The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-03-21
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THRU ATTACKS
Intellectual Attempts of Germans
Only Result in Boche
Deaths
AMERICANS TRY OUT GAS
Weapon Foe Taught World to
Use Now in Hands of u.
s. Troops
AMERICANS TRY OUT GAS
az ASSOCIATED PRESS

All along the western front the act
ivity Of the fighting forces still has
been held down to small infantry at
tacks and artillery duels which on
some sectors have been quite violent.
TO the French again has fallen the
task of facing the fercest infantry
fighting. In Lorraine, the Germans
delivered numerous strong attacks
but all of them were put down with
sanguinary losses to the attackers.
At several other points the Germans
also have endeavored to penetrate
French positions, but everywhere have
been beaten off, leaving behind them
men killed or wounded.
The American troops on the IOul
sector recently have been giving the
Germans. and effectively. dose or
their own favorite weapOA-asphyXial-
ing gas. Four different sectors OF the
Germans were gas-shelled and the
quiescent attitude Of the enemy upon
all OF them afterward Indicated that
the gases had the desired effect.
Huns Drop Mustard Gas
On their part the Germans have adj
opted another new plan of warfare
which the American troops on the
sector attacked described as dirty
work" This was the dropping from
an airplane large rubber balls filled
with mustard gas. None of the Amer
lean troops was injured in the attack.
Secretary of War Baker has had a
narrow escape on the American front.
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yards of his automobile, but did no
damage.
Although the snow is melting in the
mountain regions of the Italian theat-
er, sufficient of it still lies on the
ground to make impossible for the
present the commencement by either
side of hostilities of great magnitude.
Bombardments continue all along the
front, being especially violent west Of
Lake Garda. Heavy freshets have
made the Pave river impossible to
large forces of troops. Enemy airmen
continue to drop bombs on Venice,
where the already great damage daily
is being added to. Large portions of
the population are evacuating the
city.
Spoilers Near petrograd
In Russia, the Germans and AustrO-
Germans are still advancing. Petro-
grad is being menacel by force Of
Germans which is operating 100 miles
south of the former capital, while in
the south Kharkov is being approach
ed by combined forces of the enemy.
Even Moscow is reported to be in
danger of an enveloping maneuver.
and there is talk of again moving the
capital
While special dispa tches from Rus
STA continue to assert that the Boil
shevik leaders are hostile toward the
invaders no concrete evidence has
been Forthcoming to show that the
present at least efforts are being made
to reorganize the army and give COM
bat
German Claim Denied
Announcement has been made by
the British first lord of the admiralty
that the tonnage of shipping SUM;
during the last twelve months aggre-
gated six million. He denied that it
had been 100000 tons, claimed by
the Germans.
During the last week eleven British
merchantmen of more than 1,500 tons
each and six vessels under 1909 tons
were sunk by mines or submarines