Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-10
FRENCH SOLDIERS
DRIVE GERMANS IN
ST. M|H|EL SECTOR
Destroy Positions and Re.
turn With Captured
Men and Guns.
HEAVY SNOW is FALLING
ON THE ITALIAN FRONT
Artillery Duels, From Asiago
Plateau to Piavc River.
Are Intensive.
BRITISH HOSPITAL SHIP SUNK
Germany Extends Submarine Zono
While Throngs Marching in
Berlin Demand Peace.
BRITISH HOSPITAL SHIP SUNK
Germany Extends Submarine Zonc
While Throngs Marching in
Berlin Demand Peace.
TRy Associated Pres,l

Bad weather continues to prevail on
most OF the major battle fronts but
nevertheless the heavy artillery duc!s
are proceeding. and at several points
infantry attacks of small proportions
have been carried out.
The Germans in one OF these mancu-
vers. which apparently was moro in
the nature of raid than an attack by
large forces, entered British advanced
posts north Of the Ypres-Stadcn Rail-
countcrattack.
On the famous st. Mhiel salient
southeast of Verdun. which has de-
scribcd a sharp wedge in the battle
line since the carly days OF the war
French troops have raided German po-
sitons on mile front. destroyed the
positions and returned to their own
line with lis prisoners and some ma
chine guns. The German War Office
admits the French success in invadin.
the German positions. but says the
French were elected from them In
countcrattack.
On the Italian front. a heavy snow
is falling, and aside from intensive ar
tillery duels from tho AsiaEo plateau
TO the Piave River. and small patrol
encounters, there has been no fighting
worthy OF mention.
Both the. British and French news
papers enthusiastically indorso- Prcsf.
dent Wilson's statements OF war aims.
Likewise, it has met with the entire
approval of the representatives OF labor
in Great Britain. In manifesto the
aborites say that In the present state
mcnt the labor party can find no por-
ton upon which tho allied dcmocracic5
arc likely to disagree, and that in II
reaches the peoples OF the central pow
ers. 1t will reinvisorate tho popular
movement toward peace in those coun-
tries" and give their demands for peace
a weight and authority that cannot be
denied"
HOSPITAL. SHIP SUNK:
WOUNDED ARE RESCUED
The British hospital ship Rewa. with
wounded abroai. was sunk by sub.
marine in the Bristol channel last Fri
day night. Tho injured were saved.
but there were three casualties among
the crow. The attack was made al IL
o'clock at night. although tho ship
was carrying ell the lights and mark
ings of ship OF mercy. The torpedo
passed through the Red Cross painted
on tho side OF the steamer.
Germany has extended her sub
marine zone to include the waters
around the Cape Verde Islands, Ma
deira and a portion or those OF French
Senegal, all Off tho northwest coast OF
Africa. Through these waters lay inl-
portant trade routes from the Pacific
and Indian oceans. South Africa and
South America to Europe.
According to an Amsterdam dispatch.
which probably cmanatcd in Berlin.
tho Brcst I.itovsk peace conference
again is in session. with Leon Trotaky,
the Bolshcvilii Foreign Minister. and
the Germans and Austro-Hunsarian
Foreign Ministers and the Turkish
Grand Nizicr III attendance.
In addition TO their cndeavor to
straishtcn out differences with tho
Bolsheviki. the Tcutonic allied repre-
scntativcs arc declared to be ncgotiut-
ing with the Ukrainians In an en-
dearor to earn their good will.