The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-03-16
WAR SUMMARY.

French troops in the Champagne
have answered the strong German
artillery fire there by an attack in
which trench elements west OF Mont
Carnillet, taken by the Germans on
March |, were recaptured. In the
successful operation the French
took ~ prisoners, including four
officers. Farther east the French
penetrated the German lines at
Mont Blond and took prisoners.
On the British front the fighting
activity continues lively, especially
between Npres and ArraS. Near
Lens, north OF Arras, Canadian
troops we're successful in a raid on
German trenches in which prison
ers were taken. North, east and
south of YpreS, MessineS and Lens,
the German artillery fire has been
intense.
There has been no change on the
American sectors near Toul and
east OF Luneville.
The American and British minis
tiers at Stockholm have sent 4 de
mand to General Mannerheim, com
mander OF the Finnish government
forces for the release OF one Amer
lean and 10 Britishers taken from
the Aland Islands by the Germans
to Dantzig, Germany. The Aland
Islands are being used as a base by
the Germans who are aiding Gen
eral Mannerheim in putting down
the Finnish rebels.
\ Toxic newspaper reports that
$50 Japanese have been murdered
by bolshcyiki at the capital OF Amur
province, and 500 miles north OF
Harbin, Manchuria. Another re-
port is that only three Japanese
we're killed and seven wounded.
One year ago, Emperor Nicholas
abdicated as autocrat Of Russia and
Thursday the all-Russian congress
OF SoYicts by an overwhelming vote,
agreed to German peace terms.
German militarism takes from the
Russian government thousands OF
square miles of land and millions
OF inhabitants contained in the for
mer imperial territories Of Finland,
PalCnd, Courland, Lithuanis, Es-
thonia, Liyonia and the Ukraine in
Europe. and Batoum, kars and Fri
van in the Caucasus.
Announcement OF allied policy to-
ward Russia and OF japanese inten-
tions in eastern Siberia probably
will follow quickly the news that
the lenine government, after four
months OF rule, has surrendered
cor,pletely to the demands of Ger
many and opened up the vast Euro
pean and ASiatic territories to Ger
man economic and military penctra-
ton.
American troops have made their
first permanent advance into the
German positions on the western
front. Northeast of Badonvillers
in the Luneville sector, trenche.
which the enemy was forced tc
abandon, have been consolidated
with the American first line. Re,
peatcd American raids on this sec.
tor and the effective work OF the
American gunners forced the Ger.
mans to give up the trenches. Ger
man efforts to regain the lost posi-
tors were repulsed by General Per
shing's men.
The new position gives the Amer
lean and French tropS higher grounC
from which to operate against tht
common foe. Badonvillers is eigh
miles west OF the German frontier
and Is also directly west Of Strass
burg. capital of Alsace. The Ameri
can position is about eighteen mile
southeast of the Rhein-Marne canal
where the Americans first entered
the trenches last November. Or
the Luneyille and Toul sectors, tn,
Americans have been firing man,
shells into the German positions
Northwest of Toul, German plan
for a gas attack were frustrated
when American gunners destroye,
four groups of gas projectors whicl
had been placed in position. Ger
man batteries, trenches, wire entan
clements and other military target
ere being harrassed by the heav.
fire Of the Americans.