Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-05

Slight Resistance in Little Russia to Austr0-
Hungarian Invaders -B0lsheviki d troy
Bridges in Siberia - Big Australian r a id
Near Ypres Is cceessful-Gen. Allenby's
Forces Deal Turks Hard Blow in Palestine

Although the military operations
along the western front in France and
Belgium are dail,- growing in macni~
tude until it seems that serious battles
cannot much longer be delayed the
situation in Russia continues to hoi
an absorbing place in public interest
throughout the world.
Scant advices from Petrograd az
coming through. but those that are
finding their way out of the turmoil
ridden capital at Petrograd indicate
that while the Germans have ceased
operations in Great Russia, following
the signing of the peace compact VIA
the Bolsheviki. they now are striking
against Finland and that in the south
the Austro- Hungariars are making IN
roads into Podolia in an endeaNor to
drive out the Bolsheviki and thus Sc
cure an untrammeled hold on tne
country upon which so much depend
ence has been placed for the feeding
Of the IeutOnlc ailleS.
Contro, Southwestern Finland
While ostensibly the German opei'
ations in Finland which are being car
ried out from bases in the Aland IS
lands, have as their purpose the drlF-
ing of the Finnish revolutlonarles anG
Bolshevik Red Guards from southe''
Finland, it is probable Germany am
billions in this region have in view ths
securing Of control of Southwestern
Finland to as far as HelslngforS. lh's
stretch Of territory along the northeri'
shores Of the Gulf Of Finland. takeH
in conjunction with the holdings or the
t,ermaus on the southern shore TO me
region of Reyal would give the invad'
ers absolute mastery over the APP
proaches % the Gulf and paraiyze com
nletely the movement Of Russian slips
on war or commerce into the Baltic
The contents of the peace treaty
between the Germans ana lhe boI :
shcyiki have not Yet been maze pun
lie. but there is no room for doubt that
the Teuton representatives eXac'eo
from the Russians q price in keeping
with their full desires. The treaty Is
to be ratified next Thursday.
SIioht Resistance in Little Russia
In podolia the Austro- Hungarian
forces evidently are meeting win
s,ieht resistance as they over run ut
tie Russia. \ strong indication OF TINS
is the Vienna statement that thef az
ready have captured more than go
guns and 1000 machine guns ana IN ad-
ditiop large quantities OF war mate
rial. =,
In eastern Siberia the BolsheVlkl
elements evidently are placing oosta :
c,es in the way of a possible Japa /
nese invasion of that territory. Al
ready they have destroyed bridges
along the trans Siberian Railway pc
tween Lake Baikal and the chlnese
frontier. in addition 10 having mined
for eventual destruction if necessary
other portions of the railway line
Since Sunday the Germans have lcit
the Americans in comparative peace
on their sector near Toul Probably
finding that their attempted forays
were too costly they have failed TO
launch further attacks and even have
cut down materially their artillery nfe
and gas shell bombardments Again
the Cunncrs have worked havoc among
tbe Germans by heavily Smelling large
cantonment where troops were gam
cred.