Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-07-27


scandal resulted and extremists In
| Vienna are asserting that both the
emperor and the empress should be
literally sequestered and made to take
orders from Berlin. Hungary. too. IL
furious at Austria because the Hun
garian regiments were forced to bear
the brunt of the attack In Italy and
In some cases were practically wiped
out.
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There were no major operations on
the Italian front last week. but the
Italians increasingly harassed the
enemy by raids and sorties and In the
mountain region improved their own
positions considerably. The American
aviators on that front kept up their
excellent work.
On the western front there was an
ominous silence on the part of the
Huns. The usual 40 days needed by
them TO organize new drive had
nearly expired, but still they did not
start However, abnormal activity was
observed behind their lines, especially
In the regions where the Americans
are stationed. ON Teusday the French
undertook the first considerable in-
fantry operation In many days and.
with the aid OF tanks, advanced more
than mile on Il front of two and
half miles northwest Of Compieene.
Prisoners and guns were captured and
positions occupied that serve to pro-
tect the important railway junction al
Fstrees-St. Denis. General Petaimalsb
took important ground east Of the
Retz forest on the Marne front There
were many raids by all the allied
forces during the week, and some ar
tillery activity beyond the ordinary In
the British sectors, ss r,s
- Ha- %Asas
Such splendid cork II being done by
the air forces Of the allies on the west
front that military observers now as
sert the superiority In the air now un-
quesilonably rests with them. The
British flyers have engaged In mum.
Der Of extraordinary exploits. and the
French and Americans are keeping up
their end Of II most satisfactorily, On
Wednesday d squadron Of American
scout planes flew back Of the German
lines In the Chateau Thierry region
for 10 miles. obtaining valuable In
formation and all returning safely.
Colonel Roosevelt was elated by the
news that his youngest son, Lieut..
Quentin Roosevelt, had downed bis
first Hun plane. Bombing raids on
German cities by the allied alrmen are
increasing in frequency and effective
ness.
Fa--
In preparation for the next big drive
Won Hindenburg called for million
more men, to be taken from the fac
tories, their places being filled by pris-
oners and foreigners, and, contrary to
agreements, by exchanged prisoners Of
war. Recruits of sixteen, seventeen
and eighteen years are being called,
and everything indicates that the SUI
preme command is struiniHg every
nerve to end The war this year TO
encourage the troops there has been
Il systematic campaign to mislead
them as to Americas participation In
the war. The people now refuse to
believe we are taking an active part
In the conflict or that there are more
than a few thousands OF our men in
France.
There have been many stories of
the declining morale OF the German
troops, due partly to the prevalence
Of Spanish influenza, but 1t would b,
foolish to grow optimistic over these
reports. The enemy Is still strong and
can produce an amazing number Of
men, and confidence In our victory
must be based on our growing strength
rather than on his growing weakness.
rhe stream Of Americans across the
Atlantic continues, although Il may be
hey are not being sent so rapidly just
low us In recent months The war
department recently decided that all
men Of the new DRIFTS should be given
,ix months training on this side.
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The senate gave big boost TO the
llan for bone-dry America by
,otlng in favor OF the prohibition
ider to the agricultural extension
iii. 1t went on record first BY re-
Tersing the ruling Of the chair. that
he amendment Is general leg Station
nd therefore barred from an apprc.
,riatlon measure. The vets admitted
heir defeat since the move for wal
prohibition originated in the lower
ouse. and relied on the president 10
eto the bin on the ground thut the
workers. In vital war industries should
OF be deprived Of alcoholic beverages