A FRENCH REPORT.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLII, Issue 11478, 5 March 1918, Page 8

A FRENCH REPORT.

SEVERAL ENEMY RAIDS ATTEHPTED. AN ATTACK IN LORRAINE. Received March o, lp.o. Loudon, March 4. A French communique states that there was lively artilierying in the night in the regions of Besumont and Bezouvanx, and also Bandesapfc and east of Harzetzen in Upper Alsace. Following a bombardment the nnemy attempted several raids in the region of Panoy Forest, in the direction of Neuvi'ler, in Lorraine. Our fire disposed of the assail-mts. A lively engagement occurred in the region of Bures, in widely the enemy was repulsed with appreciable losses. The enemy was unsuccessful also in the direction of Velio. We took prisoners.

THE RUSSIAN PEACE, ’ TO BE RATIFIED AT MOSCOW. Renter. Received March a, 3 p.m. Petrograd, M«rch 4. . The date of the Congress of Soviets io ratify peace terms is fixed for the 13th at Moscow. A. TOO-SPEEDY CAPITULATION GENERALTO BE COURTMABTIALLED.. Stockholm, March 4. General Mannereim has decided to court-martial the commander of the .-Finnish White Guards for capitulating and evacuating the Aaland Islands, contrary to orders. AMBASSADORIAL CHANGE. PROM PETROGRAD TO YLADIVOSTOCK. » ———— Tokio, March 4. sThe newspaper Jiji Shimpo y"s the American Ambassador, Francis, isimoving liis Embassy from petrograd to Vladivostock.

■tel. WHOLE FRONT BUZZING. 2 ECONNOIIERING RAIDS. 2 ' " " Paris, March, 3. semi-official announcement .says: The German offensive actions, despite their violence.'amount only to vastreconnoitirng operations on the whole front. On both sides they were never more violent, bnt it is premature to conclude that these engagements are tiie prelude to an imminut. offensive. THE GERMAN TRAP FOR FRANCE. London, March 4. The Daily Telegraph Paris correspondent, referring to M. Fichon’s revelations, cabled on Friday, says the references to Yerdun and Toul appeared at the end of a long dispatch, the only portion which was published in the German White Book. When Von Choen offered neutrality he expected M. Viviani would accept or reject it. If the latter France would have borne the onus of commencing the world war. If the former, Von Choen would have disclosed I humiliating conditions. The trick failed, M. Viviani merely replying that France’s conduct would be dictated by her honour and interests.