Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1918-08-15

end Immediately north of Reims the
French made considerable advance be-
tween the railways running to Laon
and Rethel.
The city of Fismes, which was so
CALAMITY taken by the Americans, was
as CALAMITY held against all attacks,
though the Germans deluged it with
explosive and gas shells. The machine
gun and rifle fire of the Yankees was
so accurate as to arouse the admira.
ton Of their allies
Activity increased during the week
in the Lys salient which the Germans
made toward Bethune and Hazebrouck.
On the southern side of this bulge the
British moved forward between the
Lave and the Clarence. In other Sec
tors of the northern line also the Brit
ish attacked successfully. These OPP
erations probably were all related
though their full significance was not
known here. At least, it was clear
that Foch had no intention of allow
ing the Huns to have any rest, now
that he has them on the defensive.
Authorities admit that the kaiser's
strength is still prodigious and that he
has large reserves, but all unite in as
sorting that he has passed beyond the
high point of power and efficiency and
can never regain numerical supremacy,
nor can he ever again have the oppor-
tunity to achieve victory that was
his two months ago. Those of his peo-
pie who know the truth now admit
that his ultimate defeat is certainty.
The more fearless papers Of Germany
and Austria do not hesitate to say this
plainly. The military and pan-German
leaders are held responsible, and as
their only hope lies in administering
to the allies the crushing blow so long
promised by them, it is reasonable. to
expect another great Hun offensive be-
fore long. That is, If Marshal Foch
gives them chance, which doesn't
seem to be part of his present
plans.
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Arrangements for the American-Jap-
anese expedition to Siberia have been
going forward rapidly and the Czecho-
Slovak forces over there will soon
have the active support Of small but
competent body Of allied troops. It is
announced that two regiments now in
the Philippines will form part of the
American contingent, and that 1t will
be commanded by Maj. Gen. william
S. Graves until recently assistant, chief
of staff of the army. Later It will
be determined whether he will COM
mand the entire expedition. At Vladl-
vostok the Americans will be Joined by
an equal number of Japanese and prob
ably they will first drive from the
Amur branch of the trans-Siberian
railway the bolsheviki and the Teuton
war prisoners who were armed to aid
them. Eastern Siberia would then be
in the control of the allies and loyal
Russians.
Conditions in northern Russia are
very encouraging. The allies have
been driving the bolsheviki south from
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been established in that city embracing
half a dozen districts. Volunteer de-
tachments of White guards are as.
sisting the allies. M. /. Terestchenko,
minister Of foreign affairs in Keren-
sky's cabinet, has been assassinated in
Poltava.
Seemingly not yet quite satisfied
that Zeppelins as raiders are failure,
the Germans sent feet of five Of
these monsters across to raid England
last week. Their coming was signaled
and they were attacked by the British
air defense before they could reach
the coast. One of them was shot down
in flames over the sea, its commander,
the noted Captain Strasser, and all
the crew perishing. The other airshipa
fled.
The submarine pirates continued
their depredations In the western At.
/ lantic. tOrpedOing number Of mer.