Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-05-11

les nearby. "A British soldier
a disabled tank sinking into the
front.
evidently not daring to come out 10
the rescue. The fact that the British
were engaged In clearing the Kattegat
of mines may portend naval operations
Of moment.
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Turning to the east, we find the parts
OF the former state Of Russia being ex-
plotted as fields for German ruthless
ness comparable TO that which deyas-
tated Belgium According to advices
In Washington, the Huns intend to
make Ukraine an Austro-German col
ony, and are about to dissolve the rada
and install Teuton government. Al
ready they are putting Austro-Germans
into all the Offices and have cut
Ukraine off from all communication
with Russia proper. All entente OIL
GERS in the state have been ordered un-
der arrest Finland Is running red
with the blood Of the people of the
working class and others who oppose
the White guard and the Finnish fen
dal class. They are pointed out to the
German troops, which have occupied
Helsingfors, and are murdered by the
latter In conjunction with the White
guard The provisional government Of
Finland and tens of thousands of Firms
have retired to Petrograd The bru-
taities of the Huns are being exhibited
also in Russia itself as the troops push
their way north and east. In one vii
lage the inhabitants resisted an armed
requisitlon for money by German
forces and an officer was killed IN the
resulting seuflie. Thereupon the Ger
mans burned the town and with ma
chine guns slaughtered the inhabitants
ms they fled from their blazing homes.
Against this and other similar outrages
Tchitcherin, Russian minister OF for
elgn affairs, protested to Berlin, ask
ing the punishment OF the guilty. But
can anyone recall the infection of pun
ishment on the Huns who perpetrated
like outrages In Belgium and northern
France2
.~RM-
Any hope that the relations between
Germany and Hungary might
be disrupted by the exposure of EN-
peror Charles letter concerning peace
and the French claim to Alsace-Lor.
raine was dlspelled by the appointment
of Baron Burian as minister Of for
elgn affairs to succeed Count Czernin,
The official goat. Burinn IS recognized
as firm supporter of the policy of n
continued alliance with Germany and
the press of both Austria and Germany
assert that the eountry's foreign pol
ley will not he changed by him. DR..
Won Seydler the Austrian premier,
was emphatic in stating the same view,
and said those who looked to the en-
tenie for salvation would always be
regarded and treated as enemies of the
state. In this category he must in
elude many Of the people Of Bohemia,
for at a great mass meeting in Prague
President Wilson was cheered and the
kaiser ieered. In Vienna there has
been serious riotlng by the hungry peo-
pie.
pa
Bolo Pasha, the spectacular French
traitor, was executed at Vncennes on
Wednesday, after having made confes
slons that are believed to involve many
others in his infamies. In the United
States men equally guilty OF treason
are allowed to live, and If arrested are
usually let ont on bail TO continue their
vile practices until the time comes for
their trial. This may be remedied,
however, by the passage Of the Cham
berlain bin introduced In the senate.
declaring the United States part OF
the military zone and making spies
and dlsloyalists subject to trial by
court-martial Among those who ap.
peared before the senate committee to
urge the passage Of this measure, was
w. y. Bloodgood, chairman Of the MIL
waukee council of defense. He warn
ed the senator's that dire consequences
might result In Wisconsin unless the
government deals more effectively with
and sedtlon. "Feeling grows
stronger with the departure Of every
army transport" said he, 'and the peo-
pie are likely to 20 back TO primitive
Mr.. Bloodgood asserted
hat pr0-German propaganda has been
widely disseminated in the training
camps where Wisconsin troops have
been quartered, and that German
igents have purchased union cards aud
obtained employment in munltion fae-
'orles when they were unable to hit
nail on the head
Extension Of the espionage law to
lpply TO women will lead 10 the ar-
est Of numerous women, though many
II them already have fled from the
'ountry Most of the spies who run
lway 90 to Cuba, and II has been dis
overed that their headquarters are in
Havana.
-Ea
The week was marked by the death
# United States Senator Wili,m Joel
stone Of Missouri.