Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-07
R0UMANIA FORCED TO CEOE
THE DOBRUDJA TO Bull CARS
American Steamship Armenia,
British Liner Calgarian and
Norwegian Ship Sunk.
I. $. TROOPS EXTEND LINES
PcrshinE's Men Nav Guard Ei-ht
Miles OF Trenchcs-Dcfcat An
other Raid in Lorraine.
IEv Asyociated c-cs.l

TEv Associated F-cs7I
! Late reports from Russia indicate
! that the Bo!shevik government prob
ABLY Will not keep it's engagement with
/ the Germans to ratify next Tuesday the
/ peace compact agreed upon at Brcst
I ihtorsk Tho evacuation Of Petrocrsd
! by the Bolshevik government and the
populace already has been begun. and
Trotzky. the Foreign Minister. has an
| nounced that the leaders OF the reyo-
luton arc prepared 20 fall back even
I TO the Cral Mountains. which scpa rate
Greater Russia from Siberia, and pro-
! claim holy way. in order TO circum-
I vent the plans of tho Germans TO make
the revolution unsuccessful.
/ IL seems evident that tho Germans
have not yet ceased their operations
against the Russians for Erylcnko.
! the Bolshevik COMMUNICATIVE chief. has
] sent protest to the German com
! mander asking whether all steps had
been taken by him for cessation OF
l hoStilitics. \ like message was dis
I patched to the Austro-HunSarian com
mandcr. Tho rca son for the latter
/ communicate ton. however. is not appar-
cnt. for the forces OF the dual m ona rchy
are known to be bent on clearing Little
/ Russia of Bolsheviki. in order to carry
out the compact to aid the Ukrainians
in establishing and administering their
newly formed republic.
JAPAN NOT UNITED on
SIBERIAN INTERVENTION
/ Whether Japanese troops are to in
/ wade Siberia and put down the disorder
! there and also make secure the great
/ stores of all kinds that are in the har-
/ Dor of Nladivostok apparently has not
baen dct In I,p.n tho
| political parties are not unanimously
in favor of Japanes intervention, the
/ leader OF the majority party In the
! Diet, for instance, having declared that
/ he and his followers are opposed 10
the use OF Japanese troops in the
eastern part Of the Russian empire
unless conditions there grow worse
and prove Il menace 10 the status OF
the Far East.
Roumania cvide atly is on the point
OF enectinS separate peace with the
Tcutonic allies by meeting the hard
demands which arc TO be cxacted in
return for cessation OF the inroadS
into the little kingdom which now is
absolutely isolated from it's allies. The
preliminary peace treaty has been
signed and the armistice extended so
that discussion of a formal treaty may
DcSlh immeoiatclN. Among the chief
demands or the enemy is the cession
II the pobrudja rectifcation OF the
hungarian Roumanian border. eco
nomic advantages for the central
powers and aid in the transport OF
troops OF the uuadruple alliance
through Moldavia and Bcssarabia 10
Odessa.
AMERICANS NOW HOID
MORE. THAN FIGHT MILES
American troops now have taken ny
another position on the front IN
France, and with their usual business
like methods already have frustrated
an attempt by the Germans 10 raid
their trenches The new position is
somewhere in Lorraine Altogether.
more than eight miles OF trenches are
now being held by Americans on the
western front
From Flanders to the Swiss border.
artillery duels OF more or less vio-
lcnce are taking place on various sec
tors, and here and there raidinc parties
OF both sides are frequently in opera
ton. The British have carried out
successful fora!s against the Germans
east OF Eullecourt aud near Lens in
which latter sector the Germans for
the past few days have been heavily
She!ling them.
Although the snow has ceased there
mas been but little activity on the chief
American sector northwest of Toul.
The men OF both sides have kept 10
their trenches. and there have been
only spasmodic exchanges OF shells.
EStMi CONTINUES TO BRING
UP REINFORCEMENT
German c-enforcementS continue 10
he sent up behind the lines in Belgiune>
and France, according to General y
Maurice, director Of military opera
tions at the British War once. At
present. he says. although the enemy
has sixteen 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
craft. but that this superiority is d.
minishine. The major prepa rationS OF
the enemy for a big offensive arc now
more or less complete, and the allies
must watch for the local preparations,
which s!gnalize the approach OF an at
tack, General Maurice said.
German submarines or mines were
responsible last week for the sinking
OF eighteen British merchantmen
twelve OF which were vessels of 1900
tons or over. Tho previous week fonr-
teen large and four small merchant.
men were destroyed.
GERMAN U-BoATS SIMS
THREE MORE SHIPS
German U-hoats were responsi-