The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1918-02-23
PROGRESS OF THE WAR

ia increasing in this sector. and that
our men. although they have per-
formed no brilliant exploits. are
learning all the stratagems of the
new warfare.
Early in the week we lost some
men in artillery duels and in fierce
natrol encounter in No Mans land.
A natrol which had been sent out to
explore the German lines was prac-
tically surrounded by Germans and
killed, wounded or captured. all of
them except one. The lone Amer
lean was still ready for a fight when
he and his wounded comrades were
rescued by a second patrol. The
Germans. as they retreated. were
opposed to have been caught in an
American barrage.
German aviators have been con-
centrating over the American Sec
tor, which is between the St. Mihiel
salient on the west and the Rhine
Marne canal on the east. Obvious
ly the Teutons are excessively anxious
to know what is going on behind the
American front. and to ascertain
what they must expect in this region
when they undertake their big Of
fensives. French and American fly
ers have fought several severe battles
with the Germans and have pursued
them back to the enemy lines.
The latest American experience
has been a gas attack. The Germans
bombarded our lines for several hours
with deadly gas bombs, but so pro-
fcient have our men become in the
use of masks that no one was killed
by the gas. Another skirmish with
the Germans in which few Ameri-
cans were killed is reported.
Both sides continue their raiding
operations. Some of these raids
have been on large scale. especially
one launched by the French at Butte
du Mesnil in the Champagne coun-
try. The French penetrated to the
third German line, and after de-
stroying trenches and dugouts re-
turned with 1T prisoners. Ameri-
can gunners participated in the six
hour bombardment which preceded
this raid. No German raid on such
scale has been attempted. but all
along the line the enemy has made
minor raids, such as the one which
destroyed the American patrol. The
British, Australians and Canadians
have also been making raids in their
sectors.
rhe aerial bombardments of the
Allies seem to have centered in the
region of the great fortress of Metz.
which is only 20 miles from the
American sector.
In Italy the Romans repulsed sew
eral attacks in the mountain zone
and exploded a mine which destroyed
some of the enemy works. Italian
destroyers forced their way into the
Bay of Buccari. west of Dalmatia,
and torpedoed a large steamer.
In the Macedonian theater of war
there has been artillery and patrol
activity. .
The Russian situation has become
more confusing than ever. After
making peace with the Ukraine re-
public, the Teutonic allies announced
that the Cholm zone of Russian Po-
land had been ceded to the Ukraine.
This has raised storm in Poland.
where the helpless people, ground
down under the iron heel of the
conquerors. are expressing their inn
potent rage in strikes and demonstra-
tions which probably will lead to
massacres. The Polish legion of the
Russian army is in queer situation.
1t has occupied the province of Mohi-
lev and has marched northeastward
and captured Smolensk from the
Bolsheviki. This gives the legion
some liberty of action. but 1t is sur
rounded on all sides by enemies.
Lenine and Trotzky have refused
to sign peace treaty with Germany