The Celina Democrat. (Celina, O. [Ohio]) 1895-1921, 1918-03-01
WEEKLY WAR REVIEW

The hard peace terms which Ger
many has laid down have been ac-
cepted by the Bolshevik government,
represented by Nickolai I,enine and
Leon Trotzky,
Thus, apparently, the Russians are
prepared, in an effort to stop the In
roads the Germans are now making
into their country. to add to the enc
mys already vast holdings more OF
Russia's most valuable western terri
tory extending from the Gulf OF Fin
land southwark to the Black sea, and
even TO withdraw her troops from
Finland and give back to the Turks
what has been taken from them IN
battle.
The surrender seems abject. Rus
sia is Immediately TO send delega
:ion to Brest .Litoysk. there to discuss
with German representatives the final
details of the peace and sign the com.
pact.
At last accounts the German armies
in the east were giving unheed to talk
of peace, but on the contrary were
methodically pushing forward their
line over the more than 500 mile front
from the Gulf Of Finland region to
Volhynia and still nowhere meeting
with any systematic attempts to him
der their progress.
Numerous additional towns have
been captured and several thousand
more Russians made prisoner. In ad
dition. nearly 5000 German and AUS
trian prisoners Of war have been lib
Grated by the invaders. Reval, Rus
sia's principal port on the Finnish
gulf, is being rapidly approached, not
withstanding tho snow covered roads.
The troops are being pushed forward
in forced marches, the desire of the
German high command evidently be.
ing to capture the port, which would
be available, if necessity arose, as
base for operations by fleet Of war
vessels against Kronstadt and Petro-
grad.
through the disaffection of Russia, at
last has entered into formal peace
negotiations with the central powers.
Those pastmasters in Teutonic allied
places, Won Kuehlmann and Czermn
respectively the German and Austrian
foreign ministers, and Radoslavotf
the Bulgarian premier are treating
with NJ. Averesco, the Roumanian pre-.
mier, at a point near Bucharest.
Doubtless, as we're the terms imposed
on Russia, :nc peace conditions that
will be offered Koumania will be hard
ones.
The British have occupied Jericho
in Palestine Since the capture Of
Jerusalem, the British have been
pushing ahead steadily, striking out
to the north and east. Official state
ments in the last few days have re-
ported rapid progress, and apparent
ly the Turks have offered no deter.
mined resistance. Possession Of Jeri-
cho gives General Allenby command
CT network of high roads radiating
from the town.
German Chancellor Won Hertiing
announced on Feb. 26 that the Rus
sian government had accepted the
German peace terms and that peace
must ensue shortly.
Continuing their advance in Russia
The Germans captured Reval, port |
On the Gulf of Finland after battle
They also effected a junction with
he Ukrainian troops 85 miles west of
<iev
An American patrol in the Chemin.
les-Dames sector, in conjunction
with a French patrol, penetrated
ew hundred yards into the German
ines and captured two German Off.
,ers, 20 men and one machine gun.
Petrograd reported, Feb. 26, that
he Germans have refused an arlnis-
ice to the Russians. The advance
continues and the Germans are at the
ioors of the capital. American and
,ntente ambassadors reported they
we're preparing To leave the city. At
eveTal points the Russians offered
esistance to the invaders, but appar-
ntly without effect.
Paris announced that three Ameri.
ans were killed In a gas attack de,
Ivered by the Germans against
american positions in the Toul Sec
or in France Nine ether Americans
1ere badly "gassed."