Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-18
Sanguinary Fighting
in Hand-tO-Hand
Combat Follows
ARTILLERY IS ACTIVE
Berlin Also Reports Deep
Penetration of Enemy
Trenches East of Meuse.
HUNS TAKE 200 PRISONERS
British Troops Carry Out
Successful Encounters
and Make Captures,
HUNS TAKE 200 PRISONERS

ana MAKE captures
PARIS. March iJ.-Tbc war of.
flee reports n series of strong Ger
man attacks IN the direction of
samoRncaux. north OF the Bols des
Cauriercs and IN the Besonvnns re-
gion. Large enemy dctachmenis
Succccticd In penetrating the French
line NJ various points, bet under the
violence of the French fire suffered
heavy iosscs and wcrc unable 20 hold
the ground where they gained
footing.
BERLIN, eia London. March NJ
Tho French attacked ON n wide Sec
tor OF the verdun front yesterday.
tho war office announces. The at.
tack In said 10 have been beaten off.
The statement follows; of
'in Flanders there was increased
activity after midday The fighting
was more active southeast OF Berry
au- Bac, and IN connection with a.
snocessful German operation near
Tahure.
After preparation for ten hours
the French pressed forward on a
wide front west Of Avocourt tver-
den front west OF the Meuse) but
wefs defeated. partly by artillery
fire and partly In hand-to.hand
fighting. Thore was a sharp artii-
lery duel on the east bank OF the
Meuse. Hessian and Waideck
stormlng troops near samosnsux
and eaxons near BezonvAux, both
the Meuse. penetrated enemy posi-
uons deeply. Nney prcuHh peck
Two hunareo oArrshch prisoners IN
eiuninN tne stnIt .ot one osttaiion,
ssvshteen enemy hrpIhnes ana
~" o"'oohs "ef' sho' INV" sss'eF-
Wy
YoNuoNi .t.rc, ~ .sU. -.
,,aa a., .a...s,,d ..,a. s,,-,. ~,
nirht in tbs ns,shharbond AZ 1rsrvv
ana near fyavrsiie.h says todavs ~
flciaI rornmunicnfion "k raid Az
tempted by the enemy, north Of LNns
was repulEed, A few prisoners wsre
taken by us In the course OF the en-
Hostile artillery was active last
night south Of the Cam |
or I1aa ms sea,pe Auey hnu
.ha,v o,,, a., n,ts 49,
ssfsnsss .nuth ~ .ns ana hst~ssn
NO the last few davs there h.s bsen
|, marked increase IN the activity of |
he enemy's artillery southwest az |
Cambrai and also along the whole
'ront from the neishbofhood OF La |
Bassee canal 70 the Msnin road"
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LONDON. March i7.--with the |
ratification os the treaty. Of peace
With Uermsny. the Soviet congress
n MOSCOW mas dissolved but me
sefhhns nave hot yer ceased ,noi'
nrohds lhto hunhs rionest terrr
Iory IN the south. NIkoiayef. thc
sreat navy ysrd CITY noftheast OF
,nensa hho heaoquartsrs OF tns
hiKh command or the RUSSIAN BLACK
zen fleet, IN the latest prise that has
Ieeh wres'eu from the HussAhs'
situated NJ the mouth Oh the bug
-iVer the capture OF 'he t2wn gives
ne bermans water route or Ereai
'alue thru tne rich asrlchituraf1
country from Nolhynla 10 the BIhck
Up TO the last some OF the chief
members OF the Soviet congress OPP
,osed the terms OF the Germans,
,ut to no avail warning was
ounded by several OF them OF fur
her German attack and OF the
,ecessity for aRAiss pa ting for re-
distance. Before adjournment the
congress approved the removal OF
he capital from Petrogrnd 10 Mis-
ow and late dispatches say that
'etroErad has now been completely
Press Favors Intervention.
No change In the situation IN 81
.erle has been noted, As late az
atIrday the Japanese. according 10
'remier Terauchl. had not decided
What should be done hy Japan with
eRard to the menace of the Boishe-
lki and the German elements who
re aiding them in their reign of
error in siberia. while the oppo-
ition party IN Japan continues its
fforts 10 prevent the sending OF