Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-13
EVENTS OF THE WEEK

me tod Tho feature of the week on the western front has
|ni ant bsen the continued forcing back of the Germans in Elan
n IS . ders by the British in the district north and east Of
(omy st Ypres and by the French nearer the coast. Three ire
mp and msndous blows have been struck in rapid succession in
me that section. one on Thursday of last week. one on Tues
minol day Of this week, and one N Friday. The French CO.
Urbana operated in the Tuesday drive, while the others were
lahoma conducted by the British. Heretofore after an important
3 on tn offensive has been completed n that front at least a
mast : week has elapsed before another was undertaken, and in
htender many cases the delay has been for a much longer pc
fthwest Rod. In this cas there was a delay of only two or three
y A q = % days between blows. In each of these cases the allies
eition q. made important advances, and they are now in posses
Fse Of il SION Of almost all the high ground recently occupied by
|ois' str the Germans, and their advance is now down hill with
Nesras) the enemy o the plains below.
! Of n During the entire long campaign o r series of cam
Htball $. paigns the weather in the Flanders field has been al
~ rgepa MY most uniformly favorable to the Germans. Most of the
while \ ground in that section is low and marshy. 1t is SCARED
histic a $ with the remains Of trenches and improvised barricades
ne mx and ana torn with shells. Repeated rains have transformed
= .c ~ It into a morass, and many a forward movement has been
kurdays interrupted and indefinitely postponed because Of
ska We weather and soil conditions. But all of the recent ad-
m vances have been made in rainy weather, and the at
West Pc lacking troops have marched across sodden ground
my me- where pools of water hid the nature of the terrain. and
| e :. Iosin one of the attacks a pouring rain added to the appar-
kched lin emit impossibfities of the task. Notwithstanding the OBJ
stacles the attacks were made as planned, and the OBJ
ithaca, Njecttves were won with clock-hke regularity. In each
|th elev ..attack numerous prisoners were taken. and the dis
Pst part patches tell Of the amusement expressed by the captured
Germans that men could make Roadway against an I'm
: : ;:s:s. .'''"ss'' enemy across sue: s:'':' ma IN such weather
|akened Quiet seems to have been restored In Russia for the
esnen' time being. and Premier Kerensky has completed his new
Annano ,i, coalition cabinet by means Of which he hopes to hold
let's Marythe support Of the many conflicting. elements with which
I'm todayhe has to deal The situation is such that it is unsafe
zen trouto hazard a guess as to what will occur next, and about
b0sEVsults: "N ~'"' '
Tho Italians have resumed activity in their great
offensive against Austria, and, while progress is neces-
e-sided aarily very slow because of the rugged and almost i'm
III Ppassable nature of the country to be traversed. progress
is being made. and the Austrians, in spite of strong rein
E. nrcements and stubborn fighting, have been unable to
rhe Roosturn the tables on their universities. The prospect at
terday his time is that not only will the Italians be able to gain
Tx gridirfrfeste. the geographical objective of their effort, but
ED throufhat they will also destroy the entire left wing of the
|nang at austrian army. They have already driven the point
Eent fnmh,f their wedge well between the two Austrian wings,
m "openeor the Austnans to prevent their left army from being
ta slra reute Utterly cut off.
|completin New interest attaches to the Balkan situation from
Eaptt o.cohe news that Greece is nearly ready to place a large
lie %s'a Brow1rmy in the field to cooperate with the allies in their
3 Couch rnort to drive the Teutonic forces back and cut their
es. communications. severing the railway that connects
6I - I'M nne-ururkey with the European forces of their allies, and
kwfordi c tliking at the rear of the Austrian positions while Italy
gen S re- : eneas'ne austria N Aor1atic' AIMED cause
6 To@::b IT, s e. always been popular in Greece, but the recently de-
fncaid, 1t. nlistnent Of the country on that side.
Connel, al . .
tlker, While nothing of a military nature is tt be expected
fcaid. fg. rom the severance of relations between Germany and
the addition of the Central and South Amerl-
AGAIysTons either actively hostile to Germany Or maintaining
London. 90 communication with her is significant of the growth
men to SER for German prestige after the war, and which is al
|znen are kaost certain to. be reflected. in closer relations among
Ens mn t. pse nations. great and small, on the western hemisphere,
SLACK stray rumors + heard from time to time of dis
fort sh4 Election in Germany. but little of a definite nature is
viieted 5 vrermfhed to pass the censor. The naval mutiny, how
[r4 today 1er. could not be suppressed, and while information in
by conscrslatio to IT is scant the revolt appears to have assumed
6 "a A11aIIrrning proportions. The mutiny was suppressed. but
breSon. ~ occurrence is evidence Of a state Of sentiment which
---- not comforting to the German authorities. The Incl
- mi also seems to have brought about some sharp po-
icaI clashes, as members Of the Socialist group resent
! .t.sriy the charge that they are responsible for the out
&eAkgo f the %seamen.
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81 Gsrnnan duplicity and intrigue has been made public
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