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man bases, but as the enemy in de-
parting left 1t full Of mustard gas II
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 IL miles from st. Quentin. In
their retreat there the Huns lost three
complete munltiOn trains, which
proved they were in something Of a
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
RI
South OF the Olse General Mangin
made use Of some American units in
his attacks on the salient north Of
Scissors. He was aiming at the
heights at the western end Of tie
Chemin des Danes. and the decided
progress he made imperied the Ger
inuu pOSltlOuS both W tuc cuSl anu w
the west. At Juvlgny on the Ailette,
too, the Americans came into action,
helping the French to repulse heavy
attacks.
Along the vesle the Amerid fans had
some severe fighting during the week.
%ey a s.sasrkea -Ba.zecheesS ss4llpea %
foothold there and clung to 1t; hut at
the same time the Huns attacked Fis-
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 Pershlng to be
Of especial Importance.
III
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 endeavOred 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 falnt.hearted. Dispatches
from neutral sources indicate that Ber'
lin will soon launch another peace Of
fensive, offering to give up Belgium
and northern France. II Is against
Just such an lllusory proposition that
the wise men Of the allies are warn.
Ing the people. Nothing would suit
Germany better Just now than a peace
on such basis but nothing should
or will suit the allied nations except
peace dictated by themselves after
the military power OF the Hun has
been utterly broken. The peace oi
compromise, leaving Germany the pow
er 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 lnSidlous
| German propaganda, and 1t is against
this that America must especially
! guard itself,
IA
Spaln's threat to seize interned Ger
man shipping to compensate fol
Spanish losses by submarine warfare
had It's effect In Berlin, for though
the German government did not yiel'
entirely, II made II plain that 1t want
ed no more countries added to the lis
of its enemies While the discussion
was going on, however another Span
ish vessel was torpedoed, and the sit
uatlon became yet more critical.
IA
Indirect advices from Austria'Hun
gary emphasize the desperate inter
nnl condition OF that empire. The Be
hemlans appear to be on the edge q
organized revolt. and they would re
celve the support Of the Slovaks. Aus
tria and Hungary are in perpetual
quarrel. The former has now forbid
den the export OF pharmaceutical sup
plies to Hungary, and the latter ha
retallated by ordering that Its foot
supplies shall 20 only TO Hungary am
the army.
IA
After slight setback, the cause a
the allies in Siberia and Russia proI
er made good progress during tn
week. At first the bolsheylki force
the allies on the Ussuri front to retlr,
but re-enforcements came up, incluC
ing japanese and American troop,
and the satisfactory conditions wer
re.established In quick order TIL
bold attempt Of General HorvNth, sell
styled dictator " Siberia to execute
coup d'etNt and gain control Of all tn
Russian military forces In the IA
East was blocked by the allies, who's
representatives at Vladlvostok II
formed General Pleshkof', Horvath
emssary. that the allied nations woul
countenance no government not In n
cord with the wishes OF the peopl