Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-09-13


olutionists in Moscow is being carried
out With a heavy hand. About five
thousand of them have been arrested
and sentenced to death, and it is said
they will be executed if their party
shows any further opposition to the
soviet government. The streets of
Moscow are under the strictest mill
tary guard.
Details of the supplementary Russo
German agreements have been made
public Germany promises to evacu-
ate all occupied territory east of Lii
vOnia and ESthonia as soon as boun-
daries are established, and to get out
of all other territory east Of Germany
when Russia has fulfilled her finan-
cial obligations, which must be with
fight against the entente forces in
northern Russia, and Germany prom
ises that Finland shall not attack.
Russia renounces its sovereignty over
Esthonia and Livonia, but is to have
free transit to Reval, Riga and Win
dau.
An attempt to assassinate Nicolai
Lenine, soviet premier, was made by
girl in Moscow, but at last reports
! he was still alive though in a serious
condition. Very likely his death
would be a godsend to Russia.
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There is not much to say of the war
on the Italian, Albanian and Greek
| fronts. Small engagements are nu-
merous, but no decisive operations have
been started lately. In Albania the
retirement of the allied line for a short
distance is explained by the necessity
of preparing for winter by occupying
certain dominating heights. Austria
has not attempted anything important
in Italy. possibly because she is toe
busy trying to settle her internal trou
bles, or because of the call on her fol
troops to help out the sorely-pressed
Germans in France Several Austrian
divisions have been identified on the
west front. Meanwhile the Italian
airmen, aided by American flyers have
been doing lot of bombing of Aus
trian towns. railways and naval sta
tons.
According to dispatches from Mu
mich by way of Geneva, Count vor
Hertling. the imperial chancellor, re
signed Thursday, giving poor health
as the cause of his action.
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the commandant of the Brandenburs
province had placed the province, in
cIuding the city of Berlin, under mar
tial law in order to stop the invention
and circulation of untrue rumors cal
culated to disquiet the populace."
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General March said last week tina
more than 250,000 American troop
were landed in France during August
and that up to the first of Septembe
more than 100000 had embarked fo
the various fronts, including thos
sent to France. England, Italy and 81
IBERIA. There has been no official men
ton of late of the First American Fiel,
army, and observers in France and Il
England believe it is being prepare
for great drive, of which the presen
big offensive is but the preliminary
, All preparations have been com
pleted for the registration of men be
, tween the ages of eighteen and twenty
one and thirty-one and fOrty-6ve, un
der the new draft law. General Grow
der has called on the people to aid il
making the registration a complete sue
cess, and, so far as the older men ar
concerned, has given assurance that
very large proportion of them will no
be required to go to the front. Th
young men, he and most others believe
will be only too glad to get into thi
: wars.
Spain has not yet come to the break
ing point with Germany, but anothe
Spanish vessel having been torpedoet
has decided to seize German inferno
ships without further parley. TIL
tone of the press there, and also i
other neutral countries, is becomin
distinctly proally.
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American shipyards set recor
during August, turning out 66 ship
aggregating $40, 145 dead weight ton
: Forty-four were OF steel. The tots
tonnage built for the shipping boar
: has now passed the two million mari
British merchant vessels complete
: during August amounted to 124,67
q gross TONS The new construction
the allied countries is now well ahea
: of the destruction by submarines.
e The presidents letter says: 81