The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-04-26


"even II war material were lost
spare the lives Of our forces and |,
flict heavy sangulnary losses upon b
enemy, and thus decisively weala
him. This was achieved"
Again, on Wednesday, General "
velle hit the German line hard alOn,l
twenty-mile stretch from Relms to ~
berive, and then beat Off the CrOn
Princes furious counter-attaCks. n
British made more advances near La
and st. Quentin. SO 1t went day ats
day until, before the week ended u
French estimated the number Of .
wounded prisoners taken by The
alone at more than 10000. They lh
captured many guns and immsg
quantities of supplies.
Retirement Of the Germans In Ra
mania is fOreshadowed by the repr
from Jassy that they have burned b
towns of Braila and Fokshanl.
The Turks, too, are retiring, willy
nilly, before the steady advance
General Maude's army northwest ira
Bagdad and the Russian forces In AZ
Minor.
Russia VIII Stand Firm.
In what may be called the field
diplomatic endeavor, attention musta
called again to German efforts to Y
duce the new Russia from her alss
ances and make separate peas
These efforts, started by Socialist les,
ers, have now taken on n seml,Onda
character, for the German censorss
and prohibition Of egress from d
country have been relaxed and h
government treats the Socialists T1
a sudden favor that Is decidedly suT
cious. The negotiations are being a.
ried on in Sweden, whittier some Ra
sian radicals have betaken themseVa
Encouraging reports from PetrOml
say that the duma Is split, the mala
ity favoring sustaining the prov
sional government In Its determinaua
to prosecute the war to victories
end is very large. Germanys pada
promises to Russia, and those Of As
tria, are too snowy to deceive any u
the most simple-minded, and e's
were they more substantial, the cOuis
of the imperial government has
been such as to inspire the least co
fidence In its pledges. Wilhelm nl
mean to fulfill his promises of election
reform in Prussia, but they give lri
assurance of measurably promou4
the cause Of democracy, for which u
world is fighting. Indeed, the pTO1
ised reform would leave the autOcss
ic system in the heart Of Germany
The leaders Of democratic RuSa
must see, as do the leaders of the Oa
er allied nations, that though the wolA
might afford to make peace with H
German people, 1t cannot afford
make peace with the German Ral@
On Wednesday still better news can
from Petrograd in the form OF assn
ances to the American goyernmeu
that 1t was no longer conceivable m
under any conditions the provision
government Of Russia would ylela
the overtures of the German and Au
trian Socialist agents to negotiate
separate peace. ~
The Austrian cabinet became u'
rupted during the week. Two OF VI
members withdrew. 1t was repOl'r
that Premier Tlsza of Hungary n'
resigned.
Food restrictions and labor cOIs
tions in Germany gave rise to q "
strike Of Berlin munltion workers U"
started on Monday. The goyernn'.
was forced to make concessions
them. Poles forced by the GernaD
to work in munition plants OF Wa
saw also went on strike.
Norway and Spain Aroused
Norway Is becoming more and mV'
indignant over the destruction OF w
merchant marine by German suOp'
rines, and in the last few days the sIr
ping men and the press, heartenea y
Americas entrance into the war, nav
been openly advocating the armhs '
their vessels. Spain, too, Is exaspa
ated by U-boat Outrages, and hins
fonso on Wednesday told some ro0s
at q review: at is necessary tha' "
shall keep in constant state Of pr"
aratlon." 49,.
Serious news came Thursday Nv.
Buenos Aires to the effect thal "
German inhabitants Of three states u
Brazil had rebelled. They are salu !
be well armed and organized. In1.|
are about half a million Germans 7
Brazil. III
Germany lost one of her "strVa' s'.
men last week when General Won =,
sing, the German governor generm
Belgium died. The Belgians diu "
go into mourning.