Bisbee daily review., 1918-02-22
EASTERN UNITED STATES
 FACES FOOD FAMINE SAYS
 HOOVER IN PUBLIC APPEAL
Situation Most Critical in Countrys History and Most Large Consuming Areas Reserve Food Stores Are the Point of Exhaustion; Entire Blame Placed by Adminstra- tor on Railroad Congestion.
War Summary

Like a great tidal wave. the Ger man invasio nof Russia rolls forward. From Leal. in EsthOnia. the Russian province on the south shore Of the Gulf of Finland. on the north to Ros- no. part of the famous triangle of tortresSes which stood as a Musco- vite bulwark in the early days of the war. on the south. the Germans still are advancing.
 The Teutons' forward movement has taken the form of a crescent. with it's Russia Minsk which was occupied Wednesday by German troops, ac- cording to an official report from Berlin, is at the extreme eastern curve of the wave.
 The formal message of surrender sent to the German high command in Russia, after Berlin had refused to accept equalization by wireless. hGS ict as yet been received. rnd it is probable that there will be no halt. ing of the German invasion until Rus sia's abject acceptance of peace terms is in the hands of the German general staff-possibly not then.
 From the official reports emanat ing from Berlin. it would appear that the Russians are not destitute of sup plies with which to continue the war Dispatches received Thursday were to the effect that the booty captured at Rovno is enormous. Among the items enumerated were 1858 guns. 1Si f.lrhfr1aaa Nann e~x and trains; airplanes and war materal Of an amount sad to be ''incalculable.' g
 The decisions of the Russian work. men and soldiers deputies to accept the German terms was not reached without a struggle. and the final vote cn the question showed a majority of only one vote in favor cf surren- der.
 Should the German armies continue to advance after the formal message of surrender is delivered, 1t is pro bable that the BclsheviSi leaders will order guerrilla warfare against thu invaders. It was announced Wednes- day at Petograd that the advance Oi the Teutonic armies bega na new war and that there would be stern re sistance offered before the Russian capital is given up.
 In the meantime the situation in Russia has stirred up considerable op position in Germany. especially among the independent socialists. whose leader. George LedebOur. speaking in the reichtag Thursday. said that tho treaty of peace with Ukraina was not asreptable tO his party. pr. Eduard David. another socialist leader. is re ported to have expressed the hopC that military operations in the east would cease.
 Il the meantime the entente allie: are not idle on the French front. Ths attack cade by the French in Lorraine Wednesday is reported to have swept the Germans out of their nrst line trenches over a wide frnt, but. ex cept for the statement tha. 525 pr soners were captured. there is nota ing definite as to the magnitude Oi the blow delivered by the French. The New Zealand troops nave beer active in trench raiding operations near Polygop. on the Flanders front
 Heavy artillery duels are going oT along the British and French fronts but, except for the French advance there has been no infantry engage ments of note
 The American front is apparentls