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VOL. XXIV. NO. 55. ,
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AN ABJECT
SUMEMBER
BY
erman Invasion Halted by
the Bolsheviki Agreeing to
Conqueror's Terms
.
THE TURK PROFITS
BY PEACE TERMS
. T T JD'1
Russia Loses L-arge ana rvicn
Territory Increasing Ac
tivities Reported Along
Western Front
Russia's delegates at BrestLitovsk
we halted the German invasion of
Great Russia by agreeing to the peace
terms offered February 21. Peace
shevik government, because every day
fit delay meant more demands by the
tomans. Added provisions require
he Russians not only to retire from
Turkey's Asiatic provinces, but' also
lom territory in the regions of Kara,
fctoum and Karabagh taken from the
fTnrks during past wars.
Berlin also announces the signing
ifpeace terms and the cessation of
onerations. When the German for-
kird movement halted, the invaders
roe at Narva, 100 miles west of Pet
icgrad and approaching Luga, 88 miles
southwest. The greater part of the
Ukraine also has been cleared of the
Bolsheviki. Much war material and
sore than 63,000 prisoners have been
kptnrefl by the Germans in the Rus-
En campaign.
Germany apparently is determined
b give the Bolsheviki but & narrow
trip along the Gulf of Finland andVat
ie request of the Finnish -government
3 to undertake the expulsion of the
mjash revolutionists and Bolsheviki
from ISit
from pCVtBmsmsmrr:
lied Guard
frith Esthonia under German Control
hi mUM freed from Bolshevik
stay, the Bolsheviki will have le3S
Ian 200 miles of coast line along the
finnish Gulf. German troops already
iave landed on the Aland islands at
4e entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia,
m will make the islands the base of
iieir operation In suport of the Fin
ish government. Germany has as
sired Sweden, that she has no terri
torial interest in the Aland islands.
On the Western front, the Germans
pe becoming active. Their raiding
operations have increased in scone
M are approaching the size of nlan-
W attacks. The attacks on the Am-
Jean sector, against the French in
mpagne and elsewhere and against
lie British lines were in eraater
pngth last week than has been usu-
a Heretofore. The enemy artillery lire
is increasing on all the fronts.
jept in Flanders the weather has
most favorable to military oper-
'tlons and the heralds Mow nr hlnwe
be made soon.
American nffi fore en4 nirfwAlna
F'Mgnished thcmin .
tf!e y. German attack northwest
w last week have been decorated
n kAnu
government, war cross
ing given thp mon It. fha rtMo.
iHra "
Ul premier Clemenceau. While
American-sector Sunday,
Prenrh Pmu- . . A,
inn i- weui inio mo
"uai line trenrhoc inm v.
ys. talked with officers and men
turned to Paris satisfied that
Americans vera aMa u-u -u
against the common enemy.
-uaon, JIarcn 4A Rusgian offI.
sier j . signea by Fre-
v! . enine and Foreira Minister
lirTIr. 1
'"HI
taa,, ' er SIsnmg peace with
id feeamg towara Fetro
IW&Sf. of the agreement
Ratifi7T- u aieiy PUDiisnea.
'Brsdav 7 neaiy, nxea ior
ie Ail ur.iJtinas on the decision of
,lan Conress of Councils
C?,menfc?' Peasants and Cossacks
f, . whch wiTTasaemhlA at Mns.
OmU 1 r. -
BIG FLEET OF
cOAL SHIPS ORDERED
Mobile. 11, r .
of o " -uarcn 4. A commit'
v..01 spec al iv
"ted 3r t cuuiue lur LUC
aWtes Shionine- Tlnai-H Vina
S WaS' r:C0r,din to 'advices.
2t of
at once for tho AstahHsh-
towhftof k Ui AW steel Darges
oalLalSO?n as Possible, to car
hbama hunker purposes from the
Jrleano Ui!!!es to Mobile and New
SHOP LAW
UPHELD BY COURT
akino- , A1"uuis aram snop
1i ao .6. haoon property owners as
uV o,",uon Proprietors liahl for
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eor f;,!;a.using Ioss of Buprt to
S.. Ini'. Was todav linholil hv
Court
Wi
RUSSIA
AMERICAN TROOPS
LIVING IN CAVES
THE LINES
In Deep Underground Rooms
They Rest From Trench
, Service
MAlNY COURAGEOUS
FEATS PERFORMED
Yankees Give Boches Little
Encouragemenfor Hope
-Sammies Have? Over-
...
run No Mans Land
With the American Army in France,
Sunday, -March 3. Some of the Amer
ican troops in the Chemin Des Dames
sector are-having an experience of
cave life behind the front trenches,
their billets bring deep underground
quarries and natural recesses beneath
the surface; T6e correspondent on a
visit to this sector found them .thus
quartered, occupying positions held by
the Germans less than a, year ago.
Most of the, Americans, however, are
livinVin the trenches and accompany
ing dugouts.,'-' -
TheKuttdergrpiind billets are various
ly named. One o them is alled the
sand men. The correspondent ; found
The living quarters ok the Amerf-
cans in this cave are 72 feet under
ground. Fresh air is supplied by large
air pumps. The cave Is in part elec
trically lighted. Elsewhere acetylene
lamps and oil lanterns are employed.
The men usually remain in this cav
ern from four to six days each, a com
pany being assigned a certain portion
of the excavation.
A small railway for carrying sup
plies runs through the cave. A sign
over one entrance reads: "East Bos
ton Tunnel," and one of the men
standing near remarked: "That re
minds me of home."
At another point the correspondent
saw some men who had just complet
ed their round of trench duty. The
general in command said they had
begged to be allowed to stay in the
line a few more days. "Why, they
took us out before we even had a de
cent scrap," said a machine gunner.
As soon as the Germans learned the
Americans were in the trenches op
posite them they put a sign reading:
"Welcome Yankees", but the infantry
men riddled it with bullets. All the
soldiers with whom the visitor talked
expressed pleasure at being in the
trenches rather than in a training
camp.
The general took the party of corre
spondents to his headquarters and
pointed out the location of his troops
on a large map.
"How much No Man's Land is there
between the trenches at this point?"
asked one of the visitors, pointing to
the map. "There is no No Man's Land
there. It is all America's land," repli
ed the general. A French captain lat
er substantiated the general's state
ment by saying the Americans had as
sumed control of No Man's Land soon
after entering the trenches in that
sector.
German prisoners captured in patrol
fiehting there stated that the handful
of Americans attacked with so much
force and vfitor that the Germans
threw up teir hands - and shouted
"Kamerad" In the belief that there
were many : 'more in the attacking
party. V - . .
Although numerous daring and cour
ageous deedarliave been performed by
the Americans -in that sector, one of
the most interesting is tat of a German-born
sergeant, who, with a small
detail, took a German prisoner in a
patrol fight but lost his way with the
result that the party wouna up at tne
German barbed wire where they could
Dlainly hear the Germans talking in
their dugouts. The sergeant; pointed
a revolver at the prisoner's head and
whispered in German: " "Maybe they
will sret us, before we can get back,
but if they try it I will kill you first,
Now, don't you utter a sound, and lead
us back to our line.'
The German prisoner silently led
tha Americans back to their own
trenches, the sergeant following close
ly behind him witn arawn- revolver.
Arkansas Won.
Washington, March 4. Arkansas,
in the Supreme Court today, in, effect
won proceedings to determine . the
boundary line between that State, and
BIND
Tennessee, '"" . a-
lis
WILMINGTON, NORTH ;CAROLINA MfiflAAY, MARCH 4, 1918.
EXTRAORDINARY; PICTURE OF HOW UNCLE sMf: BIG COURT MARTIANS
1
TUis remarkable picture shows the ge'neral courtmartial scene of 40 negroes of the Third Battalion, 24thlnfantry, that opened at Fort Sam Ho
uston, San Antonio, Texas, on February 18. Last August, it will be remem-bered, there was mutinous rioting in Houston's streets by members of the
24th,and 22 persons were murdered.This photo is exclusive and no similar one has ever been printed. Copyright, Kadel & Herbert
THE MEATLESS MEAL
Hoover Grants Privilege of
V Eating Red Meat Except
on Tuesday
Washington, March 4. Temporary
suspension of the meatless meal and
of the special restrictions against the
use of pork ojri5aturday was announc
ed by they'Tood administration last
night asSa. readjustment of flts food
.meat Drddhction and the neeessitv for
meat production and the necessity for
still greater saving in wheat, it was
declared, make the change advisable.
The suspensions for an indefinite
period, and probably will last three
months, or longer.
Since all restrictions on consump
tion of mutton and lamb has. been lift
ed previously, the food administration
now asks the public for the time be
ing to deny itself in meats only beef
and pork on one day a week Tues
day. Increased meat consumption, food
administration officials believe will ot
itself curtail the use of wheat and for
the present there is no intention to
add to the restrictions already in
force against the use of flour.
TO
WHOLE OF FINLAND
Sezing of Aland Islands
Only a Preliminary, it is
Believed
is
Was&fifgton, March 4. Germany's
occupation of the Aland Islands is
only a . preliminary to the total oc
cupation of Finland. Official dis
patches to . the Swedish legation to
day say Germany has announced her
intention to occupy Finland to the
Stockholm foreign ; office, and that
Sweden' has protested. ,
Germany advised Sweden, the dis
patches say, that it is necessary to
temporarily occupy Finland to re
store order, butgave assurances that
she had ' no intention to take perma
nent possession of the territory. Swe
den protested also against the Aland
Islands being placed in the war. zone.
The occupation . of the Alandlslands,
the dispatches, say, is to . make them
a base for supplying-; the German oc
cupation of Finlamfc .
There are 500. SjppSish troops on the
islands- for polidpurposes. Their
commander was notified by the Ger
man commander of his intentions,
and while, so far there has been no
clash " reported, , .the Swedish , troops
have not been . withdrawn and the
feeling is described nere ..as beig
very tense.
TRYING TO FORM
BASEBALL LEAGUE
PROGRAM
SUSPENDED
GERMANY
OCCUPY
Columbia, S. C., March 4. The
probable make-up of the proposed
baseball league, which was discussed
at the preliminary meeting here Sun
day, has not been announced. Several
cities .submitted bids i; and; these cities
will be visited. " The opinion prevail
ing at the meeting was for a. compact
league of possibly six teams With cit
ies having army, cantonments. Char
lotte, Columbia and Charleston are
feejLiexei fiady.4a :nti; e4easttt .
-. .
FULL LEASED: WIRE SERVICE
WAR DEPARTMENT
REVIEWS EVENTS
ON BATTLE LINES
Communique t.: Deals; With
Activities Along Ameri
can Sector and in Russia
REPORTED
atSTFECTlVE
DftVftlonments in Russia
f n puo Q,
al Attempts to Bridge the
Yser Were Failures
Washington, D. C, March 4. The
War Department's communique deals
largely with the activities of the past
week along the portion of th6 West
ern front, occupied by the American
troops and the developments in Rus
sia created by the renewal of the of
fensive by Russia.
After the general introduction the
statement says:
Early in the week the enemy made
two attempts to' reach our lines, but
was driven off by machine gun fire.
On March 1 the enemy developed a
sharply driven attack. After a short
struggle the hostile detachment was
repulsed. .
"The Germans are now using gas
along our front. Our men a,re becom
ing accustomed to this weapon. Our
gas masks are efficiently , protective.
Our artillery was very busy shelling
enemy positions and inflicted consid
erable damage on gun and motor em
placements. "Important troop movements took
place behind the German lines oppo
site our front.
"In spite of the low visibility, hos
tile aircraft continued active and
made frequent incursion - over Our
lines. .
"In region of the Chemin Des
Dames lively encounters took place.
A French raid against the German
outposts) in which a number of Amer
ican volunteers participated, was very
Successfully carried through.
"On February 24 the French exe
cuted a coup de main, destroying hos
tile defensive works and shelters near
Aspach in upper Alsace. Small raids
in Champagne and Lorraine were also
recorded. The enemy also was driven
back whUer attempting to react in the
vicinity of the Butte Du Mesnil and
the Chemin Des Dames.
"The boldest enterprise undertaken
by the enemy during the week took
place north of Dixmude. Here, after
prolonged artillery preparations, the
enemy endeavored to throw a bridge
across the Yser. The Belgians suc
cessfully prevented six -'consecutive
attempts to push this operation to a
successful conclusion.
"The new trend of events in Russia
has no -doubt "modified German plans
to a certain degree. For the time
being the enemy continued to advance
eastward. Following the highways
and railroads, six columns of inva
sion along a 700-mile front are oper
ating in careful coordination. In Es
thonia the enemy has reached a point
approximately 100 miles from Petro
grad. In Livonia, Jurjev, 160 miles
east of ' Riga,: has been entered. "
The column moving on Bolsk is ad
vancing at an average of 16 miles
daily and has passed beyond Pskov.
This force has met with some oppo-i
sition. After the capture of Minsk I
the hostile army operating . in this
area, continued its advance, and "is
GAS MASKS
RUSSIANS
DESTROY
RAILROAD
BRIDGES
TO BLOCK FRANCIS
American Ambassador Maybe
Prevented From Reaching
Vladivostok
OF BARRING JAPAN
Destruction of Trans-Siberi-
and Railway is Reported
to Washington The
Reason is not Plain
Washington, March 4. The Russi
ans have begun destroying bridges on
the Trans-Siberian railroad between
Lake Baikal and the Chinese frontier.
John F. Stevens, chairman of the Am
erican Railway Mission, reported this
today to the State Department. This
may prevent Ambassador Francis from
reaching Vladisvostok.
While without details, officials here
believe the Russians are destroying
bridges to prevent an expected ad
vance of Japanese troops. A large
number "of other structures have been
mined, Mr. Stevens also reported, so
they could be readily destroyed.
1 Mr. Stevens, who sent his dispatch
es from Yokohama, and therefore un
doubtedly from Japanese sources, said
if was. reported the bridges already
destroyed were near Chita, east of
Lake Baikal. .
Officials do not believe that the de
struction of the' railroad is' in any
way part of the plan to prevent Am
bassador Francis and the other dip
lomats from leaving Russia if they
choose- to do so.
At the State Department today it
was said no decision had been reach
ed . as to the part the . United States
would take in Japan's .plan for inter
vention in Siberia, to prevent the rail
road and immense quantities" of war
supplies from falling into 'the hands
of the Germans. .
The only other explanation for de
stroying, the railroads which officials
here can think of is the fact that there
is a German prison camp nearrChita,
and. that Germans may have blown up
the bridges with thouble purpose of
stopping movements of Japanese
troops or intercepting 'Ambassador
Francis.
BRITISH REPORT A
SUCCESSFUL RAID
London, ' March 4. "A number of
successful raids .were carried out by
us last night on different parts of the
front," says today's war office report.
"Australian troops entered German
trenches near Warrieton and after
killing at least 50 of the enemy and
destroying several dugouts, brought
back 11 prisoners."
PALESTINE ARMY
MAKES ADVANCE
London, March 4. British troops
operating , north Qf Jerusalem in Pal-
estine have, made an advance alonar
a zront or ,, la miles to a maximum
depth of 3,000 yards astride and west
of the Jerusalem-Nabulus road, the
War Off ice announced -today.
TRYING FORTY SOLDIERS
LOSSES FROM FIRE
SETA
Property Valued at $230,000
000 Went up in Smoke
Last Year
Trenton, N. J., March 4. Losses
from fire aggregated $230,900,000 in
1917 and were larger than in any pre
vious year except one, 1906, in the
nation's iiistory, -accjormng to a?.-com
Jersey State Council of defense from
the Council of National Defense. The
San Francisco earthquake and conila
gratlon occurred in 1906.
The rapidity with which fire losses
are mounting Is emphasized by the
statement that the 1917 damage ex
ceeded by' $30,000,000 that of the pre
vious year when losses also totalled
130,000,000 more than in 1915.
The communication from the Na
tional Council asserts that a particu
larly ominous feature of the situation
is a recent gjeat increase in the num
ber of fires "of incendiary origin in
places where they were effective in
discouraging industry, such as factor
ies, warehouses and lumber yards and
docks.
IN THEIR DEPARTURE
Petrograd Officials Gave Em
bassy Staffs Much Trouble
in Getting Away
London, March 4. Special dis
patches from Petrograd describe
the departure of the British and
French embassies, and the Belgian,
Serbian, Greek and Portuguese lega
tions last Thursday after a series of
hinder an ce which in the case of the
Italian embassy was sufficient to de
tain itself ' in Petrograd after the
others had left. The Italians were
still in Petrograd Saturday and also
the staff of the consulates, ' according
to the correspondent" of the Morning
Post. ' ;
The Bolshevik officers while permit
ting the American, Japanese, Brazili
an and Siamese delegation to leave
without restraint, insisted upon en
dorsing all passports of the others be
fofe departure and refused endorse
ment unles . the passport specifically
described the owners as a diplomat.
Consequently a number of military and
other members of the various missions
wee left behind, and, says the corres
pondent of the Daily Mail, apparently
are "held as hostages."
Foreigners not connected with the
diplomatic service seem, however to
have' accompanied the diplomats on
others will be able to get away soner
others wil be able to get away sooner
or later.
Reasons given for holding the Itali
ans differ, but it seems that Count
Prasso, one of them, was obnoxious to
the Russia foreign office whiclr also
was said to have suspected the, Itali
ans of helping their nationals to escape
from Petrograd contrary to regula
tions. According to the . correspondent of
the Morning Post provision shops in
Petrograd were absolutely empty onJ
Saturday. Many of the shops were
boarded up and food was not .obtain
able.
NEW
RECORD
DIPLOMATS
HINDERED
TODAY'S -HEWS
TODAY
PRICE FIVE CENTS?
3-S?
French Premier Reviews
-r o tr Jj'tU
iroops rvecenuy EjngagctL t,
in repuising Germans
VICTORY WAS GREATER
THAN REPORTS SHOVr;
Premier Says Germans Rcwi
ceived a Good Drubbing
Hands of Sammies Theirs
Morale is Fine
jfans, sunaay, Aiarcn a. rrenuer'M
Clemenceau visited the American,
troops today and reviewed the soldiers.
i . ... . . '" . -mm I
wno repuisea tne uerman atxacK gtv
day. The Premier left Paris Saturday ,
evening and returned this evening j
when the following semi-official nottt j
was issued: ;
mi i j a m xi st
sires personally to congratulate tb '
American troops in the sector whert!(
uiey nave jusi repeiiea Druuanuy j
strong enemy attack. The battalion,
which took part in this operation wasv ':p
reviewed by the Premier in whose fu
presence the general commanding tha
army decorated with the war cross!
certain officers and privates whos-.jM
. . i.j l
oravery aas oeen parxicuiany remarj&r-i;i,
able. -
first information showed. The Amer;
lean government had modestly an,::
nounced that some hi the enemy hiwirE
been killed and some made prison j
via. ass a. niciLLer vl tue laiesu p-j
reconnaissances have shown that ln'5''j
addition to these losses the Germans
left quite a large number of corpses!'
between the lines.
"It 'was a very fine success, reflecUi'i.
Ine ereat honor on the tenac.itv of tb S't
American infantry and the accuracy:!
of their artillery fire which have thus) - I
showjj they
the- maximum jSect -from ttWFfencil j'
material which they have adopted "i. i .
1 ciESetoi
AMERICAN TROOift
"After visiting, the field hospital !
where he admired the morale of ! theC'ji ;
front lines to examine the scene of SKfH;!
this operation. During his conversar!
tions with American generals, officers!
anu privates tne rremier noiea in ev.,-u
ery one a feeling of absolute confi
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dence, wnicn if possible, nas been
heightened further by the brilliant v. t
results of their first serious meeting?.; f
with the enemy, over whom our allies.
have thus clearly shown their superi
ority.
"The Premier also saw on his wa'si
some of our troops at rest. He coni
versed with the officers and men?
warmly congratulating and encourag H.,;;
In them. Our poilus had but one re;'
ply:
" 'They shall not pass.'"
"Premier Clemenceau, on his retunt,- ii
to Paris was too occupied to give thei-T
Associated Press an interview on hisu?-;
visit, but a prominent government of- !
flcial who accompanied the Premiet
said:
"I canot say, of course, what section i
the Premier visited, nor give any mil
itary detail, but your valiant General
Pershing came to meet him and a
companied him on the entire visit.
i our army maae an aitogetner ex, 1
cellent impression on the Premier. He?;
found the men in perfect physical con
dition and their morale thoroughly sat
isfactory, showing calmness, confident!
and Implacable resolution. Their evi
dent desire is to rival in courage theii?
eiders in the struggle. The Premier
equally was struck by the fine bearing
of your officers and their skill in hani
dling their men and also by the ex-
treme cordiality of their relation!
with their French comrades."
PRINCE MIRKO, OF v ?
MONTENEGRO, DEAD
Amsterdam, March 4. Prince Mir
ko, second son of King Nicholas, of
Montenegro, died in a sanitarium at
Vienna Sunday of hemorrhages of thev
lungs. He entered the sanitarium two
years ago. V -.
Prince Mirko, who was 39 years';
old, remaining in Montenegro afterM
the royal family fled from the Aus-I
trian invaders. He attempted to en-J
ter into separate peace negotiations-?
with Austria, but his efforts were ofii
no avail. It was reported in Jan,
uary, 1917, that Prince Mirko was toxHi
uc uaue uiH i uici ui t. new buuui;
Slavonic state to be created by .thai
Central Powers. His wife "was Prin-jj
cess Natalie and they had three sona
NORWAY SHIPPINf;
A HEAVY LOSERj
Washington, March 4. NorwayV
continues to suffer heavily from Gerr
man submarine operations and othefli I
war losses. Twelve vesels, aggrega-. '
ing 16,238 gross tons and valued -a' j
aoout s3,ooo,ooo, were sunk during
February and 19 seamen lost their;
TivPH. whilA 5ft men am mlaainc a.
jJ today announced.
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