Licking Valley courier., 1917-09-27

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erent powers toward the end of this
month, and they will be more specific
and, enter into more details than the
former proposals. Germany's reply to
the, pope's first note is said to accept
the greater part of his plan but con-
.tains no specific declarations concern
ing Belgium. Austria's answer has
been sent, but is negligible.
Argentina to Break Relations. v.
Germanys diplomatic bungling has
added another to the list of her enc
mics, for the Luxburg incident and
Berlin's inadequate explanations have
induced the Argentina senate to vote
to break off relations with Ger
many 1t was the last great food
producing nation in the list Of
neutrals, and its action will result
in big benefit to the allies in the re-
strictiOnsof exports of meat and grain
to neutral countries from which they
might find their way to the central ma
tions. If Argentina takes an active
part In the war, she can muster an
army of 19S,000 men and has navy
that includes many powerful and mod
ern vessels.
Sweden-the poor goat-is still in
distress over the trouble into which
German dupliclty has dragged her, and
is demanding explanations from Berlin
anu sending evasive notes to Washing
ton and Buenos Aires. Her leaders as
sert that she shall not be forced into
the war on either side. Meanwhile
she is pleading with America for food
stuffs to keep from suffering the peo-
pie who are likely to be the innocent
victims of the stupidity of the officials.
Situation in Russia.
Premier Kerensky started the week
off with stirring proclamation declar-
ing Russia to be republic. He then,
with four of his colleagues, undertook
to conduct the government until the
first congress meets on September %
W ifulne NOhSlllullOh anu nanny q
new ministry. Next he sent scath-
ing telegram TO the Baltic fleet de-
manding that the men cease their ex-
cesses and restore order, and the fol-
lowing day he undertook the re0rgani-
zation of the army, beginning by sup
, pressing the activities Of the self-con-
Stituted committees among the sol
diers: he also ordered the arrest Of
General Kaledines, hetman of the Cos
sacks, whose loyalty to -the govern
ment was doubtful. At this point
Kerensky ran against two snags. The
radicals gained control of the coun-
Gil of soldiers and wOrkmen and de-
manded that the power of ruling the
republic should be assumed at once
by the council, acting in conjunction
with the council of peasants. The
leaders of the former council, who
have linked 1t with the government
at once resigned The MaXimalists In
the army groups strongly opposed tht
order barring politics from the army
The other snag was the attitude of the
CosSacks. They demanded that tn,
order for the arrest of Kaledines b'
cancelled, and Il delegation of l0yalist'
went to Cossack headquarters to in
vestigate conditions.
Kerensky and the new republic ar,
by no means out of the woods yet, bu
II begins to look as If they would tri
nmph over the forces of disorder ant
disloyalty. Certainly the soldiers n
the front are making better showing
than for some time past. The north
ern armies stopped their retreat tC
ward Petrograd and turned on tn
d. pursuing Germans, driving them bac
toward Riga and retaking numbe
Of towns. In the south Russian troop
cO-operated with the Roumanlans l
their stout attacks on the invadin
Teutons.
Coming to Their Senses.
! Mayor Thompson of Chicago, fo
! long In his petty way one of our mos
persistent opponents OF the govern
: men's conduct of the war, has seen
: great light and issued II proclamatio
a calling ON "all patriotic citizens
/; stand by our country In times Of col
) iroversy" and bidding Godspeed to II
: Nmcn Of the Natlonal'mmy. Thompson
e friends say he never has been mp
i trlotlc, but was misled by certal
Il dark forces" among his associates
/ (which Is defending his loyalty at Il
expense Of his intelligence.
y II is gratifying to note, also, Il
g signs OF change of outward expresslo
e II not of heart, on the part of son
Il Of the Germun-American newspaper
n following the governments raid on Il
IL Office Of one Of the worst of them
|. Philadelphia. One Of the Milwauk
II papers has become suddenly patriot
land another, In Oregon, has chang
ID It's name to the Portland Amerlci
{. und will he printed wholly in Englis