Mexico Missouri message., 1917-09-13

have shown, the determination ana
abilitylto go forward the alarmed Aus
trian commanders are hurrying great
numbers of troops to the fighting line'
and their resistance is increasing.
Some Of the heaviest fighting of the
week took place on the Bainsizza pla'
teau, where the Italians pushed stead
lily eastward toward the Upper Car
niola border and Laibach. At the same
time Cadorna's men have been making
considerable progress in their advance
on Trieste on the Carso front, though
details of this movement were with
held by the italian war office. On
Wednesday II was reported that prac-
tically all civilians had evacuated Tri-
este.
The German crown prince has been
keeping up his continual counter at
tacks on the French in the Verdun
sector and on the Aisne front, but has
been repulsed in every instance, losing
great numbers In killed, wounded andN
especially prisoners. The scene Of
bloodiest fighting about Verdun shifted
to the east bank of the Meuse, where
the village of Beaumont was the CEN
ter of desperate combats. At Dead
Man hill also, the Germans made re-
peated attempts to regain the posi-
tons they had lost.
With bulldog tenacity the British
hung on to parts of Lens they had cap
tured, and consolidated them despite
almost daily and nightly attacks by
Crown Prince Rupprecht's forces.
Though heavy rains hampered opera
tions, the English took some more
positions east and southeast of Lange-
marck in the direction of Poelcapelle.
On the Eastern Front.
The advance of the Germans in Rou-
mania, Galicia and in the region Of
Riga slowed up very considerably, and
what little news came from those
fronts indicated that both the ROuma-
mans and Russians were putting up
creditabIe fight, except in the region of
FokShani. Perhaps they cannot keep
the foe out of southern Russia, but
even so the possession of that fertile
region would help the Germans little
| utCuuSt VI llle NIeltnSu
facilities westward. What Germany
needs now and is going to need much
more in the near future is food, and
that cannot he carried long distances
inland without railways.
A modification of Germany's policy
toward neutrals is indicated by her
backdown in the negotiations with Ar
gentina. She has promised indemnity
for the destruction of the steamship
Toro and virtually pledged the free
dom Of the seas to vessels flying the
Argentine flag.
Americas Heavy War Bill.
More than nineteen billion dollars
will be required to run the government
during the fiscal year 1917-191S, ac-
cording to the statement of the house
ways and means committee made last
Monday. This is about fifteen times
as much as for an ordinary year.
Chairman Kltchin said the loans to the
allies would aggregate $1,000 900 900,
the shipping board will require about
: $1,000,000000, and the other expenses
of the government will bring the total
to about $19,300,O00,O00.
The finance committees of the house
and senate have tentatively accepted
the recommendation of the treasury
department that the proportion of this
: sum to be raised by taxation to that
E raised by bond issues shall be about
E to 7. All but 2,OO0,0OO,OOO of the
: money to be raised is provided for in
bills already passed or now pending
0 before the senate or before the house
+ committee.
: President Wilson has approved Sec
+ retary Daniels estimates for the con-
h structlon Of a great fiotilla Of destroy
/ ers, for which congress is asked to
e authorize the expenditure of $3.50, ,OOO,.
e 600. The destroyer seems to be the
best weapon yet devised to combat the
S submarine.
t Apparently in no way related to the
b murderous outbreak of colored troops
at Houston Is the warning issued nv
the Patriotic Education society, that
n the Germans are conducting q propa
e ganda In this country to start gen
e eral uprising of negroes against the
e whites. promising German aid anC
u money to finance the lnsurrection anC
II telling the ignorant negroes that wher
y Germany rules America the blacks viii
y have equal rights with ihe whites Tn,
n story is not so fantastic as II may an
I. pear and the society is said to hay,
e authentic Information supporting ii
Is statements.