The Carlisle independent., 1918-09-05

man bases, but as the enemy in de parting left 1t full of mustard gas it could not be utilized by the French However they didn't need it, for they pushed ahead so relentlessly that the next day they passed through Nesle, and on Thursday they were near Ham, only 12 miles from St. Quentin. In their retreat there the Huns lost three complete intuition trains, which proved they were in something of hurry. This drive on Ham made big salient in the German lines and rem dered the enemy's situation along the entire front more desperate than ever.
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 South of the Disc General Mangin made use of some American units in his attacks on the salient north of Soissons. He was aiming at the heights at the western end of the Chemin des Danes. and the decided progress he made imperiled the Ger man positions both to the east and to the west. At Juvigny on the Ailette, too, the Americans came into action, helping the French to repulse heavy attacks.
 Along the Eesle the Americans had some severe fighting during the week. They attacked Bazoches. gained foothold there and clung to it; but at the same time the Huns attacked Els mette in force and compelled the Yankees to fall back. The enemy, however. was not permitted to cross the river This little reverse was not considered by General Pershing to be of especial importance.
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 Over in Germany the effects of Mar shal Foch's successes became more apparent daily The press and certain emissaries of Hindenburg and Luden- dorff endeavered to explain away the German defeats or to minimize them, but the murmurs of the people grew louder. Their confidence in final vic tory is waning rapidly, despite the pan-German organs, which violently prod the faint-hearted. Dispatches from neutral sources indicate that Ser lin will soon launch another peace of fensive, offering to give up Belgium and northern France. It is against just such an illusory proposition that the wise men of the allies are warn ing the people. Nothing would suit Germany better just now than peace on such a basis; but nothing should or will suit the allied nations except a the military power of the Hun has been utterly broken. The peace of compromise, leaving Germany the pow CT to make new and more terrible war in future is sure to receive the support of the influences in the country that are controlled by the insidious German propaganda. and it is against this that America must especially guard itself.
 Spain's threat to seize informed Ger man shipping to compensate for Spanish losses by submarine warfare had it's effect in Berlin, for though the German government did not yield entirely. it made it plain that it want ed no more countries added to the list of it's enemies. While the discussion was going OF. however, another Span ish vessel was torpedoed, and the sit uation became vet more critical.
 Indirect advices from Austria-Hun- gary emphasize the desperate inter- nal condition of that empire. The Bo hemians appear to be on the edge of organized revolt, and they would re ceive the support of the Sloyaks. Aus tria and Hungary are in a perpetual quarrel The former has now forbid den the export of pharmaceutical sup plies to Hungary, and the latter has retaliated by ordering that its food supplies shall go only to Hungary and the army.
 After a slight setback. the cause of the allies in Siberia and Russia prop CT made good progress during the week. At first the holsheviki forced the allies on the Ussuri front to retire. but re-enforcements came up, inclnd- ing Japanese and American troops. and the satisfactory conditions were re-estabished in quick order The bold attempt of General Horvath. self styled dictator of Siberia to execute coup d'etat and gain control of all the Russian military forces in the far East was blocked by the allies. whose representatives at Vladivostok in formed General Pleshkoff, Horvath's emissary, that the allied nations would conntenance TO co~ernment not in ae- cord with tie wisles ef the people