The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1917-08-10
EARLY Peace
'' ALLIES HOPE
british PRIME MINISTER FLAT
LY PRIDICTS AN EARLY
VICTORY.
RUSSIA WANTS PEACE
But Is Determined To Fight To Hold
Her Newly Won
Liberty.

ed by debts of billions which this gen.
Grafton or the next will never repay.
is turning again to thoughts of peace
and rehabilitation.
This today became more evident
than ever. The word, which has been
breathed for three years in Europe's
chancellories, is now being openly
discussed in public by leaders of the
warning nations.
David Lloyd George. British Prime
Minister, today fatty predicted an
early victory. He was speaking be-
fore a great patriotic meeting in
Queens Hall, commemorative of the
third anniversary of the war.
In Berlin, Chancellor Michaelis.
back from an interview with the En-
peror of Austria, who is known to be
anxious to the point of impatience
for peace while conceding that peace
prospects were not promising limited
that unexpected developments"
might make a sudden change in the
outlook.
Meanwhile. tottering Russia, anX-
ious for peace but determined-to fight
to hold her new won liberty, was des-
perately trying to reorganize her
Cabinet and compose her internal af-
fairs while her armies continued TO
retreat into their own territory be-
fore the final desperate squirt of the
Germans on the Eastern front, squirt
designed TO force Russia's withdrawal
from the war.
Germany meanwhile, was complet-
ing the reorganization of her own
Cabinet-the so-called peace cabi-
net of the peace Chancellor
Michaellis. DR.. Richard Won Kuehl-
mann, opponent of the Tirpitz policy
of ruthless submarine warfare was
reported to have been appointed to
the post of Foreign Minister, recent
ly'vacated by Herr Zimmerman, Junk
err leader; and DR.. Won Walleraff,
Burgomaster of Cologne, was report
ed to have been made Secretary for
Home Affairs.
Dispatches from Rome indicate
that the Vatican is considering throw
ing the whole of its political weight
into the scales of the Allies, the con-
tinued deportation of Belgians by
Germany being regarded as unbear-
able by the Pope.
Vienna continues to inspire peace
talk. The Emperor is anxious for
any sort of an agreement which will
guarantee the empire its former
boundaries. This desire is inspired, it
is believed by the fact that Austria
Hungary is rapidly nearing the end
of her resources, human financial and |
industrial. Hungary today is deelar-
ed in Swiss dispatches to have raised |
the age limit of her armies to So
years, all landsturm being called to |
the colors.
Lloyd George Hopeful.
But the most important announce
ment OF the day by far is that of
Lloyd George. The Premier's own
words on peace are:
1.-THE sunshine of victory is just
ahead for the Allies.
Nobody in Britain, France, Italy,
Russia or even ia Germany and Aus
tria has any idea how near the sum
NIT of hopes we are"
The premier's speech was one OF
the most powerful he has ever de-
livered. His optimism was contag-
ious and his words carried ssch an /
imputation of facts to support them |
that the entire empire tonight is |
heartened, both by the prospect of an |
early victory and an early peace.
The Premier paid a tribute to |
Italy, whose greatness, he said, was in |
itself additional security for peace |
and liberty thruOut the world.
What are the Allies fighting for"
asked the Premier. They are fight !
INK 10 utltdl NlN ilOHN AohSNi'N'
conspiracy ever plotted against the |
liberty of nations. The meeting OF
the representatives of the Central
Powers on July 3, 1914, when the
train for war fired, was one OF the
most sinister episodes in the story of
human brigandage.
Engiand's Intervention.
what would have happened If
Great Britain had not entered the
war? What would have happened If
our great navy had not been there to I
keep the seas? What would have
happened If we had not been there
to keep the ring and see a certain |
measure Of fair play? what would |
have happened if we had not raised |
huge armies TO confront the German
legiOns?
IF you follow these questions out