Middletown transcript., 1917-10-13

without annexaeions or indemnfties
Austria Hungary would revise Its pro-
gram and demand compensation for
further costs of war. He said his
country had proved that it was per-
fectly sound and could not be over
thrown by force of arms, and conse-
quently was in position simultaneously
with it's 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
a 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-Italian front, for
though the Austrians have been hang
ing on desperately to the edge OF the
Bainsizzi plateau and making repeated
Italians have not yielded an inch.
There were indications that Cadorna
was about ready for a 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.
If 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 it's soldiers showing any
disposition to fight. Up there they
pushed the Germans back in several
places. Meanwhile, Premier Kerensky
is having desperate trouble in estab-
fishing a firm government. He ap-
peared before the democratic congress
and used very plain, even defiant Ian
guage, which at first had its effect in
a vote approving a 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-
visional government, serious revolt
broke out in Turkestan.
The allies are following the lead OF
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 ReprisaIs7
Repeatedly last week the German
air fleets raided London and the towns
and countryside of Kent and Essex
Flock after flock Of great airplanes
flew across and dropped their loads ei
bombs, killing a few civilians and do
ing some damage to property. No
many Of the deadly missiles fell or
London, for the anti-aircraft guns pu
up a barrage fire that ringed the city
These raids reused the people ant
press of England to renewed demand:
for reprisals, and the government
seems to be ready at last to yield t.
the demand, for Premier Lloyd-Georg'
said to a crowd Of poor people in th'
southwest district of London wh'
clamored for revenge: "We will Civ,
it all back to them, and we will give i
to them soon. We shall bomb German.
with compound interest" The Ger
mans themselves are expecting re
prisals and are removing to places o
safety the art treasures of cities tina
are believed to be within reach of tn
British airmen.
The French, less squeamish than tn
British have been, made reprisal raid
on a number of towns last week, in
Guiding Stuttgart, Baden, Frankfor
and Coblenz. This was in return 70
the bombing of Dunkirk and Bar-le
Due. Though some of the places al
tackled by the French aviators ar
open towns, the immediate objective
Of the raids were military establish
ments, and the results were good.
The British merchant vessels sun
by submarines were fewer than In an
week since the opening Of unrestricte
U-boat warfare, but among the viz
tins of the submersibles was tn
British cruiser Drake, which was tol
pedoed off the Irish coast and sunk
shallow water. One officer and 1S me
. were killed by the explosion.
Another romantic story Of sea wal