Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-02-21
II Tod!!j.ay's d War. v
!: Summary

From the Gulf Of finland to the
southern border Of YolhX4ia, the Ger
man advance into Russtds progress
ing. The main objectivs9s said 70
be Reval on the coast Ifk Estnonaa; pe1aa
grad, and the important ssscehters of
"'asK Hapsal ana and Werder. iA' Esthonia.
southeast of Reval,, have been occu-
pied. The invaders also dire nearing
Pskoff, Mohilev and MinSk The inn
'portant railway Junction Of fMolodech-
no. fifty miles northwest OF Minsk, Is
reported to have been captured oy the
Monday was q complete surprise to
the civilian and military population.
The Germans met with hardly any
resistance and took artillery and much
ammunition.
The German advance probably will
continue until an authenticated copy
Of the message Of surrender is receiv-
ed from the Bolshevik government In
Petrograd. This is now on It's way:
Foreign Minister Won kuehlmann told
the German reichstag that he believ-
ed the new war would bring peace In
the east. The treaty with the Ukraine
was made for the purpose Of forcing
the Bolsheviki to accept the German
terms. In announcing that the Ger
man invasion Of Esthonia was in an
swer to appeals for help, DR.. Won
Seydler, the Austrian premier, declar-
cd that Austria-Hungary will not aid
Germany in her renewal of the wal
on Russia. ,
.;In brilliant attack in Lorraine
French troops have gone through the
German first line on lengthy front
and captured more than 400 prison
ers. This attack, the first Of large pro-
portions on the western front III 1918
was carried out north of Bures and
east Of Moncel, virtually on the Fran.
co-German border south of Chateau
Saliens. - ).
Complete details of the successful,
effort are lacking. There have beer
many raiding enterprises by both sides
in this section of Lorraine recently
| and this front has been looked upor
by French military leaders as one
where the Germans might make thei,
heralded drive. 1t lies northeast o1
Luneville and east-northeast Of Nan
cy.
A German attack at Four De Paris
in the Argonne, has been repulset
with losses by the French. On tn,
British front in France there has beer
no increase in the raiding and artil
lery activity.
| American troops in their sector
northwest or Toul have checked an
other German raid, the enemy beint
driven back by artillery fire. German
airmen are reported to control the ali
over the American sector and Wed
nesday enemy aviators few over tn,
entire position repeatedly. Although
apparently outnumbered the Ameri
I, can airmen are active and one ha
attacked an enemy trench with ma
chine gun fire.
| Entente airmen continue to BE bus,
IN air fighting and bombing expedj
tons. French and British fiiers hav,
brought down twenty German ma
chimes. and British airmen have car
ried out raids into Germany. on tn
Italian front Italian and British air
men have bombed enemy airdrome
and other targets. -
German mines or submarines in tn
past week destroyed fifteen British
merchantmen including twelve ]. o
more than 1000 tons This Is ., de
crease of one. in the larger, tonnag
and three in the smali1F tonnage fron
4 the previous week. The French steam
er La Dives Of 1,777 tons was subma
rined in the Mediterranean on Febru
|ary with the loss of ITO lives