The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1918-10-18

he granted Germany until her cities,
her towns and her people have suf-
fcred some of the horrors of war that
her brutal soldiers have inflicted ON
Belgium. northern France and Serbia.
The absolute unrepentance of the
Huns for their outrages is shown by
their action in looting and wantonly
destroying the towns in France from
which they are being driven and in
their practice of carrying away with
them thousands of the helpless nhab-
itnnts who are forced to work for
them Ike slaves. The formal warning
of France that there would be retrlbu-
ton for these shameful deeds has been
tlisregarded, and if adequate punish
nent Is not inflicted there win be
general feeling that justice has mis-
carried.
President Wilson and his confden-
tlal advisers 1t is said, still believe
the German people will rise In revo-
luton and Gust the Hohenzolern crew,
and his inquiry rs to whom Prince
Max represents is significant In that
connection. The chancellor, in his
speech TO the reichstag, undertook
rather feebly to demonstrate that re-
cent political changes actually had put
! the people in power and that he was
their representative. But all that was
| looked on as bunk.
The diplomatic situation resolved It
self down to this The German gov
crnment must either admit defeat and
surrender on allied terms, or 1t must
confess that the chancellor was not
acting in good faith That Is the hole
E, IN which President Wilson has placed
/ Prince Max and his associates.
Ia
The greatest blow delivered by the
allied armies last week was between
Cambria and st. Quentin. There Field
Marshal Haig's tireless forces. re-en-
/ forced by American divisions, tore a
20-mile gap through the strongest OF
IIindenburg's boosted defenses. cap
turing dozens of villages and many
/ thousands of prisoners and on Wednes-
day occupied the long and des
rerately defended city of Cambria.
The Huns. in full flight, blew up most
of Cambria and burned Bohain. Mar
tn md many another beautiful town.
hut the allies did not even stop to eX-
tnguish the flames. The enemy an
parently was attempting to reconsti-
tutn his lines back of the Selle
river from lie Cateau to Solesmes, so
I'aigs troops. led by the cavalry
flushed rapidly forward and the big
Guns followed so fast that they kent
the Huns always under fire. Only the
German machine gunners put up cred
table defense. the rihnmen who could
lie overtakon generally surrendering
willingly. Prisoners said the German
nan WIS to retrcat IA the NaIrnciennes
line and then to fhe Meusc, and II was
evident the retirement Of the German
armies from Fr"neo was VOL rnier
vav Thcv win G~ht I'll the WY back
to their borders. If course hut the
country Sc OMEN nnd the tnnks and cnv-
"l'',- of the allics VIII hove daily In
r0casing onnortsnitv to do their nar'
Tho Germans SIN have Tho strength
~ maintain fairy ORDERLY r"treat.
md If tho v-nr is N~dod by y military
G~c' sicn. II is ADMITTED The IFuns may
be able to nosf-"nn. thHt inevifable
event for manv I~cnths. When they
10 reach the Men~o they win he be-
lind nnwerfuI Hcfcnsps. hut the ma
ture nf those defenSes is known to the
allied commanders. and so fnr as the
Qualifications th"re ire concerned. the
hnmcnse sum inst asked % congress
fer American artillery may be taker
t. Indicate the tremendous concentra
t'~n Of gunfire thnt will be used IL
halter them to pi~c"s.
p y While their comrades were helping
tho British In the great drive in the
Cambria region. the American First
armv was exceedingly busy west ol
The Meuse. For many days the dough
boys hattled their way through the Az
gcnne forest md Mt the northern end
Of II they went IN against Il cOncon.
tratlon Of Huns gathered for the Dc.
fensc Of tho Kriemhilde line. pausine
10 permit their artillery to pour Il
rain Of shells on the German position.
fer 10 hours. the Yanks advanced +,
the attack Wednesday. and by a bril-
li:nt and swift advance broke througl
: the enemy line. To the right Of Then
ofher troops forced their way through
) the Cunel wood, and this made pos
sihle the Storming Of the Mamel trencl
&C The Kriemhilde position. The en-
: gineers were advancing right alon.
with the infantry, clearing the way
through the entanglements Important
heights south of the Marco were cap
tured. and the Yankees inined hands