The Mena weekly star., 1917-05-17
NOTHING STOPS I HA|C'S FIGHTERS
British Wade Thru Blazing Oil Liz nid Fire, Poison Gas and Other
 Modern TerPOrs and Drive the
 Germans Baek-Italian Fight.

Washington, May i4.-In the face of blazing oil liquid fire, poison gas and every other horror known to modern war, the British are slowly and stubbornly fighting their way to the Drocourt-Queant line, the gate To Douai and Cambrai, and the prin- cipal link in the letters welded in Northern France by the Germans. according to the Associated Press reports today. General Haig is ham mering all along the line but it is around Queant, at the souther ex- tremity, that his success has been most marked and the corresponding menace to the Germans greatest.
 Sueant is virtually pocketed. To the east, west and south the road is clear to the British, as far as bar riers are concerned, except for part of the village of Bullecourt. After some of the grimmest fighting on the western front the British have driv- en their foes from one-half of < Bullecourt and unless the tide is promptly turned the village is lost to the Germans and the crushing in # of the southern end of the Dro- court-Queant line is inevitable.
 Naval Bases Assailed. A ray of sunshine has also fallen on the British arms at sea. The great German submarine base at Zeebrugge and the naval stronghold at Wilhelmshaven have been as- sailed from sea and air with appar- ently notable success. Zeebrugge is an absolutely artificial harbor called into existence on the flat sandy coast of Belgium by the exigencies of sub marine warfare and practically de- pending on it's being on great mole This mole is said to have been reached by the British guns and the Germans must quickly repair the gap or the sitting sands will com plete the work of destruction com menced by the British gunners.
 Italians Resume Aggressive.
 The only incident of moment in lhe war lheaters is a fresh Austrian report of a great artillery lombard menl by the Italians on the Isonzo front. This may mean that the long inactivity of General Cadorna Is about t0 be broken. The Italian situation has been wrapped in con- siderable obscurity and there have been uncomfortable rumors that the chaos in Russia was inspiring the Central Powers to mass forces for a great drive against Italy These rumors have been somewhat offset by the accommodating evidence that Austria is seeking in every direction path to peace and is willing to make great concessions toward that l end
 Bitter Division Over Peace.
 In this connection the announced visit of Chancellor VOn Bethmann- Hollweg to Vienna assumes consid- erable importance. The fury of the 1 German junkers against the Austri- an attitude is obviously increased by their conviction that the chancellor has gone oyer to the moderate party. with it's program of peace without annexation or indemnity There seems little doubt that the demand for peace is steadily growing in vol ume in Germany and the hysteria of the junkers, as displayed thru their newspapers and thru the utterances or their leaders, is significant in this respect.
 Russia Still Riddle. There is nothing yet to indicate . what the answer is to be to the Rus san riddle. The resignation of Gen eral karnil0f, military commander at Petrograd, because of his refusal 10 accept orders from the council of Workmen's and soldiers delegates, helghtens the impression of the growing power of the radicals and the demobilization of the army. Ap- parently the provisional government must quickly assert it's authority or abandon a pretense at power.
 Russian Politics Disturbing.
 While military interest continues to center in the great battle on the french front, where the British are slowly but steadily pressing the Gefmans back, the political situation Tn Russia is demanding increasing attention and causing added concern among all the allied nations.
 Under the continued harrassing course of the radical elements in Petrograd, the provisional govern lhent which has held Russia togeth- CT at least in semblance, since the overthrow of the old regime, now shows signs of breaking up.
 The first gap in the government ranks was created yesterday when VI. Guchkoff, the minister of war and iharlne, handed in his resignation.
 The entire significance of Guch- kohs resignation has not yet devel- oped, but it may prove that this step was taken with the acquiesence of Ille provisional government, in an ehort to compel the radicals either to take their share of the responsi- Dlllty for the conduct of the gov sefnment or cease interference with governmental functions.
 
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