Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-20
Today's War
Summary

Germany has not yet replied TO the
Bolshevik offer to accept an enforced
peace. Her armies, having occupied
Dvinsk and Lutsk. continue the in
vasion Of Great Russia on a front of
more than four hundred miles from
the Gulf of Riga to Lutsk.
Mensced by the power of German
militarisnl, the Bols!levik govern
ment, u~nprepared for warfare and it's
armies partly demobilizcd, agreed to
accept the hard terms refused but "a
few days ago at est-L.itovsk. 1t is
uncertain whether the hack-down on
the part Of Great Russia will halt the
onward march of the Germans, who
may intend the capture of a great
portion of Russia, torn a. it is by in
ternal strife.
Bolshevik power depends greatly
upon making peace, the cry for which
has caused the overthrow of three
other Russian governments within a
year. In agreeing to a German peace.
the Bolsheviki protest against the in
vasion. Russian army units have
been ordered to propose to the inva.d-
ins German troops tina they refrain
from fighting. Should the Germans
decline. the Russians are to offer re-
sistance.
German and Austrian newspapers
are alarmed owe the renewal of the
German war against Russia, which APP
parently is not popular with the
| peoples of the two countries, especially
the Austrians. Vienna papers say
Austria has no cause to make war on
| Russia and the Socialist organ there
, calls on the government to announce
that hostilities with Russia are over.
They say nothing, however, against
the German terms to Russia, which
include the surrender of Poland,
Lutl,iania, Riga and Moon Island and
! the payment of a tribute Of $4,000,000
Although quite. prepared to ad-
Gellrans have mad no offensive
movement on the western front. Ac-
tivity on the British and French fronts
has been confined almost wholly to
artillery bomhardnlents. particularly
on the Arras-St. Quentin sector. in
Champagne and northeast of Verdun
! ON the American sector a German
patrol has been dispersed with casual
ties and the American artillery has
German trenches. Raiding and ar
tillevy operations are becoming more
active on the italian ron
Marked aerial activity continues or
the western front and entente avi'
at,rs have accounted for 80 more
German machines. British aviators
in three days have brought down o.
disabled 81 German airplanes. Brit
ish and French airmen have not let w
in their bombing attacks on in,portan
points in German Lorraine, both nigh
and day raids being carried out. Air
dromes, docks and other targets il
Belgium are being bombed by British
naval airmen. Berlin reports the de
struction of seven allied airplanes.
Attacks on the Lloyd George gov
eminent in England have been quietet
again by the premier in a personal ap
peal to the house of commons eithc'
to accept the policy agreed on a
Versailles or to put in another gov
eminent. No proposal for a vote o
q want Of confidence was made. tn
opposition apparently 10 wishing t
carry the matter that far. The gu
preme war council, h premier said
had accepted with slight modification
the plan proposed by the American
delegates, who were praised warnl.
by Mr.. Lloyd George. ,
Notwithstanding tho Bo1shevik
have announced their willingness t,
conclude an immediate peace on tn
central powers terms. German armie
are continuing to advance into Grea
Russia The German headquarter
statement today reports a further for
ward move Of the German force;