The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-09-12

nls morning attack H, Franco.
American troors un tho 80 Mlhl'I
salient % hitherto quiet part "I me
western front is entirely Npi'u "l
th. Iogh strategy
Nuh the Htifl'uiaE 1l enemy resist
.urs 900 IioardN aud along the Alsu',
ths hfainy marshal uf France mas
struck sumewncr, 'lsc.
This is thoroughly Boo hup with hiN
uast performances ln the carry p'l'
nf August, vhcn the Germans Whd"
"A dsyperate stand on the N'Hlo riN'i
In the ighcims- -Soissons sector. f"ch
did not waste perfectly good allied
,rnnps arelr.t stone wall lie
launched the brilliant picardy drive.
which has resulted in the capture Of
such major stronEholds az Montdidier'
Albert. Noyou. Bdpuum", Fsronhe.
,'hauines. ChauuN ana HdH.
when the Zoe mustered up MS
forces sufficiently tu make the s"lnb
difncult Fnch struck once again
this time In FHudcts. making th' ''l-
man line around Nrmvniicres an tN
tremoN precarious one.
nut the Germans stittened hcr', too
So finally, "a week or SO ago, Foch
delivered coup near Arr,s, piorclns'
at almost the very outset the t.nnuA
9ueant -Drocourt switch of the I'M.
Ccnhurg line having already crossed
present this movement iN menaclnk
tnmbtai and Douai two tortrcsses "i
prime importance.
The cnemy's desperation, however,
cnuplod with the rains that ar" rem
dcring the terrain almost tinpassahl',
lnV, brought about ia llcardy u St-
uattnn where discretion is the better
part OF gonerHlship Here again, IN
stead of throw ing away vauuhl" hu-
man material for th" sake ut iew
sou.rp miles that may pc grisped
thus" the allied command is deliver
inr "a new drive In an almost cntit'lN
unexpected quarter
T.niy. the allies decision to have
- unified command under as capable
!, strategist as Ferdinand Forh, rs the
second greatest factor iu winning tue
var Tor the allies. The other ui
,o,trsr Is the advent Of the same high
,n,iritcd Young Americans, who are
even now dealing the enemy ono ot
m, stiffest blows of the lHlN cam
paiGn.
returns Indicate that Mcdill Me
Cnip1irk has been nominated hN the
r.nuhIicuns of Illinois for the United
Statog senate. over Mayor william
Hale Thompson OF chicago. The re-
suit IN not surprising hut u is aighlll-
cant I'm several ways
ThumpHon. facing charges oI iUh'-
wurmucss toward the prosecution "i
th, NaI had behind him the poweriu
COOK county machine.
Mccormick his loyalty and tirm'
ness on the prosecution Of tho Wni
unique STONED, had against HIM IN,
charge that he is rich man. lie had
behind him. undoubtedly. the support
col the rank and iiio of the people ~
Illinois. especially the farming popu
lbUuna
The time IFS not far gone whom ih,
Cook county muchr' could put over
aut man it undertook 20 elect IN llll.
uuis This Wls true both of the re-.
publican and democratic parties THAI
iImo ia gone and Illinois a. not thu
only state in which tho machine, on
.oIganiYatiou' forces uf both puttic.
have been forced tu take back scat
Tho time h. not iar gone Wbsu IA,
change al hcing q rich man and oi
the plutouritiV class, would hay" beat.
.u any man in Illinois. with The dowt
state population That time. too. be-
past " The rlCh man. uo matter VIII,
ho may hc. has proven his loyalty his
integrity aud his ability to serve hi'
country.