Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-10
GRAND RoRk2 EERAIlD, SATURDAY. NovEMBER 10, 1917

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His retirement u said u Is In good order, with Ill troopa
lsesuinky reorgAnlaed and capable Of putting up = kood
AgAA, IN tho meantime the British ana Frsnch are rush.
ing treops ard munitions to the Italian front. The Italian
situation OF course. contains great possibilities Not only
are the Germans stacking from the east, but Austrian
troors. ~relnforced BY Germans. havs advanced In the
Trsntnog 20 a. to menace Cadorna from the north. The
success Of this great envelopins movement would POCKET
the entire italian armies and lead to their annihilauon
or their capture1en bloc. Than the city Of Venice and
all northern ItalySwould be at the mercy OF the Invaders
On the Other hand. a Feutonic defeat in that section
would BE- . staxgering blow to both Germany and Aus
tr4a, ana would moro than restore the allied advantage
which they had before the Italian defeat.
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Things have been moving we'll for the allies on sns
west front. Tho Frsnch have consoidatsd their gains
north Of the Aisne, occupying the miles OF tssritory which
the Germans were forced to evacuate. In Flanders the
British have captured the village Of Passchendasls, which
places them in possession Of the entire ridge running
north and east. Rouiera the railroad center which serve,
for the distribution Of supplies for the German armies
along the coast. is but four miles away, and has already
been bombarded by the big guns Of the British. While
progress is slow and resistance stubborn, II is dihncult to
see how the Germans can much longer retain their hold
ON their coast bases .
With the advent Of cooler weather activity has been
renewed In the east. In Mesopotaxnia the British have
put to flight q large Turkish army some distance north.
west Of Bagdad. and in Palestine they have taken Cas-
and Beersheba, and are moving in force toward Jsrusa-
lem. At the same time the lines Of Turkish communica-
lion, WHICH II some places 0f9~vory close 10 the sea. are
being attacked from the water.
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The United States Is about to take q more active part
in the management of the war through q war commits
sion which has recently arrived In England. This COM
mission 10 headed by Colonel House. who has acted on
several occasions as the perAonal representative Of the
president, and with him arc associated Admiral Benson,
General Bliss ana other ofcials connected with trans
portation, finance ana food control. No announcement
was made Of the fact that this commission was even be-
ing created until it had arrived in England, when q state
ment outlining its purpose was issued by the state depart
ment. The commission is strictly q war organization.
Its purpose is to take part in the general war council.
of the allies. to the end that there may be secured a per-
feet coordination Of activity both in the field and in the
distribution Of war material and the financing of the
various nations associated with US. Questions Of peace
and Of politics will not be considered by the great general
council Of which the American representatives VIII be a
part. The sending of this commission to Europe for the
performance OF such duties is another step toward com
plete participation in the war in all Its phases by the
United States. %et.f
While matters of war have been most prominent, the
government has for some time had under way negotia-
lions with Japan for the purpose Of reaching a clearer
understanding OF the relations of the two countries with
each other. AS a result Of the conference an agreement
has been reached which Is said to settle all pending ques-
tions in q manner mutually satisfactory. Chinese affairs
occupied a large share of the attention Of the conference.
In the agreement reached the United States recognizes
that Japan has special interests in China, but Japan
agrees to full recognition Of the principle Of the open
door in China, for which the United States has stood I'M
waveringly. The present agreement represents a marked
modification of Japan's demands since her presentation
Of the Fl articles for prompt acceptance by China not
many months ago.
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In the New York election Mayor Mitchell was de-
feated by Judge Hylan. the Tammany candidate, and the
entire Taznmany ticket was elected by large pluralities.
In spite Of the fact that Hylan was the nominee not only
Of Tammany, but Of the Hearst element. which has Wig
orously hammered the administration for its war policy,
and Of the further TACT that he was supported by a large
share Of the anu-war crowd in New York, the mayor
elect issued q statement on the night Of his election de-
clartng his sound Americanism and his determination to
support the government in its prosecution of the war.
In the New York state election woman suffrage was
approved by a large majority Of the voters, thus ending
a fight in that state begun. 70 years ago for the full en-
franchisement Of women. In Ohio the fight over prohi-
bition was very close. On early returns the prohibition
amendment was reported to have carried by q few hun
dred votes. Later It appeared to have been defeated by
a bare handful. and the wet majority is now stated to
be some 5000. with the figures changing as late precincts
are reported. Charges of fraud are made by the pronl-
bition supporters. and the election will In all probabilit,
be- reviewed In the courts.
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