The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-03-16
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Final action on the German psao,
treaty apparently has not yet beer
taken by the all. Russian congress- oi
soviets at Moscow. While dispatches
dated Thursday from Petrourad rs.
ported the congress had decided over.
whslmingly to ratify the treaty, ad
vices from Moscow Friday say that
there has been a division in tho eour
Gil OF peoples oommissaries and indi.
cate that Russia has not yet been com
nnitted TO the German terms.
Bolshovik approval OF the treaty
seemingly has aroused the members Of
| the government belonging 10 the party
! OF the social revolutioniists OF the left
who refuse to ratify It. The social rev.
| olutionists are said to have resolved to
| resign from the council should the con
gross approve the treaty. This prob
ably means that decisive action has not
yet been taken by the congress as n
whole.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Moscow, dated Thursday says the boil
shev!ki. at n party causus, voted to
approve the course OF the Bcnlne gov
ornmcnt In agreeing TO the German
terms which. nevertheless. they con
demncd. The hOlahcviN Rnid II was
necessary TO organize for the defense
OF the nation against the invaders.
Several ministers In tho Lcnlnc gov
crnmont are members Of the social row
olutionBt party. left. They were ad-
mitted late last December when tho
bolshevid were threatened with loss Of !
power unless the revolutionists were I
recognized. The social rcvulutloniAtr |
OF the right have been opposed cOntlnu- |
ously TO the bolshevili. who broke ur !
the constituent assembly when tho |
party Of the right elected the chair
man.
French troops In tho Champagne
have answered tho strong German arr
tilicry fire there by an attack In which
trench clements west OF Mont Carnillet.
taken by the Germans on March !.
were rccnpturcd. In the successful op-
Grafton the French took forty-two pris-
oners. including four officers. Farther
east the French penetrated the Ger
man lines nt Mont Hlond and took pris-
onerF. on the British front the fight
ing activity continued lively. especially
between Yprcr and ArraH, Near Lens.
north Of Arrns. Canadian troops were
tucceasful In n raid on German
trenches In which prisoners were
aiken. Northeast ana south Of Ypres,
and Lens the German artil-
cry FIRE has been intense There has
been no change In the American sec
ors near Tou1 and east OF Luneville.
The American and British ministers
4 Stockholm have sent n demand 90
Ten Manncrheim. commander OF tho
finnish government forces. for the re
ease Of one American and sixteen Brit
shers. taken from tho Alnnd Islands by
he Germans 10 pnntzlg. Germany The
Iluud isluudH are being used ~ bnf J
~ the Germans who are aiding Ger.
In putting down the Fin
iish rebels.
4 Toxic newspaper reports that i50
Japanese have been murdered by boil
bselki a. observation-disclosures. capital of
,mur province and 300 miles north ~
IarbIn. Mnnchufin. Another report ia
hat only three japanese we're Killed {
nj seven wounded. I
The Italian oficial statement contra =
lets the claim Of the AuHtfians that +
hey obtained substantial advantage >
trough their recent setting oT Of =
Irge mine IN the important Monte FH- 4.
Ibio area. on tho Italian front The =
ALLAN poatlYus were nut damaged Nv :
,c explosion. the Rome var ONCE de- y
ares.