The Elbert County tribune., 1917-05-25

western Newspaper Union News Service.
Paris.-Parliament was reopened
and the expected interpretations re-
garding the conduct OF the war were
presented In the chamber Taking up
the Russian situation. Premier Ribot
said 1t was necessary to combat dan
gerous sophisms which sought to
treat the restoration of "our lost prov
inces" as being question of annexa-
ton and which also confused the
question of indemnities for ravages
ia the invaded provinces.
This indemnity is inflicted as
fine for wrong done" said the pre-
mier. 1T is a requirement which both
law and equity demand. The same
reparation should be required for all
small nations which have been
crushed-for Belgium. Serbia, Ru-
mania and Montenegro.
mo conquests and no covetousness
that, in substance. is what the Rus
sian government declares. France re-
plies it could not oppress any nation
ality. even that of its enemies. 1t
will call to its aid to defend the small
nations not vengeance, but justice.
What France also wishes is dura.
bic peace, but we do not wish milf
tary dispositions to endure which can
destroy this durable peace when it is
once made. If the German people
comprehend this, it would make peace
easier to attain
London.-The Suns Rome cores
pondent wired the following unquali-
fled statement: peace proposals
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 forestall
an infantry attack east of Bullecourt
London, May 22.-The British troops
are now holding the entire linden
burg line from Bullecourt to Arras.
with the exception of trench elements
on a front of about 1000 yards, ac-
cording to the official communication.
The recent gains northwest of Bulle-
court have been consolidated
French seize heights near Moronvil-
liers in Champagne district, seizing
many prisoners.
Petrograd.-The Russian provision
al government declared that it was
united in the rejection of separate
peace and that it adopts as its aim the
re-establishment OF general peace.
which will not tend either to domina-
ton over other nations or to the seiz-
ure of their national possessions-a
peace without annexations or indem-
mites.
London.-The number of men killed
in the war thus far was estimated at
100000 by Arthur Henderson, mem.
ber of the war council, in an address
at Richmond.
Germans launched offensive on Rus
slams at Mitau, but stopped by heavy
gLnfire. Russians also drive back
Teuton attacks east of Koveika In
Rumania
North and east of Gorilla Italians
continue driving back Austrian forces. \
The Germans used burning liquid in
futile attack northwest of Rheims.
Crown Prince hurls forces at French
line along Chemin des Danes, but is
thrown back everywhere except at
Cerny, where one trench was taken.
Italians captured the heights of
Hill 652, the key to the Vodice posi-
ton, and took nearly 400 prisoners.
shington.-Germany's next peace
declaration, which is expected to sug-
gest program of territorial renunci.
sation on the east and west. is regard.
ed here as largely answered before
hand by information revealing for the
first time the full scope of the i'm
perial governments aspirations for
conquest in the south.
Three Ships Sunk; Ten Men Lost.
Stockholm,-News that the Swedish
steamers Vesterland, Aspen and Vik-
en-. laden with grain from England,
had been sunk by German submarines.
was received here and caused much
ihuishatiOn Inc message, winch told
of the sinking, said eight members of
the crew of the Vixen and two men
aboard the Vesterland had been lost.
Burst Shell Kills U. s. Nurses.
New York.<sAmericas first woman
victims of the war were two nurses
Killed by explosion of a shell during
target practice on board an armed
merchantman. The ship reached her
port of departure. having put back
with the bodies of the two nurses.
All were members of a medical unit