El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-16
Counts Upon The Central
Powers CoHapsing Dur
ing the Winter.
PEACE IN SPRING
CLAIM OF PAPERS
Should Germany Continue
The Struggle No Mercy
VIII Be Shown.

- ETROGRAD. Russia. Sept. 1.-THE
/ - successes gained by Gen. Brush
L loft in his offensive have con-
/ WINGED the Russian nation that the CEN
trail powers will be totally crushed in a
short time The military expert Of the
/ ''No7oye Vremya~ predicts that Aus
tria will collapse in December or jan
; uary. and that the victorious Russian
armies will again invade Germany at
the latest in March or April OF next
Peace Conditions Discussed.
All newspapers are again beginning
TO discuss peace conditions. The ~Slovo"
says;
Russia VIII never be satisfied with
the mere restoration of the status quo.
but is firmly resolved TO emerge from
the war as a much larger empire All
parts Of Austria where the Slav element
predominates mus come under either
Russian or Servian rule. This means
that Galicia and Bohemia viii be an
nexed 5y Russia. while Crotia, Bosnia
and Herzegovina will become parts Of
Greater Servia-"
In regard 10 the annexation Of Ger
man territory the "SlOvo" states
The population Of eastern Prussia
western Prussia, Posen and Silesia con-
sists largely of Slavs and it Is only
natural that these large provinces viii
be united with Russia Our frontier
must be extended westward TO the
Oder. even if we have TO take Pomera-
mia and the Neumark with their almost
purely German population The Russi-
ficatfon of these provinces will not be
any more difficult than that Of Cour-
land of Courland and Finland"
The conquest of the small remnant Of
former European Turkey. Constantine
pie and the Dardaneles. the "Slovo'
considers a fOreSone conclusion, and II
also advocates the annexation OF At
menfa and Anatolia- as well as the
western and southern part Of Bulgaria
The rest of the Bulgarian territory the
paper wants TO turn over to Rumania
and Servia-
Russian peace conditions as follows;
When peace negotiations begin Rus
STA will demand all Prussiau territory !
east Of the oder. Bohemia. parts OF /
A1oravia- Galicia. the Bukowina. Tran
sylvania, the major part of Bulgaria, !
European Turkey with Constanunopie. :
the Asfatic shore Of the Dardanelles /
and the AIarmora Sea Anatolia and Ar /
nenia, the rest Of Bukowina and Tran I
syivania. the Banat and parts Of Bull !
garia will be turned over to Rumania- I
and Servia is also to receive a part Of /
the Bulgarian territory.
Hungary to BE Small state.
Hungary. OF rather what Is left Of !
this kingdom after the allies have made
the new map of Europe. viii be separ-
ated from Austria and become a small
state under Russian control
Since no indemnity can be collected
from the central powers after their de
feat and division. Russia may consider Z
Ii necessary to enlarge her territorial
demands. This viii surely be done If
Germany and Austria Hungary con-
-iDue their resistance much longer.
To Make Berlin Russian CITY.
ct is expected that the two doomed
empires will ask for peace in April or
Nav next year. but if they try 10 pro-
onl- their hopeless struggle through
he next summer no mercy viii be
shown TO them, and in this case we viii
not hesitate to make Berlin a Russian
,itv and to annex all Of Hungary"