The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1917-08-23
British and French Give Enemy
Another Smashing Blow in
West Flanders.
CANADIANS STORM HILL 10
Peace Proposals From the Pope Are
CoIdly Received by the Allies
Hoover Takes Control of
American Whest-Trsin-
ing Camp Men Get
Commissions.
BY EDWARD W. PlCKARD.

BY EDWARD w. PtCKARD.
Another smashing blow at the Ger
mans in Flanders was given last week
by the British and French. General
Haig first sent his hard-fightlng Cana
dian troops after the defenses Of Lens
and in an irresistible charge they
quickly captured Hill 20, the eminence
that dominates that center of the coal
region and the Loos salient and which
the allied forces had been aiming Mt
for two years. The men from the Do
miniOn pushed on into Lens itself, but
as this is written the Germans are still
clinglng desperately to the center Of
the city, though every movement of
the troops there is covered by the guns
OF the British As usual, the Germans
AZ once began series of counter-at-
tacks on Hill 20. but these were re-
pulsed in every instance by the Cana
dams, with severe losses to Prince
Ruprechts forces
Meanwhile Haig directed another
great attack on nine-mile front east
aud north of Ypres, with the efficient
cooperation of the French on their
left The latter occupied DreigraChten
and showed their positions forward to
the edge of the flooded aTea. and then
forced the crossing of the Steenbeke
and took German positions 10 an eX-
treme depth of 1000 yards. The Brit
ish took the village of Langemarck
and occupied much territory there and
about St Julien.
: Increasing resistance by the Rus
slams and hard fighting by the Rouma-
mans slowed up somewhat the prog
ress Of the TeutOnic forces through
MOldaviu toward southern Russia but
The advance of the enemy continued,
nevertheless. Won MaCkensen's most
important victory Of the week was the
capture Of Panclu, a big railway june
ton. Unless there should be another
collapse, the further east the Germans
60 the harder they will find the going.
I Fearing that enemies Of the new re
public would attempt to liberate the
eX car. the government had Nicholas
and his family removed secretly and
swiftly from Tsurkoe-Selo and sent
them TO Tobolsk, Siberian town that
isn't even on railroad.
Peace Proposals From the Pope.
rope Benedict last week submitted
~ the warning nations definite pro-
pnsal for peace. In All the capitals II
was received with the serious consid-
GRAFTON due II because of It's impress
siyenoss and IT'S distinguished source,
bot the general trend of opinion among
diplomats was that II would result In
nothing. Despite the evident sincerity
OF the pOpcs plan, the peace he pro.
poses Is too much Of German peace"
90 suit Great Britain, France and Italy
and II Is not conceivable that presl.
dent Wilson and the United States
would accept IT as stated. Germany
aud her allies doubtless would be only
too pleased 10 end the war on the
terms suggested indeed, the pope's mp.
peal al this time Is considered By many
60 have been inspired by Austria.
Briefly, his holiness would have all
conquered territories restored. includ
Ing Germany's colonies and the peace
ful settlement Of the questions OF Al
suce-Lorraine and Italia Irridenta left
10 the future; he thinks there must be
DO reparaton FOR losses sustained, and
no continuation Of the war by an eco
nomic struggle thereafter, and foi
the avoidance Of future wars he in
dorses President Wilson's plan of IN
ternational agreement 20 reduce arma
ments, enforce peace and obtain rec
ignition Of the national aspirations Of
the smaller peoples.
Do Not Seem Reasonable.
Unless the utterances Of their lead