The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1918-01-24

days of fighting the bosheviki forces
had seized lrkutSk, eastern Siberia,
dl>arming the CoSsacks and military
cadets. They also have occupied Oren
burg.
Among the interesting reports that
came Oui of Russia was one to the
effect that the former ear and his
family had made their escape from
TobolSk. Another story said the for
mer czarina has become hopelessly in
sane
The abandonment of the Roumanian
front by the Russian troops led Ia q
nasty little row Roumanians arrested
and diSarmed several Russian regi
mentS and the Russian government at
once put under arrest the Roumanan
diplomats in Petrograd and threatened
war on ROumania If the Russian sol
diers were not at once freed. A strong
joint protest by representatives of all
the allied and neutral powers brought
about the release of the Roumanian
diplomats
Then came an astonishing order
from the bolSheviki government for
the arrest of King Ferdinand of Rou-
mania and his incarceration in the
fortress of ST. Peter and ST. Paul. This
was attributed To the action Of the
Roumanians in arresting some Aus
trian officers who had attempted to
pass through the Roumanian lines to
fraternize with the Russians
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The British labor party came to the
front ON Tuesday with message to
the Russian people announcing that
the British people accepted the prin-
ciple Of characterization of peoples
and no anneXationS for the British EN-
pire. especially in the middle East, Az
rica and India The manifesto con
cluded with an appeal 10 the peoples
of central Europe to help end the war
by the defeat of militrriSm on both
sides and not 10 drive the British peo-
pie. Ms they are driving the Russians
into the terrible choice between con
tiuuing the conflict aud abandoning the
only principles that can save the world.
k2-
There is not much 10 be written of
the weeks fighting The German pa
perS We're talking openly Of the com
ing great offensive on the west front
and asserted that Il million more troops
had been sent into France, hut Won
Hindenburg still delayed the blow. The
activity Of the avstorS was notable,
and the allied flying men made several
successful bombing raids on German
cities, Karlsruhe especially being hard
hit
In Italy the main event of the week
was surprise attack by the Italians,
supported by the French, by which GER
tain important dominating positions on
Monte ASolone were wreSted from the
AuStrIanS and their observation posts
destroyed.
ON Wednesday the Austrians made
desperate attempt TO recaptlre the
lost positions For four hours they at
tackled tiercey and were stubbornly
fought off, finally retiring, leaving the
field covered with their dead.
s.
The German submarines have not
been very active of late, the weekly re-
port of the British admiralty showing
only six large British vessels and four
smaller ones sunk. One of the sub
mersibeS however emerged off Var
mouth and sheled that pretty English
city violently. Three persons were
Killed.
Further evidence that the submarine
service is most distaSteful 10 the Ger
man sailors is contained in the report
from Geneva of another mutiny among
the submarine crews at Kiel, the Ger
man naval base Thirty-eight officers
are said 10 have been killed. The mum
Der Of C-hoatS returning to German
ports Is decreasing every month, nc
cordiug 10 the Geneva correspondents
sa-
France is in thc throes Of new Call
/ lauN scandal the former premier being
now under arrest on a charge of treu-
J son. The affair was brought to crisis
rs Information supplied by Secretary
Lansing for ii appears that Calllaux
engaged IN intrigues with Count Won
Lu&hurg In Argentina IN 1915 and was
in communication with the foreign Of
flee AZ Berlin with the object Of con
\ Guiding peace. His plotting In italy
also has been exposed ana documents
seized There show he planned to make
himself dicluior IF France and TO with
draw that country from the war.