Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-06
SURPRISE ATTACK
FAILS TO CATCH
SAMM|ES MAPPING
Hun Raid Repulsed, and
They Are Forced to Beat
Hasty Retreat.
TEUTON TRENCHES RAlDED
AND PRISONERS CAPTURED
Snowstorms Rage in Mountains
and Heavy Rains Fall
in Plains.
NOW DRIVING OUT BOLSHEvIkI
Hungarian Troops Clash With
Trotzky Followers i'm Lit
tic Russia.
TEUTON TRENCHES RAIDED
AND PRISONERS CAPTURED
NOW DRIVING OUT BOLsHEvIlu
Austro-Hungarian Troops Clash With
Trotzky Followers i'm Lit
tie Russia.
iBy Associated rrcss. |

lBy Associated Press
Again the Germans in Lorraine have
attacked the American troops ana
again they have met with defeat.
notwithstanding the heavy snow and
the previous rcpulses they had met
with in their effort to penetrate the
American positions tho enemy Monday
night in the Toul sector cssaycd a sur
prise attack in considerable force The
American gunncrS and rifcmcn were
quickly after them, however. and they
We're forced to beat a hasty retreat to
their trenches.
Inter the Americans themselves i'll
the same region took the initiative
into their own hands and sallyine
forth rs Il raiding unit penetrated
German positions and brought back
number Of prisoners.
FAD weather generally prevails
along the entire western front. but
nevertheless the Australians have again
raided enemy positions near warneton,
which lies TO the southeast Of Ypycs
and tai>an more prisoners and several
machine guns. THIS was the second
venture of the kind on the part of
the Australians in as many days. in
which the enemy losses have bc.n
fairly high.
BRITISH REPULSE ATTACK
ON LINES WEST Of LENS
The Germans, after having heavily
bombarded the British lines west OF
Lens, launched an attack, but the
British easily renulsed it, innictinE
heavy casualties on the Tcutons and
taking number OF prisoners.
rs in France and Belgium the
weather conditions on the Austro-
Italian front also are extremely bad.
with snowstorms in the mountains
ana heavy rains in the plains During
the breaks in the storm however,
patrol parties have been active in The
mountain region and artillery ducis
OF considerable violence also have
taken place on various sectors
In Little Russia the Aus,ro- -tIunr,r.
ian forces are still roipr for,,.as.,
against tho Bolshcvik ,roons. dr;vi,r
them hithcr and thi,hc-. with IN, ~
pose Of restoring order" and security
in the Ukraine In the north ,Itbo,c,
German official communication prov
onsly announced that hostilitics asainy,
the russians had ceased, an unonicial
dispatch from retrograd dated Mon
DAY announces that Narva 100 miles
southwest OF the capital has been
taken by the Germans, who are rc
ported to be continuing their advance
toward Petrograd. In addition. n Cor
man airplane is said TO have bomb,,
PetroSrad Monday afternoon. and Zen
pelins were seen short distance OUT
SIDE the city flying toward the capital
but were driven OF by antiaircraft bat.
tcrics
HoISHENII<l DESTROY STORES
AND PREPARE TO LEAVE:
still further adviccs from Pctrocrad
Indicate that the Bolshcvik councils
purposc TO use the time Intervening
between the signing OF The peace
treaty with Germany and the date Sc,
for its ratification. March II. to eyac-
uatc the capital, destroying ali stores
of provisions and war materials which
cannot be removed and possibly 20
organize a Rcd Guard army 10 defend
the country against the invaders
Sir Erie Gcddes. the First Lord OK
the British Admiralty, in an address
tc the House OF Commons, spoke OPP
timistically of the successes that are
being achieved by the entente allied
warships which. he said. were destroy
ing underwater boats in increasing
numbers.
BERLIN ANNOUNCES ROtMtNI>
HAS ACCEPTED CONDITIONS
Berlin announces officially that Rou-
mania has accepted the German armis-
ticc. The peace negotiations were in
terruptcd last week by the ending Of
the previous armistice. and it was nee
cssary to agree 10 new one before
tho pourparlers could continue.
once more the American troops
holding the sector east OF st. Mhicl.
in French Lorraine, have proved thcrn-
selves more than match for the Ger
mans.
Another OF the numerous sudden
strokes the Germans on this front
have been launching recently upon
the American positions was driven in
last night apparently with consicr-
able force as the attack was QUO IN
warrant notice in to-day'S French oiN-
cial statement II was met nrmIy ny
The Americans, however. as was last
weeks German thrust in the Same
region, and the cuemy was driven q
back.
Besides repu,sins this enemy aitack
tho Americans on the Lorraine front