Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-02-11
U.S.. PATROL MADE
SPLENDID SHOW
IN AMBUSH FIGHT
Only One Returns to Trenches
After Fierce Enemy
Encounter
INFORMATION IS LACKING
Five Are Killed and Four
Taken Captive in No
Mans Land
INFORMATION IS LACKING
BY associated Press


Washington. Feb. 11.-Details of
the encounter on Friday night with
the superior German force in the re-
gion of st. Mihiel show that every
American fought desperately to over
come the larger force of the enemy.
suddenly coming upon the Germans
III No Mans Land, the little party of
fourteen Americans quickly changed
formation and in the minute and a
half that followed before the enemy
retreated the rifle gave way to hand
Srenades and automatics, so close
were the combatants. On Saturday
an American artillyeryman was
Killed by shell fire and five others
wounded. These casualties, though
llght. indicate that the American
FORCES in the trenches have assumed
their full share of the burden in the
sector under their control.
As on the other fronts, the big
guns are bearing the brunt of the
work in Italy. On the Asiago pla-
teau and west of Monte Grappa ar
tilery duels are reported to be live
ly. Advanced Italian posts repulsed
two enemy raids south of Daone-
Chiese.
Artillery Activity Increases
In France, where the American
forces recently have engaged the
enemy in minor encounters, the vio-
lence of artillery action is daily in
cIeasing. on both sides of the
Meuse and in the Vosges the French
and Germans are engaged in an ar
tillery duel, while frequent enemy
raids on French positions are report
ed, the most recent in the region of
Boureuilles having failed
Push Diplomatic Advantages
While engaging in the daily in
cleasing military activity in Bel
Powers are pushing their diplomatic
advantages in the smaller enemy
countries with the view, It is be-
lieved of forcing the Bolshevik gov
ernment of Russia to accept a sep
arate peace.
The new Ukrainian peoples re-
public, which, however, the Bolshe-
vik leaders at Petrograd declare
does not exist. has made a peace
agreement with the quadruple al
lance, which in the meantime holds
the threat of military power over
Rumania to force a similar pact with
that country. On February Field
Marshal Won Mackensen is reported
in German newspapers to have given
to the Rumanian government four
days in which to enter peace nego-
tiations with Germany. This time
has expired. the Rumanian cabinet
has resigned as a consequence of the
ultimatum and the Germans are re-
ported to have repaired the oil wells
in Rumania which the British dam
aged just previous to the Rumanian
retreat.
Grants Germany FavOrs
The new Ukrainian republic, ac-
cording to a Stockholm report. is
said to have granted to the Central
Powers full facilities for the devel-
opment of important mineral lands
in return for a large loan and the
addition to her territory of a large
part of eastern Galicia. On this
phase of the agreement, as well as
on the general subject OF a separate
peace between the Ukrainian Rada
and the quadruple alliance, the
Bolshevik government is silent, Lon
don having received nothing from
the Russian capital to explain the
Ukrainian situation.