The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-03-02
ASSOCIATED PRESS
SUMMARY OF WAR

Kiev. the Ukrainian capital, has
been occupied by Teutonio troops
The German war office today an
nouneed the Liberation" of kisV,
towards which German forces have
been advancing, ostensibly at the re-
quest Of the Ukrainian rads with
which the central powers concluded .
separate peace for the Ukraine last
month.
kiev has been in BoIshsvik posses
sion for some time, the BolsheViki
having ousted the Ukrainians on Feb.
8 after a pitched battle in which the
total casualties were reported to have
been 1000 killed and 1000 wound
ed.
The Teutonio advance into the
Ukraine, under the German COM
mander, General Won Linsingen, has
been one Of considerable rapidity,
the new Invasion, having begun on
Feb. 10, the distance Of approximate
German front having thus been
covered in but little more than ten
days. There is small evidence Of
resistance to the German progress,
however, although the BolsheViki
threatened q determined fight for the
retention of kiev.
In northern Russia, following the
apparent breaking off of the peace
negotiations between the German
government and the Bolshevih the
unofficial Petrograd dispatches today
indicate q rapid pushing out Of the
German columns in the direction Of
Boloaeiey on the Pstrograd- NJ Moseow
railroad. The apparent intention Of
this move is to sever the line, cut off
supplies and reduce Petrosrad by
starvation.
Peace negotiations between ths
German and BoIshsVik governments |
apparently have been broken off
again. Resumption of the German
forward movement and the fact that
the Russian peace emissaries have |
asked that q train under military |
PskoV indicate that Teutonio ag- |
aressiVeness has not yet been satiat-
ed.
The BoIshsviIci are making strsnu-
Que preparations TO meet the German |
advance and Premier Lenine ls send
ing forth proelamationa urging all /
Russians to save the revolution
Moscow and the Interior of Russia
have declared against q separate
peace and the local councils In the
interior are making ready to resist
the invaders.
Bslatsd dispatches from Pstrosrzd
cay the Bolsheviki are destroying
strategic railways, bridges and roads
and are sending large forces to the
fighting front. The Germans are said
10 be within 30 miles Of PetFoarad on
the southwest and are approaching
orsha, on the same meridian Of ionai-
tuds as Petroarad and 800 miles west
OF Moscow. Nitebek, 70 miles north
Of Oraha, also 10 threatened.
In the Ukraine the advance Of the
Germans and Austrians. who now
have Joined their ally IN driving the
from the new republic,
goes on rapidly. klev, the capital,
which has been in Bolshoviki con-
troll, is in danger. Vienna reports
the surrender Of 10000 Russians and
the capture Of much war material
and railway rolling stock.
American soldiers on the firing line
IN France have met the famous Ger
man "shoek troops" for the first time
and have outfouqht them. In two
The Chan1in- des- Damea-the Germans
failed I'm attempts 70 penetrate the
positions held by the Americans.
The fipht northwest Of Toul result
ID in q desperate hand-to-hand
struggle. The Germans reached the
American line only 70 be driven back
with heavy losses. The dead were
'ound len the American trenches and
many enemy bodies were scattered
,ver No Mans Land. An American
,aptain, q West Point graduate Of
9i7, was killed IN a gallant exploit
Whsn the Germans reached the Am
,rican position he led q party out IN
ront OF the wire entanpIements and
lttaoked the enemy from the rear as
hey rekreated. On the other sector
he Germans were driven back, but !
lot until after they had captured ten !
American prisoners. In both attacks !
he enemy left prisoners in American
lands.
The French, in Champagne, have
eon hotly engaged with the Germans
After being repulsed IN attacks Z
outhwsst Of the Butte du Mesnil the :
neny attack again and obtained a {
ootinq in part Of the position from
fhich he was driven by the French 4
lors than two weeks ago and which !
Q had been trying TO regain since I
he artillery battle on the Cham" 1
agne front has been Of great
Intensity. lie
No decision has yet been reached
. 70 Japanese intervention in
iberia. Negotiations between the
llied governments are proceeding.
TO a London report Japan
as been requested 70 do ell that is e
scsssary 10 guard allied interests in
he far east. This has not been