Gilpin observer., 1918-03-21
CHANCELLOR ADMITS ALLIES
WILL CONTINUE FIGHT TO DE-
sTRoY GERMAN RULE.
ALLIES MASS RESERVES
FoRTY.EIGHT TONS OF BOMBS
DROPPED ON TEUToNS IN
THIRTY-EIGhT RAIDS.
Western Newspaper Union New. Service.


Copenhagen, March 2O.-Chancellor
Won Hertling, on the first reading in
the Reichstag Of the peace treaty with
Russia, declared that he did not wish
to discuss the opinions of Germany's
enemies regarding the treaty.
Hypocrisy" the chancellor added,
has become second nature to the
enemy, whose untruthfulness is made
worse by its brutality. Every attempt
at calm explanation and every real de-
liberation must fail when the enemy,
at the very moment they are laying a
heavy hand on a neutral country, dare
speak of policy guided by complete
unselfishness.
THE treaty with Russia contains no
conditions disgraceful to Russia, If
the provinces breaking away from
Russia say it is in accordance with
their own wish and the wish is accept
ed by Russia
The imperial chancellor declared
that Courland and Lithuania were
united to Germany politically and eco
nomically and militarily. He added
that he expected a deputation from
Lithuaria within the next few days,
after which Lithuania would likewise
be recognized as an independent
state.
London.-Two hundred and fifty
five flights into Germany have been
carried out by British aviators, and
only ten machines have been lost.
James Ian Macpherson. parliamentary
secretary of the war office, announced
in answer to a question in the House
of Commons regarding the results OF
recent air raids into German terri
tory
| On the French Front in France,
March 20-The center of interest dur
ing the last few days has passed from
the Champagne to the vicinity of Yer
dun, where both the French and the
Germans have broken into marked
activity.
In the Verdun region the corre-
spondent watched the execution OF
two trench raids on a large scale car
ried out by the French on Saturday
evening and at dawn on Sunday, the
results of which exceeded all expecta-
tions. Within twelve hours the French
had penetrated the remarkably strong
systems of German trenches in both
Cheppy wood and Malancourt wood to
depth at some points of more than
quarter of a mile.
They destroyed all the enemy
works, his blockhouse and shelters,
which had taken the Germans years
to construct They brought back two
groups of prisoners. each comprising
eighty men, while the French them
selves suffered only the slightest
losses.
Washington.-Germany is charged
In official dispatches reaching here
from France with having attempted to
force Sweden to become participant
In the Brest-Livotsk conferences for
settlement Of questions affecting
the Baltic. Failing with her diplom-
acy, the dispatch says. Germany re-
sorted to force in occupying the Aland
Islands. landing her troops under the
pretext Of acting on a request from
the Firms.
Washington.-The key to the 1918
riddle of the western battle front is
in the hands of the Supreme War
Council at Versailles. Decision as to
the time and place of major offensives
by the allies rests with that body. II
directly controls, also, officials here
believe, a new weapon forged during
the winter with which to make effec-
tive its plan Of grand strategy. The
weapon is believed to lie in pooling
Of the army reserves Of all the allies
armies, permitting overwhelming con-
centrations ut selected points of at
tack
American observers now are con-
vinced that the German high COM
mand plans defensive campaign, and
that the long-talked-of drive on Paris
or the channel ports has been aban-
doned. The initiative, according to
this view, rests with the allied and
American forces.
President Signs Daylight Saving Bill.
Washington.-The daylight saving
bill was signed by President Wilson.
It puts all clocks forward an hour on
the last Sunday in March and turns
them back again the last Sunday in