Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1918-09-28

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new line by advancing II TO Moislans
and to the east of Melville. Then, on
Monday, came grand British smash
which wrecked the much-vaunted Wo-
tan switch line of the Hlndenburg line,
from Drocourt to Quennt. Despite the
resistance of great masses OF infantry
and artillery, the British rushed for
ward on a ten-mile front and speedily
made gain Of some five miles, the
German losses being frightful. In the
succeeding days they kept up the drive
remorselessly. putting much Of the Ca
nnl du Nord behind their lines and ap-
preaching within few miles of pouni
and Cambria. These two cities were
SO important TO the German defensive
system that large numbers OF troops
were rushed to their rescue and the
British drive was slowed down percep-
tibly by the end OF the week, though II
Was by no means stopped.
All through the week there were re-
ports that many towns and villages
back Of the German lines In Picardy
v ere In flames and II wns certain that
the foe were destroying great quanti-
ties of supplies which they were not
given time to remove
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In the Lys sector, the salient west
Of Armentieres, the German getfeat,
under compulslon. continued steadily
and the British advanced as far as
Neuve Chapelle and Layentie, taking
number Of villages. The northern
part of this sector became Of especial
interest to Americans because the Yam
KEGS were there engaged In their first
battle on Belgian soil. These troops,
later identified by General March as
the ThIrtieth division of Tennessee,
North Carolina and South Carolina
men, captured Voormezeele and other
towns In the vicinity, and next day
pushed on further eastward. Thurs
day the British, presumably aided by
these same Americans, took Ploeg-
steert village and Hill CD, dominating
POINTS on the MessInes ridge. BY that
time the British, from Neuve Chapelle
south to Givenchy had reached the line
they held before the German drive OF
April last, and east Of Givenchy they
had occupied parts Of the old German
positions.
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Altogether II was n highly satisfac.
tory week on the west front. The
German military critics have given up
tying to conceal wholly the truth OF
the Hun reverses, but some of them
predict that the retreat will not 60
much farther The German crown
prince broke into print with an inter
view in which he declared the German
idea Of victory now Is ito hold our
own and not allow ourselves to be
vanqulshed." He said only the allies
were waging war Of determination
tlat the Germans wished to annihiatt
none Of their enemies. The Hun peace
offensive seems to have petered out
entirely for the time being.
Pa
The British government. aroused by
the, sacklng Of It's embassy In Petrograt
and the murder of Captain Cr0nie, the
British attache, has sent an ultimatun
to the soviet government at Moscow
demanding PREPARATION and prompt pun
lshment Of the guilty and threatening
to hold the members Of the bolsheyll
government individually responsible
and TO have them treated as outlaws
II, all civilized nations. Meanwhile
the British are holding Lltlvnoff. Dol
shcylk representative In London, nnt
hls staff under arrest pending the re
lease Of British officials who ware ar
rested in Russia.
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Belated dispatches from Siberia tel
Of the destruction Of the bolshegih
army east Of Lake Baikal by the
Czech0-Slovaks and say the Cossacks
are cooperating with the Czechs. II
appears that uninterrupted connection
| has been established between the at
lied forces across Siberia all the way
! from the yolga TO vladivostok ant
that the vanguard Of the Czechs has
Joined hands with General Scnenoff's
troops on the OnoD river.
In northern European Russia thu
allies and loyal Russians have gained
further successes south OF Arehange
and Inflicted severe losses on The Dol
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on the Ussuri front In eastern 81
IBERIA the allied forces have been driy
Ing The bolshevki nortllward, defeat
ing them In every engagement and in
aictlng heavy casualties. The Aineri
cans under General Graves Joined Il
these operations.
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