The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1917-06-14


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Russia, If the new situation seemed
to threaten Japan the latter would
take measures for sefprotectlon. This
means she would declare war on Rus
sia and take away Mnnchuria and pos
sibly, outer Mongolia.
The best informed opinion Is TINT
the entente allies have little to hope
from Russia In the way Of further uc-
tive participation In the war. If she
can be persuaded to reject separate
peace and to hold the Germans back
from further invasion, that Is about
the limit OF reasonable expectation.
The provisional government seems ut
terly lacking in cohesion and It's power
Is negligible.
The strike Of munltion worke.s in
Petrogrod was averted on Wednesday,
but only by granting the demands Of
the men. including the Six-hour day.
General Brussilotr was made COM
mander in chief Of the Russian armies,
and General Gurko again resigned as
commander on the western front.
TWO Things Worry Germany.
Two things are causing especial
anxiety in Germany One Is the per-
sistent demand Of the masses In Aus
trla-Hungary for peace on tho
Scheidemann plan Of no anneXntions
and no indemnities-n separate peace
If Germany remains obdurnte. The
German Socialists are aroused to an
| ger by the prospect of this breaking
up Of the alliance Of the central pow
ers, and lay all the blame on the pam
! Germans.
| The other cause for German worry
Is the scarcity Of food. which admit
| tedly Is increasing throughout the EN-
| plre. Food Controller Won Batocki
told the reichstag that the potato crop
Is smaller than was expected, and that
the crops In the occupied territories
are great disappointment, as seed
Will hardly germinate in ruined soil.
In Turkey. Bulgaria and Austria, he
admitted the food situation was des-
perate. The cities and towns over
there are suffering far more than the
country districts, for the peasants re-
tain much Of the meats and other food
stuifs they produce, despite the cf-
forts OF the officials to force them to
dlsgorge. In some parts of Germany
the townspeople have been conducting
regular expeditions into the country to
seize food, by armed force If neces-
snry.
The war and the question of Chnas
participation therein are causing a
lot of trouble for the rulers Of that So
called republic. The situation Is con-
fusing to Occidentals. but the concrete
results have included the revolt Of II
provinces, which formed provisional
government, and the resignation Of the
vice president.
Germany undertook to apDease
Spain by apologizing for the sinking Of
q Spanish vessel and Offering to pay
damages, but the Spanartls are still
angry and the food situation there is
bad. King Alfonso last week made a
demand on the central powers that the
abuse Of Jews In Palestine be stopped,
and in this was backed up by the Ar
gentlne republic.
Northcliffe Comes to America.
An interesting development OF the
week was the acceptance by Lord
Northcliffc Of the position OF head OF
the British war commission in the
United States in succession to Arthur
j. BalfOur. The great editor and pub
Usher Is, next to Lloyd.Gc0rgc, the
most influential man In Great Britain
and 1t IS predicted that his work In
America will b" momcntous.
A neat eXnn,pl" Of German methods
Of oppression Is supplied by the treat.