The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-04-04

| had not been made clear at the time
! of writing. but testimony to their ex
cellent fighting was given by a wound
ed French captain who arrived in
Paris. Entirely new in this war
fare" said he, "the Americans worked
like the best veterans"
Some of Pershing's men, at least,
were moved over to the sectors left by
French troops who were sent farther
west to stem the German advance. In
their own sector near Toul they had
rather lively week of it. for the Ger
| man artillery shelled them continu-
ously and seemed TO be preparing for
an infantry attack The American
guns made effective response and on
occasion drenched the enemy positions
with gas shells.
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There were increasing evidences dur
ing the week that the Italian front is
TO be the scene of another Teuton
drive. Airplane observers reported
that heavy endorsements to the
Austrian forces were being brought up
daily from the Roumanian front, to-
gether with numerous new pieces of
heavy artillery. In the mountain Sec
tion the artillery duelS grew in in
tenSity and everything pointed toward
an early effort to break through to the
plains in that region. II was supposed
the Austrians believed the Italians
would be dispIrited by the German sue
cesses in France.
The miracle gun" with which the
| Germans have been Smelling Paris
from a distance of 76 miles turns out
to be a product of the Krupp works,
as is proved by the kaiser's message
to Doctor krupp Won Bohlen und Hal
bach congratulating him on the sue
cess of the new weapon. A German
ordnance authority says these extraor-
binary guns are merely being tested
on Paris and have been built for the
purpose of bombarding London.
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Another considerable victory was
scored last week by the British forces
in Mesopotamia, the entire Turkish
army in the Hit area being captured
or destroyed. In Palestine Allenby's
men continued their advance beyond
the Jordan. approaching the Hedjaz
railway on which they heavily bombed
troop transport trains.
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The revolt Of the Russians against
the brutal pillaging of the Germans
who have penetrated their country is
beginning to bear fruit. Troops of the
Ukrainlan rada are cooperating with
the bolshevik forces and already
have recaptured Odessa after bloody
battle, in which naval forces took
part Before that the red guards and
armed civilians had retaken Kherson,
| Nikolayev and Znamenka from the
Teutons. In some places the peasants
/ killed the German soldiers who were
\ taking away their foodstuffs. The
/ Ukrainians were angered by attempts
/ of the Germans to go far beyond the
terms of the peace treaty and strip
| the country of its stores of grain ana
sugar 1t is said council of German
4 officers decided TO continue operations
/ In Ukraine until the power Of the Dol
/ sheyiki there had been eliminated.
Trotzky. speaking In Moscow, de
/ Clared Russia will never be an en-
/ shaved country, though the soviet gov
/ eminent is now weak and poor. lie
said they would Introduce compulsory
military training for the workmen ana
peasants and create an army OF 3o0,-
600 men within eight or ten weeks,
The allies stlll stand ready to support
all elements within Russia which will
oppose the German invasion.
However, as Gilbert X. Chesterton
says. it Is plain that the bolshevik
philosophy does not prevent a man
from fighting; 1t only prevents him
from winning.
Probably II was inevitable that pol
tiles should enter into the debates and
doings Of congress this year, but II
has taken particularly unfortunate
turn owing TO the senatorial election
in Wisconsin. The president, because
OF his effort 10 bring about the cleo
ton of Mr.. Davies, is accused by the
Republicans OF going out OF his way
to confuse craftsmanship with loyalty
and for this he was attacked by Sena
tor Smoot and others, who assert the
Republicans have not sought TO secure
party advantage from the war. Sena
tor Williams really started this no"
by speech in which he charged ma
revelations OF the failure of the air
Plane program and Of the backward
ness " shipbuildlng were 'poisone'
gas directed by the Repub'lcah'
against the administration ms wa