The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-09-27
NOT SINGLE TRICK
TAKEN BY KAISER
WEEKS FIGHTING RESULTS IN
SERIES OF UNBRokEN DE-
FEATS FOR GERMANS.
Believed That in Future Huns Will
Act Solely on Defensive While
Attempting to Open Negotia-
tions for Peace.

| With the American Army in France
The allies are still forging forward
smashing the German lines.
Field Marshal Haig's troops Sunday
night smashed into the German lines
at four different points on the battle
front. The Flanders battle still con
tinues, with the British making steady
| gains.
American troops made two success
full rails on the German lines north.
east of st. Mihiel early Sunday morn.
ing, taking prisoners in the region OF
Haumont and southeast Of Charey.
Both raids were preceded by bar
RACES.
General Allenby's forces in Pales-
tine have taken $4,000 Turkish pris.
ones and have captured 120 guns, be-
sides four airplanes and large guam
tity of uncounted transport.
This means the virtual humiliation
of the Ottoman forces in this region.
The British losses were surprisingly
slight, considering the Importance of
the advance.
During the past week gains have
been made by the allied troops on the
fronts In France, in Macedonia and in
Palestine, while there has been some
activity in Italy. The Americans,
after clearing the st. Mihiel salient
of German troops, advanced to
within ten miles of the outer forts
Of Metz. They have withstood all
cOunter-attacks and are continually
lharassing the enemy in the Lorraine
sector. Heavy transforms have inter-
fered with the work of the airmen to
some extent, but the bombing planes
went over the enemy lines as usual
and succeeded in doing great dam
age. When the Americans halted be-
fore the defenses of Metz the French
began a new offensive on the Ailette
and Aisne rivers, and the Americans
advanced in the Moselle sector, both
movements being entirely successful,
many prisoners and guns being cap
tured, while the Germans were again
forced to retreat.
While the Huns were being attacked
from time to time by the Americans
and French, the British troops have
done much of the fighting during the
week, and desperate battle for pos
session of st. Quentin is now raging.
In Macedonia the French and Ser
bians have defeated the Bulgarians,
Austrians and Germans, and advanced
their line several miles. Several |
thousand prisoners were captured |
during the fighting on this front. The
British and Greeks were also success
full in local attack
1t may be truthfully said that the
kaiser has not taken. a single trick
N the war game during the entire |
week. The U-boats have succeeded
n sinking two or three British and I
French vessels, and two or three hun
lred lives have been lost as a result.
German airmen bombed another
American hospital, the attack result
ng in the death of eight wounded
soldiers. Some towns and villages in
lOrthern France were utterly de-
troyed by the retreating Huns, orders
o that effect having been issued by
he high command. In the large
'peration Of the war, however, the
laser has suffered an unbroken series
# defeats, and 1t has been announced
hat In. future the Germans will act
olely on the defensive while attempt
ng to open negotiations for peace.