The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-01-04

Germans on the west front did not de-
velop, but Won Hindenburg's cOncen-
tration of troops and heavy cannOnad-
ing of the entente lines continued
The British and French made all pos
sible preparations to withstand the eX-
pected attack and their commanders
seemed quite confident that it would
be repulsed At the same time, the
seriousness of the situation is not de-
MED. Though the allies are numer-
ically superior to the enemy there,
since they do not know in what sector
the blow will be struck they cannot
concentrate their strength in that re-
gion until the Offensive has begun.
With the Withdrawals from the Rus
sian front and the calling out of the
younger classes of reserviSts, the
kaiser is officially reported to have 154
divisions in France, only one division
short of the force he massed there
last July for the great operations
against the French.
Italians Give Way Slightly.
Bloody fighting was kept up in Italy
and the Austro-G Germans made further
desperate attempts to break through
into the Venetian plain between the
Piave and the Brenta, in the direction
Of Bassano. They succeeded, at great
expense, in taking some positions and
1000 prisoners at Mont Asoleone, but
Mont Grappa, the key to the defense
in that region, was held tenaciously
by the Italians. The French and Brit
ish troops sent to that front got into
action and proved of valuable assist
ance. On the lower Piave the enemy
renewed his attempts to force a cross
ing, without marked success The de.
fensive system of the Italians in this
flooded region is said to be very clever
and the pontOOn bridges of the Aus,
TRANS are destroyed as fast as built.
For months there has been moth.
ing doing on the Macedonian front,
but the recall of General Sarrail, COM
mander of the allied armies at Salon
Xxi, and the appointment of General
Guillaumat, who led the French in
! their brilliant operations in the Yer.
/ dun sector last summer, may mean
that some interesting news from
Macedonia can be expected soon. The
Bulgarians, despite extravagant peace
claims recently sent out are about
ready to quit the war, and Austria.
Hungary was tired of 1t long ago
though somewhat heartened by the
drive into Italy. The Turks were hard
! hit by the loss of Jerusalem, and al
together II would seem that a good
In the Balkans.
British Public Angry.
Two events aroused the Indignation
of the British press and public. The
first was another successful German
attack on shipping in the North sea
in which one British and five neutral
merchantmen, British destroyer and
four mine Sweepers were sunk. The
convoy was on Its way from Scotland
to Norway. The success of the raid
has given rise to sharp criticism OF
| the naval authorities The second
/ thing to eNasperate the English was
another air raid Tuesday night. About
| twenty German planes crossed to the
! Kent and Essex coasts. in six groups.
and five Of them succeeded in reach.
ing London and dropping bombs. Ten
/ persons were killed and 20 injured.
. Several OF the raiders were shot down
The American navy met with pain
/ fU' loss when the submarine FL was
rammed and sunk by the submarine
. F-2 in home waters during fog.
Nineteen members Of the crew lost
their lives
Secretary ~ State Lansing. I'm con
junction with the Argentine govern
ment. gave out TRANSACTIONS OF lot
more of the secret CORES pondence he
tween Count TuNhurC. FORMER German
. minister M RucnoS Aires AMI the Ger
mnu foreign Office. II shows cCnc'uS-
lively that Germany was Intriguing IN
scr Latin America against Tho United
states. II was expected i'm Washing
ton that this disclosure would result
quickly in a declaration of war against
Germany by Argentina. the congress
and people ~ the latter country being
not likely IN put up much longer with
the pTo-GermaniSm Of President vi
. COysn.
The anti-liQuor forces Of America
Won their greatest victory on MONDAY
when the house adopted the Webb
resolution submitting 10 the states ,
constitutional amendment rrovitfr
for the suppression Of the LIQUOR traf7s
Que year after the ratification ~ the
amendment by Sc state legislatures
The senate already had adopted a sim
Lar resolution.
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