The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-05
GERMANS CONTINUE ADVANCE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUMMARY OF WAR

Once more the American troops
| holding the sector east Of ST. Mihial
IN French Lorraine. have proved
themselves more than q match foI
the Germans.
Another Of the numerous sudden
strokes the Germans on this front
have been launching recently upon the
American position was driven in last
night, apparently with considerable
force, R8 the attack was enc 70 war
rant notice in today's French ofSciaD
statement. IL YVES met firmly by the
Americans however, as was last
weeks German thrust in the same re-
gicn, and the enemy was driven back,
Besides repulsinu the enemy at
front were active in patrol work, in
tack the Americans on the Lorraine
which they took prisoner a number OF
Germans
Japan, reports indicate will aet
soon TO protect allied iutsrests On
eastern Siberia. Press dispatches
received in London say that the
British, French and italian anbas-
sadorS in Toxic have or will imue-
diately ask the japanese government
to take whatever action Il may con-
slider necessary TO opPoas German
propaganda in Siberia and 20 pre-
wv kNHN WAHHAN&HN @&&HW@ @h WA@2AM&M~
toS. lt 10 believed in Washington
that military activity by Japan is i'm
minent.
Need fer japanese action haa been
increased, IL 10 felts by the signing Of
peace by the Boishevi<i and the Ger
man invasion Of Finland. Also there
are further reports Of the hostile at
titude Of the Boisheviki element in
Siberia, as we'll RS of the Thousands Of
released Austro- German war priR-
onerS, who have been armed and
drilled. A belated dispatch from
Pekin says that Russian forces are
menaeina the frontier Of Chinese or
Eastern TurheStan. Turkish and
German ausnts have been active in
this territory attempting 60 arouse
the Mohanmsdans against the Chin
sse government.
Articles Of the treaty signed by
Russia and the central powers do not
90 into detail, but German domiuR-
ton Of the territory taken from Rus
sia is assured. Article three, provides
that Germany and Austria shall
be permitted 60 decide the fate Of
the territories 'iH agreement with
their population" The new Russian
frontier from the Gulf Of Fiuland 60
the Caspian Sea II TO be dstsrminsd
later, but Russia IS 20 eNacunte ana
tolia and surrender the provinces
Batoum, kars and EriVan-tha re-
naming portions Of ancient Armenia
to the Turks. This territory has a
combined area OF 10000 square miles,
and . population Of more than T.
600, 900.
Berlin announces officially that
Rumania has accepted the German
armisties conditions. The peace ne
uotiations were inteFruptsd last week
by the ending Of the previous armis-
tiee and IL was necessary 20 agree 20
. new one before PourParlsra could
continue.
Attack Of larger proportions than
usual and intense artillery dusls con-
tinue on the western front, but thsr0
have been no indications OF = re-
opening Of operations on q large
scale.
On the Vsrdun sector French sur
prise attack az the Calomna trenches
carried tire attackers forward 600
yards on q front Of ! zoo yards 10 the
German fourth line. The French
took $50 prisoners.
American artillery fhaa shslled sf-
fsetivsiy . large aEsemblaas Of Ger
man troops IN the sector northwest
Of Tout. The German artillery fire.
however. has slseksasd considerably.