Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-11


France ana Italy to.swell the masses
uf men hurlcd-ugaluat the allies IN
thc western thcatcr OF operations
As long ag Russia remained I'm the
Nght she held great numbers OF Teu-
.,nIr troops In the east and h't
withdrawal from the war exercised
a fundamental Influence on the
course uf its development
situation Year Ago.
Tho year opened with the fortunes
of war apparently favoring the en-
sntc Tho British had forced bh'N
tho Gcrmnns g. the famous nm
dcnhurF line The Frcnch had es-
Ah,shci themselves cirmly nlong
us Chrmin dss Danes, north or
tho AIsnc The echoes ~ Nerdun
wcra suu ringing the kncll OF Ger
mauys hope. lu that sector OF NC
Hu'l." area The Italians were hulu
Inr their lines along the lspnzo. The
rcIuyonatcd llugsien regiment OF
July /" had carried tho war Tar
into the Austrian dcfenscs In Buko-
wilma and Gniicia.
Through August and g3ptember,
1917. there came rumors that Rus
n. N IT'S NNfIkNN|f'Nl ~ NhA' F'afH
uuIcf settled down along the lines
from the gates of the 'arpaLhihns,
to the Baltic Stories were heard
or determination OF German ana her
4ilos
IaII Offcuslvcr tn Italy.
Thu German and Austrian hlEh
Commands had no nlusions as TO
further Russian bclligerency. lhrL y
..t.,.t, the allies reports that inc
rsnfraf empires were taking 'h'
nick of their force from the lt"s-
aian front and concentrating thtm
for a drive against some part OF 'h'
line In rho western thenter lheh
cgmc intlmatlons that the bio" "As
aimed against Italy
Tho storm broke AZ CRporetto on
October 26 and almost iWmedlaiey
"a, whole italian line was thrown IN
ia disorder. Pouring through the
nIssrg where In some instances ais
lrfoeicH Italian troops held posi-
tious the Germans and Austrlaha
mad, progreFs which from the frst
yypg ,'lrmlnC Hy wise genera lHhlp
the Italian line was Withdrawn from
tho fponzo II paused at the Tag
u1mcnto and then retired turshef
until 10 rcsicd on the Iiavc, almost
within sirht ~ the domes of Venice
Here the Italian army reformed It's
columns consolidated It's positions
ny Withdrawing from the Rhaetian
mountains 20 the hs'ago plateau AVID
,sqIs,ed by the French reinforce
ments brought to that battle front
stood az bay
Russian Collapse.
Events IN the meanwhile had been
moving swiftly In Russia. ON No
vcmbcr /. while the offensive
against italy was under way. Alex
auier f. Kerensky, then the Rus
sian nrcwlcr announced that Rus
s'a was worn out by the war and
that the allies must shoulder the
burden thenceforward
Seven DAYS later Kerensky was
depogcd by the Bolsheviki The ian
and flight of Kercnsky was the sig
nal for Germany and Austria to en-
ter Into peace negotiations with
itursn. on November 80 tho HoI-
shevih announced that Russia was
1put 81 the war and proposed that
hll tho allies Join In negotiations for
an ormig'ice
Russian and German representa- b.
ives met at Brest Lltovak on De
cember -. and terms of peare were
'hcnanEod. No progress was made
WIN ihe negotiations. and the con.
L."reng" w's broken up on January
II. In the meantime. new re-.
pubic had sprung from the side OF
Huah, II was Ukraine terri
tory extending along the Rumania,
and Gallcian frontier from The
Black sea northward TO CboIr, In
ancient Poland. with this republic
me central empires made peace late
In January. ' 'A'e
The failure NJ tho Roisheylk an
thoriues 10 reach any aFreenSn,
win mo Germans resulted in the
renewal OF hostllities on Fehru,rv
! and the German armies moSeS 800
forward once more. '''u
This brought about renevs, =,
ne peace negotiations. and Al 1ros,
LitovHk the Bolshovik were .t,,a,'
tn understand that Germany wouis
recognize the kingdom OF po,oou,u