The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-04-04
WAR
NEWS COMES
FR0M||FR0NT
FIGHTING HAS SLACKENED DOWN
ON WEST FRONT WHILE
ARMIES PREPARE
.LUL[ BEFORE. THE STORM
BELIEVED GREAT BATTLE IS
ABOUT TO BE RENEWED in
NEAR FUTURE

There Is dearth of news from the
battle front today. A few short, trse
cablegrams came through early this
morning and since then there has not
been word from the front. What
this means Is probIematicaL 1t may
mean that there is nothing dOing- or
1t may mean that the censorship Is be.
ing invoked. The new censorship rules
for giving out news from the battle
front, which have been agreed to by
all the allied nations, went into effect
today and that may be the reason for
the dearth of news.
The cencensns of opinion among all
experts is that this is the dull before
the Storm and that battle, prob
ably exceeding in fierceness that of
the first 10 days of the German drive,
Is about to be launched and that both
sides are preparing for it
Summing up the situation the AS
sociated Press says.
Bring Up Men and Guns
From the Somme to the Disc river,
along that portion of the battle line
which bulges out toward Amiens, ALLY
and Breteuil, the big guns of the OPP
posing sides have opened in duals of
great proportions, and it apparently is
not unreasonable to assume that either
side at any moment may take the Of
fensive with their infantry in resump-
ton of a battle which ranks among
the greatest the world has ever seen.
Since the beginning Of the present
week there has, been no marked
change in the alignment of the oppos-
ing sides from Arras southwark to
Chauny The fighting has lacked the
sanguinary character of the previous
days, owing, in part, no doubt, to the
extremely bad weather conditions.
Neither the Germans nor the allies
have been idle, however, for daily
there has been going on a reinforce
ment of stragetic positions, both in
men and gun power for the coming
engagements upon which it is conced-
ed so much depends for the victors.
British Take Prisoners
LONDON, Thursday Morning
was little activity in the battle area
last night with the exception of hos
tile artillery fire at various points,
the war office announces. few Ger
man prisoners were taken by the Brit
ish raiding parties.
During the night German machine
gun post in the Heburtne neighbor-
hood was rushed by the British and
the machine gun and crew were cap
tured.
French Make Successful Raids
PARIS-Heavy artillery fighting oc-
Cured last night on the Montdidier
front, the war office announces this
morning. In raids in Champagne and
on the verdun front the French took
number of prisoners and captured
two machine guns.
Anfi-Jewish Riots Again
MOSCOW-By Associated Press
Anti-Jewish riots have occurred IN
Turkestan. In Semitic agitation in
Kiev is assuming acute form.
Long Range Gun Has Burst
PARIS+One of the two German
long range guns that have been bonn
harding Paris has burst, according to
prisoners captured on thes French
front, and five of the gun crew were
killed. This announcement was made
officially last night. s'-s'
q. s.. Takes Russian Ships
NEW YORK-The United States
has requistioned for use Of the en-
tente service, number Of Russian
steamships formerly engaged In
transporting supplies between Amer
ica and Russia, according to author
ative information given out in shipping
circles.
Pershfng Decorated by belgian King
WASHINGTON General Pershing
has been awarded the Belgian order
Of the grand. cross, OF the order OF
Leopold, according to : despatch 70
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