The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-05-02

evidently not daring 10 come out 10
the rescue. The fact that the British
were engaged in clearing the katteght
of mines may port2nd naval operations
of moment.
Turning to the east. we find the parts
| Of the former state OF Russia being cN-
plotted MS fields for German ruthless
ness comparable To that which dcvaS-
tntcd Belgium. According To advircS
in Washington, the Huns intend to
make Ukraine an Acknowledgement col
ony. and are about to dissolve the rada
and install n Truton government. Al
ready they are putting Acknowledgements
into all the offices and have cut
Ukraine of from all communication
with Russia proper. All entente oili-
GERS in the state have been ordered un-
der arrest. Finland is running red
with the blood of the people Of the
working class and others who oppose
the White guard and the Finnish fru-
dial class. They are pointed out to the
German troops, which have occupied
llclSingfors, and are murdered by the
latter in conjunction with the White
guard. The provisional government of
Finland and tens of thousands OF Films
have retired to Pctrograd. The bru-
taliticS of the Huns are being exhibited
also in Russia itself rs the troops push
their way north and east. In one vii
lngc the inhabitants resisted an armed
rcQuisition for money by German
forces and an officer was killed in the
rnSn1tiNr cD,,flh TIl,,,,,,Nn,, ,In, I',.
mans burned the town and with ma,
chine guns slaughtered the inhabitants
as they ilcd from their blazing homes.
Against his and other similar outrayrS
Tchitchrrin, Russian minister of for
eign affairs, protested to Berlin. ask
ing the punishment of the guilty. But
can anyone recall the infection of pun
iShmcnt on the Huns who perpctrntcd
like outragcs in Belgium and northern
France?
Any hope that the relations between
Germany and AustrIa-Hungary might
be disrupted by the exposure of En-
peror Charles letter concerning peace
and the French claim to Alsacc-Lor-
rainc was dispcllcd by the appointment
of Baron Burian as minister of for
cign affairs to succeed Count Czcrnin.
the official goat. Burian IS recognized
as a firm supporter Of the policy Of n
continued alliance with Germany and
the press Of both Austria and Germany
assert that the country'S foreign pol
Icy will not be changed by him. DR..
Won Scydler, the Austrian premier,
was nmnhntip in ctntinr fhn 90 NJ ,;n,,
and said those who looked to the en-.
tcnte for salvation would always be
regarded II treated as enemies Of the
state. In this category he must in
clude many of the people of Bohemia,
FOR ut q great mass meeting In Prague
President Wilson was chcercd and the
kaiser jecred. In Vienna there has
been serious rioting by the hungry peo-
pie.
BOlO PaShN, the spectacular Ercnch
i%raitor. was executed at Ninccnncs on
Wednesday, after having made confcs-
sions that are believed to involve MANY
others in his infamieS. In the United
States men equally guilty of treason
are allowed to live. and If arrested are
usually let out on bail to continue their
vile practices until the time comes for
their trial. This may be rcmcdicd
however, by the passage Of the Cham.
bcrlain bill introduced In the senate
declaring the United States a part OF
the military zone and making spies
and d~iSlOyalists subject to trial bv
c~ourt-martial. Among those who an
peared before the senate committee IN
urge the passage Of this measure, WA
W.. IS. Bloodg00d, chairman OF the Nil.
waukee council Of defense. He warn.
ed the senator's that dire consequences
might result in Wisconsin unless thc
government deals moro effectively with
d~isloyalty and sedition. "Fccling grows
stronger with the departure of every
army transport" said he, land the pec-
pie are likely to go back to primitiv,
methods" Mr.. B%lOOdgoOd asscrtc,,
that pro-Gcrman propaganda has been
widely disseminated in The training
camps whcre Wisconsin troops hive
been quartcr"d, and that German
agents have purchased union cards and
obtained employment in mlnition fo,
tories whcn they were unable to hit n
nail on the head.
Extension o. The espionage law to
apply to women Will lead to tho mr..
resi- nf numerous women, though MANY
OF them already have fed from tbn
country. Most Of the spies who RIM
away 20 to Cuba, and IL has hccn die.
covered mat their headquarters are i'm
Havana.