Licking Valley courier., 1918-05-23

nent explains that the brigading plan
IN operation Is temporary, adopted to
meet the emergency in which 1t is de-
sirable to send over as many Ameri-
cans as possible without waiting for
their arms and ammunition. Later
they will return to the American army
and will be using American equipment.
1t Is gratifying to note that General
Pershing now issues daily official COM
muniques on the dOings of the Ameri-
can forces, following the system of the
other allies.
RI
The continuous battle for suprem-
acy In the air ragged with increasing
intensity all through the week and OFF,
cial reports led to the belief that the
flyers Of the allied armies generally
had the best Of It. American aviatOrs
won several notable victories. Gener-
al Pershing reported the commission
ing Of nearly 1000 student aviators.
The French have delivered to his army
800 battle planes and 900 training
planes, and the Haviland battle planes
made In America are beginning to ar
rive.
r.
On Sunday Emperor Charles visited
the kaiser at great headquarters and
isss De- f..tiis iof renewhf Of the AUS
tro-German alliance, to last twenty
years. The news Of this Of course was
received with rejoicing by the PAN
Germans Of Austria-Hungary. but,
equally Of course, the treaty Is bitterly
opposed by the Savs and other anti
German elements In Charles realm.
The people there as whole are more
and more desirous of peace and there
is fear that the agreement will Prus-
sianize their army and compel even
, greater efforts in the war. BY some
the preparations for an offensive in
Italy are looked on as a direct result
Of the conference. According to Co
penhugen reports, the two emperors
selected kings for Lithuania. Courland
Esthonia and Poland. but the men
chosen were not named.
The meeting of the rulers was at
, tended by the kings Of Bavaria ant
, SaXony, who, though not invited
sought to maintain the Importance Of
their kingdoms as parts OF the German
, empire and not leave Prussia the sol,
arbiter OF German destlnies." Tha
sounds big. but the fact remains tina
Prussia Is as much the boss Of tn,
German empire as ever.
ID
The kaiser is treating Russia jus
ms u thoroughly defeated enemy nigh
expect to be treated by him, despit,
the peace treaty of Brest.Lltovsk. Hi
demands are exorbltant and enforce,
by arms, and In an address to the tow
council of Alx.le-Chapelle he IN
nounces that "Sebastopol has bee
captured with big, richly laden flee
there" More than that, he is prepaI
ing to call on the Baltic provinces tha
were u part of Russia to supply me
for the German armies. No other cor
structlon can be placed on his proclS
nation recognizing the independence
of Llthuanla, In which he says: wv
assume that Llthuania will partlcipat
in the war burdens of Germany whic
secured her liberation" As Lithuani
has neither money nor munitions [
contribute, the kaiser must mean mel
and the Lithuanian national counc
says the country will not consent {
have Its citizens dragooned into III
ranks Of the kaiser.
In the Caucasus the Germans unde
took to gain control Of the grain, con
oil and iron districts by the capture {
Rostov-on-Don, but they held the eli
only one day, when the Russians r,
captured II. There are several powe
ful groups Of Russians operating In III
Don region, and others all throup
south Russia, and Germany has pr,
claimed war at Ekaterlnoslav, odesS
and Poltava and mined the entrunC
into the Sea Of Asov. In the Ukrair
the antl.German movement lncreas,
daily, the people being very bitter.
European Russia. says Il dlspatC
from Samara, less than half the arab
land usually cultivated will be tillt
this year, owing to the shortage I
seed, horses and implements and Il
unsettled condition brought about |
; the land division. Well posted Britol
are urging that the allies continue
= help Russia In the work of reconstru
4 tlon In order to balk the efforts of Ge
b many. II Is recognized by all that Ge
$ lnany's peace hopes now lie wholly
!. the east and that II she is permitted
$ realize them she will have won Il
{ war regardless Of the conditions II
i posed ON her In the west.
y Lenlne processes TO see signs Of
!. counter-revolutlon in Russia aud ,