The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-19
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUMMARY OF WAR

German made peace treaties forced
on Russia and Rumania will not be
recognized by the entente allied
powers, the supreme war council has
decided at a session in London. The
German policy of PIundsr is de-
nouneed and the declaration 10 voiced
that the allied powers "are fighting,
and mean to continue fighting" to put
an end to this aggression.
The treaty with Russia is called q
political crime in the statement is-
sued by the council, and Germany's
attitude toward Russia al present is
declared 10 be tantamount TO an
neSation. Germany is described az a
destroyer of national independence
and the imPIacable enemy Of the
rights of man."
In persisting in the fight for right
and justice, the statement says the
peoples of the allied nations may
place their trust in the armies now
facing the central powers. The
conference was attended by preniers
Of Great Britain, France and Italy.
The United States was represented
by General Bliss, and Vice Admiral
Charging the allied powers with
hypocrisy and declaring he does not
wish to discuss their opinions con-
eerninu the treaty with Russia,
Chancellor Won Hertling has informed
the reichstag that CourIand and
Lithuania are united to Germany
politically, economically and miIitar-
ifO Ia hfm
retehstag the imperial chancellor had
said that Courland and Lithuania
would have autonomy.
HOLLAND GIVES CONSENT.
Holland has given conditional con-
sent 70 the demands made by the
United States and Great Britain with
respect to the use Of Dutch shipping.
ln statement TO the second cham
ber' the Dutch foreign minister said
his government found itself compsll-
ed to accept the Anglo American Of
fer, Germany having declared that IL
could not furnish the wheat required
for feeding the Dutch people. HoI-
land is now awaiting the Rnalo- Am.
eriean reply to lie conditional ae-
eeptanee. All preparations for takina
over Dutch vessels in American ports
today. have been completed by the
government.
Although raiding activity is not as
marked as during last week, the artiI- !
lery on both sides along the western
front is unusually active. German
troops have been checked In an at.
tack against positions on the sectors
nearest the North sea by the
5elgians. Elsewhere there have been
only minor raids.
On the British front the artillery
oombardment has been most intense |
around Ypres and in the reuion of |
Armentieres British airmsn have ac-
counted. for 26 more German ma
chimes and have dropped bombs on /
airdroHes, ammunition dumps and |
oiilets. On the French front the |
artillery has been most active north |
sagt OF Verdun and in the Vosuss.
American artillery continues 10 !
lombard effectively German positions |
and towns on the Toul front. East
af EuneVilIe, the artillery firinu has
not been so violent. There have been !
patrol encounters on both sectors but
no serious fighting ensued. North |
vest Of TouI the Germans have vir-
.ualiy abandoned their first line
trenches IN many places and are
their seeond line.
In their raid on Coblenz, Rhsnisch
Prussia. on March 12, British aviators
iroppsd bombs which resulted in fifty
ieaths and great damage to property.
recording 20 q neutral who has ar
lived In Holland. Residents Of Mul-
'eiT1, north Of Coblsnz, were eonvine-
ID that the raiders were Americans,
he traveller said.