Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-10-18

be granted Germany until her cities,
her towns and her people have suf-
fered some of the horrors of war that
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 looting 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-
tion for these shameful deeds has been
disregarded, and if adequate punish
ment is not inflicted there will be a
general feeling that justice has mis-
carried.
President Wilson and his confiden-
tial advisers it is said, still believe
the German people will rise in revo-
luton and oust the Hohenzollern crew,
and his inquiry as to whom Prince
Max represents is significant in that
connection. The chancellor, in his
speech to the reichstag, 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 as bunk.
The diplomatic situation resolved it.
self down to this: The German gov
ernment must either admit defeat and
surrender on allied terms, or it 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.
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The greatest blow delivered by the
allied armies last week was between
Cambrai and st. Quentin. There Field
| Marshal Haig's tireless forces, re-en-
] forced by American divisions, tore a
2O-mile gap through the strongest Of
Hindenburg's boasted defenseS, cap
| turing dozens of villages and many
thousands of prisoners and on Wednes-
Gay occupied the long and des-
nerateIy defended city of Cambria.
The Huns, In full flight, blew up most
of Cambrai and burned Bohain, Mar
ctz and many another beautiful town,
hut the allies did not even stop to ex-
tinguish the flames. The enemy ap-
parently was attempting to reconsti-
tute his lines back of the Selle
river from LIE Cateau to Solesmes. SO
Haig's troops, led by the cavalry,
pushed rapidly forward and the big
guns followed so fast that they kept
the Huns always under fire. Only the
German machine gunners put up cred
table defense. the riflemen who could
be overtaken generally surrendering
willingly. Prisoners said the German
plan WIS TO retreat to the V0lencennes
line and then to the Meuse, and it was
evident the retirement of the German
armies from France was well under
uny. They will fight all the way bach
to their borders, of course but the
country is open and the tanks and cav
airy of the allies will have daily In
ereasing opportunity to do their part
The Germans still have the str~ngtf
tc maintain a fairly orderly rvfreat
and IF the war is ended by a militar!
decision. it Is admitted the Huns ma!
be able to postpone that inevitable
evs&S for many months. When the!
do reach the EIeuse they will he be
bind powerful defenses, but the ma
ture az those defenees is known to tn,
; allied commanders, and so far as tn
fortifcations there are concerned, tn
, immense sum just asked OF congress
fer American artillery may be take
, tioR Of gunfire that will be used +
batter them to pieces.
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: While their comrades were heipfn
the British in the great drive in tn
Cambrai region, the American FIR
army was exceedingly busy west o
the Meuse. For many days the dough
/ boys battled their way throug the Al
gonne forest, and at the northern en-
= OF it they went up agAlnst concer
: trntion of Huns gathered for the dc
: fense of the Kriemhilde line. Pausin
: to permit their artillery to pour
' rain of shells on the German position
; for 10 hours. the Yanks advanced t
] the attack Wednesday, and by bri
= liant and swift advance broke throug
r the enemy line. To the right of ther
: other troops forced their way throug
e the Cunel wood and this made po:
3 sible the storning of the Mamel trenc
: Of the Kriemh;lde position. The er
: gineers were advancing right alon
Y with the infantry, clearing the wa
f through the entanglements. Importan
: heights south Of the Marcq were caI
l tured. and the Yankees Joined hand