Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-08-18


that Hindenburg, having prepared for
the Galician affair with The aid of his
spies, promised the kaiser he would
put Russia out of action within two
months, But kerensky, though he Is
terribly handicapped and Is not a sol
der, Is proving himself to be Il much
greater man than the German chieftain
and civilization still looks to him with
confidence in his ultimate success.
1t was announced on Thursday that
General Brussioff had resigned us
commander in chief of the. Russian
armies and that General KoluiloM had
been made generalissimo, being sue
ceeded on The southwestern front by
General TCheremiss0H.
The heroic conduct Of Vera Butch
mareff's feminine battalion ut the
front has resulted in popular move
ment for the formation of great
army of Russian women.
Teutonic Peace Bunk.
The beginning of the week was
marked by the ascension of three large
peace balloons sent up by the central
powers. One was piloted by Chancel-
Tor Michaells, one by Count Czernin,
Austrian foreign minister, and one by
the un-AmeriCan correspondent Ben
nett, acting for Michaelis and Luden-
dorif, The balloons went up swiftly for
a time, but, being filled only with hot
air, they soon came to earth again. the
descent accompanied by the ironic
laughter and cheers Of the allied ma
lions The Imperial chancellor to
abandon the metaphor, told vivid tale
of secret treaties between France and
Russia looking to conquest, ana Pre-
mier Ribot promptly branded him as Il
liar. Michaolis uttered Il lot more
cluptrap about the wicked aims Of the
entente allies and 'the justice Of our
defensive war; and, through the I'M
American correspondent, gave out
mess Of high-S0unding phrases and
foolish accusations, and declared the
submarine warfare would continue I'M
til the British raise their blockade.
Czernin gave an interview that sound
ed more reasonable, and couple Of
days later Vienna paper announced
authOritatively that Germany would
gladly act upon peace Overtures com
ing by way Of Vienna. The entire
peace move Of the week, however, was
declared by Washington, London aud
Paris to be inslncere and evidently
matte in the hope Of slowing up the
war preparations in America and the
restoration Of authority and discipline
in Russia.
On Wednesday the kaiser issued two
prOclamatiOns, to the German people
and TO the German army and navy and
colonial forces, in which he defantly
set forth his determination to prosecute
10 successful termination "this right
aous war of defense"
The German attempt to bunko the
Poles with vague promises Of re-
stored kingdom has fallen through. |
Dispatches from Berlin say the Polish |
egions have been disarmed and in |
erned, because the Germans found |
confronted by Il mutinouS .
Polish army, while Austrian subjects
enrolled in the original legion insisted
IN taking the oath to the new Polish
,ingdom as If Galicia were d part Of
t.
Americas Submarine Detector.
The problem of the submarine is
till holding first place in the consider
tions Of the allied nations, for while
he Germans admit the U-boat cam
align is not reducing England 10 star
alton, Admiral Jellico admits the
ubmarne has not yet been mastered,
nd says until the effective antdote is
lscoyered the allies must concentrate
n the building of patrol boats and
lerchant vessels. Secretary Daniels
elieves the American navy depart
rent has found Il plan for protecting
merican shipping and 1t will be put in
y !
working on giant detectOr which
ear Admiral Grant thinks win bring
results, The details Of this
atector, of course, are not revealed,
at it is expected to be effective over
distance of five miles, and If these
spectations are justified the depart
ent will stretch the device across The &
alters in the vicinity Of the German
Uses aud thereby locate submarines T.
they start out Meanwhile the
aimed gun crews placed on American {
crchantncn are giving a good ac- f
unit OF themselves, generally getting q
@ belterof any submarines that ven +
re 70 attack the vessels they are s
arding, $
The British admiraltys weekly re. a
ri showed a decrease in the number f
British merchantmen destroyed by r