Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-08-16


MADE toward Bethune and Hazebrouck.
On the southern side of this bulge the
British moved forward between the
Lave and the Clarence. In other sec
tors of the northern line also the Brit
ish attacked successfully. These OPP
erations probably were all related
though their full significance was not
known here. At least, it was clear
that Foch had no intention of allow
ing the Huns to have any rest. now
that he has them on the defensive.
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Authorities admit hat the kaiser'S
strength is still prodigious and that he
has large reserves, but all unite in as
sorting that he has passed beyond the
high point of power and efficiency and
can never regain numerical supremacy.
nor can he ever again have the oppor-
tunity to achieve a victory that was
his two months ago. Those of his peo-
pie who know the truth now admit
that his ultimate defeat is a certainty.
The more fearless papers of Germany
and Austria do not hesitate to say this
plainly. The military and pan-German
leaders are held responsible, and as
their only hope lies in administering
to the allies the crushing blow so long
promised by them, it is reasonable TO
expect another great Hun offensive be-
fore long. That is, If Marshal Foen
gives them q chance, which doesn't
seem to be a part Of his present
plans.
Arrangements for the American-Jap-
anese expedition to Siberia have been
going forward rapidly and the Czecho-
Slovak forces over there will soon
have the active support of a small but
competent body Of allied troops. 1t Is
announced that two regiments now in
the Philippines will form part Of the
American contingent, and that it Will
be commanded by Maj. Gen. William
s. Graves until recently assistant chief
of staff of the army. Later 1t Will
be determined whether he will COM
mand the entire expedition. At Vladi-
vostok the Americans will be Joined by
an equal number of Japanese and prob
ably they will first drive from the
Amur branch of the trans-Siberian
railway the bolsheviki and the Teuton
war prisoners who were armed to aid
them. Eastern Siberia would then be
in the control of the allies and loyal
Russians. British forces were landed
at Vladivostok last week, for what pur-
pose was not stated.
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Japan has given evidence of eager
ness to do more in Siberia than merely
aid the Czechs, If she has the excuse,
and 1t is reported that Lenine now
plans to declare war on the Japanese,
being instigated by Germany. The sue
cesses of the Czechs have had great eff
feet in Austria, and reports from that
country tell of the desertion of about
q million soldiers of the Austro-Hun-
garian army. Eighty thousand of these
deserters are living in Vienna and the
government fears to take any step
against them.
Conditions in northern Russia are
very encouraging. The allies have
been driving the bolsheviki south from
Archangel, and a new government has
been established in that city embracing
half a dozen districts. Volunteer de-
tachments of White guards are as
sisting the allies. M. I. T~erestchenko,
minister of foreign affairs in Keren-
sky's cabinet, has been a~ssassinated in
Poltava.
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Seemingly not yet quite satisfied
that Zeppelins as raiders are a failure,
the Germans sent a fleet of five OF
these monsters across to raid England
last week. Their coming was signaled
and they were attacked by the British
air defense before they could reach
the coast. One of them was shot down
In flames over the sea, its commander,
the noted Captain Strasser, and all
the crew perishing. The other airships
fed.
The submarine pirates continued
their depredations in the western At
lantic, torpedoing a number OF mer-
chant ships and fishing boats and sink
ing the Diamond Shoals lightship on
Cane Hatteras. This aforementioned
exploit may be part of a set plan OF
destroying important navigation sig
nails in order to hamper shipping. n
doings of the U-boats, however, no
longer cause the allies extreme anx-
iety, for it is evident they are on the
decline. Addressing the house OF
commons, Premier Lloyd George SAID
$50 submarines had been Sunk by the
British navy, and the British admir-