Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-08-25

The threatened strike 0f fhs 1. w. w. iii tns nsfta-
western states which had been set for the hrst Of. the
week failed to materialize. Here and there small NUM-
bers Of men quit work. But the great demonstration.
which was to tie Zip the entire business Of the fAr west.
srn STATES, pr6ved d mere hEse. tn the fheantinis Wig.
orous action has been taken in several states to deal
with the men whose activities are directed toward. the
embarrassment Of the nation In its war preparations
and many Jsils have received new inmates Of this char
acter.
There has been discussion OF the FopeS peace pro
posals. and the expected has happened. The proposals
have been regarded generally WITH favor In Germany
and generally with disfavof In the nations at war with
her. The manner In which replies shall be sent seems
not to have been definitely determined, but the prospect
is that an understanding among the United States and
her allies Will be reached, and then the reply Of this
Britain will act as the spokesman Of several OF the Bufo-
pean nations. It goes without saying that the allies will
state. as they have stated before, that no peace on the
terms proposed is possible.
The week has Witnessed war activity in q quarter
from which little news has been received for some time
The italians have made q tremendous drive alonEs front
OF nearly 40 miles, and ha3e forced the Austrians back
at several points. and the latest dispatches tell Of the
continuance Of the advance. The movement is in the d.
rection Of Trieste, and so naenacing has the situation be-
come that the Austrians are reported to have started
to wreck and despoil the city preparatory to their forced
departure. In the italian sector and on the French and
Belgian fronts close to 10000 German and Austrian pris-
oners have been taken during the week, d greater nun-
Der than the number Of Russians captured in engage
nhents on several sectors Of the Russian, front.
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III the west the allies have been pushing forward
with undifninished vigor. and have gained several i'm
portant points in spite Of stubborn defense by the Ger
mans. The French are now In poSxession Of everything
OF Importance around verdun. The German offensive
against verdun was begun in February, 1916, and great
Roadway was made for q time. Then came the check
The Germans had sacrificed men by battaliohs and .regi-
ments to attain their objective, and men have been killed
by the thousands in the subsequent engagements. To
day the armies Of the crown prince are minus all these
men. and the German line is just about where 1t war
before the great onslaught began. What Is particularly
IMPORTANT IL that whenever they have set out to do sc
the French have gone forward. This Is true Of the
British before Lens. and Of the combined British forces
In Belgium near the sea.
Bombing raids against Zeebrugge, one Of ths I'm.
p6rtaht German submarine ports, were conducted during
the week. The airplane performs two important func-
lions. One is to drop explosives on selected places. The
other is 70 obtain information as to the disposition OF the
eneniys forces. It is from this latter standpoint that q
raid on such d place as zeebrugge is especially interest.
ing. One Of these days the Germans will be called on to
defend their hold OH the Belgian coast against Ia com.
binsd land, water and air attack. Before that happens
the country will have been carefully, spied out by avia.
torsn Hence any one Of the raids which are conducted
occasionally MAY be the preliminary to an engagement
which may bring the end Of the war within sight.