The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-16

tlal German newspapers Tor the
starting Of the much advertised
German offensive, has passed, and
no aggression on the part Of the
enemy materialized. On the. com
trary both the British and the
French armies delivered atswidely
separated points on the WESTERN
front smashcs at the German linc.
These attacks, although they were
merely in the nature Of raids, were
successfully carried out, and re-
suited in the capture Of prisoners;
and the inhiction of casualties on
the enemy. s$'s:5s
The Canadians on the, famous
Lens section kept up their raid
ing operations, again entering the
German trenches and bringing
bringing back prisoners. Near
Courcy the French undertook a
similar maneuvcr which bore
fruit in the bagging Of a number
Of Germans. s.gt't.
Except on the American sector east
of St. Mihiel there has not been much
fighting activity on the western front.
American positions have been sub
jected to bombardment of gas shells
which lasted two hours, and the Amer.
can and enemy artillery and airmen
have been more active. 4tf,@73
the poisonous fumes from the Ger
man shells remained over the Ameri.
can trenches three hours, but there
were no casualties.
Large numbers of enemy afrmen
sought to cross the American, lines,
but could make no progress against
the aerial and artillery defenses.
6ombard Rear Lines. ,...,,s,
American gunners have bombarded
the German rear lines, and communi-
cations with good effect. With the
British and French armies, Friday,
the day the Germans advertised they
would attack in force passed more
quietly than previous days. On; the
northern end, the patrolling activity
was light, but the German artillery
was more active than usual in the AZ.
ras-Cambrai sector. French artillery
checked two enemy raids against the
Chaumea wood, northeast of Verdun,
and in the Woevre and the Vosges
mountains the opposing batteries
were busy. Fighting activity on the
Italian front remains light.
Withdraw from War.
Thof ~ NJ pnooSo lnNnf~okAA 1H~p
the Bolsheviki has withdrawn from
the war and from all war alliances
and has little fear Of German In.
vasion.. The all-Russion central exec.
utive committee Of workmen's and
soldiers council has approved the &C.
tion Of the Russian representatives. ut
'Brest-Litovsk. Members Of the com.
mittee said the masses Of Germany
and Austria would not permit . furth.
er offensive against Russia by their
government. No newspaper dispatch
es FROM Petrograd have been re-
ceived in London for week. and It is
believed there that the Bolshoviki
censorship has decided to suppress
the activities Of the correspondents
Emperor William has summoned
the heads OF the German navy to I'm
perial headquarters for q conference
an dit is announced that Herr Won
Payer, the vice chancellor, will make
announcements shortly in the reich.
stag on the governments future sub-
marine policy. The probable nature
of the announcement IL not disclosed
by the German newspapers.
In the Butte Du Mesnil region Of
Champagne, where the French aided
by American batteries, executed Z. bril-.
liant stroke earlier In the week, = liye.
" artillery duel was II progreas Sat
last accountss with the AnlssSe11Asin
all probabilitys pAstic I -