Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-09-26
NOT SINGLE TRICK
TAKEN BY KAISER
WEEKS FIGHTING RESULTS IN
SERIES OF UNBROkEN DE-
FEATs FOR GERMANS
Believed That In Future Huns viii
Act Solely on Defensive While
Attempting to Open Negotia-
tions for Peace.

With the American Army in France.
The allies are still forging forward,
smashing the German lines.
Field Marshal Haig's troops Sunday
night smashed into the German lines
at four different points on the battle
front. The Flanders battle still CON
tinues. with the British making steady
gains.
American troops made two success
full raids on the German lines north
east of st. Mihiel early Sunday morn
ing, taking prisoners in the region OF
Haumont and southeast of Charey-
Both raids We're preceded by bar
RACES.
General Allenby's forces in Pales-
tine have taken $4,000 Turkish prls-
ones and have captured 100 guns. be-
sides four airplanes and large guam
tity Of uncounted transport
This means the virtual humiliation
| of the Ottoman forces in this region
| The British losses were surprisingly
slight, considering the Importance of
| the advance.
During the past week gains have
been made by the allied troops on the
| fronts in France in Macedonia and in
Palestine, while there has been some
| activity in Italy. The Americans.
after clearing the st. Mihiel salient
of German troops. advanced to
within ten miles of the outer forts
of Metz. They have withstood all
counter-attacks and are continually
harasdng the enemy in the Lorraine
sector. Heavy rainstorms have inter
fered with the work of the airmen to
some extent, but the bombing planes
went over the enemy lines as usual
and succeeded In doing great dam
age. When the Americans halted he
fore the defenses of Metz the Frencl
began new offensive on the Ailett'
: and Aisne rivers. and the Americana
, advanced in the Moselle sector, botl
movements being entirely successful
many prisoners and guns being cap
y tured. while the Germans were agail
J forced to retreat.
While the Huns were being attacke-
from time TO time by the American
and French. the British troops hav
'e done much of the fighting during tn
y week, and desperate battle for poi
IL session of st. Quentin is now ragini
u In Macedonia the. French and Sc
p bians have defeated the Bulgarian
IL their line several miles. Sewers
r thousand prisoners were capture
during the fighting on this front TT
British and Greeks were also success
70 full In n local attack.
1t may be truthfully said that Il
r. kaiser has not taken IA single tri'
Re, In the war game during the emit
re. week The U-boats have. succeed
ne In sinking two or three British al
* French vessels. and two or three hu
dred lives have been lost as a resu
German airmen bombed anoth
American hospital. the attack resu
.re ing in the death of eight wound
.as soldiers. Some towns and villages
,er northern France were utterly
he stroyed by the retreating Huns. ords
no. to that effect having been issued
mr.. the high command. In the lar
operation of the war. however,
kaiser has suffered an unbroken ser
10 Of defeats. and 1t has been annount
q, that In future the Germans will
olely on the defensive while attem
ng to open negotiations for peace