The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-05
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUMMARY OF WAR

American troops are holainr
against the enemy a sector OF +bs
western front northwest Of TomI
early Monday the American ar+iJ-
iery with barrage checked carrosr =
plans TO raid the American Trenches,
IL mas been learned that the en-.
emy intended TO make a raid b,,t
nfteen minutes before the tin1e sst
the American artillery fire was cen.
tered on the spot where the Ger.
mans were gathered preparatory "a
fhe attack. IL is believed the Ger
mans suffered heavy casualties
ARTILLERY activity along the Ameri-
can sector has increased. The Ger
mans have not been able to reoc-
SuPy tne nrst line trenches blown
ln hy the American artillery durino
the heavy duel last SATURDAY
The length of the American ssc-
tor and the number of men in the
front line cannot be disclosed for
mihtary reasons. Northwest Of
IouI the battle line runs almost due
east and west from Sc. MihisI To-
ward the German border. From ST
mihIel to Alsaos the terrain il hiIIv
with forests here and there.
meagre information conesrnipo
the strike situation in Germany dosS
not make clear whether the work
men returned TO their tasks Mondav.
as their leaders had advised after
threats OF force had been issued bv
the military authorities. Wilhelm
Dittmanr an independent Socialist
deputy in the rsiehstag, has been
sentenced TO confinement in
fortress for five years by = court
martial by which he was tried on
charges growing out of the strike
movement.
Conferences in Berlin between
statesmen and military leaders of
the central powers are reported 20
concern the food question and the
probable attitude toward Russia and
the Ukraine. German political cir
cIes feel, report says, that the re-
turn to Berlin of Foreign Ministers
Won kushlmann and Czernin fore
casts the breaking of the neuotis-
tions at BrestLitovsk.
Active fighting between the Ru-
manians and the BoIshsviki has be-
gun. Two Russian divisions were
captured by the Rumanfans, who al
so have gone to the aid of the
authorities Of Bessarabia against
the BolshsViki. Heavy fighting is in
progress in Bsssarabia between the
There has been no change from
the daily routine of raids and artiI-
lery dusls in France and Italy. En-
tents aviators again have bombed
the German submarine base atl
Zeebrugqe. Bombs also were drop
ped in the hsrbor Of BrugeS.
Venice, Padua, TreViso and Mestre
have been bombed by Austro Ger
man sirmen. There was no loss of
life or property damage in Venice,
but the other cities suffered casual
ties and property loss. italian air |
planes have bombed the enemy neari
lines and railway traffic.
Little news has come out of Ger
many 20 throw light upon what hap |
pened on Monday In connection with |
the strike situation, that being the |
day when military discipline was TO |
be applied TO strikers who did not |
return to work.
Virtually all the information aIonu |
this line comes from German COW |
ernment sources, being contained in |
the daily semi official report of the |
days happenings permitted to be /
to Amsterdam. This /
showed that not all the strikers were /
yet back at their places of employ |
ment, il being admitted that some /
Of the biu armament fack ea ware 4
running only 20 rs or SO neH cent 4
Of capacity. Others. Il was dioated,
however, were running a full /
forces and the prsdietio n made /
that today there would arther
return of the workers. was
added, the strike might 10 e. con-
sidsred ended.