Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-10-24

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the fleeing enemy in Flanders .
q border between France and A1sace.
ing propaganda over the Hun lines.
! German, armies. Immense numbers of
machine guns, with some artillery, con-
! st1tuted most of the Hun resistance In
! this region. Such counter-attacks by
i infantry as We're made were rather
feeble and easily beaten Off
1 The defense in general however,
was powerful. and it is evident that
the German command attaches great
Importance 10 holding back The Amer
leans as much us possible in the ver-
dun region Every foot gained here
! by the allies weakens the hold Of the
Germans OH the Invaluable coal and
iron fields of the Briey basin northeast
OF Verdnn. Ii looks AS though the 4
Germans were reconctled to retiring
from Belgium aud France, but would
hang on to the Briey fields to the last
moment. Such u course would be Jus
titled by their greatly depleted stores
OF material They are running short
especially of metal for guns and am
munitlon.
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In Italy, the Austrians have been
attempting very little of late, proba-
bly, because they hope soon to be out
Of the war; but in Albania and Serbia
| the allies are keeping them on the
Jump. Italians, Serbs French, Brit
isl, and Greeks all are taking whacks
at them, and at Inst reports they had
feen driven far north of Nish, which
was captured by the Serbs, TO whom
u belongs. In Albania the AustrIans
evacuated their great naval base of
Dumzzo, which had been largely de-
Stroyed by u naval raid the previous
week.
Little news came from General Al
lenby's army iii Palestine, which prob
ably was resting after It's gallant and
successful campaign against the Turks.
; But word was received that Beirut,
!. the Turkish base on the Meditermne-
an, had been captured. following which
Baalbek TripoIi and Hons We're oc-
cupied.
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: BOlshevik forces in eastern Russia
, have been greatly strengthened Of late
and are reported to be pressing back
the Czccho-Slovak troops there. The
!, latter have appealed for help from the
!, allies, and 1t may he thnt troops from
the Siberian expedition have been sent
!, to their relief Meantime the allied
forces In north Russia, including II
considerable American contingent. are
r fighting their way along both banks
I OF the Dvina in the direction Of WeIsk,
. northeast Of Vologda. Their progress
/ has been difficult. for the bolsheyiki
a have been making heavy attacks and
keeping the expedition under almost
. constant bombardment On the river
: the enemy has g1lnboats, protected by
!. nine fields and small islands, aud the
r shells from these do considerable dam
q age. The allies. however are getting
t along fairly well there and arc conf
Il dent and cheerful.
y Lenine and TrotzIey are reported to
: lnve had 81 violent quarrel. the pre-
:. lnier having accused the foreign min
v ister OF fostering a colinter-revolution.
il Lenine again has been attacked by I'M
Il assassin. this time being shot in the
Il shoulder.
= The Films seem to be getting thern-
9 selves Into q peculiar position. First
e they elected as their King Prince Fred
y erick Charles of Hesse, brother-in-inw
e Of the kaiser, whereupon France broke
8 off the selni-official relations TINT had
It existed with Finland. Next the Films
d formally requested Germany to with
II draw all her troops from their coun-
s try. The substitution of monarchy
for Il republic was really the work of
the Finnish diet, not of the people
n and it may not stand.
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e John d. Ryan, director of the Amer
IS lean air service, on his return from
d Europe, made the welcome announce.
If nent, that unification of operation
It and to Il great extent of production OF
Il aircraft, had been agreed upon by the
l. allies. He also told of the splendid
e work of the American aviators and OF
d the success and popularity of the
E. American De Hayiland planes and the
e Liberty motors. Another cheerful
1t piece of news concerning aeronautlcs
IS was disclosed by Maj. A. Cushman
IS Rice. this being that the allies had
e. worked out a practically perfected
e wireless telephone device which will
h enable the allied airmen to fly over
h The German lines and territory in i'm
y mense fleets. all the planes directed
it by the voice Of the commander. This
e he says. win sweep the Huns from
e the sky and entirely put out the eyei