The Tomahawk., 1918-01-17
European Wa," News

European War" News
1.-The additional strength which the
enemy can obtain from the events in
Russia and Italy already has been
largely discounted and the ultimate
destruction of the enemy's field forces
has been brought appreciably nearer"
is the confident summing up by Field
Marshal Haig Of last years work by
the British army on the western
front.
Withdrawal Of Russian troops from
a sector of the Macedonian front is
reported in the statement from army
headquarters to Berlin.
The French General Lie, command
ing the artillery on the Italian front,
has been killed in action, says state
ment issued at Paris.
A British torpedo-boat destroyer has
been torpedoed and sunk in the Medi-
terranean sea, according to an admir-
atty announcement issued in London.
All the officers of the destroyer were
saved, but ten members of the crew
were lost.
The bolsheviki are definitely
strengthening the front, Petrograd ad-
vices to London say. The correspond
ent of the Daily News obtained this
information from NJ. Radek, one of the
Russian peace delegates. He said the
bolsheviki were intending to send home
all who did not wish to fight, so that
they would have an army which was
willing to war for an ideal.
British patrols have again crossed
the Piave river, the Rome war office
announces. They forced a passage at
various points, causing an alarm In the
enemy lines.
British aviators have dropped large
quantities of bombs on the Ramegnies-
Chin airdrome in Belgium and in the
vicinity of Metz, Lorraine, according
to the official statement issued at Lon
don.
A dispatch received in London from
the Russian wireless service says that
$4,000 German soldiers in the region
east of Kovno have revolted. German
deserters stated that in consequence
of the government drifting soldiers
for dispatch to the western front. the
men rebelled and left the battle line.
British troops attacked and captured
from the Germans trench section
(sap) which the Teutons haL occu-
pied earlier in the day to the east of
BulSecourt, on the Arras- Cambria front,
the war Office announced at London.
Foreign
Germany will make 40 peace which
destroys the territorial integrity Of
any of the Teutonic allies. The semi
official German organ, the Norr-
deutsche Allegemeine Zeitung, makes
this announcement, says dispatch
from Amsterdam.
Premier Alhucemas announced at
Madrid, Spain, that a revolutionary
movement is now under control.
Earl Reading, lord chief Justice, will
90 to the United States IS direct rep
resentative of the British war cabinet,
accordin: to the London Daily Ex-
press. While Earl Reading will have
the title Of ambassador, purely diplo-
matte matters will be in the hands of
q charge d'affaires, the earl controlling
war activities.
Developments in the Russo German
the London Daily Chron-
icle says, are likely to cause the west
IN powers to give de facto recognition
to the Lenine government in Russia.
A statement of entente allied policy of
u democratic character. it adds. short
" will be sent to Russia.
An official statement issEcd IT Berlin
that because Of ti,cRuSsian
request to transfer the peace confer
cnces from Brcst-Litovs'; IT, Stu.i; IIa.r
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