Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-10-19

Dt. commander OF the french forces Ol
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 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 If adequate punish
ment is not inflicted there will be a
general feeling that justice has mis-
carried.
President Wilson and his confiden-
t,al advisers. II is said. still believe
the German people will rise In revo-
luton and GUST the Hohenzollern crew,
and his inquiry rs 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
eminent 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.
ID
The greatest blow delivered by the
allied armies last week was between
Cambria and st. Quentin. There Field
Marshal Haig's tlreless forces. re-en-
forced by American divisions. tore
20-mile gap through the strongest OF
Hlndenburg's boosted defenses, cap
turing dozens of villages and many
thousands Of prisoners and on Wednes-
Cay occupied the long and des-
nerately defended city of Cambrai.
The Huns, in full flight. blew up most
of Cambria and burned Bohain. Mar
ctz and many another beautiful town.
hut the allies did not even stop TO ex-
t:nguish the flames. The enemy ap-
parently was attempting to reconsti-
tute his lines back of the Selle
! river from lie Cateau to Solesmes 50
J Eaig'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 rifiemen who could
be Overtaken generally surrenderlng
willingly. Prisoners said the German
plan was TO retreat to the Valenciennes
line and then to the Mouse, and II was
evident the retirement of the German
armies from France was well under
way. They will fight all the way back
to their borders, Of course. but the
country is open and the tanks and cav
airy of the allies will have daily in
creasing opportunity to do their part
The Germans still have the strength
to maintain a fairly orderly retreat.
and If the war is ended by military
decision, II is admitted the Huns may
be able to postpone that inevitable
event for many months. When they
do reach the Meuse they will be be-
lind powerful defenses. but the ma.
ture of those defenscs Is known to the
allied commanders. and so far as the
Notifications there are concerned. the
immense sum just asked 90 congress
for American artillery may be taker
to indicate the tremendous concentra.
J tion of gunfire that will he used to
batter them to pieces.
I'd
While their comrades were helplnp
the British In the great drive In tht
Cambria region, the American FRS
army was exceedingly busy west OF
the Meuse. For many days the dough
boys battled their way through the Ar
gOnne forest. and at the northern enf
OF II they went up against concen
. tratiOn of Huns gathered for the de
! Tense Of the Kriemhilde line. Pausins
} TO permit their artillery to pour I
: rain of shells on the German position,
! for 10 hours, the Yanks advanced +,
the attack Wednesday, and by a bril-
liant and swift advance broke throupl
: the enemy line. TO the right of then
other troops forced their way through
: the Cuncl wood. and this made pns
! sible the storming Of the Manuel trencl
of the Kriemh,lde position. The on
gineers We're advancing right alon,
; with the Infantry, cl,aring the wa,
through the entanglements. Importan
heights south of the Marco were cap
tnred. and the Yankees Joined hnnd