The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-08
ANOTHER PRINCELING GETS
JOB AS RUSSIA IS SPLIT UP
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUMMARY OF WAR

According to reports through Stock
holm, Germany apparently is prepar-
ing 20 put q member of the house Of
HohenzolIern on the throne of a Fin
nish kingdom. The diminish gov
ernment". it is stated, has asked
Emperor William 70 appoint Prince
Oscar, his fifth son. king Of Finland.
London was again raidsd by Ger
man airpIanss last night. Two air.
planes out Of q force of six to eight
succeeded In reaching the capital and
dropping bombs which caused the
less OF eleven lives and the woundinq
Of IS persons. it is feared that IN
addition six bodies are buried in the
wreekaae Of houses.
Russian revolutionary troops have
struck back at the Germans who de-
clined TO halt their advance when
peace was agreed to and have taken
hamburg, So miles south-southvNest
of Petrourad, from the invaders.
hamburg is a railroad town on the
Luua river and the Germans had
moved there from NarVa to straight.
en- out their line southwark toward
PskoV after peace terms had been
reached.
Differences between Ensign kryI-
enko, comma ndsr of the BoIshsVik
armies, and the peoples eonamissaries
are reported to have led to the resig-
nation of kryIenIeo, who recently had
urged the Russian people to use all
means at their command 20 resist the
central powers. This is the first split
among the men who have composed
the BoIsheVik government, although
there have been reports from time TO
time that either Lenine or TrotzbCy,
or both, would resign.
German claims that the Ukrainian
city of kiev had been occupied are
denied in Petrograd, which says that
the city is still in the hands Of the
who captured IL more
than = month ago from the ukrain-
ian Fada which later made peace with !
the Teutons. Berlin's announcement |
Of the capture OF kieV was made just !
8s Russia and Germany agreed 70 |
peace terms and since then there !
have been no reports of military |
activity in that region.
IN FIVE days Germany has forced |
peace terms on three different gov
rnmenta-Russia, Rumania and /
Finland. The Finnish government |
submitted 60 the German l
.erms in order 10 gain military aid |
against the revolutionists who hold |
much of southern Finland along the 1
Finnish gulf. With Finland and |
=sthonia under German suxsrainty, |
.hs Gulf Of Finland is taken from
control and great Russia /
1as less than $50 miles Of coast line
along the gulf.
Altha5gh the Germans apparently /
Aili permit King Ferdinand to con-
.inue TO rule Rumania, the victorious i
,nemy has compelled his victim 60
lgnse 20 humiliatiHs terms. Import
mt wheat, oil and salt concessions
ire TO be given Germany, which is 70
control the RuHanian railroads for
fifteen years and is to have a most
avorable trade agreement with
7umanis, which loses the pohFudia
Ind control of the Danube.
Raiding operations have not yet
developed into large operations on
he western and italian fronts. The
rtillery duels, however. continue in
ense at important sectors. All the
ntents armies from the North sea 10
he Adriatie have withstood enemy
aids, while at the same time sue
essfully penetrating the Teuton
ines.