The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-03-08
Another Surprise Attack BY
Huns in Lorraine Met With
Usual Results.
AMERICANS MAKING RAIDS
Weather Conditions Are Bad
But the French, British and
American Troops Thrust Back
Germans at Every Encounter.

Again the Germans in Lorraine
have attacked the American troops
and again they have met with de-
feat. Notwithstanding the heavy
snow and the previous repulses they
had met with in their effort to pene-
trate the American positions, the
enemy Monday night in the Toul sec
tor essayed surprise attack in con-
siderable force. The American gun
ners and riflemen were quickly af-
ter them. however, and they were
forced to beat hasty retreat to
their trenches.
Later, the Americans themselves
in the same region took the initiative
into their own hands and, sallying
forth as raiding unit. penetrated
German positions and brought back
a number of prisoners.
Bad weather generally prevails
along the entire western front. but
nevertheless the Australians have
again raided enemy positions near
Warneton, which lies to the south
east of Ypres, and taken more pris-
oners and several machine guns
Ihis was the second venture of the
Kind on the part of the Australians
IN as many days in which the enc
my losses have been fairly high.
British Repulse Attack.
me Germans, after having heav-
lily bombarded the British lines west
OF Lens. launched an attack. but the
British easily repulsed il. inficting
heavy casualties on the Teutons and
taking a number of prisoners.
AS in France ard Belgium. the
weather conditions on the Austro-
Italian front also are extremely bad
win snowstorms in the mountains
and heavy rains in the plains. Dur
ing breaks in the storm. however
patrol parties have been active i'm
the mountain region and artillery
duels Of considerable violence also
nave taken place on various sectors.
In Little Russia the Austro-Hun-
garian forces are still going forward
against the Bolshevik troops, driv-
ing them hither and thither with the
purpose of restoring "order" and Sc
curlty IN the Ukraine. In the north
although German official communi-
cations previously announced that
hoStillties against the Russians had
ceased. an unofficial dispatch from
Petrograd dated Monday announces
mat Narva, 100 miles southwest of
the capital, has been taken by the
Germans, who are reported to be
continuing their advance toward
Petrograd. In addition. a German
alrplane is said to have bombed Pc
trograd Monday afternoon and Zen
pelins were seen a short distance
outside of the city flying toward the
capital but were driven off by anti
aircraft batteries.
Advices From Petrograd.
Still further advices from Petro-
grad indicate that the Bolshevik
councils propose to use the time in
tervening between the signing of the
oeace treaty with Germany and the
GATE set for its ratification. March |
u to evacuate the capital, DESTROY
ing all stores of provisions and war
which cannot be removed |
end possibly TO organize a red guard |
army TO defend the country against
the invaders.
Sir Eric Geddes. the first lord Of
he British admiralty. in an address
TO the house of commons. spoke op
timistically OF the successes that are
being achieved by the entente allied
which he said. were de-
underwater boats in in
creasing numbers.
For some months" said Sir Eric.
we believe that we and the Ameri-
sans have been sinking submarines
rs fast as they are built"