The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times., 1917-11-01
By EDWARD plckARp.

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The French army made last week
one Of the most important advances OF
the fall campaign on the front north
cas- Of Scissors. After n furious bar
rage by the artillery, the troops rushed
forward for a gain of more than two
miles, and when they rested, they were
In a position to enfilade the German
lines s!l along the valley Of the Ailcttc.
Petais also now directly threatens
Laon. the big railroad center that
forms the southern extremity Of the
Hindenburg line, and can cnfilade the
crown princes troops that still hold
the northern edge of the plateau that
parallels the Chemin des Danes. The
German line running north to- the for
est of st. Goban Is in danger, and IL
this gives way, the enemy would have
10 give up his present front from
Chavignon to st. Quentin.
In this operation the French cap
tured Fort de In Malmaison and other
strong positions and routed some OF
the finest troops in the German army,
taking more than 5000 prisoners and
q great number of guns. The French
aviators did especially good work dur
ing the battle, flying at n very low al
titude and breaking up with their ma
chine-gun FIRE several German attempts
to counter-attack.
The first French smash was made
on Tuesday, and again on Thursday
Petain's forces struck hard, driving
the Germans from Monkey mountain
and other strong positions ana advanc-
ing to within eight miles of Laon. The
number Of prisoners was increased to
10000.
Another Advance In Flanders.
The British, In Flanders, with the
French cooperating pushed forward
about n thousand yards on n front Of
mile and half on Monday, taking
some important positions and getting
astride the Ypres-Staden rond. The
Germans made desperate attempts to
recover the ground. hut succeeded In
regninng only one farm at the edge
Of the Houtholst forest.
All week the allied aviators made
destructive raids behind the German
lines, dropping many tons of eXplo-
Svcs on munition works, lines of com.
munication and other military estab-
lishments.
Austro. German Drive on Italians.
Responding to Austrins call for help,
the kaiser sent large bodies OF his
troops to the scene of operations north
Of I rieste, and the combined forces OF
the central powers began big orcn'
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were expecting the move and declared
themselves ready. Berlin admitted
that the Teutons on the first day
gained only some advanced positions
Of the Italians near Fitch and Tolmino
and on the northern part of the Balm
sizza plateau. hut claimed to have tn
ken 5000 prisoners. In the matter OF
terrain General Cadorna has rather the
best Of II, though the Austrians hold
some lofty mountain positions. A Brit
ish correspondent at the Italian front
says the object of the enemy In max
Ing this drive is as much political as
military, the Germans having the mis-
taken idea that the Italian people are
tired OF the war.
Whence came the German forces
that are aiding the Austrlans has not
been revealed. though Il is likely they
are from the Riga sector of the Rus.
sian front. The Germans announced
at the beginning of the week that lhcy
had retired for considerable distnnco
there without telling why.
kerensky Attacked In Russia.
In other respects the weeks drvol,p
ments IN Russia were unsatisfactory
Though the feet succeeded In keeping
the German sen forces out OF the Gulf
af Finland for the time being, the
"Icmy completed the occupation Of the
ISLANDS at the mouth of the Gulf of
Riga. TIE civil population Of Revnl,
Kronstadt and In part OF Helsingfors
was removed and the government pro-
cceded with It's plans OF moving 10
Moscow. The worst of the news, how
ever, was that the council OF soldiers
and workmen had adopted a resolu'
tiOn declaring the salvation Of the
country lay In the conclusion of peace
as soon us possible and that all power
must pass into It's hands, and accusing
Kerensky Of openly favoring the kaiser
and seeking to give Petrograd into his
hands. Furthermore, the council has
given to Its delegate to the coming con
ference OF the allies In Paris instruc,
tions that cannot fail to be displeasir.,
10 the other allies. They cover th,