Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-05-17
Premier Lloyd George Again Is
Winner in Crisis Brought on
by General Maurice.
GIVEN Vote OF CONFIDENCE:
German Attack South of Ypres Smash
ed, While Allies Improve Their Pc.
stions at Many Points-lnvestiga
ton OF American Aircraft Produc-
tion Collapse Started.
BY EDWARD w. PIcKARD.

by EDVHnO W. FISNARD.
Premier Lloyd George and his cabi-
net successfully weathered another
storm last week when the house of
commons, by vote of 293 to 1906 re-
jected Herbert Asquiths motion pro-
viding for the appointment of a spe-
%ial committee to investigate charges
made against the premier by Maj Gen.
Fredesick +. Maurice. Having de-
clared that he would considered the
action of the commons as a test of
confidence, Mr.. Lloyd George would
have resigned and turned the conduct
OF the war over to Mr.. Asquith had the
latter been sustained. AS it is he has
won another great personal victory
largely by means of the statement he
made in the hOuSe-an eX parte state
ment, 70 be sure, but one that i'm
pressed his hearers with his evident
honesty and frankness.
The charges made by General Maui
Rlce, formerly director of military OPP
erGticns, We're that the premier and
01her officials had deceived the people
army. The accusations were fully re-
lfuted by Lloyd George, who showed
That his statements were made on in
formation obtained from General Maui
EEice's department. He protested Wig
0rOuSly against such distracting and
IparalyZiDg controversies and implored
that there should be an end to "snip-
ing" He called Matrices action q
fragrant breach of discipline, especial
lfy pcrniciOus in its effect on q new
army ard not understandable to the al
HES OF Great Britain.
There is no reason to question the
patriotism of General Maurice's mo-
lives in precipitating the crisis, but it
Is evident that he was made the tool
of the political opponents of the pre-
lmfer who hoped to ride into Office on
the resulting storm. Presumably the
offending officer will be court mar
tialed.
Last week passed with only one i'm
,portant infantry action on the west
front, but neither army has been idle.
The heavy artillery of the allies has
been continually hammering the Ger
IMAM positions and especially devoting
itself to smashing the enemy'S lines of
communications and munition depots
ana TO hampering the bringing up of
and supplies. In this
the aviatOrS have given invaluable aid
ho ho Gu
that the renewal of the offensive was
iperforce delayed. Heavy and frequent
trains also handicapped the Germans
and they found great difficulty in NOV
ling their ponderouS tanks and largest
gums across the devastated country,
the roads being consistently broken up
by shell fire and their repair made al
most impossible.
Meantime the allies took every OPP
lportunity TO improve their positions
land in many local operations advanced
their lines and strengthened their hold
on the commanding heights both in
iPicardy and in Flanders. In these
fights the Australians and Canadians
had a prominent part, the former be-
tween the Ancre and the Somme and
the latter south of Arras, both contin-
gents making considerable and very
valuable gains All along the line the
British, French and Americans re-
pulsed all the enemy raids until
wednesday night. when, after heavy
artillery preparation. the Germans at
tackled in the sector of Ypres, between
La Clytte and yoormezeele. 1t was
their apparent intention to outflank
the important heights of Scherpenberg
and Mont Rouge from the northeast
and they succeeded in forcing the Brit