The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-07-28

OF their force from the RusSilr
front and concentrating them for a
drive against some part of the line
in the western theatre. Then came
hope in that sector of the battle area
against Italy.
The storm broke at Caporetto on
October 20, and almost Immediately
the whole Italian line was thrown
into disorder. Pouring through the
passes, where in some instances dis
affected Italian troops held positions
the Germans and Austrians made
progress which from the first WAS
alarming BY wise gencralship, the
Italian line was Withdrawn from the
Isonzo. 1t paused at the Taglamen-
to and then retired further until
it rested on the Piave, almost within
sight of the domcs OF Venice. Here
the Italian army reformed its col
umns consolidated its positions by
Withdrawing from the Rhaetian
mountains to the Asago plateau and
assisted by the French reinforce
mcnts brought to that battlefront,
stood at bay.
Russian Collapse.
Events in the meanwhile had been
moving swiftly in Russia. On No
vember |, While the offensive against
Italy was under way, Alexander +.
Kerensky, then the Russian premier
announced that Russia was worn
out by the war and that the allies
must shoulder the burden thence
forward.
Seven days later Kerensky was de
posed by the Bolsheviki The fall
and flight of Kercnsky was the sig
nal for Germany and Austria to
enter into peace negotiations with
Russia. On November 80 the Boil
sheviki announced that Russia was
out of the war and proposed that all
the allies Join III negotiations for an
armistice.
Russian and German representa-
lives met at Brest-Litovsk on De-
,ember p, and terms of peace were
exchanged. No progress was made
With the negotiations, and the con-
erence was broken up on January
u. In the meantime, new repub-
ic had sprung from the side of Rus
ia. 1t was Ukraine, territory cX-
ending along the Rumanian and
ialician frontier from the Black
sea northward to Cholm, in ancient
'oland. With this republic, the cen
raj empires made peace late in an
ary.
The failure of the bolshevik
uthorities to reach any agreement !;
18th the Germans resulted in the !,
encwal of hostiitics on February
:. and the German armies moved !,
)rward once more. =
Brest-Litovsk Treaty
This brought about renewal OF +,
itovsk the Bolsheviki were given :,
} understand that Germany would -
the kingdom of Poland,
lie republic of Ukraine, the indie Il
Of Finland. and the scpa- )
tie governmental status OF Lithu- s
lia, Esthonia and Livonia. Turkey,
an ally OF the Central Powers.
as given a great area to the east u
the Black Sea, including the re o
ons OF Batum. kars and Erivan. Il
With the announcement OF the u
Ial signing of the treaty between t(
E Bolshcviki and Germany. the b.
lies gave up hope that Russia il
ould remain in the conflict, and at Ii
ce they began to strengthen their fC
es against the coming of the great di
,rman offensive by which Berlin I'll
d Vienna hoped to force the en- e
ate nations to make peace. &C
Rumania Capitulates
With the greater part of her ter G.
ory occupied by the Germans, tn
istrians and Bulgarians. with her to
yernment driven from Bucharest te
IaSsy and with the Russian boil 40
eviki openly hostile toward her 6,
mania found herself in a critical
nation. Rumanian troops during IN
bruary and March advanced into h,
sSarabia. a part OF the new re- =,
jlic OF Ukraine. but they were -,
nmed in by the enemy forces and D.
iged to withdraw. At last, on -,
y 8, Rumania signed a treaty of - -
ice with the central powers. WiO W
5y this treaty Rumania lost the "a -
vince of Dobrudja. on the south Ee
, of the Danube. which she had ar
eived after the Balkan war, and iro
eed to a rectihcation of her west be,
frontier. Economic concessions
} were made under pressure from bel
Teutonic Alliance. siv
Peace Tentatives Ap
The period between December, thr
and March !, 1918. may be brc
ed the period of peace tentatives. the
is true that before the end of the
summer Pope Benedict made an er
cal TO the warning nations TO en- we
into peace negotiations, the basis the
pourparlers being the restoration fea
Belgium and Serbia, and the re- tha
! to Germany OF her lost colo
). This appeal. made on August l
was answered by President Viii sec
on August %. when the presi- nat
I announced that the German ste,
eminent as constituted could not ,,r
believed and that the United %
es was ieAuy 10 eI''eI i'l'o heso- ALI,