St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-07-06

WaS chiefly to blame Tor tho var, and
that France and England were next In
order Of culpability. So far % war
aims and peace offers were concerned
he said nothing new. The relchstag
heard his address in gloomy silence
and then the party leaders attacked
It bitterly. It was reported Thursday
that Dr.. Won Kuehlmann was about to
resign. He might be given q Job AZ
court Jester in view Of his statement
that 4 preliminary condition Of the
exchange Of peace views must be a
certain degree Of mutual confidence In
each others honesty and chivalry."
The honesty and chivalry Of Germany
lie at the bottom of the ocean with
the Lusitania, ip the ruins Of ravished
Belgium and in the wreckage Of
bombed Red Cross hospitals.
Russia came to the front again last
week in a sensational way. First was
the news, first denied and then con-
frmed, that Nicholas, the former car.
had been killed by the bolsheviki at
Ekaterinburg. One story said he was
assassinated by soviet troops during
their retreat to that city. Another re-
port was that the boishevik authorities
there had convicted him after short
trial, condemned him to death and
shot him.
Then word came from Moscow that
Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovitch,
q younger brother Of the deposed
ruler, had put himself at the head Of
the new Siberian government and is
sued a manifesto to the Russian peo-
pie. The Czecho-Slovak army In ST.
IBERIA was reported to have taken
Irkutsk and to be fighting in Ekaterin-
burg, and, what il more remarkable.
it is said to be commanded by General
Alexiefr. former Russian commander
In chief.
Meanwhile, the allies have been try
ing to determine what they can do to
aid Russia and rid her Of her Teut0n
conquerors. President Wilson de-
clared himself for peaceful. not force
full Intervention. and 1t IL probable .
commission Of distinguished men, per-
haps including representatives OF all
the allied nations. will b sent with
offers Of assistance and powers to ar
range Z plan Of cooperation. Keren-
sky. who appeared Unexpectedly in
London on his way to America. IL con-
fident Russia will soon rejoin in the
fight against the central powers. He
and other Russian leaders, however.
agree that the country will not toler-
ate foreign Intervention in its internal
affairs. It is economical and financial
aid that Russia needs, and needs at
once
The Germans in southern Russia
are making their way toward Sm0l-
ensk. probably en- route to Moscow,
despite the protests Of the bolshevik
foreign minister. They also have
landed 4 strong force at Poti, on the
eastern coast Of tho Black sea.
In eastern Siberia General Semeno6
and his anti-bolshevik army. after
having been driven across the Man
churian border, are again advancing
because the forces opposing them
were ordered to the protection Of
Ikutsk.
Germany is now receiving some food
supplies from Ukraine, but these are
mostly from the German army COM
missariat which buys them from the
peasants at exorbitant prices.
Secretary Of War Baker seemingly
changed his mind suddenly about ex-
tending the draft age limits, for last
week he and General March, chief Of
stan, appeared before the senate COM
mittee and agreed in urging that leg
islation to that end be postponed until
the fall. At that time, they said. the
war department would be able to sub
NIT vast program for army enlarge
ment. and would know how many SOL
diers could be transported overseas
and how far it would be necessary to
extend the draft to obtain the num-
Der Of men required. Provost Marshal
General Crowder said he still believed
immediate action necessary, but be-
ing only a subordinate. he bowed to
the decision Of his superiors. The
senate committee, which had agreed
on twenty to forty years as the new
draft limits voted to defer action.