The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-05-13
ALLIES HOLD
LINES ON THE
WEST FRONT
FRENCH AND ITALIANS GAIN
IMPORTANT STRONGHOLDS
FROM THE HUNS
GERMANS DON'T ATTACK
Won HINDENBERG REPORTED
TO BE A DEAD ONE. M'KEN-
ION IN CHARGE IN WEST

LONDON-AIl German prisoners
captured in France say that Won
Hindenberg is dead, according to let
ters received from British officers at
the front, says the London Daily Ex-
press. At the same time Won Mack
enson, who led the Germans against
the Russians when the latter were
defeated during the early months of
the war, is being brought out as the
great man to bring German victory.
The Express doubts the story and
assumes that the Won Hindenberg
death report is circulated to explain
the failure of the great German Of
fensive which was to have been In
Paris on April 1.
Artillery Fighting Only
(OfficiaD Hostile ar
tillery was very active during the
night in the Somme Valley and the
Albert sector, also between LOGON
and the forest of Nieppe, on the
Flanders front.
PARIS-( Official artiI-
lery fighting in the Picardy sector on
both sides of the Avre river is re-
ported today.
American Casualty List
WASHINGTON-The casualty list
today contained 96 names divided as
follows: Killed in action, 10; died Of
wounds, 9; died of accident, 2; died
of disease, S; died of other causes, l.;
wounded severely, II; wounded slight
ly, 10; missing in action (supposed to
be taken prisoners) 38.
German Subs Losing Out
PARASITIC effectiveness of the
German submarine campaign is de-
clining. The German government is
aware of the fact, declared Georges
Leygues, minister of marine, before
a committee, but has made the great
est effort to conceal the facts.
Hold Back American Troops
WASHINGTON-Lord Reading,
British ambassador, in statement
here today declared the announce
ment received via Ottawa, that the
American army would not be fully
utilized on the western front until
it has developed full strength, is di-
rectly opposed to information he had
had from the British war cabinet and
that he is in the dark as to the mean
ing of the Ottawa statement.
Italians Kill Austrians
ROME-Austro-H Hungarian troops
yesterday attacked Mont Corno, re-
Gently captured from them by the
Italians, and were repulsed with very
heavy losses, the war office announces
Swiss Troops Poisoned
GENEVA-Swiss troops on the AL
satan frontier, are beginning to suf-
fer from German poison gases float
ing back form the western front to-
ward the Rhine. Swiss papers say
school children wear gas masks daily.
Russian Royalty Captured
AMSTERDAM - Ukranian Press
bureau is informed from Odessa that
Former Dowager Empress of Russia
and Granddukes Nicholas Nicholai-
witch and Alexander Michaelovitch
who had been living at Dulbar near
Crimea, are in the hands
of the Germans.
French Win Hill at KENNEL
WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IN
the Associated Press)
An important section of high ground
lear the Vyberbeek river, north of
has been captured by the
french in a strong attack. Both Hill
A and Goddezone farm, which lie be-
ween La Clytte and Vierstraat, were
tormed and occupied, thereby giving
he French positions that had been a
zone of contention for many days
The Germans also received a knock
N the southern battle front, where
hey made drive in an attempt to
apture defenses on the elevation
outh Of Mailly- -Raineval. Here the
nemy succeeded, after hard fighting.
n obtaining footing in the French /
ront at one place, but their success
vas short-lived, for a prompt coun-
er assault drove them out and boz
ides their dead, they left more than
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