Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-08-10

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attention away from the crown
princes disastrous attempt on the
Marne.
General Foeh has not had to call
into action the bulk Of his reserves
In the midst of the biggest battle he
found time to order a swift and tierca
attack by the French along the Avre,
In the Montdidicr sector. The posi-
tions aimed at were feebiy held by
tired troops that did not expect an
attack, and the detectives were gninfd
within d few hours, large numbers OF
prisoners being taken.
~ Fm
Rome received the information from
some source Tint the AustrIans were
preparing triple offensive against
Italy, This, according to the story, IA
to consist Of d great land attack on the
Plave river line, naval attack on
Italy's Adpiatic coast and an extensive
eounter.atsack In Albania. The ltal-
ian commanders have no doubt of their
ability to repulse any or all OF these
attacks, In Albania their forces,
with the French, have kept moving for
ward and are now In very strong po-
sltlens. The threat of n serious naval
operation by Austria seems most fool-
Isn q ~. !.
President Wilson completed bis pro-
nouncement Or plans for the particlpa-
| tlon Of the United States In the RUS
sian expedition and was awaiting only
the reply Of Japan to the American
proposals. Ii Ind been thought Japan
had agreed to these, but dispatches
from Tokyo told Of an exciting contro-
sersy over them, two influential groups
strongly opposing intervention. Mos
cow advlces said general mobilization
Of the Russian army meaning the
bolsheTlkl- -had begun, but this did
not worry the allied statesmen. The
plans of the British. Americans and
French for the protection Of the MUIR
man region against the Germans ana.
Firms are believed to be all settled.
The people will be fed and their In
ternal affairs win not be interfered
with by the expedition That viii be
sent.
General Horyath. provisional ruler
of Siberia, II cooperating With the
Czecho-Sloyaks. md matters look
more promising in that country.
Conditions In The Ukraine grow more
unsettled daily. and now the Germans
and Austrians are called on to face
1 4 great uprising IN Romnania, where
the people are Disguised with the peace
with the central powers and with the
treatment they are receiving. Proba-
bly, half a million Teutonie troops are
tied up In these two countries which
i helps some.
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The Atlantic seaboard was amazed
rather than alarmed by the sudden ap-
pearance of large German submarine
close to Cape Cod The vessel at
tackled tug and sank the three stone
laden barges 1t was towing, using up
two torpedoes and lot Of ammunition
In thls fo0tless operation. Other u
boats bagged bigger game when they
sank the British transport JusticIa.
30. 234 gross tons, or the Irish coast.
The transport, which was westward
bound after carrying 10000 American
soldiers to Europe, was attacked nv a
fleet OF six or eight submarines and
fought them for ten hours. OF her
crew OF some 600 only ten We're killed.
--FS
so foolish as scarcely TO merit mem
ton is the latest list OF German peace
terms, which II Is said viii be offered
through Spain. They dsown any de-
sire for annexatlons or lndemnities ON
the west front. but would leave Bel
GUM. the Balkans and the selfdeter-
limitation Of peoples for the peace con-
ference to settle; the peace treaties
with Roumania and Russia not to be
questioned and all 3ernany's colonies
to be restored. AIso the sens are to
be free and Gibraltar and the Suea
I canal defenses dismantled.
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The Pritlsh government n hayiug
trouble with the paclfsts Who have
permeated all the war material fac
tories. and last week caused strikes
of thousands Of mlnition workers. The
cabinet decided. 1t WIS reported INT
Elf the strike continued the strikers Of
!, military age would be drafted immedi-
ately into the army,
va
Finally authentic word Of the DEAN
Of the former car came out Of Rus
STA He was ordered ahot by local
bolshevik official because OF counter
revolutionary plots, md his son + said
TO have died Of exposure few lays
I later,