Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-08-03

The allied air men carried out numer-
,us bombing raids over German towns,
besides dropping many tons Of ex-
plosiyes on the enemy's military estab-
lishments.
The Germans made a great air raid
on London, killing A persons and los
Ing five OF their planes, and attempted
two raids on Paris with little success.
More satisfactory to the Hun mind
were the results OF some air raids on
British hospitals behind the lines, for
| several hundred sick and wounded sol
diers were killed and injured, and
arong the victims were several wom-
en- nurses who would not desert their
wards. The commander Of the squad
ron OF Gothas that made this charac-
terlstically brutal attack was brought
down and captured and declared he did
not see the Red Cross signs on the hos
pitfalls. Gough they We're plainly visible.
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Austrla's renewed drive against Italy
| did not develop last week, but reports
from Vienna said Austria had ceased
all military operations In the east on
| May 20 In order to concentrate her
| forces on the Italian front, 50 II Is like
| ly the offensive will be started there
/ very soon. The allies have little fear
Of the result. i
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The Germans captured the city OF
Abo In Finland and also occupied
Bjorko, an Island Ia the Gulf of Fin
land 50 miles from Petrograd. In Klev,
capital of the Ukraine. there was heavy
fighting between the forces Of Skoro-
padsky, the new Ukrainian dictator,
and troops that remained faithful to
the rada! In Baku, on the Caspian.
which was previously reported captur-
ed by the Russians, the bolsheviM and
| Mussumans fought long and bitterly.
More than 1000 were killed and much
Of the city was burned The food sit.
uation in Russia was reported to be
growing steadily worse except In Mos
cow. Petrograd Is now entirely with.
out bread.
Copenhagen dispatches say that Gen.
eral Mannerheim, commander In chief
OF the Finnish white guard, has re.
signed because he was ordered TO In
wade the Russian province Of Karella.
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Declaring that 1t had discovered an
extensive and dangerous pro- German
plot In Ireland, the British government
descended upon the Sim Fein sudden
ly and arrested several hundred mem
beers Of that party, including It's presi-
dent, Professor de Valera, and prac.
| tically all the other leaders. The couI
raised q storm In Ireland and even the
nationalist, though disclalrning any
sympathy with the revolutionary aims
| Of the Sim Felners, declared the gov.
ernments action was not sincere and
was taken to cloud the home rule and
CONSUMPTION situation. The Irish OBJ.
| iectors to the draft seem to rely great.
| ly on public opinion in the United
States, and over here there is a ten
dency to suspend judgment concerning
/ the Sim Fein arrests until the British
government adduces its proof of a plot
1t Is said the existence of the plot
was known for weeks by American
secret agents and that such notorious
Trishmen in America as Jeremiah
OLeary-n0w mlssing-were concern.
ed In IT, 1t Is certain that no pro.Ger-
man plotters in any Of the allied coun.
tries will get any sympathy from the
American government or the American
people.
Pa
Director General McAdoO startled
the country last week by summarily re-
moving from their positions all presl-
dents Of railroads. in order to obtain
more complete cooperation 10 the run
ming of the lines, and, incidentally. 10
save about S20,000,000 Il year In sal
aries. Many other high rail officials
also have lost their jobs because they
were doing little to earn their pay, II
is Mr.. McAdoo's intention to appoint
a federal director Of the reads in each
region, and some of the best of the
deposed presidents will get these
places,
The government also has taken over
the carrier business Of the Pullman
company, making II part of the FAIL.
way system. The company will be
paid rental for It's carrier industry
based on the three-year avecage earn
lngs prior to June 30, 1919.
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Mrs Rose Pastor Stokes, well-known
socialist was found guilty Of violut-
ing the espionage act by federal
court jury In Kansas City. She had
attacked the government as an ally OF
the profteera