The Sentinel=record., 1918-01-27

New York, Jan. 26.-The voices of peace advocates again have been raised insistently in the central em pires following quickly upon what is largely regarded as new dec laration of Germany's warlike pur- poses in her chancellor's speeches Simultaneously a report is current that the Bolsheviki government in Russia has decided to continue the Brest-Litovsk peace negotiations, and another. quite unverified that Austria Is prepared to make a peace with Russia, independently of Germany.
 The peace note in Germany waa sounded by Phillip Scheideman. the socialist leader, who in his remarks following Chancellor von Hertling' speech, pleaded for peace before spring Came with it's renewed blood shed.
 Regarding Russa, however, Scheide- mann's speech was more than plea It was a warning that the military leaders of the imperial government would be hurled from power if they did not bring about peace with her Scheidemann insisted that there was ground for a general peace on the basis of the program laid down by President Wilson on eleven points of which an agreement was easily pos sible. s He was uncompromising as Chancellor von Hertling, however, as regards Alsace-Lorraine. declaring this territory must remain German.
 Scheidemann's words compose per haps the most radical utterance that has yet come for his wing of the party in the reichstag, the majority of mod crate socialists.
 Confirmatory reports of the labor troubles in Austria were received al the state department in a dispatch from Holland. This dispatch wai sent, however, prior to December 2( and added nothing to the unofficial information already received. The re- port was based on facts obtained from German sources and indicated cause for the disorders in Austria was poll tical as we'll as economic and was g manifestation of a growing desire iu that country for peace.
 State department officials displayed interest today in reactions recorded among socialists in Germany as a re- suit of the speeches of yon Hertling and Czernin.
 In the foreign press. comment on the speech of Chancellor von Hertl- ing, however, 1t has been pointed out that there is as yet no suggestion of acknowledgement on the part of the German government of any re- sponsibility to parliament and that to all appearances the military party is still in full control and determined to maintain it's grip upon the situa- tion,
 The Bolsheviki are taking even more energetic action against General Kaledines and now report an organi- zation Of Cossacks from the front into a congress which has declared wal on the Cossack chieftain, driven him and his staff from their headquar- ters and announces it's purpose oi hunting him down.
 In the military situation there have been no developments of note. Ar tillery duels at isolated points, smal raids and plenty of aeroplane actior is reported. The French aerial actior was somewhat marked, the officia statements mentioning successful photographic work carried out to distance of nearly twenty miles be hind the German lines.
 There was great aerial activity or the British front in Erance yesterda! and last night, according to the re port from Field Marshal Haig's head quarters tonight The British airmel ,...,,,tad foY. qixfpnu hostile aero