Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-05-11

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Bretonneux, east of Amiens. After
an intense preliminary bombardment
lasting two hours. the Germans ad-
vanced. three battalions strong. and
hand-to-hand fighting ensued all along
the line. The Americans put up a de
Tense that won the warm praise of
the French commanders on their
TANKS, and the Huns, after considera-
bic time, were driven back with heavy
loss. The losses Of the Americans
were said TO be rather severe,
The second attack was made Wed
nesday night in the Themes sector,
southeast of Amlens and was as COM
plete failure as the other.
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Already the expected TeutonIc
peace offensive" Is beginning to de
velop. MS II always does after the
kaiser has won some successes and
then has been brought to halt
Charles OF Austria is said to have
made peace offers 10 Italy. the real
purpose Of which IS evidently to ere
ate discord in Italy and at the same
time to quiet the disCord among his
own subjects. The pope, II Is under
stood VIII put forth peace proposals
on Whltsuntde. May 10, making con
crete offers of mediation by the holy
see. Germany's own offers are cX-
pected after another great effort has
been made TO smash the allied armies
I'm France.
This peace offensive win he no less
offensive TO the allies than its prede-
cessors. They win not be deceived by
offers to restore Belgium and 10 cede
Lorraine Nothing less than the ut
ter defeat OF the central powers will
satisfy them. unless there IS an nm
helIevable change IN the state of mind
Of the governments and the peoples.
This is no less true I'm America than
in England ana France. The Amcri-
can casualty lists though still com
paratively short, are scattering MI
over the country's map li;tlc black
dots of mourning each Of which be-
comes the center Of n strengthened de-
termination to see the war through to
complete victory.
The Austrian emperor is truly hav-
ing n hard time keeping his subjects
70 their allegiance. From Serbian
sources comes the news TINT the Serbs,
Croats and Slovenes in the dual mon
archv are holding n plcbiscite on the
plan to Join with Serbia and Monte
negro In ono national independent
state. with Peter OF Serbia as the
/ King. This movement Is led ny the
prime archbishop Of Carulola Mean
while the Austro-FIuneariar military
commanders have been greatly eyer
cisod by tho fact. Just announced.
that large numbers Of Bohemian
troops are Joining the italian army
and are now on the italian front in
italian uniforms They belong To the
Czecho Slovak army which Is being
formed nj many points within Austria
/ Hungary.
Though they have slowed up bit
in Russia proper. the Germans are go
Ing ahead steadily with their penetra-
ton Of Tkrnine and now have cs-
tablishod military rule In Kew, It's
capital, on the ground that the gov
eminent has proved too weak 70 main
tain law and order number Of the
members OF the Ukraine government
have been arrested ~ course, the
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due to the presence ~ the German
troops and their oppression Of The poo.
pie. but . little discrepancy IKE Pat
does not bother the kaiser Recently
I General Won Eichh0rn. tho Germnn
commander there ordered the peas
antry to return al property and e.
fccts taken from the landholdcrs and
IA begin ~ once the cultivation Of the
{ estates This order. designed 20 pro
tecf the interests ~ The landholdcrs
/ most ~ whom are Poles and Russians
was vigorously opposed hv the radn,
/ which declared u would NOT permit IN
/ reference by German or Austro-liun-
garian commanders lu the internal ar
! fairs OF the country. The minister ~
agriculture WIS instructed 80 tell the
peasants not to ohey Won Eichhorn' <
order
Berlin announced on Thursday TINT
Sovastopol had been occupied by the
German forces.
Fora dav or two last week the world
WAS startled by a report that there had
been couurHr revolution To Russia.
b apd That The form,r cars little son
hal been procl";med emperor. with
bis uncle GIpad E,ku. Michari. rs re
gent The story came from Scan
ainarl3. and soon vas recognized as