Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-26
Il oday's;. War
Summary
.iBy .AssociAtesl .Press. ]

s(By Associated Press. .assts
f Germany, through her chancellor.
Count Won Hertling. declares that :.
general peace can be discussed on the
basis of the 4Qprs principles laid down
recently by Pfesidept Wilson. How
ever, the chancelor's acceptance was
followed by the statement that the
principles must be recognized by all
states and Peoples which stage. he
A court of arbitration is lacking.
the chancellor said, adding that the
tribunal Of the world Is prejudiced
against Germany, which declines to be
judged by it. He insisted that the
entente war aims were still imperial
istic, although admitting that the
presidents message is Small step"
toward peace. - ro.s;
Chancellor von Hertling voiced no
great change in Germany's attitude
toward the question which entente
statesmen have declared to be funda-
mental He did not go into great de-
tail concerning Germany's conduct
toward President Wilson'S proposals
The abject surrender of Russia was
glorifed in as leading to peace on the
eastern front anda a hint was thrown
out to tho Belgian government to en-
ter into separate negotiations with
Germany. The problem OF Alsace-
Lorraine continues to be held as hav-
ing no international aspect.
Meanwhile although Russia is ready
to conclude peace. the Teuton con-
quest of her territory goes on appar-
emily unimpeded: Revai, the Russian
naval base on the southern coast OF
the Gulf of Finland, and Pskov. 175
miles southwest Of Petrograd have
been occupied. The Bolsheviki Red
Guard later recaptured Pskov, it is
reported The rapid advance con-
tinues along the line southwark. es-
pecially in Volhynia and the Ukraine.
In Siberia tfeSsttuation is very seri-
Gus and Japan is reported to be pre-
pairing to intervene there very soon
The non Bolshevik forces there have
to contend not only with the Bol,
sheviki, but also against released
Austro German prisoners.
Activity on the western battle
fronts is still confined to raids. artil,
lery duels and aerial fighting and
bombing. There has been an in
crease in the raiding operations along
the Piave river. in Italy. but no change
in positins has occurred. The artil
lery duel in the American sector IL
France is still intense.
Another German raider, the Wolf
has arrived 'luf pOIt dAIeI 2udi eAoSiiie
entente merchant vessels in the AT
| lantic, Indian and Pacific oceans. TIL,
total nuAber of vessels destroyed b,
| the Wolf has not been disclosed bu
| the loss of eleven, three Of then
American. in the Indian and Pacifi'
| oceans is assumed by the British ad
miralty to be due to her activities.
Unable to break the British cordol
around the North sea, the VOL
slipped into the Austrian port, o
Pola. on the Adriatic. She brough
400 prisoners and a valuable carg'
taken from, her prizes. A second aux
iliary ruiser which the Wolf equipped
| was sunk by her crew which was cap
tured by a warship last February
While the Wolf was gone l5 nonthe
she. apparently did not. .4do as grea
I damaseaas her famous sister. ship, tn
I Moewe, which carried out two raid
in the Atlantic in 1915 and 1916.
Count Won Hertling in his reichstai
speech deciaredstfiat GermanyS pres
ent military. operations in the eas
solely to secure the fruits of the peac
with the Ukraine. and that the Ger
mans did not intend to establis
themselves in Esthonia or I4ivonia.
Apparently the Germans have me
resistance at Pskov in their march o
Petrograd. One report has the city re
captured by the Bolsheviki and stree
fighting there is mentioned in othe
dispa tches from Petrograd.
Another victim of the German raid
err, Wolf, has burned UP off the Dan
isl1 coast--the Spanish Steamer Igot
Mendi. captured by the Wolf in tn
Indian gulf nine months ago. .Appar
emily while trying to reach Germa
port after cruising many months wit
X; a German prize crew on board, sh
lies strande off the northern extrem
ity of Jutland, Denmark. She brough
prisoners. two of whom are Ameri
cans. from six ships. Her commando
has been interned in Denmark.