The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-07-08
M0MENT0US HAPPENINGS in THE
mAklNG0N THE WESTERN FRONT;
RUSSIAN RUMBLES BEING HEARD
Germans Expected to Break Lu Of Last Few Days by Hurting
Masses Against Allied Line, Strengthened
81, and Ready for Shock
MUSCOVITES THROWING
IN LOT WITH ENTENTE
MisruIe Of Bolsheviks Renounced
and Manhood of People
Asserting Self
(By the Associated Press

Momentous happenings are in
the making on the western front
The lu1l Of the past few days will
not continue long, and it is not
improbable the Germans will
break it bythurling their masses
against tho allied. line to crush it,
il possible.
Correspondents, at the front
while reporting that a new Ger
man blow is impending, obvious
" are unable to give grouds for
the belief. But the Germans have
had much time III which to pre-
pare for further great strokes
and it known they have from 81
to- 40 divisions in shape to throw
into the fray. Added to this is
the fact that: the Germans have
not been vcrytaetiye for more than
asweek: and their counter: attacks
have not, been carried out with the
usual strength and determination.
Allies Ga!n Strength.
Metnwhiie the allieH are busy
strengthening the positions taken from
tHs snemy ia, the past week Raids are
being carried out here and there but
notsin" great strength except In the
case .oi TIN sfsl lsWstral alians who have
moved forward 400 yards on IA front
81 mofs tharii . psifs ,ia tks famsk Re.
eto4. .s6Nth .ofs the sgot1nie. The AnAeft'
c6hS s0ctOrs kAyo been quiet since the
actfNitvsOf saturday when the French
made i slight; gain near Chateau
Thierry,' on Z sector adjoining that
held by the Americans. Berlin reports
this very local incident as attacks in
strong force which were repulsed.
ON the Italian front the. Italians are
consolidating and strengthening the
positions retaken near the mouth OF
the Piave. Vienna admits the loss of
the ground east and south east OF
CapO Sile, which was the nearest the
enemy had got to Venice. There has
been only slight activity in the noun.
tain zone.
News Due From Russia.
There are many indications that the
news from Russia In the next few days
viii be important and significant as
concerns the future OF that troubled
country.
In the north the residents of the
Murman region have thrown off the
authority OF the Bolshevik government
in Moscow and Joined the entente al
lies. There is q great amount of war
supplies in this region and American,
French and British troops are guard.
Ing It, while German and Finnish
forces have been reported advancing
in force northward from Finland. The
Murmau coast offers starting point
for allied operations in, Russia.
Another Archduke ferdinand.
Germany has not yet acted on the
murder of Count Won Mirmach, the
ambassador in Moscow. The Bol.
sheviki government has made apollo.
gies and has enforced strong meas.
ures in Moscow in an endeavor to find
the assassin. Opinion in France and
England is agreed that far-reaching
results may be expected from this act
Mich: is compared in Importance to
the murder Of Archduke Francis Ferd.
inand, the Austrian heir apparent.
Former Premier Kerensky believes
the; Germans will march on sM0stow
but thinks the murder is the first sign
Of awakened anti-German feeling in
Russia.