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GERMANS COMPELLED TO ABAN
DON ENTIRE BELGIAN COAST
AND ARE FALLING «ACK.
Terrific Attacks of Americans and
French in South Places Whole
German Army in Jeopardy Un
less They Can Be Stopped.
Paris.—The hist week lias brought
further reverses for the Huns. The
Germans have been compelled ,tn aban
don the entire Belgian coast, and are
*nid to tie evacuating Brussels, the
capital of the Invaded country. Mile,
the greatest manufacturing city in
, nurtheru France, together with numer
ous other important points lias been
taken by tbe British. The American
troops have captured Grand Pro.
French cavalrymen are reported in the
. outskirts of Ghent. The British end
Belgians In the nortli and the French
and Americans further south are still
launching terrific attacks, hut the
pollus and Yankees are meeting with
more resistance than the Tommies and
Belgians, for the reason that if the for
mer break through the whole German
army will he placed in Jeopardy. The
present situation is serious, and it
seems probable that Ludendorff is at
■ tempting to withdraw Ids forees to a
uew line of defense without having
the retreat turned into a rout, an ever
present danger.
The presence of n new American
army in the field under command of
Major General Bullard, recenfly In
command of the Second corps of the
First army. Indicates that It Is tin*
purpose of General Foch to pursue Ids
advantage and keep the Germans on
the run until they surrender, or at
least as long as the weather lasts.
During the week the Serbians have
driven the enemy out of Nish and are
continuing their advance. The British,
French and Greeks have also been en
gaged In tlie same theater of war, and
have been successful In their opera
tions. The Italians have captured the
Alliauian port of Durazzo after inflict
ing severe punishment upon the Aus
trians and capturing many prinonets
and much war material. In the mean
time, General Allcnby has been active
in Palestine. British cavalry has ad
vanced far to the north and northwest
of Damascus, and has reached Tripoli,
near the Mediterranean coast, forty
live miles north of Beirut, and Homs,
eighty five miles north of Damascus.
The Ottoman forces now face the dan
ger of being caught and crushed be
tween General Allenlty's armies, ns
they were in the early tinys of the of
fensive north of Jerusalem. Turkeys
surrender Is expected most any day.
FEAT OF FIGHTING AMERICANS
Two New Yorker* Capture Ninety-alx
Hunt at St. Juvin.
Paris.—A husky young Irlsh-Ainerl
enn named McGennhan. a former press
man of the New York World, and i.
German-Hebrew American minted Rap
port, cleaned up the principal street In
St. Juvin (Just north of the Aire,
twelve miles west of the Meuse) single
handed. overcoming stiff enemy resis
tance with their bayonets and a goodly
supply of grenades.
McLeuuhan worked his way forward
along one side of the street, and Rap
port on the other. Heavy sniping from
a window forced Mcl-enahnn to cease
operations and seek cover, whereupon
Itapport crept to the window and plas
tered a grenade through it.
A German non-commissioned officer,
followed by ninety live other Germans,
emerged with uplifted hands shouting
••knmerad."
Thf* two New Yorker* proudly
marched them to the rear.
Argentine Bane Infamous Words.
Ituenos Aires.—The Argentine gov
.-rninent has refused ... n local
tlftn to register a trade mark which
would have perpetuated Luxburg’s
words “spurlos versenkt' In the now
famous telegram to Berlin. In which he
urged the German government to sink
Argentine vessels without leaving a
trace.
Lille Plundered by Germane.
I'arlR._Wile. It Is now established,
was plundered by the Germans prior
to their evacuation. Though the town
was not destroyed like Cambrai, Letts
and other cities. Lille represents an
other count In the deadly h rench de
termination to wreak vengenance upon
the Individual German commanders
■ fter the war.
Yale Professor Dies.
Alameda. Cal.—Wesley N. Holifield
the Charles S. Sotithmayd professor of
taw at Yale university, died here Mon
day of Influenza, lloliflebl was said
to be one of the greatest authorities
tat this country on analytical Jurls
* prudence.
Count Tisza Says Austria Has Lost.
Amsterdam.—Count Tisza, the form
er Hungarian premier said Saturday.
“We have lost the war In the sense
that In consequence of the shifting of
the relative strength we can no longer
hope to win the war. _
Manila-Hongkong Cable Cut.
New York.—The old cable line be
tween Manila and Hongkong which
Dewey cut in 1808. is temporarily out
Of commission. Interrupting direct
connection between the United States
and South China.
1—British gunners operating captured guns that have been, turned 01 the fleeing enemy In Flanders. 2—
American troops “on their way to Berlin," passing a signpost that marks the border between France and Alsace.
3—Inflating some of the smnll balloons need by the allies to send truth-telling propaganda over the Huh lines.
NEWS REVIEW OF
THE CHEAT WAR
—
Germany, Admittedly Defeated,
Is Now Squirming to Pre
vent Utter Disaster.
GREAT CIVIL UPHEAVAL ON
Austria and Turkey Ready to Quit—
Huns, Forced by Allies, Begin Gen
eral Retreat From Belgium—
Still Resisting Fiercely in
Champagne.
By EDWARD W. PICKARD.
Squirming, dodging, walling, the
German Imperial government seemed
last week to he on Its last leg. Thick
and fast came the rumors of uncon
ditional surrender and of the abdica
tion of the kaiser, nnd though these
were unconfirmed or contradicted as
fast ns they came out, enough au
thentic news seeped through the veil
of secrecy to show that things were
Ir. a desperate state In Germany. Its
peace trap was sprung harmlessly by
I'resldent Wilson when. In reply to
what ut first glance looked like full
acceptance of his terms, he told the
government flatly that only absolute
capitulation would be considered nnd
that the nllles would not listen at all
while the Huns occupied nllled terri
tory and continued to perpetrate out
rages on land nnd sea. Any persons
who may have had doubts concerning
tht firmness of the president’s will nnd
purpose were joyfully reassured, and
the ntiswer created consternation In
fieri in. The" German press ndmltted
that It was a great blow to their rising
hopes of pence, nnd the ruling minds
of the empire began to try to find
seme other way of escape from the
desperate situation. As a preliminary,
some democratizing amendments to
the constitution were adopted or pro
posed, notably one tnklng from the
emperor the right to declare war. The
power of the junkers was sapped, to
gether with that of their war lord.
There was. Indeed, evidence that a
civil upheaval of extraordinary pro
portions was beginning which, even
more than the great military reverses,
would bring on a debacle for Germany.
•
The governments, the fighting forces
rnd the civilian peoples of all the al
lied nations made It absolutely plain
that Germany could not obtain the
“pence without humiliation" which It
Is seeking. Nowhere nmnng them Is
found any sentiment of pity for either
the brutal soldiery thnt has ravished
the earth or the people who linve sup
ported and rejoiced over the Inhu
manity of the armed forces. The de
mand for exact Justice Is universal
outside the lnnds of the offenders. It
would not be In the lenst surprising If
the prediction made In these columns
many months ago were fulfilled, nnine
jy, thnt one of the conditions of pence
u III be that Germany surrender the
kaiser nnd other Instigators nnd per
petrators of frightfulness for personal
punishment. With this sprit prevail
ing among the now victorious nllles,
what chance has Germany for pence
without humiliation?
The abdication of the kaiser, which
alter all would ho but Incidental, wns
considered likely, and It wns reported
(hat he Intended to stop down In favor
of Prince William Frederick, oldest
son of the crown prince, who Is only
twelve years old.
—-Ha —
President Wilson delayed his re*ly
to the ponce proposals of Austria-Hun
gary and Turkey, probably In order
that the truth about their hopeless sit
uation might soak Into their minds,
and reports showed they were realiz
ing the facts and beginning to act ac
cordingly. The break-up of the dual
kingdom became more imminent, the
Hungarians openly declaring tlielr In
tention to separate from Austria, the
holes. Croats and Bohemians boldly com
ing out for Independence. The govern
ment made despairing plans to hold
■he empire together In the form of a
•onfederatlon of the various national!- I
Ies, but this did not seem to Interest
hu neoples who have suffered so long j
under Austrian domination. Baron j
fiurinn, admitting the central powers j
no longer had a chance of achieving a j
mltitnry decision, plastered President
Wilson with flattery, declaring that \
his humanitarian policies were fully
accepted by Austria-Hungary.
—fc—
It was taken for granted that Tur
key, under the leadership of Izzet
Pasha, the new grnnd vizier, wns j
nbout ready to make a separate peace. !
In the effort to hold her in line, the
German Black sen fleet wns sent to 1
Constantinople and the government
was warned that the first step toward
breaking away from the alliance with
Germany would be the signal for a
bombardment of the city. Despite the
presence of the warships, 20 In num
ber, a revolution broke out In Con
stantinople against the Young Turks,
whose power had not been wholly
broken by the chnnge In cabinet.
—m—
Ilouninnla, which has been frankly
looking for a chance to get Into the
war again, may have the opportunity
very soon. Already the Inhabitants of
the northern pnrt of the country. In
the province of Moldavia, have risen
In armed revolt against the Austro
Germnn forces of occupation.
—fc—
On the western battle front the
gieat event of the week was the
smashing drive of the allies In Flan
ders by which In a few days the Bel
gian seaports held by the Huns were
practically cut off nnd the Germans
were forced back rapidly almost to the
Dutch frontier. This drive, made
mostly by the British and Belglnns,
was directed toward Bruges nnd
Ghent. In quick succession Routers,
Menln, Lendelede nnd other towns
were captured: Wednesday night the
British occupied Courtral, nnd on
Thursday the city of I.llle wns tnken
by them. The Belgians took Thourout,
nnd moved ahead rapidly to Bruges,
which they occupied with little oppo
sition. At the same time the British
were entering Ostend, nnd a few
hours later King Albert nnd Queen
Elizabeth were In thnt fnmous town
which for yenrs had been one of the
(hlef U-boat bases of the Huns. Zee
) t rugge, also. It wns said, wns being
| evacuated ns fast as possible, nnd the
I Germans In the strip of Belgium be
tween Bruges nnd the Holland border
were innking strenuous efforts to get
out of the bottle neck. There was
only one practicable road for them,
nnd thnt'was under the constant fire
from the Belgian batteries.
Having given up Lille, which they
did not destroy, according to new or
ders from the army command, the
Huns were next forced to get out of
Douat, nnd the process of flattening
out the salient proceeded merrily. It
appeared likely the Germans would
continue their retirement until they
were on the line Antwerp-Nntnnr
Mezleres-Metz. This, of course,
meant a tremendous retreat on a very
wide front nnd would not be at nil
easy of accomplishment while Marshal
Foeh was unrelentingly hammering at
them In every sector. From the const
to La Cateau the withdrawal was be
ing carried on so rapidly that at this
w rltlng no adequate guess could be
made as to Its full extent. The aban
donment of the Belgian coast by the
Huns meant that allied commerce wns
fteed In great part from the U-boat
peril nnd that air raids on Ragland
could no longer be carried out with
ease. The allies captured vast stores
and many heavy guns In Belgium.
—fc—
Having forced the Huns out of Lnon
and I.a Fere, the French maintained
a stendy pressure on both sides of the
waning salient there, making progress
tint was continuous, though not rapid
because of the Increased resistance of
the enemy. As the llundlng line of
refuge was approached. In the region
of Bethel, an Important German rail
way supply station on the Alsne, It be
came apparent that the Huns Intended
to try to hold that line for a time.
From Bethel nlmost to Verdun the
French and American armies fought
continuously, driving the Germans
back across the Grand Pre-Vouzieres
road nnd up both sides of the Meuse.
The Yankees took Grand Pre, on the
northern bank of the Aire river north
of the Argonne forest, through which
they had fought their way so bravely
and doggedly. The place, though but
a small village, Is of great strategic
Importance, being the Junction of the
railways feeding a large pnrt of the
German armies. Immense numbers of
machine guns, with some artillery, con
stituted most of the Hun resistance In
this region. Such counter-attacks by
Infantry as were made were rather
feeble and easily beaten off.
The defense In general, however,
was powerful, and It Is evident that
the German command attaches great
Importance to holding back the Amer
icans as much ns possible In the Ver
dun region. Every foot gained here
by the allies weakens the hold of the
Germans on the Invnluable coni and
iron fields of the Brley bnsln northeast
of Verdun. It looks ns though the
Germans were reconciled to retiring
from Belgium and France, but would
hang on to the Brley fields to the last
moment. Such a course would be Jus
tified by their greatly depleted stores
of material. They are running short
especially of metal for guns and am
munition.
In Italy, the Austrians have been
attempting very little of late, proba
bly because they hope soon to be out
of the war; but In Albania and Serbia
the allies are keeping them on the
jump. Italians, Serbs. French, Brit
ish nnd Greeks all are taking whacks
at them, nnd at last reports they had
been driven far north of Nish, which
was captured by the Serbs, to whom
I*, belongs. In Albania the Austrians
evacuated their great nnvnl base of
Durnzzo, which had been largely de
stroyed by a naval raid the previous
week.
—1*1—
Little news came from General Al
lcnby’s army In Palestine, which prob
ably was resting nfter Its gallant nnd
successful campaign against the Turks.
But word was received that Beirut,
the Turkish base on the Mediterrane
an, had been captured, following which
Baalbek Tripoli nnd Homs were oc
cupied.
— fc —
Bolshevik forces In eastern Russia
have been greatly strengthened of late
nnd nre reported to be pressing back
the Czecho-Slovak troops there. The
hitter hnve appenled for help from the
allies, nnd It may be that troops from
the Siberian expedition have been sent
to their relief. Meantime the nllted
forces In north Russia, Including a
considerable American contingent, are
fighting their way along both banks
of the Dvina In the direction of Welsk,
northeast of Vologda. Their progress
has been difficult, for the holshevlkl
hnve been making heavy attacks nnd
keeping the expedition under almost
constant bombardment. On the river
the enemy has gunboats, protected by
nine fields nnd small Islands, and the
shells from these do considerable dam
age. The allies, however are getting
along fairly well there and are confi
dent nnd cheerful.
I.enine nnd Trotzky are reported to
hnve had a violent quarrel, the pre
mier having accused the foreign min
ister of fostering a counter-revolution.
Lenine ngaln has been attacked by an
assassin, this time being shot In the
shoulder.
The Finns seom to be getting them
selves into n peculiar position. First
they elected as their King Prince Fred
erick Charles of Hesse, brother-in-law
ol the kaiser, whereupon France broke
off the semi-official relations that had
existed with Finland. Next the Finns
formally requested Germany to with
draw all her troops from their coun
try. The substitution of a monarchy
for a republic was really the work of
the Finnish diet, not of the people,
and it may not stand.
—)* —
John P. Ryan, director of the Amer*
lean nlr service, on his return from
Kurope, made the welcome announce
ment that unification of operation,
and to a great extent of production of
aircraft, had been agreed upon by the
allies. He also told of the splendid
work of the American nvlntors and of
the success and popularity of the
American Pe llavlland plnnes and the
Liberty motors. Another cheerful
piece of news concerning aeronautics
was disclosed by MaJ. A. Cushman
Rice, this being that the allies had
worked out a practically perfected
wireless telephone device which will
enable tl.e allied airmen to fly over
1 he German lines and territory in Im
mense fleets, all the planes directed
by the voice of the commander. This,
lie says, will sweep the Huns from
the sky and entirely put out the sy*»
of their artillery.
HOME
TOWN
HELPS
PLEA FOR VINES AND SHRUBS
Undoubtedly Render Roada. Ware At
tractive and Also Tend< ten Keep.
Down the Duet.
Fortunately we have ih ttlib country
examples of well-kept pnrkways and
boulevards which hyrden cultivated
lands. Their ample parking is grown
to grass and embellished with herba
ceous flowers, shrubs, and) trees. Yet
the farm lands they bonier-are neKher
overwhelmed by weeds nor devastated
by insects and rodents.
The question of roadsides propagat
ing vnst numbers of. noxious weeds
may be viewed in more,than one light.
For instance, the mowing of waysides
for long series of years has not don*
away with the need of cultivating
crops; indeed it cannot, for cultiva
tion is necessary for other reasons (as
loosening, aeration, ami water conser
vation) than the destruction of weeds.
Furthermore, the amount of cultiva
tion customarily given crops Is suffi
cient to control aU the weeds the land
will grow, and this number is generally
present despite the razing of road
side growths. On the other hand, the
lack of verdure and shade and the
general dreariness of roadsides make
It very desirable that a different treat
ment of these most extensive public
parkings he adopted. Placing vines
upon fences and planting numerous
shrubs and shade trees along the way
will not only render the roads more
attractive but will tend to keep down
the dust.—Exchange.
EFFECTIVE USE OF CONCRETE
Cincinnati Engineers "Camouflaged"
Water Tanks That Otherwise
Would H*ve Been Blemish.
The .citizens as well as the engineers
of Cincinnati O., were troubled at the
prospect of disfiguring a beautiful
residential section of the city with
five WO-foot water tanks, and many
plans were presented for making them
less unsightly. The one chosen for
architectural effect was a shell of con
Concrete Shells Which Camouflage Un
sightly Tanks in Cincinnati.
Crete which transformed the huge
ugly towers Into Impressive monu
ments. The problem of form work
for the construction of the shell was
difficult.
First the tanks were constructed In
the usual manner, of steel, and these
were filled with water so that they
would he the same shape. It was
feared that If concrete were poured
while they were empty slight changes
might take place when the tanks were
filled, causing the concrete to crack.
The forms for the first setting were
placed on the foundation and braced
to the ground. As each panel of the
form weighs a ton It Is readily seen
that It was a difficult task to raise the
huge weight.
These water towers have been de
signed so that they fit Into the City
Beautiful plan of Cincinnati. The top
of the concrete structure has the ap
peurance of the battlements of an
old fort, and Is really very effective.—
Scientific American.
Rules for House Painting.
A widespread movement to preserve
notional and private property has
aroused great interest in the materials
which will assist in such preservation.
Paint is by far the most Important
agency In the protection of exterior
surfaces against deterioration through
beat and moisture. Paint means col
or; and Just as the degree of protec
tion produced through paint varies ac
coiding to the quality of that material
itself, so the effect of colors produced
with pulnt depends greatly upon the
character of the different hues in which
the vnrlous kinds of paints are manu
factured. Pure or bright colors have
their place, while grayed neutral colors
ore often necessary to assist in produc
ing the right appearance; but the In
tense or dull dead colors should al
ways be avoided in exterior painting.—
People’s Home Journal.
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"Then, why did you grant me such
a lengthy interview? I have notes
> enough for more than a column."
"Well—er—can’t you convey the im
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to talk with tlie greatest reluctance?”
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i “How's that?” ask«& a gob. “Thin
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