Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-18
GERMANS CHARGE
THEIR LINE WITH
DEADLY CURRENT
Sammies, However, We're
Too Keen and Escaped
all Awful Death.
LIE DOWN ON GROUND
UNTIL DANGER PASSES
No Indication Yet of Promised
Offensive Move by Cen
tral Powers.
SOLDIERS REFUSE TO FIGHT
Marked Disorders Prevalent in Pet.
rograd, With Indiscrilninatc
Shooting and I.ooting.
SOLDIERS REFUSE TO FIGHT
LBy Associated P.css.l


American troops in France now are
in battle on three scctors-on thsir
own line cast Of st. AIhlcl and with
tho French in Champagne. and on one
Of the most famous battle fronts IN
the world, where ruined villages AMI
the devastated country generally tell
the tale of hard-fought battles when
the Germans pushed forward their l:nn
and ultimately were driven bacl: bv
the French.
And everywhere the Americans arc
proving themselves lighters of tho
highest caiibcr. winning cncomiums
from high French officers for their
businesslikc methods of warfare AMI
especially their skill in the use of ar
tiilery. Already the men are veterans
Tor nothing the Germans have in stool,
remains to be shown them except :,
great mass attack. Thus far. every
thing that has been tried by .be jcr.
cmy against them has bee., discounted,
and In some instances doublyjdiscount.
cd.
stories from the front by tho A.;so.
clated Press tell OF the intrepidity, a;
'ne men III trench -raiding operations.
" 'heir coolness under fire and I'm
'e'u'''ihs hrc. the accuracy Of aim OF
Inc SunnerS and the intense v.tchf,,
~" "t observation points to see that
'he enemy obtains no unuu. ,dv.,,,
age III surprise attack.
The only criticism thrs far h,
regarding the Americans ;s tb.ir H.
sire To be up and at the cnc,v r.,
'neir brothers Of the North-tbe "a,
ma ahs-they arc hard to hold in rc-
"traiht. As one distinguished French
"i'iceE expressed it. they are too
ANXIOUS to Ge. at grips with the on.
emy." e"-
sAHMtES DAILY KNOCK
DOWN GERMAN 'rItESC,rtEa
Aside from their daily ,.s,-
knocking down the German tr.roh.
anG dusouts with their runs ~ -,
'Aferichcc of the Americans. and :,
thrilling one. was a nigh,
hurihS which the Germans. after ,b,
americans had passed their frs, ~,
"t wire entan6lcments, heavily ch.ryr,,
'"e wire behind the patrol with cio,
'"i.S. Coolly, tho Americans Law dow,
"h'ii INC danger was passed and a.
'uFAeu 10 their trenches, nobodv H.,
ing injured. oc
sun is no indication of Tho
near approach OF the expected hir of-
.t'"INc ny TIE Germans along the linz
france and Belgium. The opcr,-
.'o"s consist almost entirely OF nu,u,I
oo'hpaFd!nehts and minor attacks hv
'''uihs parties. The roar of tbc i;-
5 H"s IS greatest in the Champopnc
'es ION OH several sectors. particularlv
'e"F iahure where one unit of Tho
y N'htricans is lighting shoulder IN
shoulder with the French. Likewis.
an along the Italian front from LAX.
"arda 10 the middle of the Piave River
"rt!Iery engagements are in progress
AIR RAID OVER LONDON
PROVES a HUGE FAIII-pI.
saturday nights attempted air raid
=" LONDON proved failure. only one
herman airpiane OF the six that came
ACROSS the water reaching the capital
n'oush the heaNy -rage sent up bv
'nc BRUSH antiaircraft batteries. one
oi 'he enemy planes is reported TO have
"cch 'orceu down into the sea as a
cSu't OIL Il hsht IN the air with Brit
ish avintors.
'hc a"mist!ce between the Germans
an" thc russians has ended according
10 an oHhcial communication issued in
Berlin. In giving notice of the tcrnli-
LAWN VI INC agreement TO cease hos
tilitlss. this communication contains the
grave statement that Germany reserves
a Tree hand in every direction. Whether
the Germans anticipate an immediate
attack on the Russians has not devc.-
opcd. hut undoubtedly there is tense
fcciinS between the German military
officials and the Eolshcviki by reason
of the fact that Leon Trotzky. the
Eo!Shcvik Foreign Minister. has not
met the desires of Germany TO frame
q separate peace treaty with that
country.
Dispatches from Pctrograd indicate
that German soldiers have declined to
obey their commanders 10 move TO .he
French front ana even have given bat
tie 10 brothers IN arms who cnIcayorca
to force them TO do SO. In PctroSrad
at last accounts. marked disorders
were still prevailing. there being in
discriminate shooting and Iootng.
An Amsterdam dispatch says that
Houmana intends. under certain con