French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-07-18

emma are asserting that both the
aperor and the empress should be
terally seQuestered and made to take
orders from Berlin. Hungary, too, IL
furious at Austria because the Hun
garian regiments were forced to bear
the brunt of the attack in Italy and
in some cases were practically wipeg
out. a Il
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There were no major operations on
the italian front last week, but the
Italians increasingly harassed Ae:
enemy by raids and sOrtieS and In the
mountain region improved their own
positions considerably. The American
av1ators ON that front kept up their
excellent work.. . q
On the western front there was "a
ominous silence on the part OF the
Huns. The usual 40 days needed by
them to organize. a new drive ha0
nearly expired, but still they did not
start. However, abnormal activity was
observed behind their lines, especially
in the regions where the Americans
are stationed. On Teusday the French
undertook the first considerable in
fantry operation in many days and,
with the aid Of tanks, advanced o
than a mile on q front of two and q
half miles northwest of COmpiegne.
Prisoners and guns were captured and
positions occupied that serve to pro-
tect the important railway junction at
Estrees-St. Denis. General Petain also
took important ground east of the
Retz forest on the Marine front. There
were many raids by all the allied
forces during the week, and some al
tillery activity beyond the ordinary i'm
the British sectors.
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Such splendid work I'm being done By
the air forces of the allies on the west
front that military observers o as
sert the superiority In the air now IN
q~uestionably rests with them. The
British flyers have engaged in q num-
Der of extraordinary exploits, end the
French and Americans r keeping up
their end of it most satisfactorily. On
Wednesday a squadron of american
scout planes few back of the German
lines i'm the Chateau ThiGpry region
for 80 miles, obtaining valuable in.
formation and all returning safely
COlonel Roosevelt was ,eldted by the
news that his youngest son, Lieut.
Quentin Roosevelt, had tdOwned his
first Hun plane. Bombing raids ON
German cities by the allied airmen are
Increasing tn frequency land effective
ness.
In preparation for thetnext big drive
Won Hfndenburg called for a miller
more men, to be taken from the fac
tories, their places being filed by priS
oners and foreigners, and, contrary tt
agreements, by exchanged prisoners OF
war. Recruits of sixteen, seventeen
/ add eighteen years are being called
and everything Indicates that the Su.
pfeme glcomInanf is straining every
nerve to end the wal this year. TIC
encourage the troops ,there has been
a systematic campaign to miSlead
them as to Americas participation in
the war. The people now refuse to
believe We N taking an active part
in the conflict or that there are more
than a few thousands of our men in
France.
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There have been many stories OF
the declining morale of the German
troops, due partly to the prevalence
of Spanish influenza, but it would be
foolish TO grow optimistic over these
reports. The enemy is still strong and
can produce an amazing number OF
men, and confidence in our victory
must be based on our growing strength
rather than on his growing weakness.
The stream of Americans across the
Atlantic continues, although it may be
they. are not being sen so rapidly just
now as in recent months. The war
department recently decided that all
! men of the new drafts should be given
six months training on this side.
The senate gave a big boost to the
plan for a bone-dry America by
voting in favor of the prohibition
rider to the agricultural extension
bill. It went on record first by re
versing the ruling of the chair, that
the amendment is general legislation
and therefore barred from an apprO-
| priation measure. The vets admitted
their defeat since the love for war
! prohibition originated in the lower
house, and relied IN the president to
veto the bill on the ground that the
workers in vital wal industries should
not be deprived Of alcoholic beverages.