Licking Valley courier., 1917-09-06

nave siOWn tne ueIerlnlnatl0n ana
ability to go forward. the alarmed Aus
trlan commanders are hurrying great
numbers of troops to the fighting lines
and their resistance is increasing.
Some of .he heaviest fighting of the
week took place on the Bainsizza pla-
;eau, where the Italians pushed stead
lily eastward toward the Upper Car
ni0la border and Laibach. At the same
time Cadornas 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 Trl-
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 repused In every instance. losing
great numbers in killed, wounded and
especially prisoners. The scene of
bloodiest fighting about yerdun shifted
to the east bank of the Meuse, where
the. village af Bealimant was the zen
ter of desperate combats. At Dead
Man hill, also, the Germans made re-
ypeated attempts to regain the posi-.
,tions they had lost.
With bulldog tenacity the British
hung on to parts of Lens they had cap
tured, and consolidated them despite
almost daily apd nightly attacks by
Crown Prince Rupprecht's forces.
Though heavy rains hampered opera
lions, the English took some more
positions east and southeast of LANCE
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 We're putting up a
creditable fight, except In the region of
Fokshanl. Perhaps they cannot keep
the foe out of southern Russia. hut
even so the possession of that fertile |
region would help the Germans little |
because of the wretched transportation |
facilities westward. What Germany |
needs now and is going to need much |
more In the near future Is food. and |
that cannot be carried long distances
inland without railways.
\ modification of Gerrlany's policy |
toward neutrnls is indicated by her
bacEdown in the negotiations with Ar
gentina. She has promised indemnity |
fer 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
VIII he required to run the government
during the fiscal year 10l7-191S, ac-
cording 10 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 Kitchn said the loans to the
allies would aggregate S7,000,00OOOO.
the shipping board will require about
Sl,000,000.000, and the other expenses
Of the government will bring the total
to about $10300.C00,000.
The finance committees of the house
and senate have tentatively accepted
the recommendation of the treasury
department that the proportion of this
SUN TO he raised by taxation to that
raised by bond issues shall be about
3 TO l. All but S20QQ0O0,O0O OF the
money to he raised is provided for In
bills already passed or now pending
before the senate or before the house
committee. rs1
President Wilson has approved Sec
relary Daniels estimates for the con.
Structlon of a great fotllla of destroy
ers' for which congress Is asked to
the expenditure of $3.50. 600.
'OO The destroyer seems to be the
best weapon yet devised to combat the
submarine. y
Apparently Ip no way related to the
mdrderous outbreak of coored troops
at Houston Is the warning Issued hy
tie Patrlotlc Education society, that
the Germans are conducting Il propa.
gcnda In this country TO start gem
cruT uprising OF negroes against the
whites promising German aid and
money To Hmnce the msurrection and
telling theignorant negroes that when
Germany rules America the blacks will
have equal rights with the whites. The
story Is not so fantastic us It may ap-
pear and the society is snld to have
informatlog supporting It's
statements.