Arizona republican., 1918-03-07
WAR REVIEW
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 Late reports from Russia indicate that the Bolsheviki government probably will not keep it's engage ment with the Germans to ratify next Tuesday the peace compact agreed lpon at Bfest- -Litovsll. The evacuation of Petrograd by the Bol- sheviki government and the populace already has begun, and Trotzky, the foreign minister. has announced that the leaders of the revolution are pre- pared to fall back even to the Ural mountains, which separate Great Russia from Siberia and proclaim a holy war in order to circumvent the plans of the Germans to make the revolution unsuccessful.
 Germans Still Operating
 It seems evident that the Germans have not yet ceased their operations against the Russians, for Krylenko, the Bolsheyiki commander in chief, has sent a protest to the German commander, asking whether all steps had been taken by him for cessa- tion of hostilities. A like message was dispatched to the Austro- Hun- garian commander. The reason for 1 the latter communication, however, is i not apparent for the forces of the i dual monarchy are known to be bent on clearing Little Russia of Bolsheviki in order to carry out the compact to aid the Ukrainians in establishing and administering their new formed republic. Whether Jap anese troops are to invade Siberia and put down the disorder there, and also make secure the great stores or all kinds that are in the harbor of | Vladivostok, apparently has not yet been determined.
 Rumana Whiting Fast
 Rumania evidently is on the point of effecting separate peace with the Teutonic allies by meeting the hard demands which are to be eX- acted in return for a cessation of the inroads into the little kingdom which now is absolutely isolated from it's allies. The preliminary peace treaty has been signed and the armistice extended so that dis cussion of formal treaty may be- gin immediately. Among the chief demands of the enemy is the ces- sion of the Dobrudja, rectification ol the Hungarian Rumanian border economic advantages for the centra powers and aid in the transport oi troops of the quadruple alliance through Moldavia and Bessarabia |, Odessa.
 Americans Extend Lines
 American troops now have taker up another position on the front 1T France, and with their usual busl- ness-like methods, already have : frustrated an attempt by the Ger } mans to raid their trenches. The new position is somewhere in LOT raine. Altogether more than eigh miles of trenches now are being helt t by Americans on the western front :. From Flanders to the Swiss border artillery duels of more or less vio- ? lence are taking place on variou. 3 sectors and here and there raidine 3 parties of both sides are frequent. 3 in operation. The British have car ried out successful forays agains ] the Germans east of Bullecourt ant near Lens, in which latter sector thu Germans for the past few days hav' been shelling them.
 Germans Send Achievements
 Although the snow has ceased there has been but little activity oI |, the chief American sector northwes of Toul. The men of both sides hay, kept to their trenches and there hav' J been only spasmodic exchanges 0
 shells.
 German endorsements continue t
 be sent up behind the lines in Bel
 gium and France, according to Gen eral Maurice, director of militar. operations at the British war office At present, he says. although tn enemy has Is more divisions thal
 the allies along this front, the allie
 troops are numerically stronger an
 also hold the upper hand in rifles
 guns and aircraft, but that this su
 periority is diminishing. The majo preparations of the enemy for bi D | offensive now are more or less com
 pIete and the, allies must watch fo & the local preparations which signal r izs the approach of an attack, Gen
 eral Maurice said.