Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-12-19

LOYAL TROOPS TRY
TO HOLD B0LShEvIkl

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yal troops was reported
a today.
Bloody street fighting
s in progress at Odessa.
Cossacks are reported to
be attacking Astrakhan.
The Bolshevik hold part Of odessa
but the Ukaranians have fortified the
opera house and other important
buildings in the city and have mount
ID machine guns upon the roofs to
3weep the streets. Odessa Is said to
De in a turmoil with people fleeing
rom the city to avoid the flying bull
lets. All telephone wires In the CITY
we're cut.
Revolt Menaees Austria.
Washington, Dec. lS.-Seeds OF
revolution sown by the Bolsheviki are
beginning to take root In Austria.
rhis was the Interpretation placed oy
administration officials this afternoon
IN a cablegram from Lyons, quoting
Zurich dispatch to French news
,gency to the effect that demand
has been made in the Austrian Cham
Der Of Deputies that the Central Pow
ers accept the Bolshevik reform
principals and divide the land held by
the nobility among the peasants.
Sub Sinks French Cruiser.
Paris. Dec. ia submarine has
,unk the French cruiser Chateau
Renault, 1898 tons. with loss OF ten
lives. it was officially announced TO-
lay. All of the missing men were
British Capture Germans.
London, Dec. l9--German recon.
,oitering de,achments that tried to
approach British positions on the
west Flanders front was driven on
the war office announced today. Some
German prisoners were taken.
Ten Killed in Aero Raid. ,
London, Dec. 19.-Ten persons were
killed and seventy injured in the raid
over London last night by German
aeroplanes, it was officially announced
this afternoon. The casualties out
side of London were slight, only five
persons being wounded,
One of the German aeroplanes that
took part in the raid over London was
! shot down, It was announced today.
The machine fell into the sea and
two of the three occupants were cap.
tured alive.
The official announcement said that
from sixteen to twenty German aero.
planes were in the raiding feet.
Only five OF them succeeded in pene.
trating the British air deienses aud
reached London A second of the
German planes is believed to have
fallen in the English channel on the
return flight.
Air Fight Spectacular.
. London, Dec. l0--Spectacular fight
ing between British and German avi
ators marked the latest air raid over
1 London and the southeastern coast
4 The raiders using big Gotha bombing
" machines, reached LondonNaiter dark
+ ness had fallen last night and 1t was
Q found today that homes in severa
quarters of the city had been dam
l. aged by bombs
The raiders were first seen over the
Essex and kentish coasts between
z clx and seven o'clock. The alarm wa!
q flashed 70 London and searchlight!
e began sweeping the skies while Brit
\ ish ailmen rose 10 meet the invaders
y Soon word was received that hostile
Z machines we're approaching the sun
urhs aud the high angle guns begai
y 70 bark out a barrage fire all aroun'
IT the city Despite the tensity OF tn
u firing some of the raiders craft reacf
u ed London and then the bombing be
> Ean.
u I.ondoners took refuge in the SUI
way and in the special bomb-proof
until the all clear sign was given.
This was the first raid since De-
when about % German Gothas q