The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-03-01

Important
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of the World
Summarized
European War News
Observation-Disclosures

European War News
Five entente allied airmen, flying
over the Julian Alps, found that the
town of Innsbruck. Austrian Tyrol
was not protected by anti-aircrafi
guns, says a dispatch from Buchs
Switzerland. The airmen thereupon
swooped down to within 800 yards OF
the ground, picked out targets and
copiously bombed them, including the
railroad station, barracks and two mu
nitions factories. Soldiers and civil.
ans were killed. The German consul
ate was hit and trains loaded with sol
diers were attacked by machine guns
A regiment OF Esthonian troops has
gone over to the Germans, the Berlin
war Office announces. German troops,
advancing In Esthonia, have captured
Hapsal on the coast near the entrance
to the Gulf Of Finland and have gone
beyond Rouneburg, Wolmar and Span
dan. They marched into Rieshitsa.
Defense to the death" against Ger
many is ordered I'm the proclamation
of the Russian commissioners, Reu-
ter's Petrograd correspondent tele-
graphs, to London. The commissioners
appeal to the soldiers TO destroy rail-
ways and provisions and compel the
bourgeoisie to dig trenches under pen
atty Of death.
The Mar Caspio, Spanish steam
ship, 2,723 tons, was sunk by subma-
rine shell fire, IL was announced ut
Madrid.
The British have captured Jericho.
In Palestine. the London war office re-
ports. The city was entered by Aus
tralian troops. Little opposition was
encountered.
Bolsheviki leaders declare that II
the German advance continues they
will defend Petrograd with the Red
guard and harass the German advance
by guerrilla warfare. No plans have
been made for evacuation of the city.
The bolsheviki says this Is new war,
not the old war, and that they will pre-
sent a united front against the Ger
mans.
A further advance of 3h miles on a
front Of 7% miles has been made by
the British forces in Palestine, the
London war Office announces. The
British are now within four miles of
Jericho.
Great Britain spent $40,0OO.000
day for the four weeks ended Febru-
airy 16. This statement was given In
the house Of commons In London by
Andrew Bonar Law, chancellor Of the
exchequer.
Lieut.. Roland G. Garros, the famous
French aviator, and Lieut.. Antoine
Marchal have reached Holland. Ac-
cording to Les Neuvelles of Maastricht
they escaped from German prison.
One hundred and ten persons per-
ished when the steamer La Dives was
torpedoed in the Mediterranean on
February /, according to an official an
nouncement made at Paris. The at
lacking submarine was not sighted.
French detachments made a heavy
attack on the Germans In Lorraine, en-
tering the German lines over a large
front and capturing more than 400
prisoners, according to the Paris war
Office announcement.
! Ten German airplanes were brought
down and six more disabled by British
airmen Sunday, according to an off,
cial statement on aerial activities Is
sued In London. Hundreds of bombs
have been dropped on various targets
and British aviators raided Treves and
Thionville.
DOn1esfIc
I In stirring address before a patri- |
otic mass meeting Of labor at the Lex
ington theater in New York, Secretary |
of the Navy Daniels indicated that the |
Russian people may hope for help from
America II they resist the invasion Of |
Germany. More than 1000 laborites at !!
the meeting, held under the auspices
of the American Alliance for Labor |
and Democracy. cheered his remarks.
isDeath to traitors!" These words
brought an audience to its feet time af-
ter time at the opening session of the
Congress Of national service, under the
auspices Of the National Security |
league. "Anti-American and whisper
ing traitors was the term used by for
mer President Taft In describing the
fnsidious sedition which now consti- |