Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1918-01-22
YESTERDAYS WAR SUMMARY
Military and Political Statement as
Reported in DISPATCHES.

Fresh troubles are reported To have
broken out Throughout Austria. Cen
,r,l strikes have taken place, and in
Vienna and Neustadt all the war man l.
ufacturing plants are reported TO have
been closed. In these towns 100000
men are said to have quit their jobs.
The movement is political and eco
nomic and has Us its basis the dcs.rr
for peace. Anti-GcrmaniSm Is de-
clared to be especially prevalent
throughout the country.
After an adventurous career oi
nearly three and Il half years in fight
ng and raiding operations in the
Black sea, the famous former German
cruisers Goebcn and Breslau have
met their fate at the hands OF British
warships in fight at the en-
trance To the Dardancllcs. The Bres-
lau. renamed Midullu, was sunk and
the Gueben, rrchristenCd Sultan
IawuZ Selim. was beached. The two
cruisers escaped into Turkish waters
shortly after the outbreak of the war
and were purchased by the Turks.
Evidently the German censors are
keeping strict watch over the Ger
man newspapers in their expressions
OF opinion on the serious internal pol
ltiCal situation, for even the most
meager reports concerning the doings
OF the militia riStic and ti-militarstiC
parties were missing Sunday. The
latest accounts Of the controversy
coming by way Of Amsterdam and
forwarded by the seml-oiticial Wolff
bureau. were to the effect that the
military party had gained a victory
over their opponents with regard tO
the settlement Of the questions 0SiIp1
rnrx1turts-hn tfre east.
The Russian constituent assembly
was short-lived. Converting Friday IN
the Tauride palace in Petrograd dur
ing street lighting. II was dissolved
early Saturday morning by the Bol.
sheviki after Il vote had shown con.
clusivcly that the government headed
by Lenine and TrotZky was greatly In
the minority.
Thus, for the moment at least, has
passed away at its inception the leg
islative body through which 1t lad
been hoped order would he brought
out of the anomalous situation that
has existed in Russia since, the revo-
luton which resulted in the imperial
family and the bureaucrats heing
thrown out of power.
Likewise the delegates to the peace
conference at Brcst-Litovsk again arc
AT skies and sevens and the pourpar-
lcrs have ended. As on the other oc-
casions when they ceased. the STUN
bling block is the German demands
and their refusal to withdraw their
troops from the occupied portions of
Russia.
On the western front in France and
Belgium the military operations ap-
parcntly are increasing all along the
line, as compared with those Of the
past few weeks. when little or no
lighting. except artillery duels and
MINOR raids, was carried out.
Entente allied warships have bonn
barred Germany's submarine base at
Ostcnd. OH the northern Belgium
coast. while around Ypres, between
Lens and st. Quentin. on the Chemin- =
and north OF the Rhine Marine canal
there has been notable increase in
the operations by the infantry. The
probabilities are with the return of
good weather the expected big battles
may take place.
One indication of the probable
early commencement of fighting is
the resumption Of aerial activity on a
large scale, especially on the French
front. Saturday the French airmen
had good day operating against the
Teutons, sending down eight enemy
machines in fights in the air.
On the Italian front the fighting
again has turned to the artillery
wings OK the opposing sides the in
fantry keeping to their trenches en-
ccpt for small patrol engagements
All along the northern front the artil-
lery duels are Of n violent character,
and at several points along the Piave
river n like condition prevails.