Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-10-13

without annexatlons or indemnlties,
Austria-Hungary would revise its pro-
gram and demand compensation for
further costs of war. He said his
country had proved that 1t was per-
fectly sound and could not be over
thrown by force Of arms, and conse-
quently was in position simultaneously
with its allies to lay aside arms and
regulate conflicts by arbitration. Aus
tria-Hungary certainly seems just now
to be more united against the idea Of
q separate peace, despite the feeling
of the Croats and other of its peoples,
and foreign correspondents warn the
United States that neither Bulgaria
nor Turkey is likely to separate itself
from Germany; they must be whipped
together or not at all.
Count Czernin's bold words are
scarcely supported by the develop
ments on the Austro-Itallan front, for
though the Austrians have been hang
ing on desperately to the edge of the
iBainsiZzi plateau and making repeated
attacks to recover lost ground, the
italians have not yielded an inch.
There were indications that CadorDa
was about ready for n renewal of his
offensive, and that the enemy expect
this was shown by the rushing west
ward of large numbers of Austrian
and German troops from Bukowina
and ROumania.
Kerensky Plan Voted Down.
II only Russia were in condition to
take advantage of this troop move
,ment, it might accomplish much. But
Russia is still struggling with its in
ternal affairs, and only in the Riga
sector are its soldiers showing any
disposition TO fight. Up there they
pushed the Germans back in several
places. Meanwhile, Premier Kerensky
Us having desperate trouble in estab-
fishing q firm government. He ap-
peared before the democratic congress
and used very plain, even defiant Ian
,guage, which at first had It's effect in
a vote approving coalition cabinet.
But next day the Bolshevikists and
other extremists gained control of the
gathering and voted down the plan.
To add TO the perplexities of the pro-
vislonal government, serious revolt
broke out Ia Turkestan.
The allies are following the lead of
America in cutting off supplies from
Sweden, Norway. Denmark and Hol-
land, the action determined on being
not joint but uniform. Last week
Great Britain extended the principle
heretofore followed by prohibiting the
unlicensed expectation to those coun-
tries of all articles except printed mat
ter and personal effects.
Air Raids to Bring ReprisaIs1
Repeatedly last week the German
air fleets raided London and the towns
and countryside OF Kent and Essex.
Flock after flock Of great alrplanes
flew across and dropped their loads of
bombs, killing a few civilians and do
Ing some damage to property. Not
many Of the deadly missiles fell on
London, for the anti-aircraft guns put |
up barrage fire that ringed the city.
These raids reused the people and
press of England 30 renewed demands
for reprisals, and the government
seems to be ready at last to yield to
the demand, for Premier yd-George
said TO a crowd Of poor people In the
southwest district of London who
,lamored for revenge: Eve will nvs
I all back to them. and we viii give II
% them soon. We shall bomb Germany
with compound interest" The Ger.
mans themselves are expecting ~.
,risals and are removing to places q
atety the art treasures Of cities THAI
ire believed to be within reach Of TIE
british airmen.
The French. less sQueamish than Tho
British have been. made reprisal xaI6a
IN a number OF towns last weeR, tn
luding Stuttgart Baden, Frankfort
nd Coblenn. This was In re<sfn fos
he bombing OF Dunkirk api Bar-lo-
DUO. Though some Of the places %.
acked BY the French aviators arc
pen towns, the Immediate objectiVes
{ the raids wero military establish
1ents, and the results were good.
The British merchant vessels sunh
~ submarines were fewer than In any
week since the opening % pnrestrietsd
I-bOat warfare. but among tn vis-
Inns u the submersihles was The,
British cruiser Drake, which was tor
'edoed on the Irish coast and supk In
hallow water. One officer and Is rhsn
1ere killed BY The explosion, III
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