French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1916-1919, 1918-07-04
European.

European. '~sN' a.
The British troops in Flanders and
the French forces southwest Of Sols'
sons have taken the offensive and
have made important gains.
The British latest stroke was be-
tween Bethune and Hazebrouck on a
front of about three and a half miles
and advanced to a depth Of nearly q
mile. The British captured three hun
dred prisoners and many machine
guns.
The French advanced on a front OF
nearly five miles in the Villers-Cotter-
cts section, and penetrated the Ger
man positions for more than a mile,
capturing more than a thousand pris-
oners. = 44L-5--
Field Marshal Won Hindenburgs
troops east Of the forest of Nieppe got
a nasty and unexpected knock when
the British suddenly drove forward in
a surprise attack. The operation was
an unqualified success from its incep-
ton. Large numbers of the enemy
were killed in the onslaught.
During a celebration of the Italian
success on the Piave, a crowd rushed
to the Capitoline hill and burst into
the Caffarelli palace, which before the
war was the seat Of the German en-
bassy, and which is still German prop
erty. The fact that the palace is still
owned by Germany has been the cause
of great indignation among the people
Of Rome.
Austria is in serious difficulties, but
there is great danger in hoping too
much from them, is the way the mill
tary experts of France sum up the sit
uation. Little hope is seer in the pos
sibility of a successful revolt. Aus
tria cannot negotiate a separate peace
and it would be a bad policy to extend
a hand to her now"
Austria is in no way ready to ne
gotiate separately, but as an ally Of
Germany she is only a deadweight-
If the allies should extend a hand to
her now, the attitude Of the allies
would be used against the nations
which stand against her.
Swiss dispatches say that owing to
in AustFia-Hungary martial law is ex-
pected to be proclaimed throughout the
empire.
The trouble-making elements in Aus
tria are not people of strong wills, but
of the buI[headed variety, and will
not combine easily; they are submits
sive and have not the energy to start
a strong revolutionary movement They
are long on talk, but short on action,
and their little outburst at this time
is but q sample of what they have
been doing for twenty years.
Acknowledgement by Foreign Secre-
tary Won Kuehlmapn that Germany
cannot be certain of winning the wal
by force of arms caused an indescrtb-
able sensation in the reichstag. His
prediction that the war might last
through a fifth winter was received
with silence.
An Amsterdam newspaper says that
there will be no further discussion of
President Wilson's four principles of
a basis for general peace by Count o
Hertling, the imperial German chan.
cellor.
A London newspaper prints Il story
that there is no foundation for the
persistent rumors that Nicholas Ro-
manor, the former emperor of Russia,
has been assassinated.
Said the German foreign secretary
in a speech to the reichstag: 81 do
not believe any. responsible man in
Germany, not eve the emperor or
members of the imperial government,
even for a moment believed they could
win the domination of Europe by
starting this war. The idea of world
domination IL Europe is Utapion, as
was proven by NaPoleon."
Treaties between the United States
and Great Britain for reciprocal opera
ton OF army draft laws to their citi-
zens, Including Canadians, were rati-
fed by the senate without a dissent
ing vote.