The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-09
FINLAND ESCAPED ST. BARTHOL0MEW'S NIGHT"
PRESS
SUMMARY OF WAR

Germany's efforts for peace on the
eastern front centered now apparent
ly in an effort to open up frontiers
through which she may secure sup
plies Of food for her hungry people,
have progressed so far az the sign.
ing of q separate agreement with the
Ukrainian rada, according to semi
official adVioes from Berlin. This
peace, important or otherwise as
events may show, is the first TO be
signed by any Of the belligsrents.
How far the Teuton plan may
prove successful seems to depend up
on the measure Of control the rada
has over the territory Of the social.
embraces rich grain growing lands.
Such control is disputed by the
BoIsheviki, who recently disowned
the rsds's delegates as bourgeois
when they were found treating
secretly with the central powers, and
named delegates Of their own. The
Germans and Austrians, however,
continued to treat with the rada's
Representatives, Both BoIsheviki and
rada have been claiming military
successes against each other in the
Ukraine.
Apparently the Germans feel none
too sure that the rada will triumph
unassisted, however, as the sugaes-
ton has recently come from German
sources that the RumanIans would
ukrainians against the BolsheVi<i.
Rumania, il was pointed out, could
obtain compensation for the loss of
pobrudjo TO the Bulgariaus by taking
over Bessarabia territory from the
Russians.
Although the early adviesa regard
ing the signing Of the agreement said
nothing about the terms, IL has been
previously reported that the ukrsin-
ians were offered a section of Rus
sian Poland as an inducement for
them TO make peace.
With but scant hope that addi-
tionaI survivors of the torpedoed
liner Tuscania will be found, latest
compilations show that TAT Amsri-
can soldiers lost their lives Tuesday
night off the northern coast of Ire
land. British admiralty figures give
the total casualties as 1866, the losses
among the crew and passengers be-
ing te.
TrawIers have Travelled over the
waters where the TuBcania went
down and have cruised along the
Irish coast without finding any trace
of any men other than those already
reported rescued. The Tuseania's
survivors bureau in an Irish port
estimates the Americans missing at
101. Official reports on the eiroum-
stances surrounding the sinking Of
the liner by q German submarine
have not yet been received at Wash
Ington.
In Irish seaport towns the Annsri-
cans have been received whole heart
edly by the populace and everything
possible has been done for their COM
fort. Two large detaChments of the
soldiers, agureaatinq more than loo
men, are on their way TO q concsn-
tration camp in northern ireland
whence after a period of rest they
will 90 to their original destination.
100 American soldiers
are in hospitals in Irish towns.
On the fighting fronts there has
been no marked change in the situa-
tion. American guHners and rife |
men have checked momentarily at |
least the activities of German snip |
srs along the American sector In |
France. The artillery also continues |
It's harassing bombardment of the |
German positions and has made the |
work of German patrols so danger
BUS that American patrols have been /
able to work unehaIIsnged In No
Mans Land.
The British and French soldiers |
have repuIsed German raiding parties |
at several points, while artillery |
oombardments are in progress on the
Arras -Cambrai front, northeast of |
Verdun and in the Vosges. Bad |
weather prevails on most of the |
Italian front and there has been no
activity there except that by the
artillery.