The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-20
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUMMARY OF WAR

Notwithstanding the BoIshsviEi
have announced their willingness to
conclude an immediate peace on the
central powers terms the German
armies are continuing to advance in
70 Great Russia. The German head
quarters statement today reports a
further forward move Of the German
forces which recently crossed the
DVina on the northern front and oe-
euPied Dvinsk. They pushed on east
and northeast of that city yesterday,
II 10 announced.
Germany undertook this campaign
to safeguard peace and order in the
occupied regions on her eastern from
tier, Or. Won kuehImann, the German
foreign minister, told the reiohstag
main committee yesterday. She had
lost faith in the pacific intentions of
Russia, he declared.
Nevertheless Or. Won KuehImann an
nouneed, Germany even now was
ready TO make a peace with the Rus
slams on q basis which would protect
German interests. II seems probable
that his address was made before the
BoIshevik protest and offer of sub
mission was received in Berlin, but
the continued advance of the German
armies reported today makes 1t ap-
pear that the German military au-
thorities, at least, are in no haste TO
check the forward movement.
The BolsheVik government, in this
connection, reports that General
Hoffman,, German military represen-
tatiVs at the Brest- -Litovsk peace
conference has asked that written
confirmation Of the Russian wireless !
peace offer be sent to Dvinsk. The |
Russians have forwa rdsd such con- |
irmation to Dvinsk by messenger, !
they announce.
Premier Won ssydler announces a
separate agreement between Austria
Hungary and the Ukraine under
which a mixed commission will be |
named to decide the disposition of
Cholm on race principles. At the
same time the premier points to the
gains which will come from
he peace. The Austro- Hungarian
1lea for food will be met from the
Jkrains's stores, he intimates, dsolar-
ng that the ukrainian surplus, which
,as been placed at the disposal Of the
central powers, will be more than the
after can possibly carry away by the
means of transportation available.
News agency adVices report indi-
ations of continued industrial unrest
n Germany, manifested by the deter
of the German independent
5oeiatiSts 20 arrange for a demon
tratiVe strike in the German muni-
ion factories beginning on March I.
Germany has not yet replied to
he BolSheVik effer to accept an en-
0roed peace. Her armies, having
occupied Dvinsk and Lutsk, continue
he invasion of Great Russia on
ront more than four hundred miles
rom the Gulf of Riga to LutslS.
henaesd by the power of German
the Boishevik govern
nsnt, unprepared for warfare and it's
rmies partly demobilizsd, agreed to
oespt the hard terms refused but a
sw days ago at Brsst-LitoVsk. IL
J uncertain whether the back down ,
n the part of Great Russia will halt ,
he onward march of the Germans,
rho may intend the capture of
reat portion Of Russia, torn a. IL is
y internal strife.
BoIBheyi< power depends greatly
pom making peace, the cry for which
as caused the overthrow Of three
ther Russian governments within a
ear. IN agreeing to q German peace,
hs Bolsheviki protest against the in :
aston. Russian army units have
] 1
aiding German troops that they re
rain from fighting. Should the Ger
rams decline, the Russians are to
fer resistance.
German and Austrian newspapers
re alarmed over the renewal Of the !
erman war against Russia, which |
pParently 10 not popular with the :
copies Of the two countries, es- '
sciaIly the AuBtFians. Vienna pa I
srB cay Austria has no cause 10 :
Iaks war on Russia and the Socialist
-aan there calIS on the government
, announce that hoBtilities with
ussia are over. They say nothing,
oWsvsr, against the German terms l
,ndsr of Poland, Lithuania, Riga ]
nd Moon Island and the payment of q
tribute Of $4,000. .00O. 900.
Although quite prepared TO advance .
1ainst dsfenseless Russia, the Ger =
ans have made no offensive move a
ent on the western front. Activity j
\ the British and French fronts has n
zen confined almost wholly to artil- s
~ bombardments, particularly on C
10 Arras-St. oueptin sector, in r
hampagns and northeast Of Verdun.
n the American sector q German
ltrol has been dispersed with a
lHQHINiG8 GF0 hn@ american AFklilGFN n
70 been scattering shrapnel over the I
srman trenches. Raidinp and artil- a
~ operations are becoming more v
stivs on the Italian front. d
Marked aerial activity continues on 9
10 western front and entente aVia- q
rs have accounted for 80 more Ger Z
an machines. British avistora in a
lres days have brought down or dis q
sIsd 81 German airplanes. British a
I'd French aiFmen have not let up in a
sir bombing attacks on important n
,ints in German Lorraine, both 4
ght and day raids being carried 4
t.. Airdromesv docks and other d
ruats in Belgium are being bombed n
British naval aiFman. Berlin re-
'rts the destruction OF seven allied 4
rplanes. Al
Attacks on the Lloyd George gov r
nment in England have been quiet A
again by the premier in q per- r
nal appeal to the house Of commons .,
ther to accept the policy agreed on I,
Versailles or TO put in another
No proposal for q vote r.
q want of confidence was made, =
Q opposition apparently, not wish -
q 60 carry the matter that far. The a
Yprsms war council, the premier =
id, had accepted with slight modi- !
cations the plan proposed BY the y
meFican delegates, who were prais- =
warmly BY Mr.. Lloyd George.