The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-09-06

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/ have shown the determination and
| ability 10 go forward the alarmed Aus
| trian commanders are hurrying great
numbers Of troops to the fighting lines
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 Trl-
este.
The German crown prince has been
keeping up his continual counter at
lacks 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 and
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-
lions 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 Rupprechts forces.
Though heavy rains hampered opera
tons. 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 were putting up
creditable fight, except in the region of
the foe out of southern Russia, but
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.
A modification of Germanys 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 19l7-l9lS, ac-
cordlng 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 Kitchin said the loans to the
allies would aggregate S7,000OOOO 600,
the shipping board will require about
81 000,0O0,0O0, and the other expenses
Of the government will bring the total
to abont Sl93000O0,000
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
raised by bond issues shall be about
to Z. All but 000,000000 of the
money TO be raised is provided for in
bills already passed or now pending
committee.
President Wilson has approved Sec
rotary Daniels estimates for the con-
structiOn of a great hotlla OF destroy
ers, for which congress is asked to
authorize the expenditure of $350000,-
600. The destroyer seems to be the
hest weapon yet devised to combat the
submarine.
Apparently In no way related to the
murderous outbreak of colored troops
| Mt Houston is the warning issued by
the Patriotic Education society, that
! the Germans are conducting a propa-
ganda in this country to start gem
ernl uprising Of negroes against the
whites, promising German aid and
money TO finance the Insurrectlon and
telling the ignorant negroes that when
Germany rules America the blacks will
have equaI rights with the whites. The
story Is not So fantastic ms 1t may APP
pear and the society is said to have
authentic Information supporting its
! statements