The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-12-27

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Germans on the west front did not de-
velop, but Won Hindenburg's concen-
tration of troops and heavy cannonad-
ing of the entente lines continued.
The British and French made all pos
sible preparations TO withstand the ex-
pected attack and their commanders
seemed quite confident that it would
be repulsed. At the same time, the
seriousness of the situation is not de
MED. Though the allies are numer-
ically superior to the enemy there,
since they do not know in what sector
the blow will be struck they cannot
concentrate their strength in that re
gion until the offensive has begun.
With the Withdrawals from the Rus
sian front and the calling out of the
younger classes of reservists, the
kaiser Is officially reported to have 154
| divisions in France only one division
short of the force he massed there
last July for the great operations
against the French.
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Bloody fighting was kept up in Italy
and the Austro- Germans made further
desperate attempts to break through
into the Venetian plain between the
| Piave and the Brenta, in the direction
of Bassano. They succeeded at great
expense, in taking some positions and
1000 prisoners at Mont Asoleone, but
Mont Grappa, the key to the defense
in that region, was held tenaciously
by the Italians. The French and Brit
ish troops sent TO that front got into
action and proved of valuable assist
ance. On the lower Piave the enemy
renewed his attempts to force cross
ing, without marked success. The de-
fenSve system of the Italians in this
flooded region is said to be very clever
and the pontoon bridges of the Aus
TRANS are destroyed as fast as built.
For months there has been moth
ing doing on the Macedonian front,
but the recall of General Sarrail COM
mander of the allied armies at Salon
Xxi, and the appointment of General
Guillaumat. who led the French in
their brilliant operations in the Yer
dun sector last summer, may mean
that some interesting news from
Macedonia can be expected soon. The
Bulgarans, despite extravagant peace
claims recently sent out, are about
ready to quit the war. and Austria
Hungary was tired of IL long ago,
though somewhat heartened by the
drive into Italy. The Turks were hard
hit by the loss of Jerusalem, and al
together il would seem that good
time is approaching for an offensive
in the Balkans.
British Public Angry.
Two events aroused the indignation
of the British press and public. The
first was another successful German
attack on shipping in the North sea,
in which one British and five neutral
merchantmen, British destroyer and
four mine sweepers were sunk. The
convoy was on It's way from Scotland
To Norway. The success of the raid
has given rise to sharp criticism or
the naval authorities. The second
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another air raid Tuesday night. About
twenty German planes crossed to the
Kent and Essex coasts, in six groups
and five of them succeeded in reach
ing London and dropping bombs. Ten
persons were killed and 20 injured
Several of the raiders were shot down.
The American navy met with pain
full loss when the submarine FL was
rammed and sunk by the submarine
F-3 in home waters during fog.
Nineteen members of the crew lost
their lives
Secretary Of State Lansing. in con-
junction with the Argentine govern
ment gave out TRANSACTIONS Of a lot
more Of the secret correspondence be-
tween Count Luxburg, former German
minister at Buenos Aires, and the Ger
man foreign office. II shows cOnclus-
lively that Germany was intriguing to
set Latin America against the United
States. II was expected in Washing
ton that this disclosure would result
quickly In a declaration of war against
Germany by Argentina, the congress
and people OF the latter country being
not likely to put up much longer with
the pro-Germanlsm of President Iri-
goyen.
The anti-lIGuor forces of America
won their greatest victory on Monday
when the house adopted the Webb
resolution submitting to the states
constitutional amendment providing
for the suppression of the liquor traffic
one year after the ratification Of the
amendment by 90 state legislatures.
The senate already had adopted sim
liar resolution.
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