The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-01-04
WEEKLY WAR REVIEW

Utterlnces OF Premier Lloyd-George
of Great Britain and Foreign Minis
ter Pichon OF France seemingly make
certain that the Teutonic allied prof
fer given in reply 10 the Russian Boil
shevih peace proposals, VIII go for
naught unless it is materially added
to and brought into line with the de-
mands that the United States and
the eatente allies have laid down as
the concrete basis for the discussion
OF peace.
The German proposals are held to
be insufficient. The basic principles
OF the peace terms Of, the Russian rev.
olutlonary masses, no annexations
and no indemniues, Count Czernin,
the Austro-Hugarian foreign minister
said he believed could be made the
basis Of a general peace, but that the
Teutonic allies could not bind them
selves to these conditions unless
guarantee we're given that Russla's
allies would recognize and fulfill
them. Notable omissions in the state
ment Of, Count Czernin, connected
with the concrete demands OF tne
United States, Great Britain an1
France, as already made known, are
the questions particularly of the re-
building of Belgium and Serbia, the
return Of Alsace and Lorraine to
France, the overthrow of the militar'
istic government in Germany and
the formation in its place Of govern
ment that can be believed. Pending
the placing of Count Czernin's pro-
posals before Russia's allies, the Rus
sian delegates to the peace confer
ence asked for a 10 days recess in
the negotiations at Brest-Litovsk.
Petrograd announced a provisional
agreement for liberation of prisoners
of war and resumption Of CONNER
cial and diplomatic relations has been
reached by the Russian and Teutonic
delegates to the peace conference.
Artillery engagements, with occa-
sional infantry dashes, featured the
week on the Italian front. At ono
point the Italians took the initiative,
delivering a blow at the Austro-Ger-
man line near Monte Tomba, on the
mountain front just to the west Of
the Piave. The German war Office
reports this engagement, declaring
That the italian attack was broken up
by the defensive.
On the western front German at.
tacks delivered in the Verdun sector
were put down. Cold weather re-
duced military activity to minimum.
British troops in Palestine repulsed
a Turkish attack north and northwest
Of Jerusalem and made an advance
on a front of nine miles along the
Turkish right flank. The Turks suf-
fered severe losses in the repulse,
which came after the British pickets
had been driven in.
London announced Dec. 81 that the
Germans launched a heavy attack
against British positions in the Cam
ural sector In France. The attack
was delivered over a 1900 yard front
The enemy succeeded in entering one
of the British trenches, but later ne
was driven out.
Italins, aided by French troops, cap
tured l 400 Austrians and go guns in
an attack around Monte Tomba. on
the northern italian front.
Rome reported, Jan. 1, that the
Austrians were compelled, in conse-
quence of Italian operations, to aban.
don the Zenson bridgehead, where
they had Judgement on the western
bank Of the Piave river, and pass to
the eastern bank of the river. All the
Zenson bend is now held by the Ital-
ians.
Unreasonable demands Of the Teu-
tons have halted peace negotiations,
according to Petrograd dispatches Of
Jan. 2. Particularly distasteful to the
Russians is the attitude of the cell.
tral powers with regard to holding
Poland, Lithuania and Courland and
their determination to retain garri-
sons at Riga Libau and other Baltic
ports.