Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1918-08-02

n waters. 3-Victor Vandermerck, an
France.
attention away from the crown
princes disastrous attempt on the
Marine.
General Foch has not had to call
into action the bulk of his reserves.
In the midst Of the biggest battle he
found time to order a swift and fierce
attack by the French along the Avre,
in the Montdidier sector. The posi-
tons aimed at were feebly held by
tired troops that did not expect an
attack, and the detectives were gained
within a few hours, large numbers Of
prisoners being taken.
IA
Rome received the information from
some source that the Austrians were
preparing a triple offensive against
Italy. This, according to the story, is
to consist of a great land attack on the
Piave river line, q naval attack on
Italy's Adriatic coast and an extensive
co~unter-attack in Albania. The Ital-
ian commanders have no doubt Of their
ability to repulse any or all of these
attacks. In Albania their forces,
with the French, have kept moving for
ward and are now in very strong po-
sitions. The threat of q serious naval
operation by Austria seems most fool
iSh of all.
President Wilson completed his pro-
nouncement of plans for the participa-
ton of the United States in the Rus
sian expedition and was awaiting only
the reply of Japan to the American
proposals. It had been thought Japan
had agreed to these, but dispatches
from Tokyo told of an exciting contro-
versy over then4, two influential groups
strongly opposing intervention. Mos
cow advices said general mobilization
of the Russian army-meaning the
bolsheviki-had begun, but this did
not worry the allied statesmen. The
plans of the British, Americans and
French for the protection of the Muir
man region against the Germans and
Firms are believed to be all settled.
The people will be fed and their in
ternal affairs will not be interfered
with by the expedition that will be
sent.
General Horvath, provisional ruler
of Siberia, is cooperating with the
CZecho-Slovaks, and matters look
more promising in that country.
Conditions in the Ukraine grow more
unsettled daily, and now the Germans
and Austrians are called on to face
a great uprising in Roumania, where
the people are disguised with the peace
with the central powers and with the
treatment they are receiving. Proba-
bly, half a million Teutonic troops are
tied up in these two countries, which
helps some.
The Atlantic Seaboard was amazed
rather than alarmed by the sudden ap-
pearance of a large German submarine
close to Cape Cod. The vessel at
tackled a tug and sank the three stone
laden barges 1t was towing, using up
two torpedoes and a lot Of ammunition
in this footless operation. Other T.
boats bagged bigger game when they
sank the British transport Justicia,
1924 gross tons, off the Irish coast.
The transport, which was westward
bound after carrying 10000 American
soldiers to Europe, was attacked by a
fleet of six or eight submarines and
fought them for ten hours. OF her
crew of some 600 only ten were killed.
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So foolish as scarcely to merit men
ton is the latest list of German peace
terms, which it is said will be offered
through Spain. They disown any de-
sire for a~nnexations or indemnities on
GUM, the Balkans and the self-deter-
mination of peoples for the peace con-
ference to settle; the peace treaties
with Roumania and Russia not to be
questioned, and all Germany's colonies
to be restored. Also the seas are to
be free and Gibraltar and the Suez
canal defenses dismantled.
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The British government is having
trouble with the pacifists, who have
permeated all the war material fac
tories, and last week caused strikes
of thousands of munition workers. The
cabinet decided, It was reported, that
If the strike continued the strikers Of
military age would be drafted immedi-
atefy into the army.
IA
Finally authentic word of the death
of the former car anne out of Rus
STA. He was ordered shot by a local
bolshevik official because of counter