The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1917-10-12
British Again Smash Germans
East Of Ypres and Capture
important Positions.
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sy EDWARD W. plckARp.

Field Marshal Haig began his week
~ forward movement as usual onI
Thursday, the advance being again INF
the district east OF Ypres on a lineI
that seriously threatens Prince Rup-]
rechts communications with OstendI
and Zeebrugge, This salient of theI
British front has been giving the Ger-l
mans much anxiety, and all the first
part OF the week they directed at 1t
furious though futile attacks that
proved very costly.
by Saturday the British offensive
had developed into one of the most
pretentlous yet undertaken and prom
ised TO result In victory unequalled
since the battle OF the Marine. On u
nine.mlle front Haig's troops rushed
forward for about a mile and hale
and gained possession Of many Gers
man strongholds, including the ridge
between Passchendaele and zonne-
beke, Great numbers Of Germans
surrendered.
The allies doubtless hope to cut In
between the submarine buses and the
main German army, but according to
the belief OF well-informed army men.
Il il not their intention to force the
Germans back over any very wide
area. because the territory they would
be forced TO abandon would first be de-
vastated Rather do the allies plan TO
demoralize the enemy with the contin-
uo,ls hombardment by guns of all cali
bers 70 which they have been sub
ncting them of late, and most Of
Halg's advances are made for the pur-
pose OF gaining possession of com
handing positions, from which this
terrific eunhfe may be directed. That
the morale of the German soldiers al
ready Is beginning to break down is
evidenced by their readiness to surren-
der and the complaints Of some divi.
sions when ordered back to the front
after a rest
Germans Short Of Shells.
Reports from the front during the
| artillery duel that preceded the Thurs
dag advance were that the British fired
! twenty or more shells for every one
/ that came from the Germans. The al
lies supply of munitions Is now uulim.
tied, aud there Is good reason To he.
lieve that ;he Germans are running
short OF shells and guns. owing part
| N To reduced productivity caused By
1 the poor food OF the workmen. and
\ partly 60 shortage Of certain metals
/ The denial OF General Schuech. the
/ kalser's new minister Of munitions
/ that there Is any such shortage. Is not
convincing, Copenhagen dispatches
say the leaders Of German labor
groups were called to main army head
\ quarters few days ago, not 10 ccle
brate Won Hlndenburg's birthday. Il,
I was tntimate,l but to discuss plans fOl
speeding IN the production ~ muni
ti0ps. Probably Il was necessary. also
Ga take steps 60 appease Che wnrkmer
Of Essen and their wives, who held
riotous meeting recently demandln.
peace and hetter food
In Frankfort, too, an Immense peac,
meeting was held on sunday, but tina
was engineered ~ political groups
and therefore may not have been 5,
Indicative Of the sentiment Of the PEG
pie
czerniu Warns the Allies.
In the way OF peace movements, III,
most Important event % the week wa
the speech of Count Czegnin Austro
| Hungarian. minister of foreign Affairs
"a which lie threatened that unless Ia
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