Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-08-30
SPECULATES ON TRADE
WAR OBJECTIONS OF
PRESIDENT
ITALIANS FIGHT ON
CONTINUE ROUTE OF AUSTRiANS
NEAR TRIESTE-3A,NY WEATH.
NEAR NEWPORT - GERMANS
BoMeARp POSITIONS.

ministration today was without spec.
iflc information as to when the Brit.
ish and French replies to the Pope's
peace offer will go forward. 1t was
expected that both governments
would make their position known very
soon. In each instance It Is expect
ed that the rejection will be emphatic,
although neither reply was expected
to be as specific as that made by the
United States.
Officials here are carefully watch.
ing developments In all entente capi.
tails. 1t is realized that President
Wilson's denunciation of any trade
war reprisals to follow the present
conflict will hardly prove popular to
the monied interests In France and
Great Britain, but it is considered
certain here that his sentiments will
have the approval OF the workers
generally.
Wants Belgium Split. a&s
The Hague, Aug. 3O-The division
of Belgium into two states is prop0s.
ed by George Bernhard, famous Ger.
man publicist in an article on peace
published in the Vossische Zeitung,
according to telegram from Berlin to.
day. Among the other proposals
were the following:
Germany to get back her colonies,
German frontiers to remain as they
were before the war. no indemnities
to be extorted, Poland to be separ-
ate state and commercial treaties fav-
orable to Germany to be drawn up
either in the peace conference or in
another subsidiary conference.
Rain Stops Battle.
London. Aug. 30-Rainy and foggy
weather is still hindering operations
on the West Flanders front
The only feature Of operations dur.
ing the night was heavy lombard.
ment of British positions around Nieu.
port by German artillery, the war Of.
flee announced at noon.
Nieuport is close to the north sea
coast and lies in the Dunes region"
Violent Fighting at San Gabriel.
Rome, Aug. 30The entire group
Of Austro- Hungarian military works
defending Tolmino, on the 1sonzo
front, are threatened today as a re-
suit of the Italian success at Monte
Santo and on the Biansizza plateau
The second Italian army. which
forced crossings Of the Isonzo river
between Tolmno and PLAYA, has
fought it's way across the plateau and
the Italian guns now dominate most Of
the chief lines of communication sup
plying the Tolmino forts.
(Biansizza plateau lies east o
i Monte Santo. It is rocky piece o
i ground. ten by Is miles in extent, anc
. is about 500 yards high)
:, Violent fighting is reported from
San Gabriel sector, where the Ital
=. ians, in series of furious storm at
3 attacks, captured part Of the trench
a system defensng the western slopes
q San Gabriel is one of the twill
n heights standing just east of Bian
S sizza plateau and both must be takel
before the Italians can put their ful
strength int GA deploying movemen
southwark against the Trieste fortif
cations
General Cadorns' men have entere,
the Chiapovanes valley and ar
Is slowly but surely overcoming all re
" sistence
= Russ to Restore Death Penalty.
: Petrograd, Aug 3O--The Russia
: government, the members of whic
: are in Moscow attending the extr
10 ordinary national council. have d
IL cided to restore the death penalty
SO the army Immediately, said di
a patch from that city today. This ste
er IL being taken by Premier kerensh
~ and the advisers on the advice Of &c
" kernilof, the commander-in'chie
i'll General Kerniloff said that II won
be impossible to restore rigid disc
-- plne at the front unless the deaf
is penalty were put in force again.
was abolished shortly after the cz'
no was oyerthrown.