The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1918-02-21
PETROCRAD IS
GERMAN COAL
War Operations Against Ger.
many Are Renewed
DvINA Is ALREADY CROSSED
Taxing of Ek,honia ard Lvon,s viii
isolate Siass From Shores Of Baltic
-four Thoutand Reported Killed
In Fighting at k,ey-oniy Minor
Operations or Western Front

london. Fch 10 Win Russia 10
the grip u internecine strife aud
her battle line 1enpded o. men ~ a
result of The peace declaration ~ the
Bolsheyiki Germany has already be-
sun 10 carry uut her threat Of an
Invasion because 81 the failure - The
Bolshcyik 10 sign peace compact
Nth the central powers.
According To an announcement
made rs German general hcadquar-
tiers last night operations have been
resumed op the Russian front, and
The Germans have crossed the Dylna
without opposition
Reports emanating from sweden
say that the Germans have begun
pushing forward their troops into
Russlas two remaining Baltic prov
ineeN Es,honia and Livonia the tax.
ing of which would completely isolate
Russia from the shores Of the Baltic
and give the enemy, in addition TO
the port Of Riga. the city OF Reval,
situated on the Gulf Of Finland OPP
posite HelsIngfors. whence he easily
might operate against petrograd 10y
sea and land,
Although Austria Hungary had
shown dissatisfaction over the stand
that Germany has taken toward Rus
sia. The dual monarchy evidently has
been pIacated by promise Of Ger
many that any German military ae-
tivity will he confined TO northern
Russia, aud Austria Hungary left to
deal with whatever other problems
may arise In the territory adjacent TO
her borders
Belated dispatches from Petrograd
tell Of the capture Of Kies, the new
capital % Ukraine. by the Bolshe-
Wiki The fighting is described as
extremely sanguinary, 1000 persons
having been killed and 1000 wounded
Great destruction WAS wrought In the
town by shells and explosives dropped
by aviators.
Al Odessa another big battle has
been fought between the Bolsheviki
and the moderates. during which
warships In the harbor bombarded the
city.
Polish forces at Minsk are declared
to have been sanguinarily defeated
and put to rout, while the Bosheviki
are also reported to have captured |
Taganrog, on the Black sea and Vor-
enezh, capital OF the province OF the
same name.
On the battle front In France and
Flanders the operations continue Of |
minor character. except for artillery |
dnels on isolated sectors and here |
and there raids OF more than the us |
nal violence. The only attack of i'm
portance along the entire front has
been In Champagne. on the sector |
where the French, aided by American
gunnerS. captured German positions
last Tuesday
At this point, which Is situated
southwest Of the Butte Du Mesnil, |
the Germans. after heavy artillery
preparation. attacked and gained q
footing IN French trenches Later,
however. they were elected, and In
addition the French took prisoners,
on the American sector, near ST.
Mihiel, the Germans increased their
aerial "Reminiscences and bomb
dropping expeditions. The American
aDt-aircraft guns are forcing the On.
envy planes To keep at high altitude
One of tlNm has been driven down
and damaged by an American avia-
tor
past week we're the lowest IN many
only 1893 officers and men
having been Killed The wounded
and missing aggregates 2o63