Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-02-11
WAR REVIEW
OF THE DAY
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The military activity in the major
tbeaters of the war daily continues to
increase. From the North sea and along
the line in Belgium and France and or
the northern Italian front from the
region of Lake Garda west toward the
Piave river, there have been ciashes
between opposing infantrymen at varl-
Gus points and bombardments OF ex-
tremely violent preparations on num-
erous sectors.
Again American soldiers holding the
line in the region of st. Mihiel have
come into contact with the Germans
and suffered a few casualties. These
men. operating in that dangerous ter
ritory between the lines known as No
Mans land, were ambuscaded by su-
perior force of the enemy but fought
valiantly against odds until they We're
| either killed or made prisoners. Only
one man out of the little party of ten
succeeded in regaining the American
| trenches and he was wounded. Five
of the Americans are believed to have
! been killed. The other four are miss
/ ing.
/ Immediately the patrol was attacked
! the guns of the Americans in the
| trenches laid down a barrage against
the Germans and judging from the re-
/
ners have shown recently it is be-
lieved along the American front that
some members of the enemy party
were killed or wounded.
The German artillery again has be-
gun an intensive bombardment of Brit
| ish positions in the neighborhood of
Houtholst forest, north of Ypres and
southwest of Cambria, While violent
duels are in progress between the Ger
mans and the French around Newport.
| in the Champagne. on the Eerduns sec
tor and in the Vosges mountains. The
German official communication says
there has been increased activity
against the Germans on both sides of
the Moselle river, which would indicate
that on the western side of the stream
the Americans are engaging them.
Much pleasure is being evinced in
both Austria and Germany over the
success of the central powers in ef-
fecting a separate peace with the
Ukraine rada.
Peace with the Ukranians having
been settled the central powers now
are bent upon a cessation of hostilities
with Rumania The time limit of the
| ultimatum sent by them to the little
kingdom demanding that peace negoti
ations be begun has expired, but it is
not known whether Rumania gave a
| favorable reply or declined to treat
with the enemy. 1t is known, however
that the Rumanian cabinet has re-
4 signed.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-"The sec
tor in Lorraine where our forces are in
contact with the enemy continued rel
atively active throughout the week.
the review says. Artillery duels tool
place intermittently, but fog and heavy
rains prevented infantry engagements
The Germans attempted no further
raids and settled down to systematic
sniping and bombing OF our positions.
Our sharpshooters gave a good ac-
count of themselves, keeping the en-
emy parapets well cleared of Germans
German aeroplanes made repeated
attemps to push their reconnoiterina
sallies over our lines. but were invari
ably met with hot fire from our anti.
aircraft guns"
The review says the rations for tn,
men in the trenches, despite enemy at
tempts to break UP our transport col
ums, have been regularly assured.
THE arrival in the western theate
of additional German forces comm:
originally from the Russian front il
: noted says the review. "Furthe
Austrian divisions have also been de
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