Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-08-23
British and French Give Enemy
Another Smashing Blow in
West Flanders.
CANADIANS STORM K|LL 10
Peace Proposals From the Pope Are
coIdly Received by the Allies
Hoover Takes Control of
American Wheat-Train-
ing Camp Men Get
Commissions.
ev EpwARp w. PlckARp.

Another smashing blow at the Ger
mans in Flanders was given last week
by the British and French. General
IHaig first sent his hard-fighting Cana
dian troops after the defenses of Lens
and in an irresistible charge they
quickly captured Hill 20, the eminence
that dominates that center of the coal
region and the Loos salient and which
the allied forces had been aiming at
for two years. The men from the Do
minion pushed on into Lens itself, but
as this is written the Germans are still
clinging desperately to the center of
the city, though every movement OF
the troops there is covered by the guns
of the British. AS usual, the Germans
at once began a series of counter-at-
tacks on Fill 20. but these We're re-
pulsed in every instance by the Cana
dians, with severe losses to Prince
Ruprecht's forces.
Meanwhile Haig directed another
great attack on q nine-mile front east
and north of Ypres, with the efficient
cooperation of the French on their
left. The latter occupied Dreigrachten
and showed their positions forward to
the edge of the flooded area. and then
and took German positions to an ex-
treme depth of 1000 yards. The Brit
ish took the village of Langemarck
and occupied much territory there and
about st. Julien.
Increasing resistance by the Rus
SLAMS and hard fighting by the Rouma-
mans slowed up somewhat the prog
ress of the Teutonic forces through
| Moldavia toward southern Russia, but
the advance of the enemy continued,
| nevertheless. Won Mackensen's most
important victory of the week was the
capture of Panciu, big railway juno
ton. Unless there should be another
collapse, the further east the Germans
go, the harder they will find the going
Fearing that enemies of the new re
| public would attempt to liberate the
ex-czar, the government had Nicholas
and his family removed secretly and
swiftly from Tsarkoe-Selo and sent
them to Tobolsk, Siberian town that
isn't even on a railroad.
Peace Proposals From the Pope.
Pope Benedict last week submitted
|tol the warning nations definite pro
posal for peace. In all the capitals Il
l was received with the serious cOnsid
|'teration due it because of it's impres
Isaveness and it's distinguished source
but the general trend of opinion among
hiplomats was that it would result IL
nothing. Despite the evident sincerit,
" the popes' plan, the peace he pro
7 Psesiis too much Of German peace
to\ suit Great Britain France and Italy
nd3it. Is not conceivable that Presi
deEf$sWilson and the United States
woild, accept it. as. stated. German.
and Der allies doubtless would be onl!
too 6iessed to end the war on th'
terms S1ggested indeed, the pope's ap
peal Tat this time is considered by man,
Ito h1kes been inspired by Austria.
| Bnefy, his holiness would have al
conq1eTed' territories restored, includ
1ng Germany's, colonies, and the peace
full settlement of the questions of AL
sace.torraine and Italia Irridenta lef
to the future; he thinks there must b
no reparation for losses sustained, an
no continuation of the war by an eco
S nomic struggle thereafter; and TO
the avoidance Of future wars he in
dorses President Wilson'S plan of in
ternaHenal agreement to reduce arma
| ments, enforce peace and obtain rec
soenition Of the national aspirations Q
the smaller peoples.
bo Not Seem Reasonable.
= Unless the utterances Of their lead