The Colorado statesman., 1918-04-20


have no other thought than victory.
The allies have ample supplies of guns
and ammunition, but what they must
have is more men, and that quickly.
England is sending troops across the
channel with speed not heretofore
equalled, and Americas fighters are
being hurried over as fast as possible
in response to the call. Secretary of
War Baker, who is still in France, has
learned his lesson. and 1t is understood
he is urging the greatest expedition In
getting our army across.
Day by day the American troops are
being hurried up to the fighting front
and brlgaded with the British and
French, who greet their arrival with
cheers. That they are now taking an
active part in the great battle is evil
denced by the lengthenlng casualty
lists sent over by General Pershing.
In their own sector the Americans
continue to do fine work. On Wednes-
day, Just northwest of Toul, they were
subject to the strongest attack the Ger
mans had made in that region, after
three days heavy shelllng. The Yam
KEGS not only broke up the advancing
ranks by their artillery fire, but
promptly emerged from their shelters
and chased the shattered Hun troops
from the field.
The German press has ceased to
sneer at American participation In the
warfare and admits that this country
will be great factor in determining
the result and that 1t is preparing for
a long conflict. The turn events have
taken and President Wilson's power
full speech In Baltimore have convinced
the Germans that the result of the
war is to be determined by force of
arms.
Count CZernin, Austro Hungarian
foreign minister finds his position
shaken since Premier Clemenceau dis
proved his assertions concerning peace
talks, and the Czech opposition to him
Is increasing. In Germany there is
growing dissatisfaction with Chancel-
lor Won Hertling and Foreign Secre-
tary Won Kuehlmann, and there is
movement to make DR.. Won Helfferich
Imperial chancellor.
Germany's forces In Russia. after
capturing Kharkov, proceeded 13O miles
further to the northwest and occupied
Lgov. They then sent an ultimatum
demanding the surrender of Kursk,
capital of the government of that name,
but the local soviet decided to resist.
The Germans also are continuing their
operations In Finland, In aid of the
government and the White guard, and
have compelled Russia to remove or
disarm Russian warships in Finnish
waters.
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The bolshevikl government of Russia
was concerned mostly last week with
the landing of Japanese troops in
VIadvostok. The press expressed the
fear that this was the first step in the
occupation of Siberia, and the commits
sioners demanded that the japanese
depart, threatening otherwise to de-
clare war. If the japanese really are
on conquest bent, they would ask moth
ing better than that, but America and
Great Britain probably stand In the
way for they do not wish to have Rus
sia throw herself utterly into the hands
of the Germans. Indeed, the foreign
consuls at Vladivostok promised the To-
cal authorities the troops would be
withdrawn soon.
Delayed dispatches from Hardin said
American marines also had been land
ed at Vladivostok and were in control
of the docks, while the japanese were
guarding the railway and ammunition
depots.
The diet of Bessarabia, the Russian
province which borders Roumania on
the east, Is reported to have voted in
favor of union with Roumania. Uk-
raine has signed an agreement to fur
nish to the central powers about 3d.
OOO, 900 pounds of foodstuffs and deliv-
cries of grain already have begun.
George Creel, chairman of the COM
mittee on public Information, brought
storm about his head by saying, in
a public address, that he would thank
God to his dying day that the United
States was unprepared when 1t went to
war, because otherwise 1t would have
been false to its traditions and policy.
In both houses of congress he was de-
nounced bitterly, the senate seemingly
overlooking the fact that only few
days previously 1t had voted to make
that state of unpreparedness perman-
ent by refusing to vote for universal
military service. Creel made his out