Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-03-01
European War News

French detachments made a heavy
attack on the Germans in Lorraine, en-
tering the German lines over a large
front and capturing more than 400
prisoners, according to the Paris war
Office announcement.
One hundred and ten persons per-
ished when the steamer La Dives was
t~orpedoed In the Mediterranean on
February /, according to an official an
nouncement made at Paris. The at
lacking submarine was not sighted.
The British army in Palestine made
N attack east Of Jerusalem, advanc-
ing two miles on a front of Is miles,
it is announced officially at London.
The communication says that by eve
ming all detectives had been secured.
The German invasion of Russia con-
tinues unimpeded. Southern Esthonia
has been entered by troops from Ger:
nan warships in the Gulf of Riga, and
n base established from which opera
tons may be carried on against Reval.
Northeast and east of Dvinsk the pene-
tration of the country along the rail-
road lines leading to Petrograd and
Smolensk has reached more than
twelve miles, and thence southwark to
southern Volhynia the invasion is in
progress over wide areas, with the Ger
mans taking prisoners and guns, roll
Ing stock. and other booty in large
quantities. The official report from
Vienna says the Austrians are con-
tinulng their advance in the direction
Of Kovno.
Kiev. I'M of the principal cities of
the Ukraine, wal captured by the boil
sheviki after ~sanguinary fighting. The
casualties were estimated at 1000
killed and 1000 wounded. While the
fighting was at its height the city was
bombarded by bolsheviki agitators,
Polish troops have defeated the boil.
sheviki at Boghulsk, IS miles southeast
of Minsk.
German armies have captured
Dvinsk and Lutsk and are advancing
into Russia along a 4O0-mile front, de.
spite announcement Of the bolsheviki
that they will sign a treaty Of peace
on the terms laid down by the centra.
empires. A dispatch to the Londor
Times from P%etrograd quotes Leor
Trotzky as declaring in his report upor
the ending Of the negotiations at Brest
Litovsk that the German terms includ
ed the retention of Poland, Lithuania
Riga and Moon island and an indem
nifty of $4,000, OOO,O 900, presumably il
gold.
Ten German airplanes were brough
down and six more disabled by British
airmen Sunday. according to an off
cial statement on aerial activities is
sued In London. Hundreds of bomb
have been dropped on various target
and British aviators raided Treves an,
ThiOnville.
Casualties In the British ranks re
ported to London during the week tc
tailed 4,106, divided as follows: Kille
or died of wounds: officers, So: mer
ZOOS. Wounded or missing:, Officer.
119; men, 2,944.
The commissioners representing th
central powers left PetrOgrad and hav
crossed the German lines, it is ar
nounced officially at Berlin. The GeI
man government considers the armi.
tice ended on Monday and a state {
war between Russia and Germany wi
be Immediately resumed.
Only one of the six German ai,
planes which made an attack on Lol
don succeeded in reaching the capita
, It is announced officially. This raidt
dropped one bomb In the southwe.
district which caused four casualties.