Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1917-11-02

| Though the fleet succeeded in keeping
| the German sea forces out of the Gulf
| of Finland for the time being the
| enemy completed the occupation of the
| islands at the mouth of the Gulf of
Riga. The civil population of Reval,
Kronstadt and in part of Helsingfors
was removed, and the government pro-
| ceeded with it's plans of moving to
Moscow. The worst of the news, how
ever, was that the council of soldiers
and workmen had adopted a resolu-
ton declaring. the salvation of the
/ country lay in the conclusion of peace
as soon as possible and that all power
must pass into it's hands, and accusing
Kerensky of openly favoring the kaiser
| and seeking to give Petrograd into his
| hands. Furthermore, the council has
| given to it's delegate to the coming con-
| ference of the allies In Paris inStruc-
| tons that cannot fail to be diSpleaSing
| to the other allies. They cover the
whole ground and would result in
peace in some respects more German
than Germany itself dares TO hope for.
Another source of anxiety to the al
| lies, Great Britain especially, is Ire
| land With the able assistance of Ger
| man agents, the militant Sim FeinerS
are becoming more defiant every day
until now the whole west part of the
| island is said to be on the verge of
| open rebellion. Several of the con-
| spirators have been arrested in the
| United States and others in Ireland.
Germany Loses Zeppelin Fleet
Germany, ridiculOusly indignant at
the promises of reprisals for her MUIR
derous air raids, threatened that for
| every brick which falls from peaceful
| German homes whole rows of buildings
will be overthrown in Paris" Then
! she sent a big fleet of Zeppelins over
| England, their bombs killing "a per-
sons. From there the monster airships
sailed across to France to punish
| Paris. But the Frenchmen were awake
| and such an army of aviators and
| storm of antiaircraft gunfire met the
| invaders that four of them were
| brought down and three others were
partly disabled and fed. One of the
Zeppelins was captured uninjured and
as 1t is of the latest type it has been an
| interesting object of study. A mighty
roar of exultant laughter rose from
! France when the result of the kaiser's
attempt to carry out his threat became
| known.
| Preparing for Two Years More.
Although Americas land forces have
not yet begun to participate in the con-
! flict, it becomes more apparent daily
that we will take commanding part
| in the war. Great Britain and France
make it plain that they rely on the
| United States to clinch the victory,
| and Uncle Sam is girding up his loinS
! for the mighty task. We are to be well
represented in the coming conference
in Paris, when it is probable there will
| be mapped out a more definite and CO.
| hesive plan of military operations than
| has vet been followed. LlOyd-GeOrge
| and other leaders assert that peace is
/ not in sight because no terms have
| been suggested that all can accept,
and the nations are laying their plans
| for at least two years more of war
! fare 1t is understood. and admitted
| by captured German officers that the
morale of the German army is weaken
| ing and that the food situation in the
! central empires is bad, but those who
| know do not claim that Germany's
! fighting power is nearly exhausted.
| The political turmoil there continues,
! and there were unconfirmed reports
last week that Michaelis had resigned
the chancellorship. But all that dis
! turbance does not help the allies a
/ great deal. The emperor returned to
| Berlin on Wednesday and began to
! zeal with the political crisis. The first
result was the taking of the portfolio
| of internal affairs from Vice Chancel-
Tor Helfferich.
| Secretary of War Baker intimates
that the American troops may get into
| action in France very soon, that they
will take part in the winter operations
| of the allies, and that they will be
heavily REINFORCED In the spring. He
1 says they are in splendid physical con-
dition and efficient fighting trim. They
| and their commanders have made
themselves well liked there, and Gen
eral Pershing made himself more pop
| ular than ever last week during the
| French advance north of the Aisne. Ac-
| companying the French commander as
an observer, "Black Jack" quietly in
sisted on being taken TO the first Ger
I 20 he
| 0nd line. and staid there under fire
until he had seen all he wished to see.
The success of the second Liberty
| loan is source of immense gratifica-