Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1917-04-20
has been put into American uniforms
and Is flying the Stars and Stripes.
Great Drive by the British.

has been put into American uniforms,
and Is flying the Stars and Stripes.
Great Drive by the British.
In France tremendous battle was
| going on all the week. The British
took the offensive on Easter Sunday,
following vast operations of their ayl-
| ators. After a concentration of big
gun fire that smashed the German
trenches and completely isolated their
occupants from relief, the British in
fantry attacked on twelve-mile front
From south of Lens to a point south
east of Arras they swept forward with
bayonet and grenade, and there was
no stopping them. Many thousands of
prisoners were taken. Strategically,
the most important feature of this
great drive was the capture of Vlmy
ridge. feat accomplished by the
Canadian troops. who for months have
been entrenched on Its western slopes.
This ridge was the prize for which the
French fought in the battle of Artois,
and 1t had been stubbornly held by the
Germans. Below IL to the northeast
lie the plains of Douai and Lens with
the network of railroads that connect
the manufacturing and mining towns
of the Industrial region of northern
France.
Farther to the south the French are
holding firm, and between Ypres and
the Channel preparations have been
made to resist an expected drive by
the Germans. In Mesopotamia and In
Asia Minor the British and Russians
continue to push the Turks to the
west. On the Italian. Balkan and Rus
sian fronts weather conditions have
any extended operations.
Anxiety About Russia.
Russia is causing the entente allies |
much anxiety just now, for the labor /
element there is intoxicated with its
new liberty and is seriously hamper
ing the provisional government by its
Asmands that 1t be allowed to direct
affairs. A considerable group of radi-
cal socialists has declared In favor of
n separate peace, and Germany Is
dickering with these men. The gov
eminent. backed by the greater part
OF the military forces, is doing what II
can TO counterfeit these efforts. but
money Is scarce and disorganization
The United States, 1t is ex-
pected. viii step into the breach by
giving financial assistance and sending
1 commission of railway experts to
'olve the transportation tange that is
holding vast quantities of munitions
It Archangel.
Reports Of the British admiralty
how a slight decrease In the number
# vessels sunk by German submarines
Turing the week. In order to clrcum-
'ent the partial U-boat blockade the
United States government has decided .
o build q fleet Of 1000 wooden YES l
els for foreign commerce. and on ]
Wednesday President Wilson formal ,
y asked General Goethals to take
barge OK The construction Of these
hips. The shipping board has $780,
10000 at It's disposal for this purpose. 4
nd It Is believed that by the end OF
ummer ships can be Turned out at the ,
ate OF 100000 tons month.
First Allied War Council.
Concrete evidence of our virtual al ,
ance with the entente powers was the
rival In an American port of Brit
n and French warship, followed on /.
by the tirst war council be-
veen the United States and the allies. {
ritiSh Vice Admiral Browning and
rench Rear Admiral Grasset con-
FRED with Secretary Daniels and Adj q
iral Benson concerning the patrol of .
he Atlantic by the American fleet
War councils of greater moment viii
How In few days, for a British !.
'mmission headed by Foreign Secre-
ry Balfour and one from France led
! former Premier yiviani are now on
eir way across the Atlantic The u
CHEST American officials, Including .
resident Wilson. win participate 1t
e conferences with these comnais Ii
ons 4