France Russias collapse and the
! Teutonic success in Italy, Premier
: Lloyd George declared make it even
more imperative than before that the
United States should send as many
troops as possible across the Atlantic
as early as possible"
Pledging nothing but war as his
policy. Georges Clemenceau has re-
ceived the confidence of the French
chamber of deputies in himself and
his cabinet by a vote Of AIS 10 So.
The new premier pledged his admin
istrati0n to vigorous prosecution OF
the conflict and declared his war aim
is to be q victor
With the Italians holding the Aus
,tro-Germans from Lake GaTda to the
Adriatic. Field Marshal Haig has car
ried out successful operations against
the Germans from St Quentin to the
SCaTpe, east Of Arras, a front of more
than thirty-fiye miles. He reports no
details, but says the EFFORT had salts
factory results. Prisoners were cap
= tured and much war material taken.
British Break Line.
The British attacks were made on
the roads from Bapaume and Pier
rome TO Cambria, Berlin reports. and
. the Germans were forced to give
t ground. Cambria, the railroad center
b. for all the German lines between Lille
and the Champagne, is less than II
81 miles from Hayrincourt, reached by
the British last spring. There has
been no great fighting activity on this
portion OF the front for several months
but a blow here might be corollary Il
the recent French stroke southwest oi
LaOn.
Violent Austro-German attacks art
being thrown against Monte T0mba
but the Italians have repulsed all eff
forts successfully. The position is one
Of the last natural strongholds pro
l. tecting the plains Of western Nenetis
behind the Piave river and the IN
vaders are making strenuous effort;
to gain it,
Italian offensive operations east o
! Asiago continue and the invaders have
I been driven from several positions
p with the loss Of more than three hun
dred prisoners.
Declare Russia Out Of War.
The Russian Maximalists govern
ment has declared Russia out Of th
" war, according 90 information from
= German and Scandinavian sources. !
a dispatch to Copenhagen from Berlil
says that the belief is held in the Ger
A man capital that the prospects for
o peace OF Cancellation" are far bette
than previously.
a The workmen's and soldiers con
r gress is facing a split into Bolshevik
and -Bolsheyik organizations
The district of Ukrain in Southwestern
r Russia has declared its independence
l. and 100000 Ukrainian troops haY
been withdrawn from the fghtin
l. front. which may cause seriou
n crippling of the effectiveness Of tn
y Russian army.