Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-03-08
GENERAL WAR SITUATION
Summary Of Conditions as They Ap-
peared Yesterday.

Late reports from Russia indicat,
that the Bolshrviki government prob
ably will not keep it's engagement
with the Germans TO ratify next Tues
day the peace compact agreed upon al
Brcst .itoVSk. The evacuation OF
pctrograd 10y the Bolsheviki govern
mcnt and the populace already has
been begun and Trotzky. the foreign
minister. has announced that the lead
crs OF the revolution are prepared tc
fall back even to the Ural mountains
which separate Great Russia from 81
IBERIA. and proclaim holy war in or
der TO circunvcnt the plans OF the
GcrInars TO make the revolution un-
successful.
II seems evident that the Germans
have not yet ceased their operations
against the Russians, for krylrnko
the Bulshcviki commander in chief
has sent protest to the German com
manucr asking whether all steps had
been taken by him Tor Il cessation OF
hostiltics. \ like message was dis
patched to the Austro- Hungarian
commander. The reason for the lat
ter communication, however, Is not
Apparent for the forces of the dual
monarchy are known TO he bent on
clearing Little Russia of Bolshcviki
i'm order To carry out the compact 10
aid the l;kranianS in establishing
and maintaining their newly formed
republic.
Whether japanese troops are to in
wade Siberia and put down the dis
order there and also make secure the
great stores of all kinds that are In
the harhur of Naldivostok apparently
has not yet been determined.
Division in Japan.
In Japan the political parties are
not unanimously in favor OF Japanese
ntervcx,Sn, the leader OF the ma
jority party in the diet, for instance
having declared that he and his fol-
lowers are opposed TO the use Of ia
pancsc troops in the eastern part OF
Russia unless conditions there grow
worse and prove menace to the stat
us OF the far east.
Roumania is evidently on the point
OF cffecting a separate peace with the
Tcutonic allies by meeting the hard
demands which are to be expected IN
return for n cessation of the idroads
into the little kingdom which nj 1S Is
absolutely isolated from the alliesI The
preliminary peace treaty has Fbeen
signed and the armistice exten fd sc
that discussion of a fornla' treat ma!
begin Immediately. Amo 'chiei
demands Of the enemy Ion
iof tine DobruJa, rectincalion %. the
Hungarian -Roumanian border. eco
nomic advantages for the Central pow
crs and aid in the transport oil troops
of the quadruple alliance through
Moldavia and Bessarabia TO Odessa.
American troops now have taken up
another position on the front in France
and with their usual businesslike
attempt by the Germans to raid their
trenches. The new position Is some
where in Lorraine. Altogether more
than eight miles Of trenches are now
being held 10y Americans on the west
ern front.
Many Artillery DueIs.
From Flanders to the Swiss border
artillery duels Of more or less violence
are taking place on various sectors
and here and there raiding parties oi
both sides are frequently in operation
The British have carried out success
ful forays against the Germans east
OF Bullecourt and near Lens, in which
latter sector the Germans for the past
few days have been heavily Smelling
them.
Although the snow has ceased there
has been but little activity on the chief
american sector northwest of Toul
The men of both sides have kept to
their trenches and there have been
only spasmodic exchanges of shells.
German reinforcements continue to
he sent up behind the lines in Bel
gium and France, according to Gen
Maurice. director OF military opera
tions at the British war office. Al
present. he says, although the enemy
has 16 more divisions than the Allies
along this front, the Allied troops are
numerically stronger and also hold the
upper hand in rifles. guns and air
planes. but that this superiority is d.
mInishing. The major preparations
Of the enemy for a big offensive are
now more or less complete and the al
lies must watch for the local prepara
tions which signaliZc the approach OF
an attack. General Maurice said.