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edly will be loosened during these deliber-
atoms from Germanophile sources.
Italian armies of Gen. Cadorna, by
their striking successes in the direction
of Trieste and activities against the
enemy on the Julian front. give Gre
dence to the expressed view that Gen.
Cadorna intends to press his present
thrust home. without tarrying as he
has previously. This is the eleventh
battle Of the Isonzo, and this alone in
dicates the number Of times the Italians
have been held up for one reason or an
other. Now. however. the impetus OF
their attack may carry them on and on
until one of Italy's chief detectives of
the war. the capture Of Trieste, will be
achieved.
The Italians are fighting like demons.
Night and day they are pressing the
Austrian forces. The Austrian lines
have been shattered at some points.
and the whole strategic front has been
bent under the weight of Italian drives.
London and Paris are expecting great
things. and should the Italians keep up
their offensive on a scale approximat-
ing the present intense fighting. 1t Is
believed the Austrians more than ever
will be convinced that 1t is time to step
out of the struggle against the entente
powers. making such peace terms as
are possible,
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sky, whose magnetic personality has
bridged over many crises since the
revolution was ushered in, will make
strenuous endeavors to bridge the void
present government may be ably
backed in its announced purpose of
perpetuating the struggle to the end
The power of the provisional govern
ment VIII be put under white heat test
If 1t resists damage and energies un-
scathed. then Russia possibly will be
saved. II the Moscow conference bur
opens avenues for further dissension.
the face
German agencies continue their mis-
chievous work in Russia. and undoubt-
eddy much of the present day discord
is Iostered through the medium of paid
Ieutonfc representatives who have put
their heaven to work among MaYimal-
lists and others of the more radical
factions who would follow course
without rhyme or reason that typical
anarchistic policies and practices
might be put into effect.
III there were any doubts a week
ago as to the possible course of the
entente powers
Allies Spurn Pope's toward the
p.,o. d.. Pope's pea e
tenders, these
have been dissipated by expressions
in entente capitals during the past
week. London rejects the terms of
the pontiff unreservedly. Paris gives
respectful attention BETTING the source
of the communication, but unequivo-
cally states that she will have none of
it. Italy also points out that the
Pope's terms can never repay Italy for
her sacrifices in the present struggle
The new democratic government of
Russia sees in the terms of the pontiff
only causes for future wars. The
stand of the United States is with the
allies. Practically all of the chief war
ring powers have informed the Pope
that they have received his message.
but the replies of the entente proper
possibly will be voiced through Eng
land after due conference between
guiding lights. The reply of the United
States will come from President Will
son. in whose hands the matter rests.
The German attitude. as voiced by
Chancellor Michaelis during a session
of the reichstag main committee dur
ing the past week, seems to be that the
pontiffs general terms, such as free
dom of the seas. rights of all peoples
to pursue their own course unmolested
and league to prevent war and per-
petuate peace, are acceptable. The
German chancellor has been careful
not to commit Germany to the restora-
ton of Belgium. the sacrifice of AL
sace-Lorraine or even elaboration as
to the future fate of these about coun-
Gil boards. The aforementioned and n O
indemnities' idea implied by the pom
tin is ignored by the German chan
cellor.
On the whole. the chancellor is sus-
tanned in his stand that Germany should
make no further tenders Of peace in the
light of the reception accorded to previous
steps to end the war. II opinion voiced in
the press is a criterion of the general
ment never will attempt to end the war
as long as the future retention of Alsace
and Lorraine is in doubt. Germans have
stated a desire to grant autonomy to the
former French provinces of Alsace and
Lorraine, but this Is believed a political
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WEALTHY FARMER ARRESTED.


speciaI Dlspatch 70 The Star-
CUMBERLAND, Nd, August 2S.-
Jonas Hetrick. sixty-f1ve years old, q
wealthy farmer, residing on Niger
mountain, west of Grantsville, was
placed under arrest by secret service
men from Washington for alleged
threats to take the life Of President
Wilson. Hetrick is alleged to have told
his two sons, who have been selected
for service in the new National Army.
that he would like to get an army Of
mountaineers and march to Washing
ton." to dispose of Woodrow Wilson.
Some one hearing the statement sent
the word to Washington. Hetrtck was
released on $1,000 bail, given by his SON
Thomas Following his arrest, Hetrick
said he did not mean or intend any dis.
loyalty. Hetrick is the owner of sew
eral large tracts on Niger mountain.
He has returned to his home
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LITTLE PROSPECT THAT ALLIES
CAN BREAK THROUGH GERMAN
LINE IN WEST THIS SUMNER
further to the east and wholly outside
Of Canadian calculations.

further to the east and wholly outside
OF Canadian calculations.
Breaking Through Most unliksly.
It 10 always possible that one Of the
heavy. swift thrusts will produca .
complete Reorganization OF n sector OF
the German front. But Il 10 the most
unlikely thing In the world. and there
is no allied expectation anywhere OF
breaking through this year. Every ef-
fort will be made by the Germans 20
establish the idea that the purpose OF
the allies is TO break through. and they
will claim a great success Mt the end OF
the campaign when their lines are still
unbroken. although materially pushed
back. But the truth is that the present
allied tactics are directed at producing
casualties. at getting possession of the
high ground and the advantageous po-
sitions from which to make their later
attacks. to take ground the possession
OF which insures n heavier German cas-
ualty list. even when there Is no battle
going on. but just the day to day
Ypres. Hin 20, verdun-these are de-
tails in the scheme-the policy may be
extended to the Lorraine front. and even
to Alsace, before the summer Is over.
but the purpose should be clearly kept
in mind. There are less than ten weeks
of fighting weather left. and even IL
the Germans were forced to retreat be-
cause of a break In their line there Is
not now sufficient time to profit by such
an event. Russia's collapse put a who'll
ly different complexion on the war for
the present year. The French failure to
get to Laon emphasized the fact that
Germany still had the men and guns.
The End Next Summer.
She will have neither next year. II
the United States is able to put a con-
siderable number of troops-say. q half
milIion-on the western front the allied
advantage will be tremendous in num-
bers as well as guns. and II Russia
should rally the end would. in my
judgment, come before this time next
year; and by the end I mean. not the
fall Of Berlin or the passage Of the
lower Rhine. but the expulsion of the
Germans from France and Belgium and
the clear and unmistakable military de-
cision which will dissipate the Prus.
sian idea of victory through deadlock.
When the war approaches German
territory the fact will be plain to the
whole of Germany. Just as long as the
fighting Is far away in France. Bel
! GUM and Poland the German rulers
can make a case for insisting upon
peace based upon profits for Germany.
or, at the least, peace by which Ger
many escapes all financial payment for
her devastations in Belgium and France.
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Arrow 1-Nhows where French captured
several fortified positions yesterday.
Arrow -Sh0ws point where French
= have made greatest gains in recent
drives.

to these dreams Of increased area for
their kingdom
The might of the German military
machine which has been so keenly felt
by resisting Balkan
Germany's Might nations has been
pictured large be-
used as a Club. fore the eyes of the
Bulgarian peoples. The entente armies
dispatched to the Balkan regions have
accomplished nothing to disabuse the
Bulgarian mind that they cannot even
tually achieve victory. Such convictions
as the Bulgars may have that their
cause is a losing cause undoubtedly have
been builded by entente successes in
other directions and knowledge of in
ternal conditions in Germany and Aus
tria, though the vast majority of the
Bulgarian people are not expected to
so closely observe the slow crumbling
the Bulgars are thoroughly convinced
by entente military successes in the
Balkans-successes which Will bear
heavily and directly on the Bulgar heart
missive state of the people will con-
tinue and they will fight the battles of
their trickster king. who has been hand
in glove with the Teutons-
It has been rumored that King Fer
dinand suspects Germany of planning
to betray Bulgaria and Turkey in the
final reckoning and that he hopes to
bribe the allies with an offer of peace
for large sections of Macedonia and
Serbia Such reports are rather to be
discredited. Ferdinand still believes in
the Germanic military power. He has
no convincing reason to believe that 1t
cannot overrun him as it has other
smaller powers. 1t Is argued that Fer
dinand must be shown that he is de-
feated and that his Bulgarian armies
are not as impregnable as he has been
led to believe because of allied inaction
on the Macedonian front
The allies, it may be seen. have two
ways Of separating Bulgaria from the
central powers: By sheer military strength
which might cut Bulgaria OF from Ger
many and convince the king and Bull
garian peoples that the allies are to wiz
this war, and second, that there is moth
ing more to be gained by continuing in the
role Of a national valet to Germany.
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tente offensive on the Macedonian front
at the present juncture are pronounced.
The Greeks undoubtedly would rest
easier under entente control, for they
would feel more confidence in allied
power to forever protect them against
Bulgarian and Germanic incursions.
Germany to win this war. But this is
a minor advantage.
1t unQuestionably is fact that Ser
bians, montenegrins and Rumanians
slowness In delivering their nations
from the hands of the invader. Their
confidence in the entente powers was
plainly manifest when they entered the
have asked only that the armies of the
entente deliver them from the clutches
Of the hated foe. They are ready to aid
and fight to the last man to accom-
themselves. however. and upon the
entente armies in Macedonia rests the
task, If the fate Of the Balkans is not
to be decided about council boards after
the war has been ended by allied ac-
tivities in other arenas.
There are many after-the-war con-
siderations for the entente in the Bal
kan peninsula. These must be taken
the part OF the allies looking toward
the redemption of these little overrun
nations will do more to reinstate the
allies in Balkan opinion than any other
bounded confidence in allied ability to
protect the weak against the strong in
any contingency.
The day of an entente offensive in
Macedonia IS drawing near. There are
many reasons why 1t should not be de-
ferred. There are few unfolding a con-
trary course, so far as the world knows.
Will Russia's doom be sealed or a
brilliant future assured through the
medium of the.
Will Ruaeio,e great Moscow con-
Doom Be sealedg Terence rs1s :: 49,. a,,a.-
ton of the hour in every nation which
is affiliated with Russia in the fight to
defeat the central powers.
When all elements represented in
Russia begin their deliberations to the
end that Russias problems may be
aired and solutions advanced and some
agreement as to future policies brought
about, there will be ushered in two of
the most critical days in the nations
history, excepting those which wit
messed the overthrow of the Romanons
and the usherins in of revolutionary
government.
Dispatches which emanate from Rus
STA are. of serious tenor. 1t Is known
that the provisional government and
its acts will be holly assailed by the
so-called bourgeoisie elements OF the en-
pire. which. the socialists charge. are
royalists at heart. The principles OF
the socialists are chatting the so-called
bourgeosie, who see in them only con-
tinuation of chaotic conditions and the
subsequent complete downfall of the
Russian nation. Army leaders who are
dissatisfied with the course of events
4 will lend their voices in opposition to
/ the provisional governments actions.
Dissatisfied business men. who believe
| they have just grievances. are sure to
be heard. The workmen and soldiers,
| as well as peasants-in fact. every walk
+, of life-will get a chance to voice their
| views as to Russian policies and Ru-
sia's future.
| 1t is plainly stated that unless agree
ment Is reached disorder will follow.
1t is to be expected that Premier Keren-
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intensity of artillery and
assaulted In the present article shall conhne myself
mainly endeavor point the
that being revealed by the defense and by the attack
small degree derived from the methods of the
in his defense subsequent oens
Verdun
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Germans Now
Menacing Riga.

hynia, the Germans are bringing grave
menace to bear against Riga. Teutonie
armies have forced the Russians back
three and four miles on a wide front II
is declared that the Russian armies have
offered but little resistance to the enemy
and as a consequence the German gains
have been clear cut and speedy.
Owing to the fact that the German d.
lemma on the western front is a serious
one and many troops have been moved
from the eastern front to the western
there has been considerable speculation as
to the reason for the German drive on
Riga at the present moment It is prob
ably fact, however. that the Germans
hope to initiate a series of striking sue
cesses Immediately before the great Mos
cow conference. with the hope that the
of paid emissaries in Russia
for a separate peace with the Teutons will
be furthered. That the German purpose
is to discourage the Russians by continued
success and the mythical menace to Petro-
grad possibly will be revealed during the
sessions OF the all-Russian congress In
Moscow, for German propaganda undoubt-
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to the east over the Struma. the Turks
also might be cut
Turkey Also Might off from further
Be Forced Out. With cermsnx
Enver Pasha, the war lord of the sui
tan's domain, is a Germanophile from his
boot-tips up. for the reason that he is
thoroughly convinced that nothing can
defeat Germany. and that the entente
armies have not the power to crush Tur-
key or even detach her from the central
powers. The same reasons why an en-
tente offensive in Macedonia might in
fluence the Bulgarian situation apply to
Turkey. Only. the Turk has additional
troubles
The state of Turkish finances is de-
clared to be absolutely chaotic. Germany
is advancing funds to the Ottoman en-
exceedingly questionable whether Turkey
could continue in the struggle for a peri
cd of three months. were il not assisted
from monetary standpoint by Berlin
and Vienna. Germany continues unin-
terrupted communication with CONSTANT
nople and this has aided materially in ia
cilitating conferences between the military
and governmental leaders of Turkey and
the central powers 1t also is known
fact that the military stores Of Turkey are
were Turkey to be detached from Ger
many, whence she could get no more
munitions and other equipment. Were
the Turk to be cut off, most certainly
would cooperation between the Turk and
Austro-Hungarian armies in Moldavia and
even on the more northerly stretches Of
the eastern front cease forever.
With her military stores and finan-
cial aid from Germany stopped. it is
questionable
Isolation Would that Turkey
Hinder in Near East. u on ~
wage war with any degree of success
in Armenia. Mesopotamia and the Holy
Lands. Turkey would have to be
wholly self-reliant. and she has not
in the near eastern regions for a pro-
longed period unless the route of COM
munication between Berlin, Vienna and
Constantinople remains open
An allied drive through Macedonia
either to the north and east. il entirely
successful. would place Sarrairs armies
astraddle the Berlin-C onstantinople
railroad and Turkey then would be iso-
| lated except by more isolated land
| routes. Teutons. though controlling
all the southern banks of the Danube
have not pushed back the Russians to
sufficiently great distance to prevent
the Slavs from hazarding Germanic wa
ter communication with Turkey, and
even should German supply vessels es-
cape through the estuary of the Dan
ube they Immediately would enooun-
| ter Russia's warships which now prac-
/ tically control the Black sea-
! An entente offensive. while democrat.
| izing the Bulgarian armies and hitting
| Turkey, also would ease up the pres.
| sure on the Russians and Rumanians
for the reason that Bulgarian and
Turkish reverses would lead to insist.
| emit demands that all Of the forces oc-
| cupying the more northerly fronts be
| detached and sent to Macedonia and
| Serbia to check the allies
The political advantages e an en-
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With an allied offensive northward and
to the east over the Struma. the Turks
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to these dreams Of increased area for
their kingdom.
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~ have been sub
iected to the fiercest counter attacks
the Germans can marshal. Dead Man
Hill. Hill 1304. Avocourt wood positions
and others along the line stretching
through Samogneux have been repeat
eddy assaulted. The best the Germans
have been able to do has been to PEN
citrate French positions at isolated
points, later losing these minor gains
under French counter attacks.
While the battle has been going on
constantly in the verdun regions, the
British forces, principally Canadian
contingents. have been drawing the
net a little bit closer about Lens. To
have made extensive gains and now
command all high positions in this par
ticular section. To the south of Lens
the Canadians are meeting terrible re-
being forced to withstand counter at
tacks of tremendous power. but they
have held firm to points achieved dur
ing their offensive efforts. The allied
forces now dominate the ridges sur
rounding Lens and the Germans are
fighting in hollow which is decidedly
disadvantageous to them when forced
to wage defensive war as they now
are. The Germans are clinging to a
big part Of the city of Lens proper.
which is a veritable concrete under
ground fort. for they realize that the
Lens positions are the strongest in the
immediate territory. Once they give
them up there undoubtedly will be
big change in the position in the Ger
man line on this particular section of
the western battle front. for the Ger
mans. in spite of stubborn resistance,
never will be able to hold the Cana
dian armies. owing to their advanta-
geous tactical positions.
The Germans have been on the de-
fensive during the past week in the re-
gion to the east and northeast of
Ypres. the British scoring pronounced
gains between Langemarck and Fryen-
berg and on the Ypres-Menin road.
The British continue to strike hard in
this region. but have been forced to
repel numerous German counter at
lacks in order to consolidate their po-
sitionH The French forces have gained
to the north of Langemarck
Germans show increasing apprehension
as to the situation in Flanders. and it is
reported that large forces have been
moved from the eastern front for opera
tons along the western.
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British Success at Arras.

Meantime the British had been
achieving remarkable results about
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The might of the German milital
machine which has been so keenly fe
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Petain and Haig Apparently Aim at InAict-
ing Heaviest Casualties on Enemy
and Gaining Strategic Positions
NEXT YEAR. WITH u. S. TROOPS AID.
CRUSHING BLOW MAY BE DELIVERED
Germans Exaseerate Detectives Sought by Allies Ii
Effort to Discount Values of the Successes
Actually Won In Attacks.
BY FRANK III. SIMONDS,
Author of 1.-THE Great War;" "They Shall Not Pass"
, New York Tribune).

Tribune).
YITH the closing week of August the campaign of 10
M the front is reaching its climax, while a
Italian offensive along the Isonzo already asserted
BY Rome and Vienna have passed all records o
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Will Russias doom be sealed or
brilliant future assured through the
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With her military stores and finan-
cial aid from Germany stopped. it is
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Though the Russians and Rumanians
have been reasonably successful in re-
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II the entente armies wish to score
speedy victory over Germany it lies
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KAZIMIERZOWA.

Kemitet, kt6ry sic zorganizowal
pred kilku t%ygodniamy W celu zaku-
pienia organu do nowo budujaceSo sic
koscio1a Sw. KaZimierza PREY Whipple
i 90 ul., urzQdza wspanialy koncert, DIN.
ego stycznia, o godzinie 1880 wieczo-
rem, 1918 roku W sail Harrison High
School. Praca idzie pomyslnle; komi-
tet zEiera ma ogloszenia do Rmiatko-
wego programu. Rozeslano korespon-
dencye do wszystIich Towarzystw, Klu
bow / Sp61ek, by by}y Iaskawe koncert
ow poprzet.
Ma przysz1e p~osiedzenie prosimy "a
rzady lub representative tych Tow,
kt6re sic dotychczas ME zglosi}y. Ia
razem prosimy panienki chetne do roz-
s~przedania bilet6w, kt6re ju2 So goto-
we.
P~osiedzenie odbedzie sic dzisiaj 1
" cZwartek wiecz6r, 6 / s listopada, o
godzinie 7:30 wieczorem, W klasie ivy
k3ych ~posiedzeh, W novel szkole.
Wladyslawa GAIA, prezes.
NJ. Jablohska, sekretarka.
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PRZYW0DCA PACYFISToW
w ARESZCIE.

Przez wiadze federalne aresz-
towany zostai wybitny pacyfista
chicagoski, T. II. .Lunde, fabry-
kant, ktorego zaklad miesci sic
pnr. 81 Rees I'll.
Przez dfuzszy czas Sledzony
byl przez wladze federalne, kto-
rych p~odejrzenie obudzone 20
stalo, gdy i'm doniesiono, re Lun-
de jest czynny w koiach pacyfl-
stycznych i rozdaje druki pro-
germaiskie.
Lunde stawiony by} pred ko-
misarza federalnego Foote'a, kto
ry go postawil pod kaucya W ST.
mic $4,000. Do p6lnocy Mkt sic
ME stawii, azeby Lunde'go wydo
STAG ma wolnost. Zasadzono go
wtedy do wiezienia powiatowego
DziS przesluchy beda w dalszym
ciagu prowadzone.
Lunde jest ~oskarzony o pre-
kroczenic sekcyi ~trzeciej uStawy
G szpiegostwie. Lunde wydaje
pismo p. t. The Peoples Coun'
selor", rzekomo wychodzace we
Waszyngtonie, W ktorem anoni-
mowy autor, piszac do Lundego,
zajadle atakuje Aliant6w | radzi
Niemcom, azeby korzystali o.
woc6w swych zwyciestw. Day
take do zniechecenia rekrutowa
MIA,
Geese dowodow przeciw Lun-
demu polega take ia dokumen-
tach, kt6re wiadze skonflskowa-
w w biurze fabrykanta PREY I'll.
Rees, oraz W blurze organizacyl
pacyfistycznej Peoples Council
for Democracy and Peace W po-
koju 1541 w budynku Unity.
Lunde Jest skarbnikiem tel orga-
nizacyi. Jest to ia sauna organiza-