The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-02-01

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days of fighting the bolsheviki FORCES
had seized lrkutsk. eastern siberia;
disarming the Cossacks and military
cadets. They also have occupied oren.
burg.
Among the interesting reports that
came out OF Russia was one to the
effect that the former car and his
family had made their escape from
Tobolsk. Another story said the for
mer czarIna has become hopelessly in
sane.
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The abandonment OF the Roumanian
front by the Russian troops led 20 a
nasty little row. Roumaninns arrested
and disarmed several Russian regi-
ments, and the Russian government at
once put under arrest the Roumanian
diplomats In Petrograd and threatened
war on Roumania II the Russian sol.
diers Wee not at once freed. A strong
joint protest by representatives Of all
the allied and neutral powers brought
/ about the release Of the RCumaniAn
/ diplomats.
Then came an astonishing order
! from the bolshevlh government for
! the arrest Of King Ferdinand Of Rou-
/ mania and his incarceration In the
fortress OF St Peter and st. Paul This
was attributed TO the action OF the
ROumanians In arresting some Aus
trian officers who had attempted 10
pass through the Roumanian lines to
fraternlze with the Russians
The British labor party came TO the
front on Tuesday with a message to
the Russian people announcing that
the British people accepted the phn-
ciple of characterization OF peoples
and no annexations for the British EN-
pire. especially In the middle East, AZ
RIGA and India. The manifesto CON
cluded with an appeal 10 the peoples
Of central Europe TO help end the war
by the defeat OF militarism on both
sides and not 10 drive the British PEG
pie, as they are driving the Russians,
. iHlb Ailt TEL Ilblf NitttAN btA" Nth'
tlnulng the conflict and abandoning the
only principles that can save the world,
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There IL not much TO be written OF
the weeks fighting The German pa.
pcrs were tnllling openly Of the com
ing great offensive on the west front
and asserted that Il million more troops
had been sent into France, but Won
HindenburE still delayed the blow The
activity Of the ayiators was notable,
and the allied flying men made several
successful bombing raids oil German
cities, Karlsruhe especially being hard
hit
In italy the main event Of the week
WIS a surprise attack by the Italians
supported by the French, 10y which Ger.
tain important dominating positions on
Monte Asolone we're wrrsied from the
Austrians and their observation posts
destroyed.
on Wednesday the Austriuns made
a desperate attempt TO rccnpiure the
lost positions. For four hours they at
tackled ierccly and were stuhbornly
fought Of, finally retiring. leaving tn.
field covered with their dead.
The German submarines have not
been very active Of late. the weekly r..
port Of the British admiralty showing
only six large British vessels and four
smaller ones sunk One Of the sub,
mersiblcs, however. emerged on Var.
mouth and shelI"d that pretty English
city violently. Three persons were
. killed.
Further evidence that the submarine
service rs most dis'ast"ful to the Ger.
man sailors Is contained In the report
from Geneva Of another mutuy among
the submarine crews nj Elel the Ger,
man naval base Thilty-cIrht officers
are said 20 have been Killed. The mum.
ber ~ Uboa's 'efurulug 10 German
ports is decreasing every month. az.
cordins 20 the Geneva correspondent.
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France is !n The ihr5es Of new Gail,
lauI scandal the former premier being
now under arrest on a charge Of trea.
son. The affair was brought 20 q crisis
by information supplied by Secretary
Lansing for Il appears that CalllauT
engaged IN intriEues with Count Won
LuHburg In Argentina In 1918 and was
In communication with the foreign Of
fee nj Berlin with the object 81 con
Guiding peace. HIS plotting I'm Italy
also has been exposed and documents
seized there show he planned 20 make
himself dictator Of France and 70 with