Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-03-19
AMERICANS b0MbARD TOWNS IN
ENEMY LINES WITH BIG GUNS
Today's War.
Summary

German made peace treaties forced
on Russia and Rumania will not be
recognized by the entente allied pow
ers, the supreme war council has de-
cidcd at session in London. The
German policy Of plunder is de-
nounced and the decla ration is voiced
that the allied powers Are fighting.
and mean to continue lighting to put
an end of this aggression.
The treaty with Russia is called
political crime in the statement is
sued by the council, and Germanys
attitude toward Russia at present is
declared to be tantamount to annexa-
tion. Germany is described as De-
stroyer Of national independence and
the implacable enemy of the rights o.
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 con-
ference was attended by pren,iers of
Great Britain. France and Italy. The
United States was represented by
General Bliss and Vice Admiral Sims.
Charging the allied powers with
hypocrisy and declaring he does not
wish to discuss their opinions con-
cerning the treaty with Russia. Chan
cellor Won Hertling has informed the
reichstag that Courland and Lithu-
ania are united to Germany political
ly, economically and militarily. In
his previous speech. in the reichstaE
the imperial chancellor had said that
Courland and I.ithuania would have
autonomy.
Holland has given conditional con-
sent to the demands made by the
United States and Great Britain with
respect to the use Of Dutch shipping.
In a statement to the second cham
Der, the Dutch foreign minister said
his government found itself compelled
to accept the Anglo-American offer,
Germany having declared that it
could not furnish the wheat required
for feeding the Dutch people. Hol-
land is now awaiting the Anglo
American reply to its conditional ac-
ceptance. All preparations for tax
ling over Dutch vessels in American
ports today have been completed by
I, the American government.
! Although raiding activity is not as
marked as during last week, the ar
tillery on both sides along the west
ern front is unusually active. Ger
man troops have heen checked in an
J attack against positions on the sec
/ tors nearest the North sea by4he Bel
gians. Elsewhere there haye been
fonlv., minor raids. .' "
On the British front the ARTILLERY
1 bonn bardmcnt has heen most intense
: around Ypres and in the region Of
Armentieres British airmen have ac-
counted for 26 more German ma
chimes and have, dropped bombs on
F! airdromes ammunition dumps and
billets. ON the French front the ar
j tillery has been most active northeast
of Nerdun and in the Nosges
! American artillery continues to
! lombard effectively German posi-
tions and towns on the Toul front.
East of Luneville the artillery firing
! has not heen so violent. There have
been patrol encounters on both sec
tors hut no serious fighting ensued.
Northwest of Toul the Germans have
virtually abandoned their first line
trenches in many places and are
strengthening their second line.
! In their raid on Coblenz. Rhenis',.
. Prussia. on March -. British aviators
dropped bombs which resulted in
fifty deaths and great damage to
!! property, according to a neutral trav-
eler who has arrived in Holland.
Residents of Mulheinl. north of Cob
ilenz. were convinced that the raiders
were Americans. the traveller said.