The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-10-25


be granted Germany until her cities. /
her towns and her people have suf- i
fered some of the horrors of war that I
her brutal soldiers have inflicted on /
Belgium, northern France and Serbia. |
The absolute unrepentance of the !
Huns for their outrages is shown by !
their action In footing and wantonly
destroying the towns In France from
which they are being driven and In
their practice OF carrying away With
them thousands OF the helpless inhab-
itants who are forced To work for
them like slaves, The formal warning
OF France that there would be retribu-
ton for these shameful deeds has been
dIsregarded, and II adequate punish
ment Is not inflicted there will be a
general feeling that justice has mis-
carried
President Wilson and his confiden-
tial advisers. II is said. still believe
luton and Dust the Hohenzollern crew,
and his inquiry as To whom Prince
Max represents Is significant In that
connection. The chancellor. in his
speech TO the reichstng. undertook
rather feebly To demonstrate that re-
cent political changes actually had put
the people In power and that he was
/ their representative. But all that was
| looked on ms bunk.
The diplomatic situation resolved IT.
self down to this: The German gov
eminent must either admit defeat and
surrender on allied terms. or II must
confess that the chancellor was not
acting in good faith. That is the hole
In which President Wilson has placed
Prince Max and his associates.
The greatest blow delivered by thu
allied armies last week was between
Cambrai and ST. Quentin. There Field
Marshal Haig's tlreless forces re-en
forced by American divisions, tore I
2O-mle gap through the strongest o
Hindenburg's boosted defenses, cap
turing dozens OF villages and man!
thousands OF prisoners and on Wednes
day occupied rhe long and DIES
perately defended city OF Cambria
The Huns, In full flight, blew up mos
OF Cambria and burned Bohain, Mar
ctz and many another beautiful town
hut The allies did not even stop to ex
tinguish the flames. The enemy aT
parently was attempting to reconsti
tute his lines back of the Sell
river from lie Cateau to Solesmes.
Haig's troops. led by the cavalr,
. pushed rapidly forward and the bi
guns followed SO fast that they ket
, the Huns always under fire. Only IN
German machine gunners put UP cree
table defense, the riflemen who coul
I be overtaken generally surrenderin
: willingly. Prisoners said the Germa
: plan was To retreat to the Valenclenns
, line and then tn the Mouse, and IL We
Q evident the retirement of the Germa
G armies from France was well unds
: way. They will fight all the way bae
I to their borders, Of course but n
country is open and the tanks and On
; airy az the allies will have daily /
4 creaslng opportunity 10 do their par
i The Germans still have the strsng'
l. 70 maintain a fairly orderly retren
O and n the war is ended by mlital
+ decision, II Is admitted the Huns mt
, be able 10 postpone that ineSifab
!. event for many months. When tbs
o do reach the McuSe they will be b
9 hind powerful defenses but the n
4 ture Of those defenses Is known 10 Il
q allied commanders. and so far ms Il
q Notifications there are concerned, &
n immense sum just asked Of c0nPre
i. for American artillery may he TAX
70 &c indicate the tremendous concenti
IN ton Of guniire that will be used
H. batter them To pleres.
b. -
n While their comrades were help