Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 96, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1918 — KAISER HALTS ARMY IN RUSSIA [ARTICLE]

KAISER HALTS ARMY IN RUSSIA

Invaders Meal With Strong Re-sistance-Forced to Retire. TEUTONS ARE LEAVING LUGA Germans Fail in Attempt to Cross Uereeina River—Fleet Is Now Steaming Towards Finland. London, March 1. —The German array] has received orders to stop its advance] in Russia, according to the Petrograd Correspondent of the Exchange Telemph company, who has received in- 1 formation to this effect which he re>* gards as reliable. Early London advices from Petro-* Eid stated that the German advance! Russia had been ordered halted. Ai er report from Berlin, issued by the, war ofllee, however, gave no indication that such instruction had been sent! March I.—A Petrograd dis- 1 patch to the Exchange Telegraph company, says it is reported from Luga* that the German detachments, which* entered that town a day or two ago., are leaving. The Russians, moving to meet them, have turned toward the main railway; and occupied three small stations within twelve miles of Pskov. Large Russian detachments are concentrating near Pskov. The railway men are forming partisan detachments along the Uno. Red guards Halt Germans. Smolensk comes the report! that the Germans have met with 1 strong resistance within sixteen versts (10.7 miles) from Orsha and were! forced to retire.

The Germans have been trying to* cross the Bereslna river and consolidate the ground in order to begin operations in the d’rectlon of Orsha and] Gomel. Red guards concentrated atl Ptronpi station prevented the Germansi from advancing in the direction of 1 Orsha. Direct information from Novo Setlei says that the Germans have received orders to make no further advance 1 and the German cavalry patrols,i which appeared at Novo Selle, havel retired. Bolshevik! Aid Francis. Washington, March I. latestl dispatch from Ambassador Francis atl Petrograd was dated February 22, and! arrived Thursday, saying that the bol-i sbevlkl authorities at that time had| offered to provide a train on 12 hours” notice when the diplomats decided to, leave Petrograd. Later another dispatch from Ambassador Francis, dated February 21, also) arrive# and said that the people of! Little Russia were fighting the bol-i shevikl at Odessa. The maximalists were holding their ground, the mes-i sage added. Gorman Fleet to Finland. Copenhagen, March 1. —The German! fleet in the Baltic is steaming northward at full speed, presumably toward! Finland, dispatches from Berlin de-* Glared. 50,000 Guns Captured. Berlin, (British Admiralty, Per Wireless Press), March I.—Germany’s military operations on the northern Russian front are taking their normal* course, the German general staff announced. Another Esthonian regiment has placed Itself under command of the German staff. At Minsk the Germans captured 50,000 rifles and 2,000 machine guns.