Norwich bulletin., 1918-08-16

the French air return for June on Thursday night last to test the Ger man figures of their own losses last 1 month. Taking the British and French l official reports together, we get a total Of 446 German aeroplanes destroyed l (296 and 150 respectively and S15 driven down out of control damaged, l or put out of action (134 and 1S1 re- spectively). During the month it was reported that IT British machines had failed to return from flights over the German lines, from raids into Ger
 many. and from offensive patrols on
 the Belgian coast, thus accounting for
 more than half the number claimed by
 the enemy to be in his possession.
 The Fester Lloyd of July z, in a rel
 port from Vienna on the Austrian har-
 vest and crop conditions, says;-
 The cold spell at the beginning of
 June only slightly affected the north
 ern districts of Austria, so that south and east of the Alps an early and good harvest was counted on. June, however, was very cool, and the grain ripened tardily. Nevertheless it was hoped to begin cutting on Peter and Pauls Day J(June 29), but just when the harvest should have begun heavy rains set in and continued without in termission up to the time when this report was dispatched, and there is little prospect of speedy improve ment
 | The situation is very critical. The grain is soaked through and needs considerable time to dry and be cut; | but even then it will hardly acquire l the dryness necessary for early mill l ing. The quality has already suffered 1 greatly, and if the weather does not | nh I in quantity and quality will result, for 1 the ripe grain has in many places been 1 beaten down by the heavy rain and is l lying on the ground.
 The Munchner Post writes on July l 1s:-
 1 If Prussia had known how to con- l quer the materialism of her ruling l classes and brought about the triumph of high ethical ideal of duty. she would have conquered Germany nor ally during this war. But Prussia must not have moral eonquests." de- l cree the chiefs who have everywhere l erected altars for the worship of the sword and have recently once more set forth their arrogant desires for the present and their naughty hopes for the future. In three sittings the Prussian House of Lords made war on every fresh and new idea. It opposed the change of personal Government into a Parliamentary system, the intro iduction of universal suffrage peace by agreement, etc. Count Behr- Beh- Irenhoff made a pathetic speech against the Resolution of the Reich
 stag of July ls.
 Yes, Prussia can renounce moral con quests! Forward! Conquer by force by the sword, by blood, and down witf 1 of md Last Session the President announced to the entire world that the ethica
 ideal of duty was born in Prussia, that
 the State of the Hohenzcllerns was
 based on the ideas of duty and au
 thority, and that this State, therefore
 must be the centre of the German Elm pife Quite the contrary was said b! l Frederick William ": = "Prussi; ought to resolve herself into German! , l and the Germans" Instead of thi Germany has humbly crystallized roun,
 Prussia.
 A London Times special correspon l dent writes:
 American troops were again at tacking this morning. Round Epieds north of Chateau Thierry. there ha been fierce machine gun fighting. Tn
 village has changed hands three time and is almost leTelled to the ground. : To the south the Americans attaclze 5 i at 4 o'clock this morning. and at tn moment of telegraphing are progrss sing satisfactorily. There are n fixed lines at this point. which is we l wooded. and the attack has becom !, what Americans term Indian warfare : Machine guns are concealed behin e trees and rocks. and the men rely al I most solely upon initiative, accurat l rife shooting, and creeping to thei T ebjectives.
 Q The Americans are peculiarly ftte for this type of fighting by tempera ment and training. To farass' the enc
 my, to make his retreat more precipi n tate. and to disorganize his transpol d 1 is the main idea of all the present or erations Up till now the enemy lla = withdrawn in good order.
 Prisoners taken by Americans stat 2 they were compelled to remain in tt