The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-09-27


tin was thA goal OF race between the /
British and the French the former /
winning N~rmand. Attilly and Wendell |
les and closing In ON the important |
city from the northwest. while the |
French southwest OF the objective |
number OF villages. little farther |
south the French forces captured |
Travecy on the Disc. just north OF la |
Fere. and from It's heights were able
To dominate the latter town, which was
reported to have been burned by the |
Germans. This operation, together
with the French advance eastward
from Coucy-le-C hateau, threatened to
flank on both sides the forest and mas
sif OF st. Gobain, the chief defense of
l.aon. Withdrawal OF the enemy froGa
that forest. which IN full of guns In
strong defensive positions. might thus
be compelled without direct attack.
which would be expensive and diff.
cult.
At the western end of the Chemin
DIES Danes the Germans were fighting
".
where they were trying To regain pos
session OF the dominating ridge which
the French and Americans had tnkeu
from them. Many fresh troops were
used in these attacks, but their efforts
were vii In vain.
Although the stupendous German re.
.xF uf i.sht
conducted sSillfully and the enemy line
has not been broken through. his arr
niles maintaining contact with one an
other. IL has been Ia every way ii most
expensive operation for the Huns. In
addition 10 the loss Of great numbers
OF guns and immense quantities OF mn-
terial, captured or destroyed. they
have lost more than 100000 men, the
majority of whom. fortunately. were
killed. The morale Of the army Is
being gradually broken by relentless.
continuous aud successful blows de.
liyered by the allies the supply Of
| nghting electives is getting low and
the people nj home are becoming daily
more dissatisfied and restless. Cap.
men are put back IN the ranks before
they are cured. and prisoners released
/ by Russia are not given time to re-
| cover their strength aud health. Ans.
I trsa has reluctantly responded to the
! call for aid and ia the quieter sectors
Austrian divisions are placed between
! German divisions, or Austrian soldiers
& 80. 4
regiments This Is taken to menn that
/ there viii be no renewal Of the Teu.
! tonic offensive in Italy this year. II
ever.
A considerable advance made last
! week bs the Belglnns Ia the sector
/ north ~ 4pres WINS significant. mas
much as some military critics expect
that Marshal Foeh Will strike there
In force before long.
The war department announced that
! Americans have been landed al Arch.
angel 10 take part with the other al
lied forces there ID fighting the balShe-
Wiki and re-establishing order IT, north
eru Russia These troops are from
some III our northern states and many
- them speak Russian Hitherto the
only Americans there were marines
aud sailors.
In FrtrDgrad. Moscow and other
cities Of Russia proper the holsbeyik
government Is struggling desperately
gniust the ever-lncfensing counter
reyoutinnaripS. Strengthening the latter
mereilessly whenever they fnll into
their hands Petrogrnd l. reported 70
be given over 10 massacres aud flames
aud 10 have been captured by revolt
ing peasants. Yarosiay and Yologiia
have been burned by the soviet troops.
and Moscow i Threatened with the
sam" fate ley TrotskY. Two attempts
we're nade on the life Of Doctor Helf
gericb. the new German suibas sa1"r t.
Moscow but he fed back to Berlin.
The soviet rulers persistent shout
er~ FOR peace without ansexotions aud
indrmuiiiss. hare l9st paid 30 Ter
many 2510o.eD rtibieS the nr-t IN
-tallment et the indemnity exnrted
FROM the unhappy country By tHe
Huns.
In Siberia the allies. Rith the
Czecho- Sloyaks. Cos>aeks and Loyal
Russians. have been making sattsfac'
tory progress. but the AustroAi.rtnan
ex-prsousrs aud the bolsheviki are
putting up 50 obstinate resistance
that japan Is. contemplating sending
much stronger force In order to IN
sure the safety Of the expedition and
its allies before the winter sets in
The Japanese government Is convinced
that the American government will