The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-01-10


From Petrograd comes report,
based on a newspaper statement,
that representatives of Germany
now in Petrograd are seeking to
have Sweden act as a means OF
communication with Great Brit
ain, France and Italy. The Ger.
man delegations in Petrograd
which are represented as seeking
this mediation through the Swed..
ish LEGATION there were understood
originally to have been charged
only with commercial and other
similar negotiations outside the
I. realm of msior political atari. L.
Reports from Petrograd that the
bolshevik government intends to
repudiate Russia's foreign debt
are reiterated today in newspaper
dispatches to England. A similar
report late last year was denied
shortly after il became current.
According to unofficial reports
from the peace conference at
Brest- Litovsk, the Russians are
insisting upon the removal of the
negotiations to Stockholm. The
Germans are represented as ap-
parently undecided what course to
take.
From boIshevik sources comes
the report of the defeat Of Gen.
Kaledines and Gen. Dutoff, the
cossack leaders, who have been
resisting the boIshevik in the Don
region and elsewhere in South
Central Russia. The latter gen.
eraI is reported in flight, with
revolutionary soldiers and the red
guard in pursuit, while Gen. Kali
edines is said to be in retreat.
Snow has come to the aid of the
Italians and the Austro- German
offensive apparently has reached
halt il not an end. The whole
mountain front where the enemy
had been making slight but steady
gains, is buried under from three
to five feet Of snow, making in
fantry operations impossible and
hampering the Austro- German
supply lines.
Heavy snowfalls in the Alps are re-
ported to have blocked the heavy COM
system in the Trentino and
Caria, leaving them only two lines
.cross the Venetian plains to the Piave,
which would be of no help to the snow
'ound troops between Lake Garda and
he Piave. The enemy troops on the
n OF ~ IF
roubled so greatly by the snow but
revious efforts to cross the river in
orce have failed.
On the western front the opposing
uns have been active near the Scarpa,
4 the Arras area; northeast of Ypres,
nd northeast of Verdun. The Ger
lans have failed thus far to take
ounter measures against the success
III French sortie in the Woevre.
British merchantmen lost during
ne last week equal the losses of the
revious week. when eighteen of more
IAN 1900 tons and three of less than
lat tonnage were sunk by submarines
: mines. The French report the loss
one merchantmen as compared with
Inc the previous week.
cdcC CAiilcSdTltS OI fSuSSld ana Lne
.ntral powers are meeting at Brest-
itovsk. 1t is reported that the first
scussion revolved around the selec-
on of meeting place which has not
t been decided upon. 1t is added, |
,wever, that a settlement probably |
iii be reached. The Russian govern. |
ent has refused Turkeys offer of a |
parate peace and has informed that |
untry that she must participate in |
e general conference.
President Wilson's message has been
dorsed without reservation by the
itish labor party and British public
en-, from the labor, socialist and lib
al parties. Attention is now directed
Germany and Russia to see what ef-
It the message will have on the |
ople's of those countries. 1t is felt
London that the German govern
mt may be compelled to answer the
esident's address because of the con-
ued differences between the militia
Is and nonmii;taritsts In Germany. y,