The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-11-27
SECRETARY OF WAR FINDS
CONDITIONS FAVORABLE
IN EUROPE
Germans Fail on All
Sides
Wastage of Forces Slowly but
Relentlessly Wearing Down the
Teuton and Softening His Lines,
Declares Baker.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-Declaring
that "the week just closed has been
one very favorable to the allied
armies" Secretary of War Newton b.
Baker in his weekly review of war
conditions, today, paid high tribute to
both the British and Italian armies
Germany, he declares, took the often
sive in italy to extricate herself from
the increasingly difficult position in
which German arms found themselves
on the west front. This has failed, the
secretary says. Summing up the re-
suit and the outlook Mr.. Baker says:
1T is the wastage of the enemy
forces, the slow yet relentless sapping
of the man power by continued and
sudden offensive thrusts, which must
eventually result in the softening Of
his line in the west This is the ulti-
mate objective of the series of in
tensive Offensives so successfully pur-
sued by the allies during the past six
months, and is even more important
than the gain in territory"
PARIS, Nov. 27-The newly won
positions of the French on the Yer
dun front were consolidated during
the night, despite German counter
thrusts in that direction The wal
office announced this afternoon thai
all Of the ground gained between
Samogeneaux and Anglemont farm
was firmly in the hands of tn,
French.
A German raid at Bezonvaux, in th'
same region, was repulsed.
Elsewhere on the Verdun front tn
guns were in action.
n
Y sian situation today is drifting into
- new phase, fraught with the utmOs
81 menace to the allies Evidence ha
3 been unearthed indicating that Ger
t man agents are trying to do NOR
o than to drive Russia into a separat
e peace. They are actually trying t
align Russia as a potential ally of tn
e central powers.
But how far this German influenc
+ extends is not known, but there
n ample evidence that the Bolshevil
y leadership in Petrograd is permeate
s by sentiments that have been bougl
: by German gold
o For a long time there have been il
o situations that Nicholai Lenine, on
l. of the mainstays of the Bolsheviki j
n Petrograd, is friendly to Germany.
t was through the action of the Ge
n man government that Lenine, then e,
Is lied in Switzerland, was able to reaC
Russia shortly after the revolution
airy coup last spring. To all outwai
appearances Germany has shown q
y apparent reluctance to enter negoti
tions with the BolsheviH for an arr
re istice, indicating that the Germs
4 general staff was doubtful of the poN
Il er yielded by the so-called Bolshevi
at government" in Petrograd over Il
a army
re Orders issued by Colonel Mourive
off, the minister of war in the BE
lr shevili are openly flouted by some
TX the commanders at the Russian frol
Id At the same time others, support
L by mutionous units of the army, a
going ahead with their own plaI
al Some have even gone so far as
ne take actual steps to secure an arm
st tice to affect part of the front, but
far as known these negotiations ha
done no more than to lead to an
% crease of fraternizing.
If Lenine and his companion Tr
sky are able to maintain their pow
a little longer and the demoralizati
and spread of anarchy in Petrogr
continues the allies may have to
wise their plans for this winters ca
paign and that of next year.
DENVER, Colo, Nov. 26-M
Margaret Barry Carver, wife of c..
Carver. prominent American banl
of Petrograd left here today for
Francisco, where it is believed
will meet Miss Tatinio Nicolaev Re
anoff, second daughter OF Nicho
Romanoff, former zzar of Russia, v
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