The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-10-04

nara nght before ne eNacnaies tiht |
keystone position.
Stnbbornly hanging on TO the west
end of the Chemin -des-Dames and inn
proving their positions there, the
French repulsed many fierce attacks
last week and advanced toward Laon
along the southern edge Of the st.
cobain forest The entire plateau
southwest OF Laon Is under the fire
of their artillery. and though they were
moving forward with due caution. they |
showed no intentions OF stopping.
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On the new American front In |
French Lorraine the infantry activity
during the week was confined mostly
to operations for the solidifying of po-
sitions. though the Yankees did push
forward along the Mouse for con
siderable gain. This brought Metz un-
der the fire OF their artillery and the
bombardment OF that great fortress
city began AT once and vigorously. II
seems that the allies are now In a po-
sition To keep up the Smelling OF Metz
during the fall and winter. II neces-
sary. and thus its reduction. virtually
impossible by direct attack, may be
accomplished. The Germans now adj
nit the importance OF the American
drive on the st. Mihlel salient. but the
deception of their people through the
official reports continues, as exempii-
fed by the statement. one day last
week. TINT American attacks on Hau-
n,ont had been repulsed aud the Yam
KEGS also had been beaten at Thiau-
mont. AT that time Haumont had been
: safely held by the Americans for three
+. days and Thlaumont was already five
|, miles behind Pershing's lines. Fresnes,
an important city, also was taken by
. the Yankees last week. and the line
built by them now runs parallel win
! the Hlndenbnrg line at AN average dis
: lance Of mile and n half. Every day
I tie German artillery has been delugina
the old salient with explosive and gas
7 shells. and the American gunners have
. replied most effectively. battering the
= towns held by the Huns and seyera
I times breaking up attempted infantr,
l. attacks. with severe loss TO the enemy
y The airmen on both sides were extra
J. ordinarily active and the Americans
q carried out number Of highly sue
X ocssful bombing expeditions over en-
u envy territory. In one Of these. how
Il ever. "A superior force was eneountere,
? and five of our planes were lost. Incl
a dcntaly, the British reported that Il
= the 81. Quentin sector the German
were using new type OF plane tina
carries eight men and bombs ID fee
rs long and weighing 1000 pounds.
t. "a
~ All along the west front the al
of fighting was most intense. In on
~ day the British brought down GG enem
es planes and lost 10. which indicates tn
es fierceness Of the struggle for the mat
Il terry Of the air. The independent Brit
OF ish air squadrons kept up their fin
IA. work In the bombing OF German citie
TO notably Mannheim. Metz Sablon
of Treyes and Frankfort This bring
st bowls from the Huns which are musl
re TO the allied ear.
m The boisbevIk forces In Russia. Il
IN which some victories were elaine
nd early In the week, later were reporte
10 be retreating on both the norther
ry and southern fronts. The Czech
ed Sloyaks along the yolga continue
mt their advance. and the fact that tn.
Du- captured Perm. capital of the Cover
Be- ment Of that name. indicated they vel
ed In o fair way 10 effect the junction
ng the forces which are fighting In We,
u.s. ern Siberia with those which have bee
az engaged In southeastern Russia.
he was predicted. the japanese censors {
'ss not permit much news TO GONE fro
ain the allied expedition In Siberia. b
lch what does come Is satisfactory.
my In Russia IN. reign Of terror ins
est tuted by the bolsheviki to suppress q
ere counter revolution continues and Il
at known numbers Of the opponents
at Lenlne and Trotzky have been mt
rad sacred. The American government Ia
Of week issued a series Of articles exp
We ing those two precious rascals as I
ST. paid agents OF Germany. giving I
han text Of many secret documents {
tained by an agent OF the commit
on public information. All this na
lck. intensely Interesting reading. but
en- one ia America except a few hlghbr'
INC. 'intellectuals" is surprised by the IA
our revealed. and there doesn't seem q
ers way to get those facts before the X
OF sian people whom Leniue and Trotz
but and their crew have trlcked and
ing trayed-