The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1918-09-17
THE LATEST WAR NEWS

The Americans in their drive in
the st. Mihiel salient have probably
trapped between $4,000 and 10000
Germans. The Havas Agency re-
ports that the Germans had between
10000 and 100000 men, and that
they escaped from the trap" at the
rate of 900 an hour. This would
account for $4,000 making their get
away and leaving from $4,000 to
$4,000 in the pocket made by the adj
vance of the Americans. Edward L.
James, in his account Of the battle,
mentions that behind the American
lines were a number Of the enemy.
in fact that the advance had been so
rapid that much of the ground they
have traversed was almost unex-
plored, paradoxical as that may
seem. The capture of the prisoners
and the dash of the Americans is
wildly told in this story.
A new attack against the German
lines is hourly expected as the an
swer to the Austrian peace pro-
posals. Where the blow will fall is
not indicated, but Washington of
ficials believe Foch's strategy con-
templates such a move. The great
est reticence is maintained regard
ing the tactics of the Americans in
the St Mihiel sector.
The military critic of the Courier
Journal and the New York Times in
terprets the recent offensive of Gen.
Pershing as but the beginning of a
great turning movement of the allied
forces designed to reduce Germany
west of the Rhine to the state of
Belgium and Northern France, to
give the huns "a taste of their own
medicine"
Trotzky and Lenine have played
the part of Judas with the Russian
people. Proof that they had slid
out their country to the Germans is
| shown in Diplomatic papers made pub
lie by the Committee on Public In
formation. All the scheming of the
Berlin intriguers, aided by the
pseudo Socialists, forms another link
in the chain of German duplicity.
Russia was exploited through the ma
chinations Of the band of traitorous
Russians, and at the same time Ger
many double-crossed the Bolsheviki
in the seizure Of the Ukraine.
Count Won Hertling, Imperial Ger
man Chancellor. declared Friday that
peace is nearer than is generally sup
posed. He said the government and
the army were Opposed" to call
conquests."
The St. Mihiel salient has been
wiped out by the Americans and
thousands of prisoners taken. All OBJ
! iectives have been reached and
Americans now are on the German
border line. Gen. Pershing an
nounces that 1890 prisoners have
| been captured. During the attack
American planes bombarded the Ger
man lines and dropped bombs on Ger
man towns.
The Germans, driven from the st.
Mihiel sector by the American First
Army, are strengthening the old Won
Hindenburg line with the evident in
tention of making a strong defense
of the jeopardized iron mines of
Briey and the city of Metz.
Both the French and British have
made substantial advances during
the past two days, the former along
the scissors front, where they cap
tured several thousand prisoners and
a colonel and his staff, and the lat
ter by approaching st. Quentin and
improving their linds there, thus
damaging the Hindenburg line.
Austria, in her peace note, calls
on the belligerents to discuss WAYS
and means for ending the war, which,
Vienna asserts, can not be won by
the sword except by slaughter. BY
discussing the situation a basis for
peace might be arrived at, is the
statement of Vienna.