The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1918-03-14
Armies in Great
Battle
Germans Striking Against Finland
And Austrlans In The
South.

pupiiS ihlciobt thiout houI thV WOTlQ.
Scant advices from Petrograd are
coming through, but those that are
finding their way out OF the turmoil.
ridden capital at Petrograd indicate
that while the Germans have ceased
operations In Great Russia, following
the signing Of the pecae compact with
the Bolsheviki, they now are striking
against Finland, and that In the south
the Austro-Hungarians are making In.
drive out the Bolsheviki and thus Sc.
cure an untrammeled hold on the
country in which so much dependence
has been placed for the feeding OF the
Teutonic allies.
While ostensibly the German opera.
tions in Finland, which are being car.
ried out from bases In the Aland Il.
lands, have as their purpose driving
OF the Finnish revolutionists and Bo.
sheviki Red Guards from Southern Fin.
land, 1t is probable Germany's ambI.
tions in this region have in view the
securing of Southwestern Finland to
as far as Helsingfors.
This stretch of territory along the
northern shores of the Gulf of Finland,
taken in conjunction with the holdings
of the Germans on the southern shore
TO the region of Reval, would give the
invaders mastery over the western
approaches to the gulf, and paralyze
completely the movement of Russian
ships of war or commerce into the
Baltic.
The contents of the peace treaty
between the Germans and the Bolshe.
wiki have not yet been made public, but
there is no room for doubt that the
Teuton representative exacted from
the Russians a price in keeping with
their full desires. The treaty is to be
ratified next Thursday.
In Polalia the Austro-Hungarian
forces evidently are meeting with
slight resistance as they over-run Lit
tie Russia. A strong indication Of
this Is the Vienna statement that they
already have captured more than no
guns and 1000 machine guns.
In Eastern Siberia the Bolshevik
elements evidently are placing OBJ
staces in the way of a possible Jap
I'M nf hat
ready they have destroyed bridges
along the Trans-Siberian railway, be-
tween Lake Baikal and the Chinese
frontier, in addition to having mined
for eventual destruction, if necessary
other portions of the railway line.
Since Sunday the Germans have left
the Americans in comparative peace
on their sector near Toul. Probably
finding that their attempted forays
were too costly, they have failed to
lanhsh further attacks and even have
cut down materially their artillery fire
and gas she'll bombardments. Again
the American gunners have worked
havoc among the Germans by heavily
shelling large cantonment where
troops were assembled.
Near Warneton, southeast of Ypres
the Australians have carried out a big
raid against enemy positions, killing at
least so of the German defenders, de-
stroying dugouts and bringing back
prisoners. Around Lens the Germans
have begun a rather intensive BON
bardment against the British troops
besieging the great coal center.
The nearest approach to big bat
tie on the Western front has occurred
between the French and the Germans
in the Verdun sector Here the
French troops carried out a brilliant
attack against the Calonne trenches
and penetrated the German positions
as far as their fourth line. The point
of penetration was over a front OF
1900 meters and to depth of GOO
meters, and $50 prisoners were taken
in the operation. Attempted attacks
by the Germans north of the Chemin
des Danes, near the Malincourt
Wood, and in Lorraine went for
naught owing to the accuracy OF the
French flre.
In Palestine General Allenby's force
again have dealt the Turks hard
blow, driving forward their front along
II miles to maximum depth OF three
thousand yards. Little opposition was
encountered by the British command
er against the Ottomans, whose
morale seems to be deteriorating with
each fresh attack
The Americans manned and sent up
an observation balloon along the Toul
sector. There was comparative quiet
along the front, although several Ger
man airplanes were driven away.
Field Marshal Haig reported that the
British reached the second German
line at Warnitor and reported two
counter-attacks.
English troops raided the enemys
trenches east OF >Bullecourt and cap
tured few prisoners and two machine
guns.
Successful raids also were carried
out by the British north Of the Scrape
and in the neighborhood Of Lens.
Berlin claims that storming detach'
ments penetrated French trenches in
the neighborhood Of 0rnes (Northeas
of Verdun), and brought back %
prisoners.