Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1917-05-11

entente allies already had declared no
suggestions of peace terms from Ger
| many would he considered nj this time.
AuStrin is in sad state and the news
| that has filtered out from that country
| during the week indicates that the en-
! tire nation. from the emperor down.
I demands an early end of the wnr, on
any terms ohtainahle. But Charles
may not hr able To wriggIc out from
| the iron grasp of the kaiser.
What About Russian
Sill a big black Interrogation point
must be- placed after Russia. The rest
of the world really knows little of
what is going an there. but II is evil
busy on the western front. he might
break through the Russian lines below
/ Riga with comparative ease. New
rules for the Russian army have been
promulgated. and how under them any
effectiveness and cohesion in the army
can he maintained it is impossible To
conceive. The officers seem to have
been deprived Of all powers Of discip-
line and nearly everything is put in the
control Of committees of the soldiers.
The common people" are ut the helm
over there. and it will be only by
Gods mercy if they do not drive their
new republic onto the rocks Of disas-
ter because Of their inexperience and
. M I.TuunlS Tho
party in Russia still denies vchomently
that 1t has any idea Of advocating Il
separate peace. and there is encnur
agrment in the fact that the soldiers
who deserted and went home are fast
returning t. the ranks.
On Nay the Russian provisional
government sent Ia its representatives,
in Ia" allied countries q note giving as
SurauCe that the change in government
could Civ" no rrci"Xr for any slackcn-
in- on the part Of Russia in the com
mon struggle 81 all the entente allies
and that IN the contrary, the nation
was even more determined TO bring the
war to 4 decisive victory.
one Of the first things America will
do tn help Russia is to send commits.
sion u four experts TO reorganize the
transportation facilities of the new re-
public. One member of this body will
be John +. Stevens. who was chief
engineer of the Panama canal COM
mission before General Goethals.
There was no great change in the
fighting line in France during the week.
The French and British both made
some gains and consolidated the posi-
lions they had already won, and the
fierce artillery duelS continued, day
| and night. But the Germans brought
up more and more Of their reserves
| ana contested every inch Of ground. 1t
seems probable that they will continu"
10 give WAY slowly in order 10 save
their men. and 81. Quentin may be
evacuated before long. The hl""diest
/ fighting of the week took place at Ar
l"uX and Oppy, east of Arras, where
: the British were attacking.
The British began another drive on
I Th'rsday. attacking on q 12-mile front,
( both north and south of the Scarpe
! river. Despite desperate resistance
! by the Germans they took n number of
| important strategic positions. including
! the town Of FresnOy. The Germans
/ are constructing n new emergency line
Of trenches from Queant, north 10
| Drncourt and trying to hold the Brit
/ iSh back until II is completed.
In Mcsorotamia the Turks We're de
f"ated by General Maude's troops on
both banks Of the Shnrt-pl-Aiham and
( driven back into the .Ichcl HamrIn
hills. From ConstaniinOple came the
surprising news that the city Of MuSh.
In Turkish Armenia, had been evacu-
ated by the Russians and occupied by
the Turks. Pctrograd has not CON
I firmcd this announcement.
Recruiting Speeds Up.
| Recruiting for the regular army was
satisfactory last week. and the navy de-
. partment announced on Tuesday that
( the enlisted personnel was S7.0S2. or s.
more than the maximum strength of
NV navy hAA'i'A fAl>llllr5 law llt IflS-
sage Of the army bill with the sclec-
tive draft feature, the prospect that
American troops would soon be sent to
I France and Colonel RnOsevelt's rous-
Ing address in Chicago all contributed
to help the recruiting campaign.
4 great strike Of union bakers in
Chicago alarmed the big city by the
lake and incidentally attracted the at
( t"n,i"n Of the federal authorities be-
/ cause most Of the strikers are Of Ger
I man birth or parentagc. and nigh: be
( taken into custody as alien enemies.
+ There were limitations also that the
( government might take over the opera
! lion of some Of the large bakeries be-
cause the naval training station at
! Great Lakes Is dependent on the CITY
/ for its bread supply. Fortunately for