Evening star., 1918-07-27
Food Situation Acute.

Food Situation Acute.
The food situation between Germany
and Russia has reached an acute
the State Department. There is not
enough food for both countries and
the question of who shall get what
provisions there are has reached an
acute stage.
Germans also are reported to be cut
and to be requisitioning cattle, espe-
cially horses, in Poland. All these
impositions are likely to increase re-
sentiment against the GermanA
In some sections soldiers are, q.
ported as employing thrashing ma
small portions or "rations," among
the farmers.
while speculation regarding, the
diplomatic phases of aid to. Russia are
debarred by compliance with the aslf-
imposed censorship of newspapers
the military possibilities of the situa.
tion.
More and more is there speculation
regarding the possibilities of an Al.
banian offensive. having for its objec-
tive a drive northward, releasing the
peoples of Serbia and Rumania, and
eliminating Bulgaria and Turkey from
active participation in the war Were
this project successful a large allied
force, required for the operation, could
reach Russian soil from the south, and
be in position to bring heavy pres
sure to bear upon Austria-Hungary.
| The allied drive in the Balkans long
has had the sanction of Italian milf
tary men, who look to a drive upon
Austria as having high potential pos
way such an army would gather
strength from the Jugo-Slav, Ruthen-
ian and other peoples of allied sym.
pathies in the course Of the drive.
Three Armies Would Aid.
For its initial impact the force
would have the aid of the large British
Greek army and the 100000 Italian
sent a few months ago I'd take a mari
| in the Albanian offensive.
The possibility of sending American
are to be sent to the Italian front also
has been Informally considered, purely
| on military grounds, but this consider.
alton has not reached the stage where
there is any official expression of opin-
ion about the feasibility Of such q
move.
The State Department today was in.
formed in a dispatch from the Amerf-
can consul at Moscow that the allied
diplomats at Vologda have decided Ia
remain in that city, notwithstand,nS
efforts Of the bolsheviki to prevail
upon them to go to Moscow. capftaj
OF the soviet government. The consul
stated his report was based on tnfor.
Francis.
Kerensky Addresses Soviet.
AMSTERDAM, July 2s-prer,.,
Lenine, in a speech at MOSCOW befor,
the government conference Of factor,
committees. said the position of ths
soviet republic had become extremel,
| acute in view of international corn.
plications. counter revolutionary CON.
spiracies ana the food crisis, accord
ing to MOSCOW dispatch received b,
way of Berlin.
| The Russian proletariat knew very
well, Lenine told the conference. tha;
the united action Of the workers o.
the entire world or Of some, Of thu
highly developed capftalistic coun.
tries was an essential condition to tn,
victory of the Russian revolution. 4
was easy for Russia to begin a revolu.
tion, but extraordinarily dfficult ,tt
continue and conclude It.
On the other hand, the beginning o,
q revolution in such long ORGANIZED
bourgeois country as Germany wal
extremely dificult. But then 1t would
be SO much easier to carry 1t to com.
pletion.
Six Billion Rubles Due Germany.
Referring to the Brest-Litovs,
treaty, Lenfne said that according Il
the treaty Russia must pay German,
| six billion rubles. The attempt q,
the social revolutionists of the ief,
to entangle Russia in a war witt
Germany by the murder of the Ger.
| man ambassador was no way to eyad.
the treaty. The way out must bs
found by the joint exertions of the
proletariat and the poor peasants.
fRussia under the Brest-Litovsl
treaty was to indemnify German sub.
iects for the losses incurred through
| the war. Advices received in Londor
early in April said the Russian gov.
ernment estimated these losses woulS
total Of 100000 rubles. It has beer
reported, but never officially con.
| Armed, that Germany also demanded Z
cash indemnity Of several billior
rubles.)
Czecho-slovaks Take simbirsk.
Cxecho-Slovak troops have captured
the important town Of Simbirsk. about
500 miles east Of Moscow, according t.
an oMcial telegram from Moscow 70