Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-12-22
REAL PEACE
TERMS ARE <
OUTLINED
Great Britain's Demands Are
Officially Made Known
Before Germany Asks
For Them.
REVOLUTION SPREADS.
Two Enemy Submarines Are
Sunk By French Tor
pedo Boats.
REVOLUTION SPREADS.

In the midst of the peace pourparl-
ers that are in progress between the
Representatives of the Teutonie allies
and the bolsheviki government in
Russia, the war aims of Great Britain
and doubtless of all her allies-have
been concretely set forth in the house
of commons by David Lloyd. George.
the British prime minister. The COM
plete restoration of territory now in
the hands of the enemy and compen-
Sation for the havoc they have
wrought is the price that will be de-
manded for the laying down of arms
and the bringing about of peace.
Great Britain did not seek terrific.
rial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT for herself or for
any of her allies when she entered
the war, Mr.. Lloyd. George said, but
entered into the hostiliteS merely for
the sake of our honor. AS TO Ger
many's colonies, all of which are in
the hands of the entente, Mr.. LLOYD
George said, their disposition must be
determined at the peace congress.
Jerusalem, however, the premier de-
clared, would never be restored 10
the Turks.
The statement of the prime minis
ter came almost simultaneously with
the report that the Teutonic allies in
tended to make peace proposals TO
the entente and that Russia had been
requested to take similar steps, and
was endeavOring TO sound her for
mer allies in arms as to their require
ments for a cessation of hostilities.
Meanwhile the civil warfare in Rus
sla apparently is increasing in inten-
sity. CosSacks under General Dutoff
are reported to have captured Tcheli-
blnsk, the junction point on the trans
Siberian railway, 125 miles west of
the Siberian frontier, through which
supplies from the east from European
Russia must pass and fighting con-
tnues in Odessa, in the Ukraine and
around Astrakhan, but with the re-
suit uncertain owing to conflicting re-
ports.
The bolsheviki governments report-
ed to have demanded that the chief
governing body in the Ukraine make
known Immediately whether the Uh-
rainian 'roope will cease assisti.y
Generel Kaledines' cossacks and dis
arming bolsheviki troops. 1.-THE re-
ply OF the Ukranians is not favor
able one, it is announced that the boil
Sheviki government will declare war
On them.
An unofficial report is to the effect
hat Grand Duke Nicholas, the former
Russian general, whose masterful re-
reat from the Carpathians and later
successful operations against the
Turks in the Caucasus region stamp-
ID him as one ofthe great command
RS OF the war, has formed a great
rmy OF royalists in the Caucasus re-
ion.
Hard fighting continues be-
ween the Brenta and Pave rivers in
orthern Italy, but apparently the
alians have been holding their own
nee the enemy's thrust on Tuesday
esulted in the capture of positions A.
ound Monte Asolone. The Italians
,cording to the Berlin official COM
lunication, have delivered fierce
'unter attacks against the sectors IN
lis region in the hands a the Teu-
ms, but have been repulNd. while
le Rome war Office says that seyeraI
tempts by the enemy 10 adwnce
Ieir lines on the Tasson Col Del O,so
ont and 70 cross fho Pave rive,
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