The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-19
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SUMMARY OF WAR

While German armies have cross
ed the DVina and entered Dvinsk to
deliver . blow at Great Russia in
consequence of the BoIshevik refusal
to meet Germany's terms of peace,
the BoIsheviki themselves are re-
ported to have been driven from pow.
er IN Petrograd.
The report of the Bolshevik down.
tall comes from a rather uncertain
souree-,through Finnish and Danish
The Social rsvoIutionists, under
the leadership of Tehernoff, the for
ner kerensky minister of auricul-
turs, are said to be in control.
Sernany's advance into Great Rus
STA by way of the Dvina is coupled
with a movement by her forces fur
fner south into Little Russia, or the
ukraine, to aid the Ukrainiana in
fighting the Rolshsviki. This army
advancing from KoveL has alresdy
occupied Lutsk, the most westerly Of
the famous Russian triangle group
OF forts in VoIhynia, the others Of
which are Dubno and Rovno. In
command of this force is Won Lins-
insen, the German general who fio-
ured prominently In the GaIieisr
campaign of 1915 and the Volhvnis
campaign OF 1916, and has been only
intrequently heard from since.
Germany has returned to the at
tack on the Russian front, and the
holsheVik government must face its
greatest test-the power of German
militarism. Invading forces have
crossed the DVina and Dvinsk and
81 are advancing eastward from KoveI,
voIhynia, TO aid the hard pressed
Ukrainians and protect the food sup
plies IN the new country. This 10 the
first military activity on these fronts
since late last November.
What opposition the BoIshsviki
can or will offer the Germans in
Problematical. Although the Rus
sian army has been much weakened
by the rehabilitation order and
strife IN the ranks, the Bolshevik Red
guards have been successful AGAINST
the Ukrainians and other OPPOSING
forces in southern Russia, A week
ago, delayed dispatches from Petro-
grad say, the BoIshevik leaders were
doubtful If Germany would attack
and apparently had no intention TO
fight the invaders. The food short
age in great Russia is becoming des-
perate.
The situation in the Ukraine is
serious, which may account for Ger
many's decision to act. BoIshevik
troops hold kiev, the capital, where
four thousand persons were killed
and seven thousand injured in sew
sral days Of heavy fiahtinG and
Bolshevik adherents are destroying
railroads and food supplies. Inl
Odessa, also, there has been fight
ing.
On the western front there have
been no extensive movements. In
Champagne the Germans persist in
their attempts against the French
positions near the Butte du Mesnil.
Twice Tuesday the French, who are
aided by American artillery, repulssd
e enemy efforts, the Germans BEING un-
able to reach the French lines.
Aerial activity is the predominant
ina factor on the British and Ameri-
can fronts. In the north British air.
men have accounted for sixteen Ger
man airplanes and have dropped
hundreds of bombs on railways and
French and British
bombing squadrons also have at
tackled important points in Lorraine.
On the American sector the enemy
machines have been busy over and
behind the American lines. Ameri- J
can uunners kept the Germans high
in the air and one of the enemy was
brought down by an American avia-
tor. Nine Americans have been
wounded by German shells. There
has been considerable artillery aetiv-
ity on the Italian front.
For the third time in 80 many
days German airmen raided south /
east England Monday night. None
Of the raiders was able TO penetrate
the deFenses Of London.