The Elk Mountain pilot., 1918-07-18

iberia TO nGnt the tOisneviki. .
oted by President Wilson.
scandal resulted. and extremists in
Vienna are asserting that both the
emperor and the empress should be
literally sequestered and made to take
orders from Berlin. Hungary. too, 10
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 wiped
out.
There were no maj operations On
the italian front last week. but tho
Italians unceasingiy harsssed the
enemy by raids and sorties and In the
mountain region improves their own
positions considerably. The Americas
aviators ON that front kept up' thsAr
excellent work.
On the western front there was an
ominous silence 90 the part Of the
Huns. The usuel - days needed By
them to organise . new drive had
nearly expired, but stu they did not
start. However. abnOsmal activity wes
observed behind their lines. especially
in the regions where the Americans
are stationed On Teusday the Frsneh
undertook the first conAderabls In
fantry operation In many days and.
with the aid Of tanks. advanced more
than a mile on q froat Of two and
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 Petaln also
took important ground east OF the
Retx forest on the Aarne front. There
were many raids BY all the allied
forces during the week. and some ar
tillery activity beyeod the ordinary In
TIE British secto0.
Such splendid work 10 bsing doas hy
the air forces Of the aiiiee On tAs wost
front that military Observers BOW ~
sert the superiority = the air nv ua-
qssstionably rests With thso. TAo
British flyers have snoaoDd - na0-
ber Of sxtrasrdinasy szp1e1e4 - tAs
French and Americans sss kssp1Ag -
their end Of It mest satisehetsstiy. o.
Wednesday . eQuadron q ADasScAA
scout planes nsw back oe ~ 0ssuah
lines In the Chatsaa TAisssy taU1sa
for 50 miles. obtaining vsl1nbse In
formation and all retufaiag anhs1y.
Colonel Roosevelt was saated b tfse
news that his youngest soa, Lisuk.
Quentin Roosevelt. had doWnsd ~
drst Hun plane. Bombing rA111 -
German cities By tAs allied aifnsn are
increasing In frequency ana elective
ness
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In preparation for the next big drive
Won Hindenbarg called for = million
more men, to BE- taken from the fac
tories. their places being filled BY pris-
oners and foreigners. and, contrary to
agreements. by exchanged prisoasrs Of
war. Recruits Of sixteen. seventeen
and eighteen years are being called.
and everything indicates that the 81
preme command is strainlng every
nerve to end the war this year. To
encourage the troops there hao boea
a systematic campaign to mf0lead
them as to Americas participation In
the war. The people now refuse to
believe we are taking an active part
In the conflict or that there are more
than few Thousands Of our men fn
France.
There have been many stories e
the deciining morale Of the German
troops, due partly to the prevaAe0cs
of Spanish influenza, but 1t wOuid b.
foolish to grow optimistic over tAess
reports. The enemy II stiil strong end
can produce an amazing number of
men, and confidence in our victory
must be based on our growing strenSth
rather than on his growing weaknssR
The stream Of Americans acress he
Atlantic continues. although It may -
they are not being sent 70 rapidly 11st
now as in recent months. The war
department recently decided that all
men of the new drafts should be giveA
six months training on this side.
The senate gave 4 big boost to the
plan for bone-dry America -
voting in favor Of the prohlbitasu
rider to the agricultural extension
bill. It went on record arst By re-
versing the ruling Of ths chair. tAae
the amendment Is general legisaatasA
and therefore barred from an apDr@
priation measure. The vets sdmltAa1
their defeat since the usove fer VT
prohibltiou origiaated IN he teWsR
house, and relied oa tie pcseadsat -
veto the hin - tho ground tAak -
woeksrs in 49, WaF iaauseStes eAeuna
not be dsprs1ea & alrsAsaac ssveeoaA