Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1917-05-25

hOrities a device calculated to destroy
entry for the American troops that are
2 the papers of a pedestrian. 4-Life
U. S. destroyer Jenkins.
the designations of Minister of War
GuchkOff and of Generals BrussilOff
and GurkO who declined to serve when
their orders were subjected to the ap-
proval of committees of soldiers.
These designations were followed
speedily by that of NJ. Paul Milukoff
as minister of foreign affairs. He left
the cabinet altogether. TereschtenkO
succeeded him, and Kerensky, who
was minister of justice, became min
lister of war and marine.
Following the retirement of Pro-
fessOr Milukoff, who is disliked by the
radicals, it was officially announced
that the government, the executive
committee of the duma and the cOun-
Gil of workmen's and soldiers dele
gates had agreed on these three card
maj pOlICSs 4llS VI llS dAlACO
fronts; the fullest confidence of the
revolutionary democracy in the recon-
structed cabinet; plentitude of pow
ers for the government.
This sounds encouraging, but the
fact remains that the army is disinte-
grating, owing to the preoccupation
Of the individual soldiers with the land
division, the food shortage, their IA
tigue and other personal matters.
The United States began giving con-
crete aid to Russia on Wednesday,
when Secretary McAdoo gave to it's
charge d'affaires $100,00O,O00 of the
allied loan, with the specification that
the money be spent in this country
under the supervision of the treasury
department. The American mission
to Russia, headed by Mr.. Root, was
given it's instructions, but it cannot
reach Petrograd for about two months.
Belgium got a share of the loan
when Mr.. McAdoo handed it's repre-
sentatives credit for $45,OO0,000.
italian Offensive Begun.
With the passing of winter condi-
| tions Italy began a vigorous offensive
on Monday, attacking the Austrians
along the entire Isonzo front. The
enemy fought back sturdily, but was
forced to give ground in the region OF
lPlava, north of Goritz. In this Italy
| is only anticipating a grand assault
| which hn AM mi hod
ing to make. The fighting continued
throughout the week with varying for
tunes, the Italians slowly pushing
their way toward Trieste, their OBJ
jective.
Released temporarily from the ne
cessity of guarding strongly the east
ern front, Germany brought from
there to France a large number O.
comparatively fresh troops and threw
them into the struggle against th'
British and French. General Haig'
men are now confronting greater en-
emy forces than at any time in tn,
past, but before the week ended the
were in full possession of Bullecourt
the village for which the German
fought so desperately because it pre-
tected Queant, the southern end of a
important line of defenses.
On the French front the most violen
fighting was about Laffaux mill, pos
tion even more important than Bullt
court. Again and again the German
made desperate attempts to regal
: this ground, but the French repulse
them with terrific losses.
: Many burning villages behind til
: German front north and south of
Quentin indicated an intention of tt
: Germans to carry out a further r
= tirement. st. Quentin itself has bee
} burning for some time.
r General Petain on Tuesday was al
f pointed commander in chief of til
: French armies in France, General N
velle was given command of a grou
of armies, and General Foch becan
chief of staff of the war ministry. P
: tain gained fame and high popularit
: sby his defense of Verdun.
t In Great Britain, too, there was
a shake-up, a general staff for the nay
h being formed in. response to the q
= tacks on the admiralty. Admiral j
: lico heads the staff.
It A gratifying decrease in the numb
n of vessels sunk by submarines, w
e reported by the British admiralt
p Whether this is due to the increasil
If attacks on Zeebrugge by sea and a
le | o,. to tbn reppnt Destructive fro at +
N Wilhelmshaven wharves, or to t
d large number Of U-boats caught in
-e British nets-repOrted to be betwe
m so and 100-is not known outside
l. Germany.
N The United States NOst one of
a. most distinguished and hOnOred ci
zens in the sudden death of Jose
ak H. Choate, eminent lawyer and form
re ambassador ito Great Britain.