davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1918-01-02
Kazdy muz v Nemecku je nyni
vojakem.

Bern, svycarsko, 2. ledna. -
Nikdo Nemecku nemilze dncs
uniknouti vojenske sluzbe.
Chlapci malo pres 16 roki staff
jsou brani . domovii a skol a po-
silani do vojenskeho vycviku. Y
osmnacti letecb budou jiz vycvi-
cenymi yojaky, pohotovymi pro
sInzbu ma bitevnf linii. Vek mu-
III yojenskou sluzbou povinnych
rozsifen byl az do 55. roIiu. Mu-
III cd so. do 55. rokn pouzivano
je ale jenom> We sluzbe We ynitro-
zemi. z lidi drive vojensk6 vo-
jehske sluzby sproStenych znovu
q znoyu vybiraji Sc ii, kdoz aspoh
casteene jsou k sluzbe vojenske
schopni a pomalu zilstavajl donna
jcnom zeny, starci a deti.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1918-01-02
Rusove jsou lhostejni v podmin-
kan miru,

Londyn, =. lcdna. Depese 2
Petrohradu sdelujf, zc ruskE lid
je pfesved.cn 0 tom, ze mfrovt
vyjednavanl, jez je proudu, pfi-
nese kTzeny mir. Vetsine ruske.
no lidu je inostejno, "a iaklch
podminek mir bude zskan. Ne.
kteii correspondent y Petrohra.
du vyslovujf nahled, zc dosavad
nj zdar miroveho iednanl do
|znatne miry pfispel k sesileni po-
staveni bolsevikn ze kdyby svo-
lano bylo konstitucni shromazde-
mi. yetsina Rnska stala by "a nj
psi. Lad iq lhosteinlm klt ysemn
nasledkcm spatnych pomern IL
sotnich, pocitaje v to ncdostatek
.potrayin a odevu. OvSem, to pla-
II jcnom 0 obyvateIstvu P~trohra-
DIN. lak zbytek Ruska bndr jed
natl, .je otazkou. Pres tyto pro
bolseviky pfiznive zpravy mnozl
pozoroyatele jsou toho nahledu,
ze dnove bolsevickeho panstvi
jsou secteni a ze jejieh pad moz-
no ocekayati Y kratke dobe. .Jc-
Jich pad ovsem nemel by du-
sIedku okamzite obnoveni ruske
fronty, jezto bolsevici jjiz dokon-
eli nejvetsi zlocin proti Ruskll
1plne zdisorganisovali a zde-
moralisovali kdysi slaynou ri
skou armadu. Ncnl pochybnosti
0 tom, ze separatnf mir Ruskem
znaene posilil by nemcclSy junke.
rism. Ale zrazene Rusko nepfe-
jdc klidne k dennlmu poradkn
pres novy STAY v6ci. Rusko tou-
Ii po mlru, ale nikoliy po tako-
vcm, kterym by 81 npletlo ma sebe
nemeckv bic. Rusko pfineslo vel
ke obeti valce ba mono ifci.
ze temef kazda rodina obetovala
jednoho anebo vice svIch cleni.
A "a tyto yelke obeti Rusko melo
by byti ovladnnto Nemci9 Znam-
ky narodniho hnuti proii boise
vikum a Nemetm Sc jiz jevi Y
Rusku a hnutl toto jiste bu-
doucnosti bude siliti. Ruska 81
tnace je kriticka. ale nikoliv do
posud zoufala. Bolseviei NELSON
representanty celeho ruskeho ma
roda. A zdravym zivlilm Rll-
sku je nutno V techto yaznych
chvilich poskytnouti 60 nejvetsi
a nejiicinnejsi pomoc.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1918-01-02
Nemci nezrulsili uplne jizdu.

Jafiz, 2. ledna. = Zakopove
vedeni valky nepfimelo Nemce,
ably 1plne zrnsili svoji jizdu. Die
informacl prave ziskanych, celko-
w poect nelneekIch jlzdeckHch
skadron je nyni vetsi, ncz byl v
dobe nobilisace V roee 1914. Ma
sledkem vojenske nutnosti ale ca
sto tyto Skadrony ]sou yolany, a
by konaly vojenskou sluzbu Jako
pechota Y pfitomne dobe ne
mecka armada ma GAO skadron
jizdy, ale . techto IA Skadron
nema konl a slouzl .jako pechota.
V dobe miru Nemecko ma 44o
skadron .jfzdy. Ma poeatku val
ky nemecka jizda utyrofila jede.
nact divisi, nichz kazda byla
tvorena sesti pluky, kazdy o ETY..
fech skadronach. Vstup Rumun
ska do valky ucinil nutnosti roz-
mnozeni jizdy tato zvysena by
la ma ctrnact divisi. Po skonee.
nj rumunske kampane ma jafe ro
ku 1917 doslo k snizeni poctu di-
visi jlzdy ma sest a kazda diyise
m6la jenom ctyfi pluky mistf
sesti. Ze zbytku kavaleristii II
tvofeno bylo tiiadyacct pluki
stfclcd, ktefi zamestuani byli :
1akopech jako pravidelna pecho
ia. Y pfipade potfeby ale pIuky
tyto opetne jsou promensry M
jjzdu.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1918-01-02
Spojenci veri v docileni svych
met.

Londyn, 2. ledna. Prichod
noveho roku nalezl spojence a
Spojene Staty pevne wire We Vi
t6zstvi .jejich valeenych cfla. bez
ohledu ma zastavenl bojn Y Ru-
sku. Miroy6 nabidky, ncinene ma
mirove konferenci Blestu III
tevskem hrabetem Cerninem, ra-
kousko uherskym zahranicnlm
.ministrem, nebyly nredne uznany
zadnou vladou spojencn, ale je-
den q celnIch anglickych casopi-
su naznatil, ze Angle posle vaz-
nou odpoyed, az nabldky tyto bu-
Idou il pfedlozeny 1ledne. Angli-
cky premier novorocnlm po-
zdravu indickemu mistokl'ali ma
znaGil, ze cile, "a kterIml Anglie
zvedla yalku, budou uskuteeneny.
FrancouzskI premier Clemence-
au, ably zabranil ruskym sociali-
stim nabyti nejaktho chybn6ho
nahledu o stanovisku Francie We
valce, odepfel vydati priiyodni Ii
stiny socialistickym delegatnm,
jiz chteli navstiviti Petrohrad.
Prohlasil, ze situaee ' ruskem
kapitolu je TAX chaoticka, &c ma
ysteva francouzskFch socialism
nemohIa by pfinesti zadnfho II
zitku spfsse poskodila by dncha
ma spojeneckych frontach.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1918-01-02
Prudke boje ma anglicke fronte.

Londyn, 2. ledna. Pres to,
70 hlnboky snih kryie pddu po-
del zapadni fronty V scverni
Francii, prudke bojc jsou prou.
du mezi Anglitany a Nemci ma
yyseci ii Cambraie. Nemci V
prndkem ned6lnim itoku zmocni-
Ii Sc jistych posic frontni linie an
glicke, ale vetsi east aich znovu-
dobyta byIa Anglicany V silngch
protiftocich. N6mci v pondali
pax znovu proyedli dtok v snazc
zmocniti Sc Wclssktho hfebcne,
kterT naleza Sc iizne od Mareoing
MA stare HindenbNrgoye linii Il
peskytule skyflf mlsto pro pozo-
rovani. Ncprltel proved utok ma
fronte loo yarda dlouhe po-
dafilo Sc mn vniknouti do jedne
. angllckyeh trenci. Nendrzcl Sc
tn ale dlouho, jezto anglicka vol
ska skyelem protiiltokn 1plne
ziskala zpet ztracene poslce- Ma
jinvch castech linie Nemci uvita-
nj byli prudkym ohnem, TAX ze
byli nuceni ustoupiti. Vyjlmaje
ma teto casti linie nedoslo k zad-
nym pozoruhodneJslm bojlm ma
bitevnich frontach, aekoliy Y
prudkych delostieleckych soubo-
jich Sc pokraeovalo ma rdznych
vysecich We Francii a Italii Zvla-
Ste prudky je delostfeleckT SOU
BOZ v okoli hory Tomba ma sever
nj italskf fronie. Ma teto casti
fronty Ftncouzovf pomahajl I
talilm prvnlm SVEN ntoku
proti nepriteli zmocnili Sc dHlezl-
tlch posic a zlskali l,400 zajatcn
a vedle toho ukofistili 60 strojo-
vvch pusek sedm velkych del.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1918-01-02
Novorocni pozdravy vndcu spo-
jencu Americe.

Washington, ID. G., 2. ledna. =
Novorocni pozdravy americkemn
lidu cd hlav narodnosti, spoje-
nych Sc Spojenymi 'Staty, male
zaii Sc v novoroenim vydani Off
cial Bullctinu. Mezi mini naleza
Sc pifpis srbskeho krale presi-
dentd riizuych jihoamerickych
republik. srbsky kral We SVEN
noyofodnfm pfipisu dekuje anne
rickemu lidu "a pomoc, kterou :
minulosti poskytl srbskemu lidu,
jehoz jmenem vyjadfuje svoji
vdecnost.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1918-01-02
Nemecko ridilo ruskou revoltu

Lond,ln, 2. ledna. Casopis
Times piinaSi dlouhl dopis cd
sveho correspondents V Petro.
hrade, V kterem Sc pravi, ze boil
sevicka revoIta iizena byla Mem
ci a ze hnuti toto je podstatn6
protinarodni a protirusk6. Kcren-
skeho vlada mela Y rukon jist6
dokumenty, ktcre nasyedeovaly
tomu, ze l4enin poSlan byl do Ru-
ska nemeckou vladou, ably rozse-
val rozkol ruske armad6. Boil
scvicka ylada .Hvi schopnost, Y
nergii a rozhodnost, pres to, ze je
nucena ccliti kfiklave oposiei.
Lid siee nema rad bolsevikii, ale
podrobuje Sc jejich pifkazdm, po-
nevada tito dovedou je silou Wy
mahati. Korrespondent easopisll
Daily News sd6lnje, ze konstitu6-
nj sllromazdeni sejde Sc tax brzy,
jak delegati q IIkrajiny Sc dosta-
Vi. correspondent soudl, ze ne
dojde k vclkIm zmenam pfitom-
ne ruske politiky, at W jakekoliv
rozhodnutf shromazdenf toto uti-
nj. Jakykoliv pokus 0 svrzeni
bolsevikH silou mel by V dnsled-
.ku anarehii, ktera byla by pflz-
nivou Nemcilm.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1918-01-02
Had radi v Rakousku.

Londyn, 2. ledna. PQtravi
nova situacc V riznych eastecl
Rakouska, zylaste pax V &c,
chach, je kritietejsl nyni nez ,
kterekoliy jine dobe cd zahaJc
nj valky, die sdeleni dopisil, III
skanych mistnfmi C'echy. Dopi-
.sy tyto anikly pfisne rakonskt
censufe. V dopisech techto 81
prayi, ze sklizen nebyla &c.
chach valna. Vclkym snchem Ii
roda byla poskozena. Y zemi ne.
nj nyni psenicc brzy neblde ia.
ke brambor. Nikdo nevi, jak pre-.
stoji pfisti zimu. Ami rolnici ne.
mali destatek poiravin pro sehe
Masa ncni. Stavky demonstra.
ce jsou ma dennlm pofadku, all
casopistlm nenf dovoleno o tom
psati. situaee potravinova ie nei
horsi severnich primyslovycl
distriktech a nemectf poslanci '
fisske rade obvinuji 2 tohoto ne
dostatku Cechy, ktefi pry skry
vail svoje zasoby pred potrayi
novymi radami a odpfFaji je Wy
dati, ably mohlo byti provedenc
rovnomernejsi rozdeleni potravn
DO cele fisi.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1918-01-02
Italove zatlacili nepffitele
ze zap. bfehu feky Pave
Boz pfedmost rva cd vrtka Cey pavy beh feky Piave
zbaven by nyni vetrelcu, vyjima nedalezitych bodi
Viezstvi toto pomnze zachraniti Benatky

hlcdem na poslednl najczdy ne
pi'atclskych vzduchoplavci, pr
ktcrych zniteno bylo mnozsty
vzaenycl kostelnich pamatck.
Papei, jak Sc sdelujc, soneasni
postal aadosi panovnlkim cen
tralnich mocnosti, ably V budouc
nosti upust6no bylo cd takovyef
akt1, ktcre nemohou pfinesti zad
Inych voienskych vlsIcdkh, Elm
obeti nevinnych a poskozuji ko,
stely a umelecke pamatky. VI
SVEN proteStu prayl papcz, ze ty.
to najezdy jsou rozporu me.
zinarodnim pravcm. Facada ka
thcdraly Y Padua byla strzena
bombami. Take baSilika Santo 4
tamnl museum byly znatne po
skozcny.
Tcutonsti vzduchoplavei prove.
dli jN til najezdy ma mesto Pa.
dua a pri kazdem tomto najezdn
zpilsobili vazne skody ma uncle.
ckych pamatkach. Nadhernt
fresky V rilznyeh chramech, pa
matky minulyeh stolcti, byly
poskozeny. kdyz st6ny staveb by.
~ strzeny bombami.
l.ondln, 2. ledna. Petro-
hradske depese sdelrlji, ze Rusko
a Nemecko zayadeji jiz V platnost
opaifenf dohody v Bfestn Litev-
skem ohledn6 obnovcni obchod-
nieh stykn. Nemecko rozhodlo Sc
zrnsiti blokadu Blleho more a re-
gulovati namoinl dopravni OBJ
chod. Obclodni styky budou ob-
noveny, jakmile n6meeka LODI s
nemeckInl Zbozfm pfibude dc
Revalu. Nemetti obchodni cestu-
jicf nalezaji Sc jiz Rusku, be-
ron zakazky slibuji dodani zbo-
III tomto mesici.
X bitve mezi kozaky generala
Kalcdina a bolseyicklm vojskem
doslo Kursku, mezi Moskyou a
Rostovem mad Donem. Sdeluje
sc, ze nacn6 ztraty na obon stra-
mach byiy ' tffdennieil boifcil.
Bolsevici, jak Sc oznamuje, zau-
jail Poltayu. scenu historieke BIZ
ivy mezi ruskym carem Petrcm
Vclikgm a svedskym kralem
Harlem. Y Moskve a okoli, jak
Sc sdeluje. panuje hlad.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1918-01-02
Kozaci porazili bolseviky.

Stockholm, 2. ledna. = Ukra-
iinska a kozacka vojska We velke
bitye ma iihozapadnf fronte pora.
zila bolseyicka voiska, zmoenivsi
Sc 400 zajatc6 a osmi velkFch
del, die depese ziskane dasopiscm
Nagens Nyheter Petrohradu
pres Haparandu. Kozacka vol.
ska, jak Sc oznamuje, pronaslc.
dujf bolseviky.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1918-01-02
Strojveda usmrcen.

Hastings, Ncb., .. ledna. :
Strojvedouciho David W. Llcwel.
lyn byl ma miste usmrcen, kdyl
ieho lokomotiva pfi burlington
skem osobnim vlaku cislo 4. jc.
doucim Q Red Cloud do Hastings
pfekotila Sc ma pfesunovacich
tratich pfi vjczdn do tohoto me
STA.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1918-01-02
ANGLE NEPREHLEDNE
MOVE KA|SEROVY
M|R0vE NABIDkY
Je znacna moznost, ze spojenci
spolecne znovu sdeli svoje va
lecne cile.

/
Londln, 2. ledna. Anglicka
ylada, jak vscchny znamkv tomn
nasvedtuii, rznava, &c mfrove
na5ldky Z Bfestu l.itcvsktho tvo-
II v;lzaon a novou skutecnost, jcz
vyzada 81 ilredniho projevu ne9ia-
ke!,o druhu. Nenf pochybnosti q
tom, zc Angle uv6domujc 81 vaz-
ne ncbezpecl, jake poyStalo by q
nskntecnenl separatnihe mira.
Spolrnci slcc .jsou rozhodnnti IT,
yatl na SyEch pnyodnfch ciIcch,
ale uzltavaji ze bnde mtno je
znovnstanoyiti. Zprvu bylo "a
mysleno ignorovati toto move ne
mecke mlrovd hnuti, ale propa-
ganda vzrostIa do takove miry,
ze vidl Sc nutnost ureite odpov9-
di.
Neni doposud znamo, jake FOR
my bude tato odpoyed. .Je ale
temer Jisto, ze bude jednati Sc
spoletnon odpov6d vscch spojen-
eli a &c i ylada spojenycll Statii
y t6to zalezitosti bude vzata
poradu. Je ocividne, Re Nemcrkos
pfeje 81 nyn1 miru vice, nca kdy-
koliv jindy- Ale spojenci vycha
zell doposud pfedpokladu, be
Nemecko We svlch mirovlcil ma
vrzlch io ncnpffmne.
Az ~ Lenin ie nemccklm a
gentem anebo fanatickym pacifi-
ston, tolik je jisto, zc dosahl sve-
no cile. Jedna-li Sc 0 pryni pff-
pad, pax Rnsko nikdy nebndc jiz
obtezovati Nemceko, ale mlsfo
toho stane se'eieho alsolearRoH.
Jedna-li Sc pax 0 posleze nazna-
cenT pilpad, bude mn brzy umo-
zneno, ably yedI svoii tridni val
ku pro mir.
Ddkazy, ze celd Rusko zajima
Sc mir, jsou spatfoyany Il okol-
nosti, ze Ukrajina poslala svoje
delegaty do Bfestu Litevskeho j
ze pres to, ze prohlasila svoji
neodvislost Cd Petrohradu, einne
podili Sc ma mlrovem Jednani.
We tIldennim vyiednavani boil
sevici dali svdj souhlas oddelcnf
od Ruska Polska, Litevska, XII
ronska castl Estonska a Livon-
ska. Ccntralni mocnosti sice ne
poskytly zadnIch dilkazil, zc ty-
to proylncie 81 pfejl neodvislosti,
ale to, jak Sc zda, necini bolsevi-
kim zadnyeh starostl. Bnde po-
zdeji sice hlasovano lidem. XII
ktere fisi tato nzemi Sc piipoji,
ale ponevadz V te dobe tato llze-
mi nalezati budou sc v moci ne
meckyeh rakousklch vojakdi,
da Sc iici pfedcm, jak volba Ia
to dopadne.
Tim vlastne bolsevici dopon-
stejl Sc dvojiteho zlofinu proti
temto provinciim, nebof nejenom
je propoustejl ze svazku Ruska
bez jejich zadosti. ale primo je
pfedavajl Nemecku, nebof vlast
ne dali souhlas k tomu. ably lid
hlasoval 0 SVEN budoucim politi-
ckem pfislusenstvl "a dominance
yoiska
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veccr Novcho roku italska vol.
ska na Piayc docilila novtho Il.
spechu velke duleaitosti mad ia
kotlsko-nemeckymi yetrelci Moe
nym iltokem deloStfelectva a pc.
choty Italovt pfinuiili nepiftelc,
ably uSioupil q jcdinych posic,
ktcre mel ma 2apadnim bfehu Pi-
ave, Xeusonu, kdc zlskal pudu
nejpryc dnc n. listopadu Opc-
race byly zahajcny We ttvrtek Il
pred Noyym rokem ccly ohyb
Zensonu byl opetne V moci lta-
Iii. Vyjlmaje n6koIika malo dti-
lezitlch bodt delte rckv Pia-
We, Teutoni nalezaji Sc nyni w
hradne IA yychodnfm bfchu fc-
ky.
Y okoli feky Tomba, kdc fran
couzska vojska prorazila teuton-
ske linie nedeli, prudke d6lo-
stfelecke sonboje pokracovaly po
ecly den, ale RaknSane nencinili
zadneho pokusn po znoyuzmocne-
nj Sc ztraccne pudy, die drednlho
oznameni Berlina. Ma Asiago
plosine, kde obe strany ocividne
pfipravujl Sc k obnoyenl velke BIZ
ivy v Brcnta tdoli, take doSlo k
zyyseni dflostfeleeke cinnosti. -
Zdc ale V posledni dobe napadly
snih ucinil pidu neschudnou 4
neoeekava Sc, ae dojdc k vIvoji
ditczitejsiho teutonskeho ,itoku
pfistich dnech.
Mczitim ale rakousko-nemettl
lctci pokratnjl We svrch nicivFch
najezdech ma italska mesta d sire
sliska umeleckyeh pamatck "a i
talskymi liniemi. Y pfedvecer
Noyeho roku bomby byly vrzeny
ma otevfena mesta Vicenza, I3as-
sano, Castelfranco a Treylso, pfi
ccrnz etrnact osob bylo nsmrceno
a Al poraneno. Matericlni skoda
nebyla velka. Angllctl a fran
couzsti vzduchoplavci srazili diva
nepfatelske stroje Y priibshu
dnc.
Dodatecne Sc sdeluje, ze V boz
iich II Iensonn tcutonske ztraty
byly znacne. Tcutoni houaevna-
ta obhajoyali tyto svoje posice a
ustoupili teprvc. kdyz uznamcna,
Il zaee Re aeni aadaje ma udrzenl ro
sic na zapadnim bfehu.
Geneva, 2. ledna. Snlh pada
Y hustych ylotkach poda svl-
carsko-italskeho a svycarsko-ra-
kouskeho pomezi, jakoz ! Ty-
.rollslkii. Telegram . Ghiasso, kite.
ri styrzen byl svycarslsymi voja-
ky, konajicimi sluzbu ma ital-
skem pomezl, pravi, re rakonsko-
nemecka vojska nasledkem snehu
zadrzcna byIa horach ia tyrol-
sktm pomezi. Mnoho oddiln Ger
veneho kfize, zasobovaeich sborn
h plukii ccntralnich mocnosti by
10 isolovano nalezaji SC bez po-
travin po nekolik dnl.
Vojenske vlaky Trldentu,
ktere dovazcji potfeby na rakou-
skon frontu, byly v horach "a
blokoyany. Velka armada gene
rala Conrada snaM Sc vycistiti
trata Nepodafi-li Sc j to Y KRAFT
ke dobe, yyvstanou toho vazne
obtize stezovany bndou operace
Trutoni proti Italum.
Washington, d. G., 2. ledna. -
Sckretaf Baker We SVEN tyden-
nim pfehledn yalecnem pravi, ze
spojenei oyladaji planiny Flan-
der, udrzuji svoje linie neporusc-
ne na zbytku fronty a definltiv-
ne zastayili rakousko-nemecky
postup Italii. Podileni Sc ma
&llee spojcnych statii znaenou
rerou pfispelo k posileni a odho-
dlanf spojencd, pravi Baker We
SVEN pfehledu. Neprlfell poda-
filo Sc ziskati patrnych who'd V
Rusku.
Rim, 2. ledna. Papez Bene-
dikt, die sdelenf casopisu Obscr-
vatore, postal projevy sympatie
bisknpiim v Padua Treyiso $ O.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-27

o~o INST the Pulgars The allied OBJ
ecJ.ve IN that zone is the cutting
.[ the OR e. u. railwsy. running
FROM Berlin vienna and Budapest,
hrou 80 Srb,a TO sophia. and Con-
.allaolle and it, $ .o1iki leeder
along which tre allies are aIEanc-
rs.
.A these orertt tons n mind. let
Us ,Grn TO poss. ail.;-es developed
b r. y or "Foch's center. indi-
Gated 10y &C" There the potential
tiles resolve theMsel.e s into two
courses of action.
First in importance and in the
minds OF many able strategIsts is the
NapoleUuic route 10 Vienna AMI
Berlin A drive against the central
empires, delivered from the plains
Of Venitia across the Isonzo and IN
through Istria. has been and Will be
until its accomplishment. the great
est potentially in the allied situa-
ton. The advance Of CadOrna
showed the way and the disaster OF
Caporetto far from discounting the
idea calls for that cooperation
which the unity of command under
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-27
FAIL SECURITY
UNDER SPOTLIGHT
Banks Interested in Their
Holdings, Which Total
S1,7Oo,OoO,0Oo.

CHICAGO. Sept 27-Railroad
securities will be one OF the most
important subjects 20 be discussed
oy the savings bank section Of the
American Bankers association,
which IS holding its ffth annual
convention at Chicago. Sept. Za-Zs-
The banks Of the country have more
.han s1.7O0. 100000 invested i'm rail
road securities. hence the recent
contract made by the United states
railroad administration with the
railroads viii have "a larger effect
upon savings banks Investments
Samuel Untermyer OF New York.
counsel FOR the National Association
Of Railroad Security Owners. VIII
talk on this subject. Francis FL.
Sisson OF New York vice chairman
OF the railway executive advisory
committee. will discuss The Effect
Of the War on Railroad Securities
"Has America Sufficient Capital
10 Finance the War" will be the
subject OF an address by David FRI
day Of New York. Mr.. Friday has
been I'm Washington for some
months past making an intensi' e
study Of this question.
Public utility securities and their
desirability as a savings bank in
vestment will be discussed by
Samuel insult Of Chicago. chairman
OF the state council Of defense.
The question OF greater liquiditf
Of savings bank assets will be dis
cussed by Edwin w. Kemmerer.
professor Of finance and banking,
Princeton university. Prof KEN
merer has just returned from Mex
leo after having reorganized the
currency system In that country.
Jerome Thralls assistant secre-
tary or the American trade accept
ance council. viii give a five-minute
talk on The Trade Acceptance as
an Investment for savings Banks. -
The clearing house section will
hold a conference on Monday morn
ing. Sept %. Pres't John McHugh
will deliver his annual address on
Tuesday morning after which Will
lam A. Law of Philadelphia. former
president OF the American Bankers
association. will present his views OF
The Clearing House as a Power in
War and in Peace"
Another feature Of the convention
will be the agricultural convention
under the auspices OF the agricul-
tural commission Of the association
Dr. Clarence Ousley, assistant secre
tary OF agriculture. will address the
bankers. who will discuss various
methods by which they can aid Fl
putting into effect the agriculture
program for 1918.
There will also be important ses
sions OF the national bank trus
company and state bank sections.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-27

Foch now insure.
Second is the situation in Istria,
newly emphasized by the possibili-
ties Of the Balkan drive There,
trieste. Fiume and Pola are Aus
,ria's bases on the Adriatic, as well
a the termini of lines OF communi-
cation running through Serbia and
TO Montenegro. Here again is the
Italian advance across the Isonzo
authority for a plausible course of
action. II Will be remember thar
the fall of Goritz to the Italians
plo ced Trieste in such a precarious
position that il authoritative quar-
tiers its capture was considered al
most a certainty.
And. with the Oriental railway cut
and Turkey and Bulgaria separated
from her allies, the capture of her
Adriatic ports would drive Austria
into a defensive status within her
own territory.
This further weakening Of the
weaker Hun empire is far from con-
lecture Indeed. it IS nearer the
very purpose Of the drive against
the Bulgar and the Turk
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-27
TEXAS BANKER IS
CHOSEN TO HEAD THE
CONFEDERATE VETERANS

TULSA. okla. Sept. 27.-The
United Confederate Veterans Thurs
day unanimously elected Gen. K. NJ
Van Zandt. a banker OF Fort Worth.
Texas. commander in chief, chose
he commanders Of the three chief
divisions OF the organization, and
adjourned their 2Sth annual re-
union. leaving the location OF their
new reunion 10 be determined by a
committee headed by Gen. Van
Zandt and the division commanders.
Thursday night the annual ball in
honor OF the women Of the orRani-
"a alton brought the official festivities
OF the reunion 20 an end. and after
the big parade Friday the veterans
will return 20 their homes.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-27

Developments in thu mast weoF on
1oth the western from och 5 i3ft
IN Franc ard the Blsts irons
Cpart OF Toch's rislU .te Interest,"
ins and gral.s.rr % ia allied oo-
ser. er. even when considered in
their dcta.s and without reference
to each otner or 10 the entente St
uation as a whole.
They must. however. be cons der
ed in the latter aspect for taey pos
sess a significance. entirely lost
when they are taken individually.
The Franco British drives In the
Cambrai-St. Quentin sector and the
American drive eliminating the ST.
Mihiel salient on the west front. and
the Franco-Serbian advance in the
center Of the Balkan front may be
considered offensive actions deliver
ed by the allied left and right wings.
the front in Italy being considered
which in reality II is-the allied
center.
Upon the holding and ready-tO-
the opera tons Of the tanks have 10
a large extent depended. both as 10
its defensive capacity and IT'S ability
by constant activity along it's entire
length, TO force the enemy TO main
tain its troops against that center
instead Of being able 10 reinforce his
TANKS
That the allied lines in Italy are
fulfilling their task is a matter OF
record. Activity on the entire
'front.' is the tenor Of the weeks Of
fetal reports.
The arrow indicated on the mar
/ by the letter "a" poi1ts 10 a trend
I OF operations in the western theatei
/ OF war. Foch has there shortened
/ his front and gained strategic ad.
/ vantages Of position.
The arrow indicated by "B'
points the direction Of the thrus