South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-01-12
NEW TERMS To
BE DICTATED
BY UNKE.RS
R Report From Copenhagen
Gives IntlmatiOn That Lib
erals in Germany Have
Been Overcome.
international News Service /:

international News Service:
COPENHAGEN, Jan. u. - Ger
many has reared terms for a sep
arate peace with Russia along mil
itaristic lines" according to in
formation received today from a re-
liable source.
These terms, it is understood. are
20 replace the conditions for a gen
eraI peace announced at Brest
Litovsk by Count Czernin. the Aus
trian foreign minister, on Christmas
day.
II this information is correct it
means that the crisis in Germany
has been bridged and that the mil
itary heads are in complete control,
having swamped the moderates
under threats and denunciations.
Pan-Gcrmans May BE- Successful.
The kaiser has apparently solved
the German domestic problem by
giving in TO the Pan-German group
led by Field Marshal Won Hinden-
burg, Gen. Won Ludendorff, Admiral
Won Tfrpitz and the crown prince.
The withdr iwaI OF the original
German terms Of no annexation nor
indemnities caused no surprise here.
The belief was general that. in
view OF the breakdown of Russia as
a lighting power. the socialists and
centrists in Germany would be un-
able to cope with the powerful
junker and Pan-German group.
Advices from Petrograd state that
the bolshevik war office is trying to
rehabilitate the Russian army, in
view Of the possibility OF a complete
break-off OF the peace negotiations.
But in any event it is expected that
Russia can do no more than act on
the defensive in the future.
Tirpitz "MOdifies'' Demands.
Admiral Won Tirpitz. one of the
founders OF the new 'Fatherland
party" in Germany has modified"
his peace demands. lie was quoted
IN dispatches arriving today as say
ing that Germany does not need all
Belgium but must keep the Flan-
ders coast"
That the entry OF the United States
into the war is exerting more and
more influence upon the German
peace counsels is indicated by the
Berliner Tageblatt i'm an article
which was evidently inspired by the
government.
This paper stated that the Ger
man submarine must exert greater
,ndeavors than ever before 10 pre-
vent the landing or an American
army in France.
Take L. =. Seriously
There is no doubt that the efforts
the Americans are taking must be
taken seriously said the Tageblatt.
The hope OF an early general peace
must depend almost entirely upon
the ediciencly OF our C-boats. The
entire hopes Of the entente are now
based upon expected help from the
United states"
Wide interest is attached 10 the
Berlin report that Count Won Hert-
ling. the German chancellor. may
answer Premier Lloyd George and
PreS't Wilson in a war aims speech
before the main committee OF the
German reichStag on Monday. How
ever. II the governments view is
reflected by the attitude of the Ger
man press there is little likelihood
that the democratic utterances of
The British and American statesmen
will receive a receptive response
A dispatch from Brest Litovsk by
way OF Berlin said that the Rus
slams have consented TO continue
the negotiations at Brest Litovsk.
In announcing this decision Leon
Trotzky. the oolshevik foreign min
lister. said that Russia Is determin-
90 TO do everything in her power
20 remove the possi bility OF the
Germans saying that they were
forced 20 discontinue the parley.