Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-09-05


g big German U-bOai which attacked ;
merican military bands passing in rev
'ughfarcs of Bagdad.
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man bases, but as the enemy in de-
parting left it full of mustard gas it
could not he utilized by the French.
However. they didn't need it. for they
pushed ahead so relentlessly that the
next day they passed through Nesle,
and on Thursday they were near Ham.
only II miles from ST. Quentin. In
their retreat there the Huns lost three
complete munition trains. which
proved they were in something of
hurry. This drive on Ham made big
salient in the German lines and rem
dered the encmy'S situation along the
entire front more desperate than ever.
m-
South of the Disc General NIangin
made use of some American units in
his attacks on the salient north of
scissors. He was aiming ut the
heights nj the western end of the
Chemin dies Dunes, and the decided
progress he made imperiled the Ger
man positions both to the east and to
the west. At Juvigny ON the Ailette,
too. the Americans came into action.
helping the French to replllse heavy
attacks. ~
Along the Vesle the Americans had
some severe fighting during the week.
They attacked Bazoches, gained q
footlold there uhd clung to 1t; but Mt
the same time the Huns attacked Fis-
mettc In force and compelled the
Yankees to fall back. The enemy,
however. was not permitted to cross
the river. This little reverse was not
considered by General Persling to he
of especial importance.
Over in Germany the effects of Mar
shall FOchs successes became more
apparent daily. The press and certain
emissaries of Hindenburg and Luden
dortf endeavored to explain away the
German defeats or to minimize them,
but the murmurs of the people grew
| louder Their confidence in final VIC
tory is waning rapidly. despite the
! pan-Germnn organs, which violently
prod the faint-hearted. Dispatches
! from neutral sources Indicate that Ber-
lin will soon launch another peace Of
| fensive, Offering to give up Belgium
| and northern France. 1t is against
just such an illusory proposition that
the wise men of the allies are warn
ing the people. Nothing would suit
Germany better just now than Il peace
on such q basis: hut nothing should
or will suit the allied nations except
II peace dictated by themselves after
| the military power of the Hun has
been utterly broken. Tile peace of
| compromise, leaving Germany the pow
err to make n new and more terrible
| war In future, is sure TO receive the
thu, are controlled by the insdious
! German propaganda. and it is against
! this that America must especially
| guard itself.
| 'Spain's threat to seize interned Ger
man shipping io compensate for
/ Spanish losses by submarine warfare
| Ind it's effect in Berlin, for though
The German government did not yield
entirely. ii made it plain that it want
| ed no more countries added to the list
of it's enemies While the discussion
! hnSu 0y,0 Y,
1 ish vessel was torpedoed, and the sit
nation became yet more critical.
! Indirect advices from Austria-Hun-
gary emphasize the desperate inter
nal condition of that empire. The BO-
hemians appear to be on the edge of
organized revolt, and they would re-
ceive the support of the Sloyaks. Aus
tria and Hungary are in a perpetual
quarrel The former has now forbid
den the export of pharmaceutical sup
| plies to Hungary, and the latter has
retaliated by ordering that its food
! supplies shall 60 only to Hungary and
the army.
After slight setback, the cause OF
the allies in Siberia and Russia prop
er made good progress during the
week. At first the bolsheviki forced
the allies on the Ussuri front to retire,
but re-enforcements came up, includ-
ing Japanese and American troops
and the satisfactory conditions were
re-established in quick order The
bold attempt Of General Horvatll, self.
styled dictator of Siberia to execute q
coup detat and gain control of all the
Russian military forces in the far
East was blocked by the allies, whose
representatives at Vladivostok in.
formed General Pleshkoff, Horvath's
emissary, that the allied nations would
cOuntenance no government not In nc.
cord with the wishes Of the people