The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-08-16

80. 'ne crown princes armies were
~ - VI 'he 'esle river, hurrying to
.he Aishe, with good prospect of 10
ing driven clear up to their old nos,
'oi's along the Chemln des Danes
At the same time the French ,,,,,,
ene aid OF Scottish division, captured
oo'ssons' VenizeI, Buzancy. the Butte
ohauimont and Grand Rozoy and
moved eastward along the Aisne RI tbo
mouth of the Vesle, ESTABLISHING croes
ings for the future. This thraatonaa
uirectly the German positions on the
west hank of the Chemin des DANES
winch runs down to Scissors.
oh the eastern side of the rapidIv
diminishing salient the French and
British moved steadily nortbward nm.
III tne entire Dormans- Reims road was
IN their possessicn; Romigny, Bljgnv
were occupied and ville-en- Tardenois
was captured. From there the line
was moved northward swiftly. keeninp
pace with the part further west until
the Vesle was reached In th;s al
vance, which at first was stubbornlv
resisted, the Italians had a notable
part.
Saturday night American troons
were reported to be holding the ont.
skirts OF Fismes, and that important
city, which had been the German base
IN the center of the salient, was In
names. The Huns there were trying
desperately to destroy the great stores
OF munitions and other supplies thew
could not carry away, as they already
had done in many towns in the terri.
tory they had been forced to yield.
German prisoners, it is said. are
deeply depressed by the failure of the
crown princes drive and the success
OF FOch's offensive They now realize
the strength of the American arms,
and the people in Germany also are
beginning to learn the truth about
that, despite the attempts of the lead
ers and the press to minimize 1t and
to excuse the armys severe reverse.
Crown Prince Rupprecht, having
weakened his forces by sending some
ten divisions to the rescue of the
crown prince of Germany, was COM
PEELED to shorten his lines In Pcardy.
and consequently retired to the east
bank Of the Anere In the Albert region
north of Amiens. The British pursued
the retreating Huns and made secure
their hold on the recovered ground.
Earlier in the week Field Marshal /
Haig's men had struck hard and |
swift blow further north surrounding |
and taking the town Of Merris.
There was little change in the Alban-
ian situation. though Vienna claimed /
the FrancO-Italian forces had met with T
4 reverse. The Austrians are very
sore over the repeated bombing of
Pola and other bases and are threat
ening retaliation on Italian cities, espe-
Tally Venice.
American troops arrived in Italy
asst week and were received with Joy
hat was almost historical.
Having reached an agreement with
the plan. for extending mill
airy aid to Russia in Siberia. The
,ther allies asserting. America and
apan will send few thousand men
ach to vladivostOk to occupy the city
nd protect the rear of the Czecho-Slo-
axis. who are moving westward. Later
he United States will send commits
ion of merchants. agricultural ex-
'erts, Red Cross and Y. NJ. c. A
gents to help meet the economic
eeds of the people Of Russia.
ID
In the near East the best news
anne from Ukraine. where the peas
nts are reported to be in full revolt !
gainst the Huns Field Marshal Won |
ichhorn. the German commander In
-kraine, who had treated the people 5
Ike slaves. was asSassinafed by |
Dung Russian social revolutionist IN !
ley. and il was said the life OF
eneral Skoropadski, the hetman-a !
,Ol OF GermanE-diso was IN Vit'"N'' :
German correspondents who have /
zen travelling in Russia report that !
,e feeling there against Germany i 8
.ry strong and widespread and that J
Ie business men are all anti-bolshev- T
!. Lenine and Trotzky admit thai the i
,lshevik government is ia peril anu
III for '.mass terrorism against the
,urgeoisie. and the repulse OF the I
zecho-Slovaks. A part Of that re- I
arkable force has penetrated 70 the u
nth as far as the Black sea. captnr- 7
. a port and vessels. and another c
,dy has taken Ekaterinberg' an lid 5
rtant town in the province OF Perm b
ar the Siberian border, the center 6
a rich mining district. L