The Sentinel=record., 1918-02-23

New York, Feb % Facing abso-
lutte subjection at the hands Of the
advancing Germans. the Russian pre-
mier and commander-iu-chie have
taken what steps they could to initi-
ate at least nominal defense against
the invaders OF their country. Or
ders directing that guerilla warfare be
carried on and placing Peuograd in
state of seige have been issued by
Lenine and Krylenko and it is eX-
pected that the Germans will meet
with some resistance before long.
That the Teutons can be temper
arily checked, however. is doubted
even in Petrograd The Russian army's
debacle apparently is so complete that
there is no shadow of authority over
its units. Berlin reports that the fir3t
Esthonian regiment has deserted i'm a
body and offered it's services TO the
German commander who IS operating
in the northernmost Baltic province.
The Russian navy, too, is completely
disorganized and while 1t is desired 10
withdraw the warships from l@eval
and Helsingfors to Kronstad. it IS be-
lieved that this operation is impos
sible in view of the disuse into which
the Baltic fleet has fallen. Only the
submarine boats are in a seaworthy
condition, it is reported.
There IS as yet no definite adyices
as to the rumOred fall of the Lenine-
Trotzky government. The proclama-
ton directing that resistance be Of
fered to the German advance, how
ever, did not bear the name OF
Trotzky, who hitherto had been vir-
tual dictator which may be signifl-
can't
The Germans have pushed still far
ther eastward in the past twenty
four hours. In the far north the viii
lage of Eapsal on the south coast
of the Gulf Of Finland has been cap
tured. Further south the city Of
Riga, has been entered by the Teu-
tons who report that they were well
coined by the people. Still further
the village of Leuzin, east of Minsk,
has been taken.
1t is noticeable that the German Of
ficial reports are silent as 10 any
progress in the region OF Lutzk, but
Austrian troops under General Won
Linsingen who "are aiding Ukraine in
her struggle for freedom" according
to the Berlin report, have moved
eastward and have joined forces with
Ukrainian forces which are converg-
ing on the fortress of Dubno.
American troops, probably units OF
one of the national guard divisions
taken to France late in 1917, are in
training along the famous Chemin des
Danes road and have carried out a
/ successful raiding expedition and in
cidentally have brought in the first
unwounded prisoner captured by
Uncle Sans forces.
TIL heavy artillery of both sides is
laundering over wide stretches of the
French front, along the Aisne. in
Champagne and up in Alsace. No in
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activity Of the enemy artillery will
serve to keep the allies on the out
look for a storm of heavy German
shells always has been the prelude
to a hostile attack. The Germans
claim to have brought down twenty
| four allied aeroplanes and two cap
tive balloons in the past three days.
The British forces in Palestine
have captured the city of Jericho.
Australian troops entering the city
on Thursday. Aside fro mits historical
and sentimental importance, the cap
ture Of the coty gives General Allen
by control of a number of strategetic
roads over which to move his men and
their supplies Within "A miles Of the
present British position ia the rail-
road from Damascus to Mecca which