Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1917-09-01

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out Of Moldavia within three weeE
and last Monday the Germans beg,
an offensive in the Riga region tn
forced the Slavs back toward that ciI
At the south end of the line the Rd|
manians still are making valiant effor
to hold back the invaders. There
no longer any doubt of the bravery
the Russians or of their desire to keI
on fighting the common enemy OF {,
world, but II seems that they cannot
themselves surmount the great ed
nomic obstacles that confront them
The governmental troubles of n
sia also are approaching a crisis.
extraordinary national council" b
about to meet In Moscow, the cons
tional Democrats, discontented
ness men and dismissed generals,
cred there ready to demand RI
changes. On the other side stan
cabinet and the Socialist left. In
liminary discussions Prince
'betskoi, Generals Alexieff and
'siloff and others attacked the ca
excepting only Kerensky, and ded
the government had fallen intd
hands of corrupt men of Petrd
who think only of their own
'ests. The Socialist orders tina
stroyed discipline in the army
bitterly criticized.
AS had been foreseen, the
peace proposals were received dec
by all the belligerent nations, but
more than an undercurrent Of SIX
cism by the allies. No definite re
to them has been made at this writ
by any government, but representati3
speakers Of the different parties In G(
many all indorsed in general the Vat
can plan, and 1t is believed Berlin ma
go so far as TO offer autonomy to A
sace-Lorraine, which of course woui
mot in any degree satisfy France. Au!
tria, too. as was expected, approves tn
proposals, but insists any settlemer
must include the abandonment 9
d. Great Britain's naval bases at Gibra
tar, Malta and the Suez canal. Ca
one imagine Great Britain willingly dii
mantling these guardian posts Of tn
route to her immense domains In tn
Orient2 The vociferous assertions c
the German press that the pope's pro
posals were not inspired by GermanI
and the intimations that they realI
were due to British suggestions q
only be considered as more bunk" a
serve to confirm the suspicion that
plan had its inspiration In Teutq
sources.
German Poison Gas In America
The poison gases emitted by the
German press and all the other ira
ous agencies In America are not q
ing noticeably less In amount of
lence, but Uncle Sam is beginni1
apply the antidote with conside
vigor. In many cities "soap boy
ators are being gathered In by Il
agents and several more rabid
have been denied the use of the
; The German-Amerlcan press
large cities is still too clever
ject itself to that penalty. but
keeps on its present course dd
some means will be found to s
1t. Regretfully II must be said
disgracefully large proportion
Germans In America-natura1
not-is proving disloyal to the
their adoption. This is shown
instances as the annual plcnil
Schwabenverein in Chicago, w
several days the assembled
occupied themselves In dep -
Americas entry into the war.
the president, sneering at ou
forces and making fun of the
the National army. The sal
is going ON all over the Ian
Teutons get together, but theS
pairing TO reap harvest d
themselves, for the men Of
ment Of justice are cogniza|
words and acts. II is cor y
believe that the great mass.
Americans are truly loya
sands of the more ignoran, b.
disloyalty by the falsehoo, I
secret agents and by I
Of the La Follettes. 4
Masons and the Williay
sons for whom all ma
cans blush.
Former Ambassad
farv az Commerce Il
promIpent men fou|