Licking Valley courier., 1917-11-29

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ceased to fear the submarine menace,
and that the oaiy other thing that
could shatter the ,allies' hope of vic
tory was lack Of unity.S That, he as
serted, was now to be remedied.
Next day, in the Angle American
war council, the epremier fnade his call
for as many American troops as pos
slble, and said Che easing Of the posi-
tlon 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 ef-
feet. He asserted that the post dras-
tic food restrictions were about to be
placed on the people Of the British
isles, and said he regsrded9the tight
ening of the blockade as of next i'm
portance.
RusslafAsks an Arrnistiee. =
The Russian government meaning
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-
emy armies. BolShonln refused and
was deposed, being succeeded by En-
sign N. Krylenko of the navy. The
kaiser Is reported alreqdy Ito have
refused TO treat Concerning peace
with any but the legallzed sue
cessors TO the goFernment of the
car d. Me constitutional assembly
when y -t'.ee's, but t<e way In which
he has denuded his eastern line of
troops shows he has no further fear
OF hostile action by the Russians.
Whether or not he is justified in this
attitude Is uncertain, for there come
from Russia stories of violent protests
against separate peace by the peo-
pie, and In some cases by the soldiers.
General Kaledines, hetman of the
Don Cossacks, was reported to be
marching toward Moscow with a large
army, and in very roundabout way
came the story that these troops had
been turned over to Grand Duke Mich
olas, cousin of the former czar, in pur-
suance OF. plan to restore the mon
archy with the grand duke as regent
Latest reports of Kerensliy were that
he was at Luga with two!army corps
that remained loyal to his faction. The
fallen premier, however, seems to be
quite out of the reckoning.
The ACKNOWLEDGMENT of Russia pro
ceeded with the declaration of the In
dependence of the Ukraine, and a com
promise between the Socialist anC
Bourgeois parties In Finland directed
against the Russian soldiery. 1t Il
snld 100000 Ukralnlan troops hav,
been recalled from the front.
In view oe the conditions In Russia
the United States has stopped tn,
shipment of supplies to that country.
Restrictions on Enemy Aliens.
President Wilson opened the weel
ausplclously by Issuing the long.need
ed order placing all enemy aliens un
der strict surveillance and imposing
drastic restrictions on them. They ar
: barred from the District Of Columbi
and Panama, from all shipping cen
ters and all domestic waters except Of
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
man citizens or subjects at presen
but congress may be asked to declar
war against Austrla-IIungary, so tina
the thousands of Austrian subject
! also may he placed under surveillance
SQuelchng the opposition Of fe'
pacihsts, the American Federation {
Labor, In convention at Buffalo, en-
+ phatically indorsed the position {
9 President Gompers, that union labC
U must work hand In hand with Pres
dent Wilson and place the needs {
: the nation above all other considers
tions In questions involving the worl
7 ingmon's part In the prosecution of II
u war. n
e As result Of long conferen,
l. Thursday afternoon between Presidel
L Wilson and the presidents OF the. fo'
Y brotherhoods of railway employee
Y the chief executive believed the dang
T. OF Il general railway strike was great
T. lessened II not wholly averted. N
Y Wilson lntlmated that he thought d
ii men should have highe9 ages, and Il
u brotherhood heads say that, thou
they could not promise there would
l. no strike, they would cooperate wi
II the government to the utmost exte
q In arriving at just aud equitable
% well MS patriotic conclusion"
'e Germany has heen working on u pl
for operating submarines along {
coast of Brazil, with bases In Bray
le ian waters, according to disclosures
II sultlng from the arrest of pror
r. nent resident Of Rio de Janeha.
ll may he some of the U-bpats alsea
T. are there, for fishermen aid coastw
y vessels report having sighted a Dc
nj scope near Rio Grande do, Sui