Licking Valley courier., 1918-06-20

mer strokes Of the Hun fighting ma
chine. The German authorities cannot
deny their severe losses In this often
sive, and, with General Won Stein, Prus-
sian minister of war, as their mouth
piece, have striven to reassure the
people by series of falsehOods con-
cerning the allies. First they issued
the statement that the Americans In
the battles about Chateau Thlerry and
In Belleau wood had been defeated and
practically wiped out, though at the
very time those same dashlng marines
were driving the enemy further and
further to the west and north. Then
Won Stein, addressing the reich5tag,
asserted that Foch's reserves no longer
exist, having been thrown into the
fight, together with the available
Americans, in vain counter-attacks
after the crown princes advance had
come to halt on the Mprne. The en-
tente, he added, Is beginning to admit
heavy defeat and Is comforting It's peo-
pie with having the help of America.
The German press adds that the sub
marine raid In American waters stop
ped the sending of our troops to
France.
The public may rest assured that all
of these statements are absolute lies,
easily refuted did space permit They
probably are necessary because of the
growing distress or fnies German iPe eopfe
ever their losses ahd their dlstrust of
their leaders.
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The allied avlatdl's gained new lau-
rels during the batqe of last week, de-
strOying several Seores Of German
planes, bombing their trenches and
munition stations Ind rak,ng their
troops and Transports with machine
gun fire from low attitudes. In this
the American aviatdr drs played an in.
creaslngly important part, as well as
doing fine work on their own especial
sector north OF Toul.
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Not yet ready to start their new
drive in Italy, the Austrians continued
to concentrate great masses of troops
there. The point of attack was not
revealed, but the Italians kept them
busy with big raids. On Monday the
Italian naval forces performed nota-
BILE exploit. Two torpedo boats raid
ed an Austrian naval base near the
Dalmatlan Islands, making their way
among the enemy vessels and torpedo
Ing one big battleShip, which sank
with loss Of more than so lives. An
other battleship was damaged and the
little vessels then returned to their
base in safety. II is said the Italians
have built "sea tank" long and mar
row, which can cut its way through the
steel netting with which the Austrian
ports are protected. Possibly this was
used In the Dalmatian raid.
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Having. Is they believe, completed,
suhdued Russia and most OF Ukrainia
! and having made friend Of Finland
the Germans are reported to he trans
porting rapidly to the west front al
their troops except small detachments
left to keep order But all Of the Rus
slams are not crushed, for now the cen
trail committee of the constitutions
democrats, who were ousted by thu
bolsheviki, have appealed to Amerlc,
and the entente powers TO send an In
tcrnational army to Russia to comba
the Germans. The committee urget
that the aid be sent by way of Siberl,
so that II might first cooperate will
General SemcnOff. who is still fighting
on the Manchurian border and ther
with the Cossack chiefs. The matte
was seriously considered, but In Wash
ington II was announced that Presl
dent Wilson did not think the tim
was ripe for such action. He probahl,
has definite plans In this regard, hu
they have not been revealed to tn
public. Japan is preparing declarN
tion defining her attitude toward Rus
sia. II an allied army is sent int
Siberia, II probably will consist main
~ Of Japanese and Chinese troops. Ii
deed, It is said Japan would object t
the presence Of contngents from tn
western nations as reflection on he
honor.
Fighting their way westward throug
Russia and Siberia as did the httl
hand of Belglons who recently passe
through the United States, some 1900
C2ccho-Sloyak troops are striving I
reach the Pacific coast The bolshesi
authorities have ordered them dlsarn
cd and they are having almost col
tlnuous battles with the soviet force
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