The Carlisle independent., 1918-10-17


 be granted Germany until her cities her towns and her people have sui fered some of the horrors of war that her brutal soldsers have inflicted on Belgium. northern France and Serbia. The absolute unrepentance of the Huns for their outrages is shown by their action in footing and wantonlv destroying the towns in France from which they are being dri9en and in their practice of carrying away with tbem thousands of the helpless inhab- ftants who fire forced to work for them like slaves. The formal warning of France that there would be retribu- ton for these shameful deeds has been disregarded. and if adequate punish nlent is not inflicted there will be a general feeling that justice has mis- carried:
 President Wilson and his confiden- tial advisers, It is said, still believe the German people will rise in revo- lution and oust the Hohenzollern crew, and his inquiry as 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- cert political changes actually had put the people in power and that he WAS their representative. But all that was looted on as bunk.
 The diplomatic situation resolved It. self down 10 this. The German gov efnment 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 in which President Wilson has placed Prince Max and his associates.
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 The greatest blow delivered by the allied armies last week was between Csmbrai and St. Quentin. There Field Marshal Haig's tireless forces. re-en- forced by American divisions tore 20nile gap through the strongest of Hindenburg's bossted defenses, cap turing dozens of villages and many thousands of prisoners and on Wednes- Gay occupied the long and des- perately defended city of Cambrai. The Huns, in full flight, blew up most of Cambrai and burned Bohain. Mar ctz and many another beautiful town, hut the allies did not even stop to ex rinRuish he flames. The enemy ap- l}srently was attempting 10 feconsti- tufe his lines back of the Selle river from I.e Cateau to Solesmes. SC Eaig's troops. led by the cavalry. pushed rapidly forward and the big guns followed so fast that they kept jhe Huns always under fire. Only the German machine gunners put mp cred i:ahle defense. the rifemen who coule be overtaken generally surrenderink willingly. Prisoners said the German plan was to retreat to the Faleneiennes liae and then to the Mouse. and it was evident the retirement of the German armies from France was well under way. They will fight all the way back to their borders, of course. but the country is open and the tanks and cav airy of the allies will have daily in- ereasing opportunity to do their part. The Germans still have the strength fc maintain fairly orderly retreat. and if the war is ended hv military decision, II Is admitted the Huns may he able to postpone that inevitable event for many months. When they do reach the Mouse they will be be- Lind powerful defenses. but the na- ture of those defenses is known to the allied commanders. and so far as the fortiflcations there are concerned, the immense sum just asked of congress for American artillery may he taken tC indicate the tremendous concentra- ton of gunfire that will he used to natter them to pieces.
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 While their comrades were helping fe British in the great drive in the Cambrai region. the American First army was exceedingly busy west of ;he Mouse. For many days the dough- hays haftied their way through fhp r.