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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-16
Blows Elsewhere
Would Be Side Shows

You have, then, in brief, the situation.
The first German attack, that of March,
cleared the British and French out of
the high ground west of the Disc and
most but not quite all of the good posi-
tions covering the western roads that
come down from Belgium to Paris
through Amiens and St. Quentin. The
German attack of May 81 cleared the
eastern roads, which come down from
Belgium, concentrate at Laon and then
continue to Paris through Scissors, bor-
rowing the gap between Rheims and
Scissors. At the close of these two at
tacks the French wings had been thrust
wholly off the second line Of defence of
the French capital and only the French
centre, between Scissors and the Disc
below Noyon, still held on to small but
vital fraction of this defensive position.
And with this attack, begun last Sun
day, the Germans undertook to turn the
French centre out of it's position by ad-
vancing down the main roads to Paris
west Of the Disc and endeavoring to
force the crossings of the Disc in the
rear Of the French centre. Meantime
the German forces which had made the
drive across the Aisne from Laon con-
tented themselves with holding their
gains and organizing their strength for
a new thrust, when their comrades west
of the Disc had temporarily shot their
bolt.
But with the attack of last Sunday
the whole German conception began to
be revealed in unmistakable clarity.
Other blows TO the north were. concaivs-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-16
Advantages All With
The French

Originally the French High Command
expected an attack where the blow of
May 81 fell, namely, between Rheims
and scissors, and against this it was
prepared. When the blow fell west of
St. Quentin it had to transfer it's re-
serves from Champagne to Picardy.
Then the German struck in Champagne.
But he cannot continue to mystify his
opponent, and the moment his plan is
disclosed Foch can keep pace with each
German concentration. He can calcu-
late within narrow range exactly
where the next blow is to fall and have
his reserves ready.
AS the situation stood last Sunday.
the French possessed all the best of the
communications. Paris is surrou ed
by series of circular railroads built
with the defence of the city in view, and
these lines remained substantially in
tact, while the Germans were divided bv,
the French centre and the flank between
Chateau Thierry and Scissors was prac-
tically without road or railway commu-
nications. On the other hand it was
obvious then, when the German attack
was beginning, that no material advance
could prove anything but serious, and
the arrival of the German right flank at
the Disc between Creil and Compiegne
would produce situation of utmost
gravity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-16
Purpose of Enemy
Now Clear and
Allies Can
Reply
RvFRANK III. SIMONDS
Author of "The World War;" ''They
Shall Not Pass

Last Sunday the Germans opened on
Tho front west of the Disc and between
that river and Montdidier, their third
oneration directed toward Paris of the
nresent campaign. The first was in
Guided in their greatest attack, that Of
March 81; their second led to the passage
If the Aisne and the arrival at the
Marne following the assault of May q.
Two weeks separate the last two, while
the March stroke was followed after a
little longer delay by their attack In
Flanders.
It is the view of French military
writer's now accepted in the Allied
world generally, that the ultimate OBJ
;ective of the German offensive for 1918
is Paris. Some time before the end Of
the present campaign it is assumed to be
the expectation and the plan of the Ger
man High Command to reach the walls Of
the French capital, and, as final threat
70 enforce their peace terms give the
French the choice between the destruction
of their capital and a surrender on such
conditions as Germany may then choose
10 offer.
Such an objective presupposes the de-
cisive defeat of the French military es-
Enlistment between Paris and the pres
ent front, the permanent immobilization
of the British on their line between the
Somme and the sea, and the failure Of
the Americans to arrive in numbers and
in condition to change the situation by
restoring to the Allies that superiority in
numbers possessed by them up to the
moment the collapse of Russia gave Ger
many free hand in the West.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-16
German Purpose
Clarified

AS it stood at the close of this first
offensive, the Germans were in possession
of the four or five main highways lead
ing south to Paris from Belgium, west
Of the Disc, and only relatively insignifi-
cant foothills of the central highland
lay between them and the plains of lie
de-France. In the centre they had, by
their advance west of the Disc, COM
PEELED the French to fall back from the
southern edge of the St. Gobain Plateau
to new position much nearer the Aisne.
If it were the intention of the Ger
mans to open the way to Paris west of
the Disc they had taken long step for
ward. But east of the Disc, between
Scissors and Rheims, the French still
held admirable positions, while between
scissors and the Disc they continued to
hold the high ground, which precluded
the German thrust through the centre.
At this stage in the campaign the Ger
mans shifted their attack to the north,
and the Allies were left in the dark as
to whether Paris or Calais was the true
German objective.
The attack of May 81 went long
way toward clarifying the situation.
This time the Germans struck between
Scissors and Rheims-that is, along the
railways and roads which descend from
the north to Paris, east of the high
ground between the Disc and the Aisne.
In one terrific blow the Germans thrust
the French and British off the Chemin
des Danes, across the Aisne and the
Vesle and pushed south to the Marine.
But the Marine was not their objective;
their real purpose was to open the north
eastern roads to Paris, as they had
opened the northwestern in March. Ao-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-16
Last Attack Came
Where Expected

Last Attack Came
Where Expected
The Germans were thus, after June A,
in possession Of the roads leading to
Paris, both east and west of the Oise
West Of the Disc they held the line Mont
didier-Noyon, east of the river they held
the front SCISSORS Chateau Thierry, but
the two wings were still separated by
the French centre, which retained pos
session of the high ground in the angle
between the Disc and the Aisne. Not
until the Germans west of the river had
pushed south to the crossings of the Disc
and occupied Compiegne could the whole
front be joined and become active
For the moment no advanceowas pos
sible on the Scissors Chateau Thierry
front, because the French had brought up
reserves and possessed admirable interior
communications, while the Germans had
moved into country whose communica-
tions had been destroyed and had outrun
their reserves and supplies. Thus, while
it was possible that the German might
first indulge in some side show, compar-
able with his Flanders venture after his
March push in Picardy, it was reasona-
bly, plain that when he resumed his drive
for Paris he would attack upon the west
bank of the Disc and on the front be-
tween Montdidier and Noyon, and this
is exactly what he did last Sunday. By
this time he had had two months to re-
pair his communications west of the
Disc and collect the munitions and sup
plies for new attack.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-16
Opening the Road
To Paris

Such was the situation at the begin
ming of the present campaign. Three
years in which they had possessed the
offensive had not been enough to enable
the French and British to clear the Sec
ond line of defcnces. But they did hold
substantial portion of this line: they
did hold enough Of the high ground be-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-16
Battling Toward
Compiegne

Now, roughly speaking, the situation
as it existed when the German attacked
last Sunday was this. His immediate
objective was the high ground just in
front of him, south of Noyon and Las
signy, the last considerable elevation be-
tween himself and Paris. But his ulti-
mate objective was the bank of the Disc,
where the northern roads cross that
stream north and south of Compiagne.
If he oou.d force a crossing of the Disc
between Compiegne and Creil then the
French centre would have to retire not
merely out of all the high ground be-
tween the Disc and the Aisne, but out
of the wooded ground about Compiegne,
south of the Aisnc, which extends along
the north bank Of the Nonette about
Senlis and offers the last but one of the
natural obstacles to an invader approach
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19
A FEASIBLE PLAN

The plan adopted Thursday by the
Idaho State Farm bureau at its meet
ing in Gooding. is one which will COM
mend itself to the people generally.
The wages offered seem fair and
should be satisfactory we believe in
all cases. We understand that repre-
sentatives of organized labor were
present at the Gooding meeting and
admitted that the terms agreed upon
were fair and reasonable.
In the meantime, the unorganized
laborers would do well to accept the
invitation repeatedly extended by the
American Federation of Labor and or
ganize as a branch of that powerful
combination Intelligent employers
no longer look with fear on RESPONSE
BILE organized labor. On the con-
trary, they have learned to fear the
disorganized mass which may be
swayed by INSCRIPTIONS agitators and
induced in many instances to affili-
ate with such reasonable and an
archistic associations as the l. w. w.
The l. w. w. must be stamped out
through the rigid enforcement of laws
against syndicalism, sedition and sa-
botage. It is the greatest enemy of
labor. Should the unskilled laborers
deem it unwise or impractical to join
the American Federation, they should
at least combine in a patriotic mass
organization based on principles and
methods similar to those of the old
Knights of Labor; but we believe that
they would gain much in stability
should they affiliate with the great
federation.
The Gooding plan, is really Twin
Falls plan, since it was suggested
here by the Twin Falls County Farm
bureau and brought to Gooding by the
representative of that organization,
who is also president of the state bu-
reap. 1t is therefore to the credit of
this county that it suggested the first
feasible plan. Some of the details
like the proposition for the closing
of pool halls must obviously govern
ed by local conditions. In some
places, it might be sufficient to close
such places during the working hours
of the day during the busy season
But the plan as a whole is commend
able, conservative and shows spirit
OF fairness. We anticipate no diff
Guilty in getting the employers ant
employees together to boost mutually
for its success.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19
NO. 1893 PHONE NO. 333

demands referred to the new labor
board of ten which has been selected
by William B. Wilson, secretary of
labor
The department of labor is being
strengthened and reorganized and in
connection Herewith President Will
son has determined that when the re-
inforced department gets down to
working smoothly it will have power
to prevent labor troubles interior
ing with essential war industries.
Congress stands ready to do any
thing the president desires. If adj
ditional legislation is needed to in
crease the powers of the labor de-
partment, it will be forthcoming. And
the very fact that the executive coun-
Gil of the American Federation OF
Labor, as the result of its conference
last week, completely endorsed the
war policies of the president, indi-
Gates that there would be no opposi-
ton to legislatian of this character.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19
"FINNEGAN IS WAKE" QUAK-
Err MEET COMPARED TO
RUSS LOVE FEST
Chairman Hastily Ex-
cused Himself
Platoon of Husky Cops Finally
Clubbed Gathering to Order and
the Orator of the Day Address
ed Audience.

Chicago, Feb. 1S-Bolsheviki gather
ings, whether in Petrograd or in Chi
cago, are tempestuous affairs. This is
the conviction today of Prof Geo.
Lomonosoff, minister of railways at
Petrograd, and the Chicago police, the
conviction being based on happenings
attendant upon a meeting addressed
by Prof LamanOsoff here.
Four thousand persons, mostly of
Russian birth, assembled to hear
Lomonosoff speak ins the Douglas
Park auditorium. AS the auditorium
will accommodate less than two thous-
and not all could get in and those
excluded bombarded the building with
stones and clubs and threatened those
inside.
Inside Judge Harry Fisher, selected
as temporary chairman, arose to con-
woke the meeting and was greeted by
such a storm of yells and threats that
he left hastily through a convenient
side exit. Free-for-all fights broke
out, chairs were smashed and Prof
LomOnosoff vainly attempted to quiet
the mob. Police finally dubbed theiI
way through the mob outside and sue
ceeded in Quieting the din inside.
After the disturbance had subsidized
Prof. Lomonosoff, who headed a mis-
sion sent to the United States by the
deposed PRIMER Kerensky, made G
1 brief address. He declared the Rus
sian revolution was the result of al
awakened civic conscience among the
working classes.
A collection was taken and 1921
raised to buy shoes for destitute Rus
slams.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19
JUNKERS HOPELESS

The military caste and the junkers
of Prussia are hopelessly fatuous.
Having made a satisfactory peace
with the Ukrainians, they proceeded to
grab territory and turned against
themselves many Ukrainians, as well
as Poland and the rest of Russia.
Some day even the German people will
see that the war is kept up by the dis
This will not happen until the German
armies are whipped on the west front
as they will be, and the prestige OF
the militarists is shattered. Now
more than ever before every American
should rally round the flag"
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19
A BRAND NEW ONE FROM sen.
NETTvS FUN SHOPS
SCREEN CHATTER

Watch Your Neighbour" the Para
mount-Mack Sennett comedy, is one
of the funniest Mack Sennett reels
that has been turned out of recent
days. Pretty Mary Thurman, Char
les Murray, of the assorted whis-
kers, and big good-natured Wayland
Trask take part in this comedy
and all three are at their best.
The story is of an ambitious I'M
dertaker and a foxy doctor who en-
ter into partnership. This might
seem to be an odd situation to
choose on which to base a comedy,
but so cleverly has the subject been
handled by Mack Sennett, the COM
edy king, that an audience has no
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19

delightful and is laid in the Cape
Cod section of New England, dis
trict Astounding in interesting char
acters and traditions. AS Mary
'Gusta, Vivian Martin has charac-
terization that is wonderfully suit
ed to her qualities as an actress, a
wistful type, full of genuine hu-
mainly but tinctured with the ma
tive New England shrewdness.
Scenically, the production, which
was directed by Rollin s. Sturgeon,
should prove one of the most at
tractive offerings in which Miss
Martin has as yet been seen, and
the supporting cast has been chos
en- with great care.
Among those who appear are a
number of the best known players
in the organization, including The
odore Roberts, James Neill, Harri-
son Ford, who has played opposite
the star in several productions.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19
STRIKE CALLED OFF TEMP
ORARILY BUT WILL POS
SIBLY BE RESUMED
All Other Unions Are
With Government
Drastic Legislation VIII be Pass
ed If Necessary to Control the
Situation - Complete Adjust
ment Hoped For.

Washington, Feb. 1S-Every worker
in the shipyards in the vicinity of
New York was back on the job this
morning.
large percentage of the men re-
turned to work yesterday, but owing
to the lateness of the message Williem
L. Hutcheson. president of the Broth
erhood of Carpenters and Joiners,
who Sunday called off the strike, fol-
lowing the receipt of a message from
President Wilson, many of the men
did not know of the action taken. 1t
was reported that many of these had
returned to their work yesterday.
With the strike of the shipyard
carpenters at least temporarily called
off, President Wilson was today con-
sidering the entire question of labor
and the war The trouble with the
carpenters admittedly is a long way
from settlement. Although in his tele-
gram to the president William l..
Hutcheson, chief of the Brotherhood
Of Carpenters and Joiners, stated that
he and his lieutenants were "using
their influence" to have the men re-
turn to work, the declaration that he
! (Hutcheson) "had exhausted every
effort to reach an agreement with
the shipping board" and that he must
have an early personal conference
with the president indicated that the
strike movement was only halted
AS a matter of fact the brotherhood
of carpenters is determined to force
the closed shop, its own wage scale
and double time for overtime if its
present officers continue to admins
ter it's affairs, officials here declare
They insist that temporizing will
Hutcheson and his aides will simply
make the situation worse Many o.
the men who are advising the pres
ident in the existing situation wan
him to ignore absolutely the broth
erhood officials and fight their de
mands even though to do this it il
necessary to destroy the information
al union. All of the other unions
engaged in shipbuilding and the ex
ecutive council of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor have endorsed tn
wage adjustment and general arbitra
ton plan now in operation to proven
strikes interfering with war work
Because of this it is expected that tn
president will demand that the car
penters continue at work and that
they feel they cannot get what the
consider a fair deal from the labo
adjustment board, they will have thei
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19
THIS PROGRAM is GUARANTEED
BY THE IDAHO MANAGEMENT
FROM START TO FINISH.

DON'T MISS THIS ONE?
You who have been following
these ads know by now that we
endeavor to give you pretty
straight line on every big fea-
ture. Well, "Rimrock Jones, > is
one of the BIG ONES. We have
Wallace Reid in role that
might have been played by
Hart or Fairbanks-and after
seeing the picture ere strong
for Wally," and you will be
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19
JUST A SAMPLE

A Port On An Ocean Somewhere
Nigh About the United States Feb. IA.
Tong Duck, a merchant of Tsin-Hi-
Yu, arrived here today. After being
informed about the war he said he
thought it was.
1t is necessary not to reveal the
name of the city whence this startling
information comes. German spies in
Germany might get wise German
spies in this country know all about
it, so why publish it?
The above is taken from the
"Whatchama Column of the Capital
News and sounds rather funny A
good many people are asking why it
is necessary to say "An American
Port instead of mentioning, New
York, New Orleans, San Francisco, Sc
attic or Portland. 1t is asked. as the
above squib intimates, do not the
German spies know exactly what port
the ship arrived at? Wherefore, Their
the attempt at secrecy? The answer
is complete and satisfactory. In or
der to learn all these things, the Ger
mans must maintain a large spy sys
TEN, covering all our principal ports
If all the news of this character wer'
published they could cut down thei
spy establishment great deal. TIL
larger the spy system they are com
PEELED to maintain, the greater tn
Of dafantfcu
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19

ment, they raise again the silly howl
that President Wilson is a mere ideal
list and that his policies must fail.
They will not fail, because the people
will not fail Woodrow Wilson in the
future any more than in the past, now
that issues more vital than ever before
presented are pending.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19
COMMON SENSE

Lloyd-George has won his fight and
now possesses in Great Britain ap-
proximately the same powers that
President Wilson will have should the
Overman bill pass. If there is one
lesson that history teaches it is that
control must be centralized in order
to win a war. That is why there was
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19

no dispute in the constitutional con
vention about centering all military
power in the president in war time.
Even the ultra-democratic element in
the convention agreed to that unani-
mously and without discussion.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19

interesting character, and one for
which he is peculiarly fitted.
Paramount has announced that
1.-The Thing We Love-" Paramount
picture starring Wallace Reid and
Kathlyn Williams, is to be released
February IS, following the appear
ance of Mr. Reid as a star in
"Rimrock Jones" on January 81.
1.-THE Thing We Love" is a modern
photoplay with a timely patriotic
theme, and was written by Beulah
Marie Dix.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19

the vaudeville way.
If the public takes our word
for this program you'll have to
come early to get location. -
First show at 7 :15 sharp, next
at 9. Matinees at 2 80.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19
Pantages Each Act From the Big Circuit

too. The comedy's a laugh pro
Queer all the way through, and
the two vaudeville acts, bigger
stuff than generally hits tins
section, wind up the evening
with some real entertainment i'll
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19

Following her appearance in 1.-THE
Fair Barbarian" Vivian Martin,
charming little star of so many
highly successful Paramount pic
lures, will be seen in "a Petticoat
Pilot" a perturbation of Joseph G..
Lincoln's story by Gardner Hunt
ing.
The story itself is particularly
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to thonk our many kind
friends and neighbors who offered
their help and sympathy during our
late bereavement.
Mr.. and Mrs. FRANK HAYNES
and Family.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19
Spend Your Money

with your home merchants.
They help pay the taxes,
keep up the schools, build
roads, and make this a COM
munity worth while. You
will find the advertising Of
the best ones in this paper.
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19

time to criticise-it is too busy hold
ing its sides. Some of the doctors
treatments for too weighty patients
are the most screamingly funny
imaginable, while as for the doc
tors wife, Mary Thurman, when she
steps in to take a hand during her
husbands absence-well, there's
nothing more to be saidl
Wallace Reid, Paramount star,
will begin activities at Famous
Players Studio shortly on a new
type of story in which he will play
detective hero. The picture has
been adopted from the book, Mar
cell Levignet," by Elwyn Barron,
the scenario for which has been
made by Margaret Turnbull. The
story has a new twist to the crook
punch" melodramatic situation, and
Mr. Reid will be afforded an oppor-
tunity of depicting an exceptionally
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19
And They Got His Mine Once---But Wallace Reid Was
Finish--See Reid Excel In This Hart-FairbanE
CONFETTA ROY AND
GEORDIE

A Package of Surprises
Featuring 1.-The Wax Doll"
Double Voice Singing and
Violin
The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-02-19
THEY TRIED TO STEAL HIS STENOGRAPFER---
DO YOU THINK THEY GOT AWAY WITH
AT THE IDAHO TODAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH
SENNETT COMEDY AND AN ALL-STAR VAUDE
GRAM-BOTH ACTS DIRECT FROM THE PANTA

AL NUTTLE
The Musical Wonder
Using Lyric Harp, Bells and
Featuring Xylophone With
Classic Music and Popular
Rags