Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-15
ARTILLERY DUELS
AND TRENCH RAIDS
FROM SEA TO ALPS
American Troops Continue
to Blow to Pieces Enemy
Gas Projectors.
MYRIADS OF AlRMEN SEEN
DAILY OVER BATTLE LINES
British Aviators Claim Destruc-
ton of Seventy-Nin Planes
in Ten Days.
SIBERIA SITUATION THREATENS
Strong Indications Russians VIII
Again Take Up Arms Against In
vading Central Powers.
MYRIADS OF AIRMEN SEEN
DAILY OVER BATTLE LINES
SIBERIA SITUATION THREATENS
rBr Associated pres..l


On the major battle fronts the
operations continue, as for weeks past.
ma inly OF artillery ducls, trench raids
and intensive aerial activity by all the
opposing forces. In the operations
on land the American troops continue
to locatc and blow to pieces with their
artillery gas projectors in the Toul
region which the Germans recently
have been attempting to set up in
large numbers in preparation. it is
believed, for gas attack on huge
scale. American aerial observers have
been doing splendid work spot,ing out
the gas tubes and reporting their
whereabouts to the artillery.
Not alone are the sas-throwing i'm
plements coming in for attention by
the American gunners, but German
batteries, trenches, wire cntanglcments
and points of military concentration
and munition dumps also are being
given practical demonstrations OF rhe
accuracy Of aim of the men hehind
the American guns. Additional bat
terIes have been silenced by them.
trenches and wire entanglements have
been torn to pieces and ammunition
dumps blown up.
With the return OF good weather,
myrlads of airmen daily are to be seen
over the battle lines dropping bombs
or in aerial combats. The British.
French and German air services all
are claiming numerous victories for
their aviators in fights In the air.
During the first ten days OF March
alone, British airmen are credited with
accounting for scventynine German
planes. while the German War ONCE
asserts that Wednesday SEA entecn
enemy machines and three captive
balloons were destroyed by German
armen along the Franco Belgium
front.
NO SETTLEMENT REACHED
IN SIBERIAN TROUBLE
The situation in Russian Siberia ap-
parcntly is still far from being set
tied Although the Germans and Aus
-Hungarians still control territory
from Finland TO Odessa. en- the Black
Sea, it is not certain that the Russians
viii not again take up arms against
them. The Bolshevik Foreign Minister.
Trotzky has asserted that he will op-
pose the ratification OF the peace treaty
with Germany and advocate the reor-
ganization OF the army for the defense
OF Russia. Meanwhile. influential
newspapers in Germany already are
beginning tC see the loss OF Ciermany's
prestige in the Far East because OF
her Vaccinations in Russia. and Is
point out that Germans Russian pol.
icy has played the game brilliantly
for Great Britain. the United States
and Japan.
Measer advices from Cons,antinople
indicate that with the evacuation OF
the Russians OF section, vf Turkish
Armenia, the Turks are again harass-
ing the Armenians. but that the ar
menians are offering resistance. Erzs-
rum. the principal city in Armenia, al
ready has been reoccupied by the
Turks
Another case OF "frightfulness" by
German submarine commanders is
chronicled in a report of an attempt
to send the British hospital ship Gull
ford Castle. with 450 sick or wounded
soldiers on board. TO the bottom Not
withstandinG the plain markings OF
the hospital ship, two tornedoes were
launched against il. One of the mis-
siles struck the vessels how. badly
damaging it. but she was able TO MAKE
port with difficulty.
TEN THOUSAND SEIZE
PROVINCE OF szECHu4N
Ten thousand residents OF Tibet,
living in the Chinese border provinces,
have rebelled. following numerous dis
orders. and marched into the Province
of Szechuan. where they captured sew
eral towns. The force is armed with
modern rifles. and many casualties aro
reported. following clashes with the
municipal authorities.
The State Department at Washing
ton has been advised that some OF
the Americans who left Finland on a
neutral ship after the German occu-
patton were taken prisoner. ana are
now being held by the Hun authori-
ties in control there. Details are
lacking.
AdTsces received from PetroErad
late Thursday afternoon report that
the Germans have occupied Abo on.
OF the Finnish coastal towns west OF
Hclsinsfors The troops Immediately
began to march into the interior OF
Finland.
Berlin official statements yesterday de-
clarcd that the invasion OF Odessa by
the Germans was part Of the agree
ment with the Roumar!an govern
mcnt.
Ihe enemy air raid over the English
coast Wednesday night proved fatal
TO FIVE persons, one man. one woman
and three children. Nine others were
injured, three men. woman and