Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-07

All indications today were that the next blow
that the Germans strike will be delivered in the
Arras sector.
There have been heavy
concentrations of Ger
man men and guns in


that region and the British war office
today told Of a raid there which was
evidently carried out with view to
the strength Of the German
forces.
European military critics have long
predicted that the Germans will drive
on Arras
In the meantime the guns have been
busy on the Picardy front and gigan
tic artillery duels have developed
along the greater part Of this battle
line.
The possibilities of a double blow ~
one delivered east of Amiens and the
other on the Arras front grows,
Should this be the case the Ameri-
cans will be caught in the thick OF
the fighting for they are holding an
important part OF the Picardy front
between fifteen and twenty miles
southeast Of Amiens.
So far the heralded drive Of the
Austro-German army on the Italian
front is held In abeyahce, but It Is
becoming more and more evident that
ii is the Teutonic strategy to strike
IN both theatres of war at the same
time
Food Situation Tense,
Washington, May Tie food situ-
alton in Germany is more critical
than il has been at any time.
II Germany seizes the grain supply
OF ukrania the bread situation will
.-eoatAatasA zsaatsrresAaE.sasfAhc con.
dtions will go from the present,
which is bad, to decidedly worse.
/ The seizure of the grain supply. the
! nutritional commission OF the Reich
stag admits will not result in the
increasing OF rations
These were the outstanding features
Of dispatch received today by the
state department from an authorita-
tive source. which was not revealed.
The dispatch said that the question
Of another reduction Of the meat ra.
tious in Germany is being considered.
Revolt Threatens Austria.
Zurich May 7.-Revolutionary ten
denotes are cropping out in Austria
Hungary and extraordinary measures
have been taken to preserve order
News from Vienna today was more
serious than ever although the Aus.
trian government has issued a denial
Of certain rumors
Repressive measures have been
taken to prevent manifestations
An official manifesto has been issu
ed in Vienna justifying the attitude
/ of the government The Austrian pre-.
mier is preparing drastic move but
/ II Is NOT certain he can restore calm
This depends largely upon the action
taken by the Poles
Willy at Conference.
Amsterdam May Z An important
conference has been held in Potsdam.
In which the Kaiser Count Hertling
and the general staIf took part il was
reported in advices reaching here to-
day.
Kaiser Like Herod
London, May : Commenting Oh
the anniversary of the sinking of the
Lusltania, Lord Rhondda declared to-
day that the Kaiser will be known
as the Twentieth Century Herod"
Worse than the sinking was tile
tXaltatlou when the medal was
struck In commemora,iou Of the
b. sinking he said MAY the world see
: The inherent climinality of ;he foe
Germany is still unchanged w
. must not relax our efforts mtil We
- destroy the evil spirit which planned
and reioiced in the crime
L. Raid German Lines
/. london. May British troops sue
,. cesstully raided he German lines a
touvlle VItasse, the val Office re
usrted today
German troops attemped 70 raie
J the British lines at Bo,oles but wer,
repealed
,l Want Bell, Preserved.
# Rome. May : Pope Beuedic, ha.
n asked the Kaiser 20 pare the churcl
: bells aud organs in Belgium whiri
have been ordered seized to be nse'
Il. for the manufacture Of German nuni
,r tons, according to a report here to
b. day
Gc,nsr Attempt colspses.
PARIS May Allied aylators al
alitsl a'tiileYment brought about tn
rllHpst ~ tho Germans attemp t
y pinch IN The Ypres salient. aceIiaih
- tc German prisoners who have beel