The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-01-01
GERMANS DO NOT WANT TO
ABANDON THE LAND OF
MUSCOVITES
British Retake Captur-
ed Positions
Germans Admit Defeat at Cam
brai-Famine Stalks Through
Moscow-Report of German
Help for Turks Is Unconfirmed.
q. N. S. Summary

The negotiations between Russia
and the central powers have come to
hitch over the question of the evacua-
ton of Russian territory by Austro-
German troops To Russia's demand
that the Teutonio, soldiers be with
drawn, the Austro-G German ENJOYS at
Brest Litovsk responded in the mega
tive, suggesting that this is a matter
TO be settled by a special military
commission. Agreements were reach
ed however, on number of other
points.
A further spread of fighting between
the Red Guard and the anti-Bolshev-
Xxi forces has taken place throughout
the interior of Russia. Hostilities are
occurring at numerous points in Uk-
rainia and in Siberia. Part of Ir-
kutsk, the chief commercial city in
the interior of Siberia, is reported to
have been partially destroyed by fire
started by street fighting. Dis orders
are also occurring at Vladicostok,
Russia's port on the Pacific.
The long lull on the British front
has been broken ait Cambria and Sc
we're fighting was in progress five
miles southwest of this stronghold all
day Sunday and all night. The most
important of the ground taken by the
Germans at Walsh Ridge was recap
tured during the night by the British
in series of powerful counter at
tacks. Some German prisoners and
machine guns were taken, also.
BERLIN, Dec. 3i-Part of the cap
tured ground of the Germans south
west of Cambria has been lost, the
war office stated today.
The British made a strong counter
attack which succeeded in wrestling
from the Germans territory taken on
Sunday.
COPENHAGEN, Dec. 31-Famine
conditions prevail in Moscow. Ad-
vices received from Petrograd today
said that part of the railway lines
leading into Moscow from the south
had been cut and that no foodstuffs
have arrived in the city for several
days.
Severe fighting between the Red
Guard and anti-Bolsheviki forces were
reported today from numerous points
in the interior of Russia, but no en-
gagements have occurred near Petro-
grad.
Irkutsk, the great commercial cen
ter tn the interior of Siberia, is said
TO have been partially destroyed by
fire, which broke out during street
fighting.
Disorders are occurring at vladivos-
tok.
LONDON, Dec. 31-General Allen
by's victorious British army in the
Holy land, has advanced nearly ten
miles since Jerusalem was captured
from the Turks on December 8, said
a dispatch from Cairo today.
Despite the desperate resistance OF
the Turks north of Jerusalem, they
have again been forced back, losing
three villages.
The peace situation reached an inn
portant phase today with the state
ment aby the well informed British
newspaper Manchester Guardian, that
the allies will make formal reply tc
the German offer. According to this
announcement the British government
regards the German offer to negotiate
ON the basis of no annexations nor
indemnities in a serious light and that
Premier Lloyd George will go to
Paris to confer upon the matter with
Premier Clemenceau of France.