The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-09
WAR SUMMARY.

Germany's efforts for peace on the
eastern front, centered now apparently
on an effort to open up frontiers
through which she may secure supplies
Of food for her hungry people, have
progressed so far as the signing or a
separate peace agreement with the Uk.
rainian rada (congress), according 70
'emi-oflicial advices from Berlin.
How far the Teuton plan may prove
successful seems to depend upon the
measure of control the rada has over
the territory of the so-called Ukrainlan
republic, which embraces rich grain
growing lands. Such controi Is c:s-
puted by the bolshevild. Both bolshev-
Xxi and rada have been claiming mill
tary success over each other in the
Ukraine.
Apparently the Germans fee none 700
sure that the rada will triumph ur-
assisted, however, as the suggestion has
recently come from German sources
that the Rumanians would do well to
ioin forces with the Ukrainians against
the bolsheviki. Rumania, II was poin,-
ed out, could obtain compensation for
the loss Of Dobrudja to the Bulgarians
by taking over Bessarabian territory
| from the Russians.
Although early advices regarding the
signing Of the agreement said nothing
I 1bOut terms. ii has previously been re-
ported that the Ukrainians were offered
2 section Of Russian Poland as an in
| lucement for them to make peace.
With but scant hope that additional
survivors, of the torpedoed liner Tus-
cania will be found, latest compilations
show that 147 American soldiers lost
their lives Tuesday night off the north
| arn coast Of Ireland. British admiralty
| figures give the total casualties as 166
! the losses among the crew and passen
| gers being 19.
Trawlers have Travelled over the
waters where the Tuscania went down
and have cruised along the Irish coast
without finding any trace Of any men
| other than those already reported
rescued. The Tuscania's survivors bu
reau, in an Irish port, estimates the
| Americans missing at 101. Official re
ports on the circumstances surround
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man submarine have not yet been re
ceived at Washington.
| In Irish seaport towns the Americans
have been received wholeheartedly by
the populace and everything possible
has been done for their comfort Two
| large detachments of the soldiers, ag
gregating more than 100 men, are or
their way to a concentration camp il
northern Ireland, whence after a pc
riod Of rest they will go to their origina
destination, despite U boat efforts.
Approximately 100 American soldier.
are in hospitals in Irish towns
On the fighting fronts there has beer
no marked change in the situation
American gunners and ri1emen nav,
checked momentarily at least, activl
ties of German snipers along the Amer
lean sector in France. The artiller.
also continues it's harassing lombard
ment of the German positions, and ha-
made the work of German patrols 81
dangerous that American patrols hav,
been enabled to work unchallenged il
mo Mans Land"
British and French soldiers have re
pulsed German raiding parties at sey
eral points, while artillery lombard
ments are in progress on the Arras
Cambria front northeast of Verdun ant
the Vosges. Bad weather prevails OF
most Of the Italian front, and there ha'
been no activity there except that b!
artillery.
The situation in Austria, which re
suited in the resignation Of the Won Sey
dler cabinet, is not yet clear. A dis
patch received in Switzerland says En-
peror Charles refused to accept tn
resignation,