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New-York tribune., 1918-03-04
German Thrusts
In Aisne Sector
Presage Ofensiue
By Arthur S. Draper

LONDON, March 3.-The recent Ger
Aisne, and on the Craonne Plateau and
eastward, indicate that more serious
activities are imminent. They are the
preliminary steps of the next stage of
the great game of battle in which the
Germans will attempt to push forward
and dcmolish the trenches and gun en-
placements.
The Chavignon sector, where the Ger
mans claimed to have captured q num-
Der of American soldiers, in one of the
liveliest engagements of the past year,
was the scene of one long desperate
struggle last summer ana fall.
All reports from the French and
Flanders fronts agree that the Germans
are now in a position to make their
much hcralded offensive, and the same
reports emphasize the confidence with
which the Allies have completed their
defence.
A new type of gas shell is being used
by the enemy. It's effect is not felt for
some hours after the fumes are in
hailed. 1t may be that this shell ac-
counts for the American gas casual
ties.
1t is the general belief of the Allies
that Germany, in the great offensive,
will use its new tanks. But that
they will prove an effective surprise
to the Americans, French and British
seems unlikely. The Allies have been
able thus far to discover aD effective
antdote for all the German weapons
Of destruction, and one for the tanks
will assuredly be presented
The air duels on the Western front
last month exceeded in numbers and
severity those preceding the Somme
and Ypres campaigns. 1t is difficult to
state how much superior the Allies are
in the air, but of certainty they have
the edge on the German falcon In
the aerial department it is expected
that the Americans viii present many
surprises in the next few months for
the swift flying foe.
During March the high winds that
sweep the plains of Flanders may limit
the hours Of flying. But they will help
dry the great battlehclds, now deep in
muck and water. If there is no long
spell Of rainy weather this month the
latter part Of March undoubtedly will
see the opening of heavy firing.
There are many military experts who
doubt that Germany will attempt one
big thrust; they admit the possibility,
however, of number of short violent
stabs at widely separated points. 1t is
their belief that the German General
Staff is satisfied to be on the offensive
in the secondary theatre of war-Italy
and Macedonia-and to maintain a de-
fensive attitude on the Western front.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-04
Five Americans
And 19 Germans
Killed in Fight
Toul Engagement Resulted
Disastrously for the
Enemy Raiders

WASHINGTON, March 3.-Five
Americans, including Second Lieutenant
Harold f. Eadie, of Tilton, N. H., were
Killed, five We're severely wounded and
four slightly wounded north of Toul
March /, the War Department an
nounced to-day.
Those killed besides the lieutenant
were:
,, Sergeant Anthony Amodei, lat North
Llnwood Avenue, Baltimore; Privates
Edgar Parsons, Obids, N. c.; Harry j.
henry, Logansport, Ind, and Mathew
Brew, Fayette, N. D.
Those severely wounded were: Cor
poral Elliott Fortner. Herrin. NJ;
Privates Isaac Howard. Evarts, KY;
J. Finkle, Highwood. Mont; Cook Cook
Glen II. Work, Obert. Neb.
Those slightly wounded were; Cor
poral John B. Little, Abbot. Ark.
Privates John MacRae, jr. Chicago;
Arthur E. Nelson, Cambridge, M; Ed
ward j. Turner, Lake Mills Iowa
The War Department makes no men
ton of any missing soldiers in the
Ioul engagement. The German Off
cial account of the raid said twelve
Americans were captured.
Correspondents with the American
forces agree that nineteen German
dead, including a captain and lieu
tenant, We're left on the field, and
three prisoners were taken, two being
wounded. The other German wounde ed
were taken back to their own trenches
by their comrades
New-York tribune., 1918-03-04

who came from Texas. The corporal
picked him up in his arms and started
with him for first aid station in the
midst of a perfect shower of dirt and
mud which was being kicked up.
don't know whether he ever got there
or not. That time l got into q ma
chine gun emplacement with another
leaving my rife outside. Things got
so hot We decided to try to get to a
steel shelter at the end of the trench.
THE corporal went first, but few
feet away a she'll exploded almost on
him and killed him. stepped out and
saw that my rifle had been blown to
pieces. This left me defenccless, so |
started in another direction hoping to
lind rifle or pistol, because | knew
the Germans would be around soon
About the same time piece of she'll
hit me on the left side and down
went. A sergeant yelled an order ter
me to go to frst-aid station.
II was just approaching the station
IN the rear of two stretcher- bearing
teams who were proceeding, bent over.
to escape if possible the flying pieces
of she'll, when a she'll pumped down on
top of the station, exploded, and wiped
it out. A piece of rock hit me in the
head. When ! woke up some stretcher-
bearers had me, hauling me over the
shell holes
"l've sure got to hand it to those
men with the Red Cross on their arms.
They all worked like dogs in that hell
out there. They seemed to have but
one idca--to do their duty-and appar-
entity cared nothing for their own lives
while doing it. They were game right
to the core"
In this connection it may be said
that there are a certain number OF mon
Who wear the Red Cross whose names
are on the casualty list.
An artilleryman from New jersey
described what happened in the gum
pits.
II was asleep in the dugout when
the fun began" he said. eve ran out
to the gun. The shells were raining
down all around Then came the order
for a barrage, and we let them have it,
One she'll hit near the pit and loosened
the logs overhead. After that every
time we fired, the concussion brought
down one or two logs. Mud, stones and
pieces of she'll came in at the front
Five spokes were knocked from one
muzzle was nickcd Two or three mon
were slightly hit and laid away at the
end of the pit while the rest of US
kept on firing.
"suddenly piece of steel came
through the gun shield which was
behind and hit me in the shoulder.
About that time we were all carried
to the dressing station, and here l am.
| don't mind this wound, but hope to
the Lord it gets we'll soon, so that
can get back with my outfit"
"All the nfantrymen asked ques-
tions regarding the fate of their COM
rades. Keen distress was displayed by
all the men Of the company command
ed by the captain who was killed. One
of them said:
"He was fine officer, and, believe
me, he took care of his men. Any
one of the company would have gone
through hell at his order We will pay
Fritz for that if we haven't already
done So"
A Kansas man who was in the fight
said the last he saw of the captain he
was kneeling alongside a splitting ma
chine gun and blazing away at the
Germans with his own automatic pis-
tol. III saw him fall fiat" added the
private.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-04
The Neu York Tribune
Forei1u Press Bureau.


The New Balkans" is the title of
much advertised editorial m the "Ber-
liner Neueste Nachrichten," the organ
of the German militarists and Junkers,
which tells how the Balkan question is
to be solved so as to satify the ambi-
tions of Germany. Turkey, Rumania,
Bulgaria, Serbia, Albania, Montenegro
and Greece-every one of these coun-
tries receives the attention of the
"Nachrichten," which solves IL their
problems in a manner satisfactory to
no one but to Germany and her allies.
Turkey will have to retain in
Europe the same boundaries which had
been defined in the Turkish Bulgarian
from August "a to September 6, 1916"
says the "Neueste Nachrichten." Eco
nomic necessities OF the two states,
which requires that the Martha River
tc made navigable, may require some
small change of the boundary line be-
tween Bulgaria and Turkey. But this
and Bulgaria and can be solved by the
two countries without any difficulties.
Rumania Would Lose Dobrudja
"Rumania will ultimately and abso-
lutely have to give up both Old Do
brudja, which had been given to her in
1878, and New Dobrudja, which had
been taken away from her in 1913, She
will have to draw back to her old from
tiers on the other side of the Danube.
This must be brought about not only
because the Dobrudja is the cradle of
the Bulgarian people and had belonged
to Bulgaria for 1900 years, .
but also because Rumania never be-
longod to the Balkan Peninsula and
ought not belong if we want to have
peace between Bulgaria and Rumania
and in the Balkans in general. There
is another reason why Rumania ought
TO cede Dobrudja to Bulgaria: The
mouth of an international river like
the Danube can under no circumstances
be in the hands of a single state.
"1f Rumania will be deprived Of all
Dobrudja she will in no way lose all
access to the sea. as the two Rumanian
cities. Galatz and Braila -yhich lie on
the Danube, have also always served
as seaports.
Bulgaria will have to regain all the
territory which had been taken away
from her IN 1878 and distributed among
hef ncighDorS; these territories are
Macedonia. Dobrudja and the district
Of Nish Bulgaria has to these terri
tories national, moral, historical and
geographical rights, which had been
recognized by all the former rulers of
these sections, by almost all the
famous Balkan explorers and Balkan
geographers and by the great powers.
Were Given to Bulgaria
ain addition, Bulgaria must receive
the entire Tmoll Valley. las this is
Bulgarian lend which Turkey had
ceded to Serbia in 1888 while before
that time the Timok Valley had never
been included within the political or
religious frontiers of Serbia. Bull
garia must rule over the valley, not
only because it had been Bulgarian in
the past and because it has been CON
quered in the present war, but chiefly
New-York tribune., 1918-03-04
struggle. Fight to the last. with the
possibility of pressing back the enemy
Berlin Recounts
Captures After
Arn1istice Ended

BERLIN (via London, British Ad-
miralty, per wireless press), March 81
The offiic lastatement tonight, re-
counting the successes in Russia, says:
Front of Prince Leopold of Bavaria
Operations initiated after the lapse OF
the armistIce treaty have led to great
successes. Troops under Colonel Cen
eral Count Kirchbach have hastened in
their victorious march through Llvonla
ard Esthonia and to the support of the
oppressed inhabitants. They We're ac-
companied by detachments of troops
from the Baltic Islands, which were
advancing across frozen Moon Sound,
and also by Esthonian regiments.
"Reval and Dorpat have been capt
ured. Our troops have arrived before
Narva.
"The armies of Kirchbach and Eich-
horn continued in their uninterrupted
advance by way of Dvinsk and Minsk,
and after hard fighting captured Pskov,
Poiotzk and Borissoff. At Bobruisk n
junction with the Polish divisions was
effected
"Detachments of the army group Of
General Won Linsingen, with the ap-
proval of the Urkainian government,
have opened fighting on the railway
line from Luncinica. via Roetschiza. on
the Dnieper, as far as Gomel. and have
mad several engagements. Other di-
visions under General Won knowzen
nave cleared the roads leading from
Kiev and the Kiev- Shmerinka railway
line of the enemy. after breaking his
resistance. In cooperation with the
Ckrainians, kiev was captured. Ger
man and Austro Hungarian troops have
entered Shmerinka.
The booty taken from the enemy
cannot as yet be even approximately
estimated. According to reports at
rand there are in our possession $500
officers and $1,000 men. In booty we
have taken 2.400 guns, over 5000 ma
chine guns, thousands of vehicles, in
Guiding 5000 motor cars, eleven ar
raored automobiles. 100000 boxes of
srtillery ammunition, 12,S0o rifles, 500
locomotives and 5000 railway trucks.
The booty taken at Reval were 22O
guns, twenty-five alrplanes and lot OF
rolling stock. Thirteen officers and 500
men wera taken DriSOner
New-York tribune., 1918-03-04
Rur11ania Will
Negotiate Peace,
Vienna Reports
Armistice Ends, but An
other Farley Is Near,
Says Vienna

LONDON, March 3.-The armistice
of the Central Powers with Rumania
came to an end yesterday according
to an official statement from Vienna.
The same statement said that the Ru-
manlan government had declared itself
ready to enter upon fresh armistice
preparatory to negotiations in connec-
ton with peace parleys on the basis of
the conditions fixed b. the Central
Powers.
An official communication from Ber-
I'm tonight says: Field Marshal Won
Mackensen's armistice with Rumania
lapsed yesterday. The Rumanian gov
ernment thereupon declared itself
ready to enter upon fresh negotia-
tons for further armistice on the
basis OF conditions laid down by the
Central Powers. With these armistice
negotiations peace parleys may be com
menced.
Semi official German and Austrian
statements, received earlier by way of
Amsterdam, set forth claims of for
ward steps toward peace between the
Central Powers and Rumania.
AMSTERDAM, March 3.-Semi-off-
cial German and Austrian statements
received here to-day set forth claims
OF forward steps toward peace between
the Central Powers and Rumania.
The Berlin dispatch quotes Bu-
charest message under to days date
declaring that the Rumanians have ac-
cepted the basis for negotiations pro
posed by the Central Powers and will
send representatives to deliberate upon
the conclusion of peace
The Vienna dispatch states that word
has been received from Bucharest that
the negotiations with the Rumanians
are progressing favorably.
A Copenhagen dispatch to the Ex-
change Telegraph Company, under date
Of Sunday, says peace negotiations at
Bucharest failed, King Ferdinand hav-
ing refused the conditions laid down
by the Central Powers.
An Amsterdam dispatch announces
that Field Marshal Won Mackensen will
ocliVer a rapid offensive against the
remainder of unconquered Rumania if
tho negotiations fail
New-York tribune., 1918-03-04
4 Americans Killed;
J Die of Wounds
War Department Gives Out Ad-
ditional Casualty List

WASHINGTON, March 3-.The War
Department to-day announced the fol-
lowing Americans killed in action:
Sergeant Joseph P. Chaisson, Derby,
Me-, February "a.
Corporal Eph Boggs, Red Jacket,
W. Va, March g
Private Hugh Weatherman, Beaman,
Iowa, March -.
- Cook Thomas s. Hardesty, Ell Paso,
Tex, February 90.
The following were slightly wounded
on other dates:
Sergeant William j. Sproule, New
port, Me. February %.
Corporal Sam w. Thames, Bucatun-
ma, Miss, February %
Private Harry NJ. Nightingale. Rum
ford. Me-, February %.
Private Leslie M. Talbot, Arlington,
Mass, February 90
Private Charles l.. Linton, Downey,
Idaho, February 26.
The department announced that Pri-
vate Robert R. Bayard, Dedham, Mass.
died February g., and Corporal John
J. Crowley, Wakefield, Mass, February
Id, from wounds.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-04
Heavy Snow Checks
Fighting in Italy

LONDON, March 3.-Heavy snow
falls in tho mountainous regions along
the Italian front have prevented mill
tary activity of any great moment
says an official statement to- day from
Vienna.
An official statement from Rome an
nounces that an attack by infantry on
the left side of the Frenzela Valley
well supported by artillery fire, failed
completely under the Italian barragc
On the rest of the front, according
TO the Italian official report, tho oppos-
ing artilcries developer a narassinp
fire. The Italian artillery, it was
stated, was especially active on the
Asiago plateau.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-04
Bolsheuiki Say Rivals
Promised Military Aid
To Fight Against Allies

PETROGRAD, March 3.-The Maxi
malist News Agency prints statement
accusing the Octobrists and Rightists
IN Pskov of trying to organize gov
ernment willing TO sign peace with
Germany, stipulating that Germany
shall give military aid against the So
Wet authorities, in return for which
the reactionaries offered TO organize
White Guard battalions to be sent to
reinforce the German Emperor's S
troops in the struggle against France
and Great Britain.
"These traitors" says the statement,
aim at restoring the old order OF
things, and the people everywhere must
wage pitiless war against them
Describing how the bourgeoisie ele-
ments in Dorpat, assisted by some
Esthonian troops. who assumed power
over the soviet executive, departed
from the town on February - and
welcomed the Germans, the "Pravda," "
the Boushevik organ, declares that i'm
mediately the Germans entered the
town sentence was passed on the pris-
oners whom the Germans took during
their offensive. Eighty men charged
with attempting to destroy the railroad
we're executed. a detachment was sent
TO the commune of Rathor to put the
committee of the Workers Council to
death by shooting. while other detach-
ments were sent into the surrounding
country to complete the sanguinary
task.
To-day's reports from the front in
dicate greater activity of the German
troops in the direction Of Narva, while
at Pskov they are contenting them
selves with organizing the town as a
strong base of operations.
Former Ministers Terestchenko and
Kishkin, who have been in prison. have
been set at liberty, conditional upon
their appearing before the revolutions
ary tribunal il summoned.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-04
Stats of 2 Russian Corps
Surrender to Ausfrians

VIENNA. March 3 via London).- -
The STATS OF two Russian corps and
three infantry divisions have surren-
dered to the Austrian forces, according
20 an official statement given out at the
War Office.
"In Podolia our troops reached
Lachowice, Proskurow and Lipkanta," )"
says the statement. when Chotin
and KamenetzPod Capital of the
government Of Podolia) were occupied
the stats Of two Russian corps and
three infantry divisions surrendered.
Up to the present about 300 guns large
quantities of munitions and other war
materials have fallen into our hands" )"
To-night's official statement says
I'm Podolia the Austro Hungarian ad-
vance troops occupied Zmerinka, after
short engagement When Gorodek
was captured corps Of Siberian
troops surrendered. An infantry de-
tachment also was captured
New-York tribune., 1918-03-04
Belgian Parliament to Meet

PARIS, March "A meeting of all
the Belgian Senator'S and Deputies re.
siding in France, England and Holland
will be held in Paris this month. ac-
cordnG to the "Figaro" The assembly
VIII have an official character, it is
stated, and all the Belgian ministers
at Havrc viii! attend. Resolutions will
be adopted 10 be presented to King
Albert for ratification.
This is the first time an nttempt ha.
been made to hold II general meeting
Of the Belgian Parliament since the
fall Of Antwerp.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-04
British Embassy Rihed
By Russian Soldiers

LONDON, March 3-The British EN-.
basy was plundered by Russian troops
in command of colonel, immediately
after the embassy staff left Petro,
grad, according to a Petrograd dispatch
received by way Of Dusseldorf and Am.
sterdam.
Another report says that the Russian
troops broke into the embassy while
the British charge was still there, and
ignoring his protest, burned some docu
ment, and confiscated others. The
test to Leon Trotzky, the Bolshevil
Foreign Minister, who replied that the
government could not be held respon.
sible for the outrage.
New-York tribune., 1918-03-04
Stain Lieutenant Was
Ex-DQyfmoufh Football
Star; Engaged to Wed

T1LTON, N. H., March 3.-Lieutenant
Harold +. Eadie, reported killed in
action north of Toul on March ], was
formerly quarterback of the Dartmouth
College and Phillip AnGover Academy
football teams and was also member
O. the Dartmouth baseball squad.
He was the only junior at Dartmouth
chosen for the Reserve Officers Train
ing School at Plattsburg, all the other
selections being from the senior class
In accordance with a War Department
ruling. He was awarded commission
as second lieutenant and went to France
with New England troops.
Lieutenant Eadie was son of James
l.. Eadie, of this town, and was twenty
four years old. He was engaged to be
married to Miss Marjorie Moses, daugh-
ter of w. II. Moses. of Tilton. She is a
student in Wellesley Collere
New-York tribune., 1918-03-04
Germans Repulsed
With Heavy Losses
AT Fort Near Rheims
Try Tho Associated rrcssl


GREAT HEADQUARTERS OF THE
FRENCH ARMY IN FRANCE, March 3.
Determined efforts by the Germans
TO obtain possession of Fort La Pom
pelle, to the southeast of Rheims, and
thus obtain another dominating posi-
tion from which they could complete
the destruction of the city, have met
with sanguinary failure The prep
arations for the attack began on Feb
ruary 28 along a front extending near
ly ten miles, from Loivrc to Sillery.
The German infantry, the following
day, at five different points, went over
the top, advancing toward the salient
facing Neufchatcl, La Pompellc. La
Brctonniere, Mont Haut and Teton. at
the same time making fent in the
neighborhood of Detheny.
1t was soon seen that the principal
point of assault was La Pompelle, to
which two battalions tried to force
their way Some of the Germans sue
ceedcd in reaching Alger Farm, forti-
ned point fronting on the dismanted
Fort La Pompelle, but none was able
to enter the fort itself.
On March 2 q French counter attack
quickly restored the line to its orig
inal position, and not an inch Of
ffench lines now remains in German
hands. The French regiment holding
the position was one which had already
won distinction on other battleiiclds,
1t held tenaciously under the horrible
bombardment, in which thousands of
gas shells made the air deadly poison
Gus. Some of its men who were taken
prisoner successfully cuded their
escort and took refuge in she'll cra
ter, where thcV found 81 large sunnl,, - &
grenndcs. With these thcy held or the
Germans who were cndeavoring to re
capture them. and eventually returned
to the French lines.
An anspirant officer, who was cant
ured, was forced to help carry
strctchcr wit ha German casualty. His
fellow bearer fell wounded. and the
New-York tribune., 1918-03-04
Amodie First Baltimore
Mn5a to Die i'm Trenches

BALTIMORE, March 8. Sergeant
Anthony Mode, killed in the German
raid on the American sector, near
Toul, is the first Baltimorean to meet
meath in the trenches. He was a son
Of John Modie, contractor, who moved
to Philadelphia several wears ago from
Baltimore. He enlisted in the cavalry
five years ago in this city.
Young Modie saw many months of
service on the Mexican border, and
when his enlistment expired he re-
turned homo. ~
A few weeks later he left Philadel-
phia and came to Baltimore, where he
reGnlisted. He then left to join his
company and went to France some time
in December.