St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-04-20
WAR EVENTS OF
THEPAST WEEK
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England IL sending troops across the
channel with speed not heretofore
eQuallsd, and Americas fighters are
being hurried over 40 fast az possible
in response to the call Secretary Of
War Baker. who is stu in France, has
learned hs lesson. au6 + y updelatood
hs IL urging the GREATEST expedition In
getting our army across
Day By day The Amexcap troops are
being hurried " TO the fighting front
and brigaded With the British and
French. who greet their arrival with
cheers. That they are now taking an
aet1ve part p ths g}At battle is evil
denced 81 The Tightening casualty
Lisp sent over b. aehsra! PeFshilPs.
h their Own sector th5 americans
continue to Do dns WORK On Wednes-
day, Just northwest q Toul they were
subject 70 re ltxopg(4 ettact the Ger
mans had made IN that region, efter
three day. hesvy shslliae 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
saeey at Amsftea9 pa{siepatten in the
warfare and admits that thu country
will be a great factor n determining
the result and that II IL preparing for
q long conflict. The turn events have
taken and President Wilson's power
full speech In Baltimore hive convinced
the Germans that the result Of the
war is to be determined by force Of
arms.
Count Czernin, Austro- Hungarian
foreign minister. finds hts position
shaken since Premier Clemenceau dis
proved his assertions concerning peace
talks, and the Czech opposition to him
IL increasing. In Germany there is
growing dissatisfaction with Chancel-
lor Won Hertling and Foreign Secre-
.tary Won Kuehlmann. and there Is a
movement to make DR.. Won Helfer1ch
imperial chancellor.
0ermany's forces In Russia. after
capturing Kharkov, proceeded 100 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.
The bolsheviki government OF Russia
was concerned mostly last week with
the landing Of japanese troops in
Vladivostok. 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. II thesJapanese 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
STA 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, IL reported to have voted In
favor Of union with Roumania. Uk-
raine has signed an agreement to fur
nish to the central powers about 49,
100000 pounds Of foodstuffs and deliv-
cries Of grain already have begun.
George Creel, chairman Of the COM
mittee on public Information, brought
a storm about his head by saying, In
4 public address. that he would thank
God to his dying day that the United
States was unprepared when It went to
war. because otherwise It would have
been false to its traditions and policy.
In both houses of congress hs 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
fageous statement when acting A.
spokesman of the administration at a
meeting Of Liberty loan lecturers, and
his dismissal from government employ
was demanded by the indignant con-
gressmen.
On Wednesday the senate passed the
amendment to the espionage bill, maxi
Ing It the most drastic anti-sedition
measure ever proposed In this country.
It Is designed to expedite punishment
for disloyal acts and utterances. but
was changed to permit Of just critic
ism with good motives. Fear Of antas.
onizlng loyal citizens Of German de-
scent caused the elimination Of clause
barring from the mails publications In
the German language.
The senate had another exciting d.
bate over the conference report on the