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suming successful offensive actions
against the Germans in the Immediate

Stunning successful offensive actions
against the Germans in the immediate
future.
Cen Scott, a member of the Root
commission to Russia, as well as Elihu
Root himself, has been at the front
urging greater endeavor on the part
of Slavic armies.
Their pleas were met with acclaim.
tious endeavor on the part of the
Russians by officers as well as the
council of soldiers, and workmen's
delegates. and as consequence 1t is
believed that when the Slavs move for
ward again 1t will be with some pur-
pose and no small degree Of success.
Notwithstanding temporary abate-
ment of the demands for the demo-
cratization Of
Shafts Directed the Germ n
at Kaiser's Cohorts. seems th., tho
shafts of the more liberal elements once
more are directed at the officials sur
| rounding the kaiser. Chancellor Won
Bethmann Hollweg again is blamed for
the lack of German success in the pres
ent struggle by all classes of German
peoples except those who are prone to
stand Loyalty by the kaiser and his
chief advisers no matter which way the
wind may blow.
Philip Scheidemann, the socialist
leader in the reichstag. who has been
accused of supporting the chancellor
and the kaiser, though ostensibly OPP
posing their policies, has returned to
Berlin from Stockholm, where he went
with high hopes Of ushering in move
ant fnr hn dole
| ton found antagonism on every side.
! even from the Scandinavian socialists.
| whose guest he was. German practices
| in the present war, untold barbarities
and lack Of conscience naturally soured
the socialists who represented enemy
countries, though for the sake of world
peace they went to Stockholm. Scandi-
| navian countries. recently made bitter
| by the utter ruthlessness of submarine
| warfare. also antagonized the Germans
in their efforts to advance strictly pro-
German doctrines as the basis of uni
yersal peace. Whatever his difficulties
/ in Stockholm, the fact remains that
| Scheidemann has lost confidence that
| the German nation can succeed in any
| effort to obtain an early peace until
present German forms have been over
! thrown and democratic conditions set
up. He urges that this be done with
| out delay. SO that enemy nations will
| consent to treat with them. He blames
| the chancellor for failing to announce
specific aims.
| A large section Of the German press
has given up hope of concluding a sep
| arate peace with Russia. 1t now being
| recognized that when Germany treats
she must treat with all of the enemy
powers and upon platform from
! which imperialistic policies have been
removed 1t is d singular but neverthe-
less noteworthy fact that there is
supports the kaiser's present policies
in more than half-hearted fashion.
Many there are that attack the policies
advanced by the royal regime.
Conditions in Austria still are very
much unsettled. DIR. Won Seydler has
been chosen as a provisional premier
| and temporary cabinet selected to serve
| until the Austrian government can get its
some pretty definite understanding
| with the Czech and Slovac elements,
not to speak of the Poles. 1t is not
believed that Emperor Charles will risk
| naming another permanent cabinet
until he feels sure it will not be i'm
| mediately overthrown.
Conditions throughout Bohemia are
declared to be in chaotic state The
| people, who
Conditions Chaotic. long have fret
Throughout Bohemia tested axainst
the war and who have supported 1t
only passively, if at all, are doing
everything within their power to make
trouble for the pro-war party in Aus
| tria and Hungary. 1t is even declared
that three regiments OF Bohemian
soldiers have gone over to the Rus
slams. so out of sympathy are Bo-
hemian soldiers with the causes of the
| Vienna government. This, however, Is
not new proceeding, for ever since the
, war started the Bohemians have hin
dered Austrian endeavor wherever pos
sfble. Early in the war the Austrians
deemed 1t unsafe to intrust offensive