The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-22
CITY OF PETROGRAD IS DECLARED
....... TO Be IN A STATE OF SIEGE
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUMMARY OF WAR

Germany is advancing into Russia
to restore the monarchy and the
privileges of the landowners and the
eapitaIistie classes, the BoIshsViki
government in Petroarad declares in
. proclamation to the people, and il
calls upon them TO resist the German
armies and defend the republic "to
the death"
All Russians must cooperate in
the defense, the bourgeois classes by
eomPulston if necessary, the official
proclamation declares. Petroarad
has been declared in a state of
siege.
Explicit instructions are given the
peasants and workers to take all
measures to prevent valuable prop
erty from falling into the hands Of
and food supplies are particularly
mentioned. Everything must be
done, the people are adiured. 70 keep
German militarism from crushing the
working classes in Great Russia and
the Ukraine.
American, troops were revealed by
today's dispatch az in action on a
new front-the famous Chemin des-
Danes sectoF-Vvhere, in patrol
fight, they accounted for one Ger
man killed and brought another back
to their lines . prisoner. One Am
eFiean was slightly wounded.
Previously IL was known that Am
erican forces were holding q section
of the front in French Lorraine east
of st. Mihiel and last weeks report
showed American batteries in active
service in the Champagne. The
Chemin- -des- Danes, where they have
now appeared, is on the Aisns front,
the furthest point west at which Am
erioan troops have been reported.
This sector 10 we'll toward the left
flank Of the French line, the British
having reported recently 10 have
taken over an additional sector of
the front south of st. Quentin, prob
ably az far az La Fers, where the
line ID crossed by the oise. the French
front now starting in the district be-
tween The oise and the Aisne north
west of Laen.
The British, in their onward march
IN Palestine, have entered Jericho,
ID miles northwest Of Jerusalem, and
further extended their advance north
west Of the latter city.
. Possession of Jericho gives Gen
eral AllenbY command Of a. network
of hinh roads radiatina from that
town and opsna the way for him TO
psnetrate northea8tward in the region
north of the Dead sea,
across the valley of the Jordan, 70
Amman, on the Damascus Mecca 4
railroad, between Is and 80 miles dis
tant. -.r..
As the German army advances, the
German navy is aiding in the cam
oaian against Esthonia and Petro-
in Importance of the naval bases on
the southern coast of the Gulf Of
Finland. German troops have been
landed there and forty-fivs German |
Warships are nearing the haFbor. \
The Russian navy, however, prob
ably will offer little resistance. II isl
as being completely disor-
Ianized, both as to equipment and
morale. Removal Of Russian war
Ihips at Reval and HsIsinafoFs TO
<ronstadt is considered unlikely be-
,ause they have been idle so long.
In taking Minsk and Rovno and in
gushing their campaign swiftly on
,ther sections of the long front the
Germans had captured large guam
tiles of war material, including
more than 1900 guns and 5000 pris-
lners.
Wsiaht is given to reports that
soreInn Minister Trotz<y will resign
" the fact that his name is missing
rom the proclamation ordering that
he German advance be resisted.
NlfiIe this may not be significant,
10 previous orders in the present
risis have been signed by TrotzISy
md Lenins. TrotEky is reported TO
ave cast the deciding vote in favor
4 accepting a German peace. Writ
en- confirmation Of the acceptance of
serman peace terms has passed the
isrnaan lines, according 20 Berlin,
which adds that this disposes Of
umora that the Lenine- TrotZISy gov
rnment had fallen.
In France and Italy there have
cen no changes in the general sit.
alton on the fighting fronts. Small
aids and artillery dueis continue, as ,
oes the aerial activity. German
rtfilery fire has been heavy north I
( the Aisns and in Champagne. onl'
1s American sector the intense
rtiIIary firing continues with the
.rerican nunners doing the most
Demands of Austrian Socialists !
nat the government begin peace
on the basis OF Presi-
enf Wilson's recent message have
rouunt Ahe threat from the emperor ..
,st he will dismiss parliament II (,
e BUDGET. which the Socialists
ave Il In their power 70 pass or de-
at, ID not given a majority. Not |
aly are the Socialists diesatisfied {
ut the Czech, SlaV and Polish
suufisa in the Austrian reiehBrathl (
e openly hostile to The government 1
! is war and peace policies. The
oeiaIfrks have called mass neatinual