The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-04-12

had not been made clear ~ the time
~ writing, but testimony 20 their ex-
eelient nghsiag was given by a wound
I'd French captain who arrived ia
Paris, Entirely new tn this war,
fare" said be, the Americans worked
like the best veterans"
Some Of PerShing's men. at least
we're moved over "a the sectors let By
French troops who were sent farther
west 20 stem the German advance. In
their own sector near Tout they had
rather lively week OF II. for the Ger.
man artillery shelied them eontinu-
otisly and seemed 10 be preparing for
an infantry attack. The American
guns made effective response. and on
occasion drenched the enemy positions
with gas shells.
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There we're Increasing evidences dur
Ing the week that the Italian front ls
TO be the scene OF another Teuton
drive. Atrplane observers reported
that heavy re-enforcements 90 the
Austrian forces were being brought up
daily from the Roumanlan front, to-
getheF with numerous new pieces Of
heavy artillery. Ia the mountain see
ton the artillery dneis grew In In.
tensity, and everything pointed toward
an early effort to break through 10 the
plains In that region II was supposed
the Austrians believed the Italians
would be dlspirited by the German sue.
cesses In France.
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The miracle gun" with which the
Germans have been Smelling Paris
from distance Of 20 miles turns out
TO be n product ~ the krupp works
as II proved by the kaiser's message
to Doctor krupp won Bohien und Hal
bach eongratulatlng him on the sue
cess OF the new weapon A German
ordnance authority says these extrnor.
binary guns are merely being tested
on Paris and have been built for the
purpose of bomharding London.
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Another considerable victory was
scored last week by the British forces
In Mezopotamla, the entire Turkish
army In the hit area being captured
or destroyed In Palestine Anenby's
men continued their advance beyond
the Jordan, approaching the HcdIaz
RAILWAY on which they heavily bombed
troop transport trains.
Tho revolt of the Russians against
The brutal plllaEiug OF the Germans
who have penetrated their country n
beginning to bear fruit. Troops of the
ukFalptan rada are cooperating with
tho botshcyik forces and already
have recaptured Odessa after a bloody
battle. IN which naval forces took
part Before that the red guards and
armed civilians had retaken Kherson.
Nlkolaycv and znamenka from the
FeulonS In some places the peasants
Killed the German soldiers who were
taking away their foodsmiGs. The
tkralnians were RnEcred by attempts
81 the Germans to SO far beyond the
terms of the peace treaty aud strip
the country OF lis stores or grain and
sugar, II Is said council OF German
oHicrrs decided to continue operations
In Ukraine until the power OF the hol.
Shevth there had been eliminated.
Trotnky, speaking Ia Moscow. de
clnrrd Russia win mover be an en-
shaved country, though the soviet GOV.
eminent Is nov weak and poor. He
said they would introduce compulsory
military training for the workmrn aud
peasants and create an army Of 900.
90 men within eight or ten weeks.
The allies sin stand ready 20 support
al elements Within Russia which viii
oppose the German Invasion.
However, as Gilbert X Chestertou
says. Il n plain that the hnlsheytk
philosophy docs not prvveu, a msa
from hkhtlpg. u only prevents him
from winning
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Probably Il was Inevitable that pol,
tiles should enter into the debates and
dolnEs - congress this year. hut q
has taksn a particularly unfortunate
turn oWiux to tho senatorial election
In Wisconsin. The president. because
Of bis EFFORT 60 bring about the cleo
sion OF Mr., Davies. h accused nv the
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