Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-11-29


to prevent threatened attack by the
Teutonic forces on the SalOniki 'front.'
Very large numbers of German troops
have been taken from the Russian
front, and while many of them were
sent to replace the worn-out divisions
in Flanders, others probably were
turned toward the Greek frontier.
Not many could be used In Italy owing
to the narrowness of the fighting front
there.
1t does not seem reasonable to as
sumo, from the success of Byng's at
tack, that the allies have any idea of
abandoning high explosive artillery
preparation for such movements in the
future and depending on the use of
great masses of infantry, regardless
Either great drOves of tanks such as
Byng used, or heavy Smelling, is nee
essaly to open the way for infantry,
and it is likely the tanks alone could
not have done 1t II the Germans had
not been taken so completely by sur
prise.
The movements of the French last
week We're not so sensational as those
of the British, but they We're of great
Importance. A strong salient of the
German line to the south of Juvin-
court was attacked and partly straight
ened out, and all the positions recent
,ly won north of the Chemin des Danes
We're maintained. 1t is not unlikely
that the Germans will be forced to a
line north of Laon, losing that very
important city.
AIIenby Surrounding Jerusalem.
Jerusalem seems the certain prize of
General Allenby's expeditionary forces
in Palestine, for after taking Jaffa he
moved on to the east and northeast un-
It'll he had the city almost surrounded.
IF the Turks attempt seriously to de-
fend it, it may be Allenby will draw
u Gordon about 1t and starve them into
surrender, rather than shock the
Christian world by bombarding its
hottest slrines.
The remarkable tenacity with which
| the Italians held on to their Piuve
river line and its continuation in the
mountains between the Piave and the
Brenta so checked the Austro-German
advance that attacks virtually ceased
during the first half of the week. On
Thursday, however, the enemy began
Il great mass attack on the upper Pr
| ave where it bends to the northeast
into the Belluno Alps. The German
| commander brought into action picked
troops of the Prussian guards. some
of the best units from the west and
|. Russian fronts and IL large body of the
VIGOROUSLY brutal mountnineers from
lower Hungary.
1t is no breach of confidential infor
nation to state now that the transpOr
tation of American troops to Europe
is going forward with increasing rapid
ity, and that General Pershing prob
ably will have a million men in his
command by next summer. The train
ing of great part of the Nationa
army will be curtailed in America nnt
completed quickly on French soil
The British government has now come
over to the view of the French wal
commission that visited us, and 1,
urging that our troops get into actor
in as large numbers and as swiftly u.
is possible. This has been the pro
gram of the administration for som'
time, and the ship-building program
has been speeded up accordingly. Ii
fact. President Wilson is insisting Oh
Monday he made his requirements II
this line clear to various cabinet Off
GERS and other officials. At the sam
time he appointed Daniel Willar
chairman of the war industries boar
to succeed Frank A. Scott, who re
I signed on account of Ill health.
Rear Admiral Capps resigned as ger
eral manager of the emergency flee
corporation on Thursday because h
does not believe the policy Of cor
structing wooden ships will result sa
lsfactorily, and thinks the shippin
board should have extended e1istin
plants to their capacity instead of q
tempting to build new yards. Chat
man Hurley, however, Is eradicatin
many of the causes of complaint an
his program promises to be successf,
II he can get enough labor.
Mr.. Wilson is earnestly-even ii
sistently-in favor of the creation {
Il supreme war council Of the allie
and has instructed Colonel House I
, do all he can to bring 1t about at tn
: Paris conference.
Triumph for Lloyd George.
When Premier LloydGeorge cam
/ to reply to his critics In parliamer
| concerning his advocacy of the int
t allied war council. he gained a gre,
) personal triumph and quite routed A
quith and his followers. In the cours
, of his speech he said the governmel