Yerington times. [volume] (Yerington, Nev.) 1907-1932, 1918-03-23
German Occupation of Odessa In
creaSeS Teutonic Menace
in East.
new ROAD TO india OPENED
President Wilson, in Message to Rus
sian Soviets, Issues Def to Kaiser
American Troops In Many
Raids.

Announcement that German troops
have occupied Odessa is one of the
most significant of recent develop
ments. This action by Germany, in
| spite of the conclusion of the so-called
| peace with Russia, was expected I'LL
| timately, but it came somewhat as a
| surprise because of the fact that little
had been heard of the Germans and
Austrians in that region.
The occupation of Odessa, the great
est Russian port on the Black sea, is
of the greatest Importance for several
| reasons. First, 1t gives the Germans
control of the center of great agri-
| cultural section, the products of which
are desired to feed the hungry peoples
of the central empires.
With Odessa safely in their hands,
the TeutOns will have access to vast
stores of wheat which can be trans
ported overland or by sea to points
where it can be readily shipped into
Austria and Germany.
But-the capture of Odessa will mean
something more-an advance over the
lOulc W tlSld anu oi'
possibly India, which is to be followed
now that the British have severed the
famous Berlin and Bdgdad route to the
East.
The passing of Odessa into German
control will make possible the com
pletion of the German military line
across Russia from the Baltic at
IDA% tn
the Black sea. 1t gives the Germans
control not only of the resources of
the Ukraine, but of the bulk of Rus
sia's grain stores and of the vast ex-
port trade of Russia's southern prov
inces.
Control of this territory opens a
route for German land drive into
the far East, by way of Batum, in
Trans-Caucasia (Which was taken
from Russia at Brest-LitOvsk and Civ
en- to Turkey, Baku, across the
aspian sea to KrasnovOdsk, in Turke-
an, and through Merv TO the border
| of Afghanistan, thus threatening the
Indian empire.
Another route is through TeEeran,
| across central Persia to Ispahan and
| thence to ShiraZ, to the Indian irons
| tier, spelling equal menace to Brit
| aims far Eastern possessions.
The carrying out by the Teutonic
powers of their plans for conquest in
the East brought from President Will
son a move which was declared to be
one of the boldest made by any gov,
eminent since the war began. This
action was in the form of a message
dispatched to the Russian congress OF
soviets In session at Moscow. In this
message President Wilson pledged the
mower of the United States to secure
free Russia. He declared that thu
United States twill avail itself of ev
ery opportunity TO secure for Russi;
once more complete sovereignty and in
dependence in her own affairs and full
restoration to her great role in tn
life of Europe and the modern world
President Wilson's message was re
porded as q second declaration of wa
"a declaration of war on the German
government until 1t is compelled t
relinauish its hold on Russia. tn
president proposed. in effect, that tn
United States and its allies shall figh
until Russia regains unimpaired SOY
ereignty and independence. The mes
sage was also regarded as direct RI
DIV to the recent address on peac
terms made by Count Won Hertling, tn
German chancellor.
Va
Reports from Jassy tell how the In
perialistic spirit Of the central en-
pires is showing itself in growing d.
mands for concessions by Roumanl