Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-23
BENEATH SURF ACE
FIRE OF Discomfort
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People Still Clamoring for
Food and Cessation of
Hostilities.
BERLIN PUTS LID DOWN
ON ALL INTERNAL NEWS
Asserted. However, Kaiser Is
Ready to Cast Out Peace
Advocate.
MAY RENEW PEACE PARLEYs
Bolslievik Foreign Minister Prepar.
ing Another Note to the
Entente Powers.
MAY RENEW PEACE PARLEYs
tBy Associated PressI

BY Associated Prsss.I
While the bitter internal political
situation in Austria Hungary seems "a
have abated somewhat in intensity. tho
latest indications are that beneath tho
surface the fire of discomfort is merely
smoldering and that a no distant date
II again may break out in a veritable
confagration.
The politicians. apparently with on.
timistic utteramces, have quieted
situation that admittedly is fraurht
with grave possibilities SO far as tho
dual monarchy is concerned but tho
known war WEAKNESS OF the populacs
ana the rood shortage arc likely soon
again to bring the people into sharp
discord with the authorities
Inc general strike, which IL is a,.
serted took more than 1000 600 men
and women from their work-a larp.
proportion OF them engaged in war in
dustrtes-virtually ended Monday morn.
ms, but at last accounts the pcopIs
stiii were clamotng for food and for
cessation OF hostilitics
At the moment OF the outburs, al
public discomfort. and throughout the
days when the discord was strongest.
the government of the dual monarchy
showed it was keenly alive TO the nee
cssity of calming the unrest Immedi.
ateiy the cry of peace arose, there
came from the halls OF the govern
mcnt the answer: I'VE arc ready for
peace without anncSations or indem.
mites and 1t was added tk,t this feel.
ing was shared in TO the utmost by tho
Emperor-King.
The loquacious Austrian press herald.
ca broadcast the alleged peace desires
oil the government and King. and i.s
utterances likely had much to do With
the subsidencc of the popular clamor
Win the return of the people TO work
however. til newspapers apparently
nave iclt the stern hand of the censor.
'or nothing concerning tho situation in
austria or Hungary faS stree been per-
mitted 10 creep through
STRICT CENSORSHIP on
ALL GERMAN NEWS
likewise, in Germany the censorship
seemingly is holding the ncwspapers in
chcck as regards discussion OF internal
AFFAIRS in that country. The only ink
hhE or the still tense situation is con-
'"ihcd IN 4 Leipzig newspaper. which
announces the impending resignation
o. Nicc-Admiral Won Mueller, chief o.
Emperor Williams naval ca binet. who
inc fan-Gcrmans because of his desire
for peace by understanding with
Great Britain
MEANWHILE Admiral Won Tirni.z
rather OF Gcrmany's submarine cam
paiSn. ono OF the leaders Of the Pam
HerInans and Great Britain's ARCH
enemy, continues 10 tour the country
delivering hombastic speeches and
holding out to the people the chimera OF
ultimate success for German arms. \
basic point in his arguments, however.
seems to be that in order to gain this
success it is needful for the whole OF
tho economic power OF the nation 10 h.
used.
The status OF ;hc situation as re-
cards Russia and the Rrcs, L!toys]S
peace conference remains unchanged
Icon lrotzky, the Bolshcvk Foreign
Minister who now is in Pctrograd, is
said TO be preparing another note to
INC entente powers OF the subject OF
peace.
on the fighting fronts comparative.
calm prevails. except for artillery duels
and small patrol engagements. Tha.
all has not gone as planned with the
by the fact that General Szctozar Ro-
roevic has been chosen by tho Austrian
high command to succeed the Arch
duke Eugene as gencralissimo on the
entire Italian front. Borocvic is 10
take precedence even over Field Mar
shall Conrad Won Uoetzcndorf who had
been expected by the Austrian war
Office to pierce tho Italian front with
his rc-cnforced army and gain the Ve-
nctian plain before the hcavy- snow.
falls set in. but whose plans failed.
owing TO the stifrcnins OF the I;al-
ian line.