Licking Valley courier., 1917-10-04

with the slogan peace without lndem
nifty means Germanys defeat" Thl'
party serves to coordinate the activi.
ties Of the pan-Gennnn agencies and Is
getting large support. The social
democrats are gathering their strength
to combat II. and the result Is likely
to be a very pretty fight when the
reichstag reasscmbles.
Little News From Russia.
Little is heard and still less Is
known just now about conditions IN
RUSSIA. Plots, counter plots and ac-
cusations have not yet unseated Keren-
sky, and he and the soldiers and work
mems council may finally establish
complete control over the situation.
The troops in the field and in garrisons
have been numbering their officers by
the score, and one correspondent as
serts they have no heart for the war
since the czar was dep0sed-a state
ment that only adds TO the confusion
Of the mental picture we over here
have Of the new republic. The armies,
however, since the Germans captured
.lacObstadt, have checked the advance
of the enemy and even retook some
positions near PskOff. Winter Is COM
ing to their aid and II Is considered
probable that the movement Of Tie
Germans toward Petr0grnd Is about
ended for this year. 20
General SOul;homlinoff, former war
minister, first of the uutocrats to be
judged by jury OF the new dcnrOc-
racy. was convicted Of high treason on
Wednesday, and sentenced to impris-
Onment ut hard labor for life. His
young wife, whose extravaganza drove
him nearly insane, was acquitted.
landings Useful Disclosures.
As means Of consolidating the
sentiment of the country and urOusing
It's enthusiasm for victorious war
tile disclosures OF German intrigue
made by Secretary Lansing are uneX-
celled. And they are ably seconded
by the stirring speeches that Colonel
Roosevelt has been delivering. Mr..
Lansing tlmes his exposes well and
makes them With calm linallty that
Is most effective. His latest state
ment Is that he has conclusive evi'
! dence that Count Won Bernstorf on OI
before January 10 had received and
read the Zimmerman note to the Ger
man minister In Mexico City telling oi
the intention to begin unrestricted sub
marine warfare ON February |, ant
consequently was fully aware NJ his
governments plan when he asked au
thority To eXpend 10000 to iniluenc,
congress and keep this country neu
/ trSl.
Colonel Roosevelt's patriotic nd
dresses were Il distinct feature Of III,
week. In Chicago and other middle
West cities he expressed forclbly tn
opinions he and most of the rest u
Us have of the puciliSts und obStruC
tionists and other pro-Gcrmans, an,
he gave special attention and som
choice language to the ease Of Robcr
] NJ. ln Toilette, the United States SEM
lnr with whom Wisconsin Is afflicted
The doughty "T. r." invaded the en-,
mys country, delivering one Of hi
most fiery speeches ut Racine. At iii
| Chicago meeting and elsewhere reSoll
tiOns were adopted calling for the cS
pulSiOn of In Toilette from the SCI
ate, hut that so.calied honorable gel
tleman, seemingly unmoved by tn
storm of dcnunciatlon, was busy ol
gunlZing his followers In Wlsconsi
for Il fight based on what he think
I are his principles.
South America ls on Fire.
Germany sought to paclfy Argentln
by disappearing the ideas expresse
by Count won Luxburg, but the Sout
American republic was by no meat
satisfied and the people demanded tn,
war he declared, The chamber
deputies cOncurred In the resolution
tho senate that relations with Ge
riany he severed, aud II was up
, President lrlgoyen. He has been
. determined advocate Of neutrality. b,
, Il seeiaed likely that he would |
, forced TO yield to the demand for wa
I Before deciding the matter he heg,
/. negotiations tn secure united action |
u all the Latln-Amcrlcnn nations. Ur
S quay and Paraguay Mere reported
eager to break or relations with Gr
i mnuy, and Peru Inst week present,
4 TO the imperial government u dcmnl
k that satisfaction be given within eig