The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-11-01


border between France and Alsace.
ng propaganda over the Hun lines.
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German armies. Immense numbers o.
machine guns. with some artillery. con-
stituted most Of the Hun resistance In
this region. Such counter attacks by
infantry as were made were rather
feeble and easily beaten OF
The defense Ia general however,
was powerful. and In Is evident that
the German command attaches great
Importance to holding back the Amer
leans as much ms possible In the Yer
dun region. Every foot gained here
by the allies weakens the hold of tho
Germans on the invaluable coal and
Iron fields Of the Briey basin northeast
of Nerdun. II looks as though the
Germans were reconciied tn retiring
from Belgium and France. but would
hang on to the Briey fields to the last
msment. Such course would be Jus
tified by their greatly depleted stores
Of material They are running short
especially OF metal for guns and am
munition.
In Italy. the Austrians have been
attempting very little Of late. proba-
bly, because they hope soon TO he ont
of the war: but In Albania and Serbia
the allies are keeping them on the
jump. Italians. Serbs. French, Brit
ish and Greeks all are taking whucks
AT them. and Mt last reports they had
teen driven far north Of Sish. which
was captured by the Serbs. 20 whom
II belongs. In Albania the Austrians
evacuated their great naval base Of
Duraxzo. which had been largely de-
ssroyed by u naval raid the previous
week.
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Little news came from General Al
ienby's army In Palestine. which prob
tbly was resting after It's gallant and
successful campaign against the Turks.
But word was received that Beirut.
the Turkish base on the Medlterrane-
an. had been captured. following which
Baaibek Tripoli and Hons were oc-
| cupied.
Bolshevik forces In eastern Russia
have been greatly strengthened Of late
and are reported 10 he pressing back
1 the Czecbo-Slovak troops there. Tn.
latter have appealed fSr help from the
allies. and II may be that troops from
the Siberian expedition have been sent
4 10 their relief. Meantime the allied
/ NJ
considerable. American contingent. ara
! fighting their way along both banks
| OF the Dyina in the direction OF w.isk.
northeast Of yologdn. Their progress
| has been difficult for III. bolsheyiki
have been making heavy attacks and
keeping the expedition under almost
constant bombardment. On the river
the enemy has gunboa,s. protected By
nine fields and small islands. and tbs
shells from these do considerable dam.
age. The allies, however are gettins
| along fairly we'll there and are eoaff.
dent and cheerful
| Lenine and Trotzky are reported IA
have had violent quarrel. the pre-
mier having accused the foreign min.
/ lister of fostering n eounier-reyolutIon.
L.nlne ngnin has been attacked by an
assassin. this time being shot In the
shoulder
The Films seem 10 be- getting them.
selves into a peculiar position Firs,
they elected as their King Prince Fred
erick Charles of Hesse. brother-fn-law
! OF the kaiser. whrreupon France broke
f OF the semi official relations that had
existed with Finland Next the Finn.
/ formally requested Germany to with
draw NIL her troops from their couu
! try. The substitution ~ monarchy
for republic was really the work Of
the Finnish diet. not Of the people
end II may not s'and.
John n Ryan. director of the Amer
I lean air service on hts return from
I Europe, made the welcome announce
+ u4ent that unlseaiion Of opern lion.
and "a great extent u production cf
aircraft. had hrsn agreed upon by tn
allies. lie al~o told II the splendid
+ wort Of the American atiatOrs and q
+ the success nHgl Popularity 81 ne
I American De HaA"and planes aud lhs
+ Liberty motors. Another cheerful
F piece ef news "a -rrn,ng aerafeutles
was disclosed ~ Ma. A. Cushman
f Rice. Nils being that the allies had
+ worked out practically Tserfectec
wireless telephone device which VT
enable The allied sirmen 10 hy oYsi
The German lines and territory In I'm
mense fleets. all the planes directed
nv the voice ~ the commander. THIS
n. SAYS, will sweep the Hans frou
! a.. Nv ard .ntlr-.y put out the syss