The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1917-08-09
BY EDWARD w. PickARp.

BY EDWARD w. PiCkARD.
After twenty days OF the most trc-
mendous artillery fire Of the war, tho
Anglo French armies In Flanders be-
gan on Tuesday great drive that
aroused the highest hopes for definite
results. Great masses Of troops dashed
forward along q front Of twenty miles.
overran the enemy's first three lines OF
defense between Warneton and Dix
nude and captured eleven towns and
more than 5000 prisoners. They
crossed the User at many places. the
engineering corps performing prodigies
In the way Of bridge-building under
fire. Tanks and airplanes played I'm
portant parts In the terrific conflict.
The Germans resisted stoutly and on
Wednesday, when the allies advance
was checked by torrential rains, the
Teut0ns BY fierce counter-attacks won
back little Of the lost ground. Next
mans back. and then the artillery re-
sumed the task Of blowing Prince Ru-
precht's men out of the supporting de-
fenses to which they had retired.
Generals Haig and Petain exchanged
kilograms Of congrntulation on the
success In Flanders, and the kaiser,
not to be outdone, congratulated Ru-
precht on his great success" and at
once called conference in Brussels OF
his commanding officers on the west
front and other officials. The German
losses are reported to have been tre.
mendous and those of the allies COM
paratively light. Several American
surgical teams worked on the fighting
line side by side with their British al
lies.
The exact objective. of this drive was
not officially announced, but the peo-
pie Of the allied nations hoped and the
Germans assumed that the Anglo
Belgian coast and force the Germans
to abandon their submarine buses
Such movement would also turn the
right end Of the German We and
might well compel general retire
msnt toward the Rhine. II the allies
could reach the Dutch border 1t is be-
level Holland might be persuaded to
throw In her lot with them, Ia decision
which Germany evidently has feared
for some time.
Conditions In Russia.
The disorganized Russian troops
continued their retreat eastward
through Galicia. and at some points
the pursuing Teutons and Turks
crossed the Russian border. However,
there was a perceptible stiffening OF re-
sistance by the Slavs, and further
north they held their lines fairly well.
On the Roumnnian front the Russo
Roumanian army fought bravely and
successfully. making considerable adj
yances. Its good work may 20 fur to-
ward saving the rich grain fields oi
southern Russia from the enemy.
Meanwhile Kcrensky ana his col
leugues are working fast To avert dis
uster. Their program, according To the
official newspaper, Is to restore the
armys power by II clear definition ut
the limits Of Russla's present liberty,
the taking of the severest ana most
mcrciless measures for Ie-establishin2
military discipline, and the restoration
OF the shaken authority of Russia's
most disinterested and self-sacriiicina
servants, her officers. Hundreds oi
German spies In Russian uniforms
found mingling with the soldiers have
been executed sunmarily, and the mu
tinous troops nre being punished aS
traitors. 1t Is now reported that Le
nine has escaped from Russia, probn
bly, to Germany through Finland nht
Sweden.
Russian secret service agents repor'
that Hindenburg. having prepared for
the Galiclnn affair with the aid OF his
spies, promised the kaiser he would
put Russia out of action within two
months. But Kerensky, though he Ia
terribly handicapped and Is not n sol
ldier, IL proving himself to be much
greater man than the German chleftain
and civilization still looks to him with
confidence In his ultimate success.
1t was announced on Thursday that
General Brussiloff had resigned as
commander In chief Of the Russian
armies and that General Kornilon had
been made generalissimo, being sue
,ceedVd on the southwestern front by
General Tcheremissofr.
The heroic conduct Of Vera Butch
mareff's feminine battalion at the
front has resulted In a popular move
.ment for the formation Of n great