Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-07-13
AruRDAY EVENING, JULY 10. 1918.
EVENTS OF A WEEK

EVENTS OF A WEEK
The most conspicuous feature of the war develop.
ments of the week has been the continuous and increas-
ing pressure on the German lines which has been ex-
erted by the Allies. The Allies have undertaken no
large offensive. They are still fighting on the defensive.
But their movements have assumed the character Of
local o1ensives at many points, and in a number Of
cases important positions have been gained and held.
Battles fierce in their intensity and sometimes covering
considerable ground, have been fought on sectors in
Flanders, in Picardy and southwark from Scissors, and
positions have been regained which cost the Germans
many lives.
American forces have been particularly active on
the sector held by them to the north of Chateau Thierry.
There. sometimes alone, and sometimes in conjunction
with French or British, according to the precise location
of the action, the enenay's lines have been pressed back
and villages have been captured and hills useful for OBJ
servation have been retaken. The Germans have at
tempted, with poor success, to hold the Allies back, and
this has been about the limit of their activity. Observ-
ers have been watching carefully for signs OF a new
German offensive on an elaborate scale, but none has
been forthcoming. The German offensive is still expect
ed, however, and it is taken for granted that preparation
On a large scale is in progress behind the German from.
Albania has again come to the front as a field Tor
MAltaTy operations. Ihere mas been scarcely any &C.
tivity in that district for many months. Recently, fol-
lowing their defeat of the Austrians along the line of
the Piave, the italian armies have struck sudden and
smashing blows which have resulted in the capture Of
Austrian territory and prisoners and in the improvement
OF their own lines.
The Russian situation grows in interest. The Allies
have agreed unanimously that some aid must be ex-
tended to Russia in the very near future in order that
there may be some chance Of the country reasserting
itself in a manner to check the march of German power
across the whole land. There is, apparently, general
agreement on the propriety of sending a commission to
give material assistance to the Russians in raising them
selves from the pit into which they have fallen. But
the situation is delicate, and fear exists that if such aid
is sent without an ample force to protect it, Germany
and not Russia will benefit, while on the otherhand the
sending of a strong military force may be construed by
the Russians as a hostile invasion of their country. The
eliied governments are reticent as to the decisions which
have been reached, but the understanding is that there
has been reached a tentative agreement to send to
Russia a commission bearing assurances of liberal ma
terial aid, accompanied by a mixed force of sufficient
size to furnish protection against onslaught by German
forces.
Russia also presents a problem to Germany. The
disintegration of all effective government in the western
provinces has played into the hands of Germany, but the
murder Of the German ambassador in Moscow, and the
march Of German troops farther into the interior indi-
cate that the German authorities do not regard their
position in Russia as secure. 1t is evident that Germany
cannot spare many men from the French front to con-
duct operations in Russia on any considerable scale, and
yet the Russians are certain before long to weary of
both Bolshevtk rule and German domination.
Won Hintze has succeeded Kueh1nann as German
foreign secretary. Won Kuehlmann is either really or
ssestensibly in disfavor with the administration because
sDf the speech in which he delivered himself Of senti-
snnents Of a more pacific character than the German gov
ssrnment wished to father at this time. Won Hintze be-
longs to the strongly militaristic school, and his appoint
ElnnAnt is held in many quarters to be a pan-German
Nyfctory.
Another German peace offensive is under way. and
ssthe chancellor played his part in it in an address during
the discussion Of the appointment of the new foreign
secretary. Interesting features Of the address were the
repetition Of the familiar statement that Germany would
listen and consider when the Allies has something con.
greteg ~ propose. and the assertion that the new foreign
secretary tssto be merely the agent OF the chancellor.
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