Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1917-11-29

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ceased to fear the submarine menace.
and that the only other thing that
could shatter the allies hope of VIC
tory was lack of unity That, he as
serted, was now to be remedied
Next day, in the Anglo-American
war council, the premier made his call
for as many American troops as pos
sible, and said the easing of the posi-
ton of the allies depends entirely on
! the dates on which the American pro-
gram OF launching six millions of ship
ping in 1918 comes into practical eff
feet. He asserted that the most dras-
tic food restrictions were about to be
placed on the people of the British
/ isles. and said he regarded the tight
ening of the blockade as of next inn
portance.
Russia Asks an Armistice.
The Russian govermment--metning
the bolsheviki group in control of Pet
rograd-on "Wednesday instructed
General Bukhonin, the commander in
chief to open negotiations for an arm
istice with the commanders of the en-
envy armies. Rokhonin refused and
was depoSed, being succeeded by En-
Sign n. krNlenlo of the navy. The
kaiser Is reported already to have
refused to treat concerning pence
| with any but the legalized sue
cessors TO the government of the
car or the constitutional assembly
when 1t meets, but the way i'm which
he has denuded his eastern line of
troops shows he has no further fear
of hostile action 10y the Russians.
Whether or not he is justified i'm this
y attitude Is uncertain, for there come
| from Russia stories of violent protests
against separate peace by the pco-
pie, and In some cases by the soldiers.
General kaledines, hetman of the
Don CosSuckS, WAS reported to he
marching toward Moscow With ii large
army, and In Il very roundabout way
came the story that these troops had
been turned over to Grand Duke Mich
olus, cousin of the former car. in pur
suance of plan to restore the mon
archy with the grand duke as regent
Latest reports of KerenskN were thai
he was at Luga with two army corp,
that remained loyal to his faction. Tlu
fallen premier, however, seems to b.
quite Out of the reckoning
The ACKNOWLEDGMENT of Russia pro
ceeded With the declaration of the In
dependence of the Ukraine, and n com
promise between the Socialist ant
Bourgeois parties in Finland directed
against the Russian soldiery. 1t Is
said 100000 Ukrainian troops hav,
been recalled from the front
In view of the conditions i'm Russia
the United States has stopped tn
shipment of supplies to that country.
Restrictions on Enemy Aliens.
President Wilson opened the weel
auspicously by issuing the long-nced
ed order placing all enemy aliens TN
der strict surveillance and imposing
drastic restrictions on them. They an
barred from the District of Columbi
and Panama. from all shipping cen
tiers and all domestic waters except o
public ferries, and may not travel o
change their place of abode or occu
: patton without permission. All enem
! aliens are to be required TO register
| The proclamation applies only To Gel
!, mnn citizens or subjects III preSen
but congress may be asked to decla'
} war against AustriaHungary, so tina
! the thousands of Austrian subject
also may he placed under surveillance
\ Squelching the opposition of Il fe'
\ pacifists. the American Federation Q
l Labor, In convention at Buffalo. en-
: phatically Endorsed the position {
e President Gompers, that union lab'
l must work hand in hand With Pres
! dent Wilson and place the needs {
= the nation above all other considers
lions in questions involving the worl
r ingman's part In the prosecution of tn
t war.
i Thursday afternoon between Presdel
: Wilson and the presidents of the fol
g brOtherhoods of railway employee
6 the chief executive believed the dang
/ of a general railway strike was great
!
= lessened If not wholly averted. NJ
& Wilson intimated that he thought II
d men should have higher wages, and II
II brotherhood heads said that, thou:
they could not promise there would
l. no strike, they would Cooperate wi
# the government to the utmost exte
3, In arriving at just and equitable
o we'll as patriotic conclusion"
e Germany has been working on Pill
for operating submarines along Il
coast of Brazil with bases in BraZ
e fan waters, according to disclosures I
It sulting from the arrest of prom
r nent resident Of Rio de Janeiro.
It may be some of the U-boats alrea
g. are there, for fishermen and coastwi
e, vessels report having sighted pc
IT. scope near Rio Grande do Sui.