The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-02-14

OF bolshrvikI literature across The
lines. and this, together with ,lr gen.
crnl publication Of President Wilson's
war aims address, has had immense
Influence
The conflict I'm Finland between III"
government Of that new republic and
the rcvolutionists, who seek to follow
the example Of their brethren in Rus
Sln, has resulted IN some sharp fight
Ing. The so-cnllrd white guard. sup
porting the government in northern
Finland, defeated the red guard de-
spite the help given the latter by Rus
Sian soldiers, and then began Il march
on the southern part OF the country,
where the red guards were In control.
| report that Sweden had interviewed
| In behalf Of the government was de-
| MED.
| The ROumnnianS joined forces with
the UkrainianS under the command Of
| General Stchcrbatch whom the bOl-
|
| ed BcsSnrabln, partly to restore order
there and especially to protect great
stores Of supplies belonging TO Rou-
mania that had been removed there
at the time Of the German invasion.
| l'hiS move, added to other sources Of
irritation, caused the Russian govern
ment to break off all relations with
Roumanla and to announce that it
would fight the Ukraine. The troops
of the rnda got into action, and in Vol
hynia they defeated the bolshcviki,
taking possession Of Lutsk.
| ON the other hand. the UkrainianS
were forced TO surrender Kicv 10 the
bolShcviki troops
The bolShcviki seem not 10 have
come to any agreement as to the peace
negotiations with Germany. and 1t was
reported the breach between the Lee
nine and tn" Trotzky factions was Wild
ening. The premier favored Welding
TO the German demands, as might be
expected from him. while TrotZkv firm
~ opposed such q course
The negotiations at Brcst-I.itoysk
were resumed on Tuesday the Russian
delegates returning as the "represcnt-
atives of the world proletariat." for
the phnSoviet congress in pctrograd
has declared for holy war against
all imperialists. TrOtZky was given
free hand in dealing with the cen
tral powers
-E-
Italy struck suddenly ana hard last
week at the Austrian line on the east
ern ASlAgo plateau. The daShng Ital-
lanS broke through the cnemy's posi-
tons, took some ! 800 prisoners and
repuISed all countcr-attacks A day
or so later they attacked again. taking
enemy positions on Col del RosSo and
Col Dechele and finally pushing on to
the capture Of Monte di Val Belle q
dominating height. 4 thousand more
prisoners, many guns and large uuan-
titles Of supplies We're taken. The
Tcutonic resistance to these attacks
was strong, but the Italians, who had
valuable assistance from the French
ana BrltlSh batteries and nvintOrS
were not 10 he withStood This looked
IKE the beginning Of real offensive
that might develop into n drive of
magnitude. the probable object being
10 drive the enemy back against the
slopes Of the Snow-covcrcd Alps
on the west front there was ever.
Increasing artillery activity but no no.
table infantry movements The much
advertised German offensive still was
delayed, perhaps waiting for internal
troubles to simmer down. The sector
held by the Americans was subjected
to frequent Shellng. and one corly
raorninG trench raid was made there
so that General Pershing had 10 rcport
a number of casualties
-H-
Our government gave out the graft
Tying news that sixteen great trans
ports, the biggest armada ever sont
out by America. had arrived safely nj
French ports and unloaded thousands
of soldiers and immense quantities Of
war material. The assembling Of tho
men and the departure Of the vessels
were successfully kept secret. and MI
submarines were avoided. The trans
ports were all formerly German or
Austrian steamships that were seized
by America. among them being the Le.
viathan, which was the Vaterland
largest OF Atlantic liners. The Ger.
man press had lei the German peoplc
10 believe that mos Of these ships had
been damaged by their crews beyond
repair.
] According to Secretary OF War