The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1918-04-06

cellent fighting was given by wound
I'd French captain who arrived In
Paris. Entirely new in this wa
fare" said he, 1.-THE Americans worked
like the best veterans"
Some of Pershing's men, at least
were moved over to the sectors left by
French troops who were sent farther
west to stem the German advance. In
their own sector near Toul they had
a rather lively week of 1t, for the Ger
man artillery shelled them continu-
ously and seemed to be preparing for
an infantry attack. The American
guns made effective response, and on
occasion drenched the enemy positions
with gas shells.
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There were increasing evidences dur
ing the week that the Italian front is
to be the scene of another Teuton
drive. Airplane observers reported
that heavy re-enforcements to the
Austrian forces were being broughtsup
daily from the Roumanian front, to-
gether with numerous new pieces of
heavy artillery. In the mountain gee
ton the artillery duels grew In Fin-
tensity, and everything pointed toward
an early effort to break through to the
plains In that region. 1t was supposed
the Austrians believed the italians
would be displrited by the German sue
cesses in France.
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The miracle gun" with which Sthe
Germans have been Smelling sArls
IRON distance OF 70 rIITiifHs- s. 3 ~,
to be product Of the Krupp works
as is proved by the kaiser's message
TO Doctor Krupp Won Bohlen ind Hal
bach congratulating him on the sue
cess Of the new weapon. A German
ordnance authority says these extraor-
binary guns are merely being tested
on Paris and have been built for. tho
purpose Of bombarding London.
Another considerable victory was
scored last week by the British forces
in MesOpOtamia, the entire Turkish
army in the Hit area being captured
or destroyed. In Palestine Allenby's
men continued their advance beyond
the Jordan, approaching the Hedjas
railway on which they heavily bombed
troop transport trains.
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The revolt of the Russians against
he brutal plllaging of the Germans
who have penetrated their country is
beginning to bear fruit. Troops of the
Ukralnian rada are cooperating witt
the bolshevik forces and already
have recaptured Odessa after bloody
battle, in which naval forces took
part Before that the red guards ant
armed civilians had retaken Kherson
Nikolayev and Znamenka from the
Teutons. In some places the peasants
killed the German soldiers who were
taking away their foodstuffs. TIL,
Ukrainlans were angered by attempts
of the Germans to 90 far beyond thu
terms Of the peace treaty and striI
the country of its stores of grain an(
/ sugar. It is said council of German
officers decided to continue operations
in Ukraine until the power of the Dol
sheviki there had been eliminated.
Trotzky, speaking In Moscow, de
clared Russia will never be an en-
shaved country, though the soviet gov
eminent is now weak and poor. HI
said they would introduce compulsor.
military training for the workmen AM
| peasants and create an army Of 300
| 900 men within eight or ten weeks
The allies still stand ready to supper
all elements within Russia which will
oppose the German invasion.
However, as Gilbert X. Chestertol
avs, 1t is plain that the bolshevi
philosophy does not prevent a ma
from fighting; 1t only prevents hir
from winning.
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Probably 1t was inevitable that po
tics should enter into the debates an
doings of congress this year, but
has taken n particularly unfortunat
turn owing to the senatorial electio
In Wisconsin. The president, becaus
Of his effort to bring about the elet
ton of Mr.. Davies, is accused by tn
Republicans Of going out of his wa
to confuse partisanship with loyalty
and for this he was attacked by Sens
tor Smoot and Others who assert tn
Republicans have no. sought to secur
party advantage from the war. Sent
tor williams really started this ro'
by a speech in which he charged tha
revelations of the failure Of the ali
plane program and of the backward
ness Of shipbuilding were "poisone
.as" directed by the Republican
Against the admins alton. This Wa