Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-14
SEIZURE MEANS
VAST STORES OF
GRAIN FOR FOOD
May Also Mean an Advance
Of Teuton Army Into
India.
ENEMY AIRSHIPS AGAIN
RAID ENGLISH COAST
American Sector in Lorraine Is
Most Active on Entire
French Front.
Hun AyIATORS ARE CAPTURED
Congress of Russian Sovicts. Post.
poncd Until Thursday, May Be
Historic Meeting.
HUN AvIAToRs ARE CAPTURED
Congress of Russian Sovicts. Post.
poncd Until Thursday, May BE
Historic Meeting.
LBy Associated rres,. !


While tho entente allies are "nih-
bling al the German lines from, the
North Sea to Switzerland. but are
making little or no serious attempts 10
break through or TO bring about :
eliminating struggle. the Teutoui..
powers have taken another step in the
/ exploitation OF the east
The advance guards OF the Germans
have entered Odessa. the greatest Rus
sian port on the Black Sea. and the
center Of great agricultural section.
the products Of which arc desired To
feed the hungry peoples OF the central
empires. The German advance through
Mo!Gavia and BcIsarabia has been yir.
tually unopposcd.
With Odessa safely in their hands.
the Teutons will have access to vast
stores OF wheat which can be trans.
ported overland or by sea to points
where il can bc readily shipped into
, Austria and Germany.
Eut the capture OF Odessa will mean
something more--an advance over the
route to Persia and !tfEhenistan, and
possibly India. which IS 10 be followed
now that the British have severed the
famous Berl;R-to- la sdad route to the
east.
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which was TO have convened N Mos.
COW on Tuesday, postponed its Meeting
until Thursday. This gathering may
be historic. as it will he asked to ratify
or reject the peace forced upon the
Eoishcvik peace delegates by the Ger
mans at Ercst I.itovsk
When the congress meets it is prob
able that tho message OF President
Wilson to the Russian people will be
read. 1t is expected to make n pro-
found impression upon the assembly.
GREAT ARTILLERY COMRtrS
IN THE AMERICAN SECTOR
The American sector in Lorraine
which is now definitely located east OF
T.uneville. il the most active on the
French front. Great artillery combats
are being carried OF; by the Americans.
who have demonstrated by raj idinS op-
erations that their artillery nrc has
forced the Germans virtually to aban-
don thci front lines Two hundred gas
projectors installed for the purpose
OF supporting attacks on the Americans
have been destroyed by shells.
The gallant conduct Of the American
soldiers in tho Held is reflected by thei
h-o;hers In arms the American sail
ish waters. The courageous action OF
n.ght American sailors who plunged
overheard from the destroyer Parker
=, rescue Survivors OF the hospital ship
G!crar. castle. has been the subjcc,
o. complimentary remarks in the
Er':ish House OF Commons. t
GERMAN AInMEN AGAIN
RAID ENGLISH COAST
German airships reappeared over the
northeast coast of England Wcdnes
Gay night. according to an official
statement.
In his report on the raid Field Mar
snail French says: "One OF TWO hos
tai. aiIships attacked the northeast
coast soon after ?:So O'Clock tonight
- the coast. There are no reports
REGARDING the casualty or damage as
yet"
The German zeppclia raid on Eng
lama Tuesday night was not success
'ul. 1t reached NO objects OF mill
tary importance and only one airship
succeeded in dropping bombs on a
town. F'n" bombs fell n Hull, but
the rest o. tho aerial raiders wan
dcrcl aiii'!ess!y about the country and
their bombs fell in open fields.
The Germans who raided Paris on
Monday nishi did not escape unscath-
ed. .\n Official report from paris states
tha: to,.r az the cnemy's machines were
brought down and fifteen trained air-
men We're { thcr kiiletko or made pri-
sonc-:.
PARIS RAID ON MUCH
GREATER SCALE THAN EVER
Tnc raid Was attempted on a scale
OF magnitude hitherto unapproached.
nine squadrcns partic!pa ting in the
attack Some OF the machines fol-
loved the rivers Disc AID Ouroq. willis
others came along tho Crcil-raris and
Sc!ssons-Faris railroads.
The percentage OF the units that
succeeded in reaching raris was small,
Tho aerial defense has improved great
ly since the time OF former raids. and
many of the German machines wcfo
forced back and obliged 10 drop their
cargocs OF bombs in vacant fields in
the suburbs.
The American Red Cross was again