The Monte Vista journal., 1917-05-26
PREMIER RI5oT MAKES STAY,
MENT AT OPENING OF pAD,,,
MENT IN PARIS,
FINES FOR WRONG DOM
PREPARATION SHOULD Re \.
QUIRED FOR ALL SINAI, 4,
TIoNs CRUSHED,
Western Newspaper Union News ssrv,,.

Western Newspaper Union News serv,o.
Paris.-Parliament was raor...,
and the expected interpellation.
garding the conduct of the war r.
presented in the chamber. Takirs ~
the Russian situation, Premier P,,
said it was necessary to combat d,
gerous sophisms which soupb, =.
treat the restoration of "our lost D,,s
inces" as being a question of arns,,
tion and which also confused a.
question of indemnities for rsva,s
in the invaded provinces.
"This indemnity is inflicted a,
fine for wrong DONE" said the NJ.
mier. "It is requirement which m,
law and equity demand. The sam,
reparation should be required for Al
small nations which have bs.,
crushed-for Belgium, Serbia Ru
mania and Montenegro.
mo conquests and no covetousnsu
that, in substance, is what the Ru,
sian government declares. France "a
plies it could not oppress any natios
ality, even that of its enemies
will call to it's aid to defend the small
nations not vengeance, but Justice
What France also wishes is du,,.
BILE peace, but we do not wish mill
tary dispositions to endure which ca,
destroy this durable peace when it il
once made. If the German peOp.
comprehend this, it would make peace
easier to attain"
London.-The Suns Rome CORES
pondent wired the following unqusN
fled statement: "Peace PROPOSE,
have been confidentially made to The
allies by the central empires Through
neutral diplomats in Switzerland.
London.-The British artillery keeps
pounding the Wotan line south Of Ar
ras in the region of Queant while The
German guns are trying to foresal
an infantry attack east Of BullecOut
London, May 22.-The British troop
are now holding the entire Hinder
burg line from Bullecourt to AHss
with the exception of trer Ch elements
on front of about 1000 yards, 40
cording to the official communicate
The recent gains northwest of Bult
court have been consolidated,
French seize heights near MorOnTa
liers in Champagne district, seizl
many prisoners.
Petrograd.-The Russian provsof
al government declared that it Ta
united in the rejection Of a sepaFas
peace and that it adopts as its aimas
re-establishment of general peace
which will not tend either to domnf
ton over other nations or 10 the SELL
ure' Of their national possessions
peace without annexatiou5 or indeH
mites.
London.-The number o. men klAN
in the war thus far was estimated
100000 BY Arthur Henderson, mem
Der of the war council, IN an address
at Richmond.
Germans launched offensive on hf
SLAMS at Mitau. but stopped by ns'.
sunfire. Russians also drive p'u
Teuton attacks east OF KoVelha
Rumania.
North and east OF Gorilla ltalA
continue driving back Austrian lo''
The Germans used burning 10 uu
futile attack northwest OF RHEIMS
Crown Prince hurls forces at r'l,
line along Chemin des Danes 0u'
thrown back everywhere eScep'
Cerny. where one trench was tah'u :,
Italians captured the heign"
Hill 662, the koy to the FodlCe w
ton, and took nearly 400 pFisoh''''
Washington.-Germany's next P
declaration, which is expected .I
gest a program of territorial rehun
alton on the east and west Is w.
ed here as largely answered u' N.
hand by information revealing w. n
first time the full scope OF ln' \,
perial governments aspirations
conquest in the south.
Three Ships Sunk; Ter Men -' ~.
Stockholm,-News that the D" ,th