The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1917-05-17
A WEEK OF WAR.
C0ntinued from firsi pace. }

Ottawa, Ont, May IA Sc
riOuS shortage in the winter wheat
crop of Canada was revealed by
report by the census and statistics
office, made public today. The
acreage estimated to have been
sown last fall was STA, 400 and the
estimated destruction through
winter killing was 1S7 900 acres,
or % per cent, leaving 626. 400
acres to be harvested.
The estimated condition of the
crop April so was 90 per cent,
which is lower than in any pre-
vi0us year since 1909 at the date.
London, May 14.-RusSia still
looms in the eyes of the world as
a pOrtentOus obstacle to an early
successful issue of the war for the
entente nations and the United
States over Germany and her al
lies.
With a far from satisfactory
state Of affairs existing between
the council Of workmen's and sol
,liers' deputies and high Russian
government officials which in the
last few days has resulted in the
resignation of the commander Of
the forces in Petrograd and the
minister of war and marine, comes /
a renewal of the rumOr that THr-
key is following in the footsteps 4
Of Germany and Austria and en-
deavOring to effect a separate !
peace with Russia.
On the front in France, the
British, after days Of fierce fight
ing, have taken in it's entirety
from the Germans the village of
Roeux, to the east of Arras, and
north of Gavrelle have pushed T
their line forward. No infantry
engagements have taken place be-
tween the French and the Ger
mans but their artilleries are still
roaring in the great duels which
always are the fore-runnerS OF at
tacks.
From April 9 to May u Ger
mans to the number of 49. $40 have
been made prisoners in France BY
the British and French. In addi-
ton. 444 heavy field cannon, 943
guns and 1856 trench NOR
tars were captured.
London, May Whether
Germany may be making ready
to pit her battle fleet against En-
gland in the naval engagement
which all England and the world
have looked for since the start Of
the war, is a question recent de- /
stroyer raids has brought for
ward today.
The belief is strong among ma
val authorities that these frequent I
md apparently aimless destroyer
raids on the British coast may be {
feelers out" for such a great sea
battle.
There have been a dozen or r
more destroyer and cruiser raids q
# late on the English coast.
London, May What had D
Everywhere been thought to be a I
Of a strong often n
i've by the Germans against the b
British along the Lens-St. Quen- A
in line and the French from the
egiOn northwest of scissors into s.
'hampagne apparently was only I,
ne Of the sporadic counter at +
acks which the Germans have a
cen throwing against the fronts r.,
ince the spring offensive began. d
Along the front held by the
'reneh artillery actions prevail y
d throughout Tuesday, the Ger A.
to follow up their in 81
antry attacks on Monday, in bl
'hieh the French war office says n
icy suffered heavy losses. "
The Italians have assumed the III
ffensive against the Austrians in n,
lie IsOnzO region along a front of "
Early IS miles. Following ex- pr
emely heavy bombardments the ha
alians loosed their infantry in mi
Ontal attacks and made cOnsid- te
able progress at various points. in
Petrograd, May 15.-It became us
Town here today that just before IN
e resignation of the provisional
mister Of war, Gen. GuchkOff, sol
IS announced yesterday, Gener- Sc,
Alexis Brussiloff, commander tvs
chief of the Russian armies on en-
e southwestern front, and Cen JOl
u GukO, the commander Of the an
lssian western front, asked to poi
relieved Of their commands 10.
Insofar as it is possible to pre- ine
It any definite picture Of the hol
Iirling maelstrom OF events Of ito
ich Petrograd is the storm cen Get
I, the situation today is as fol-
rs: Ger
The conflict between the tenn Of
AIRY government and the conn We.