The Carlisle independent., 1918-09-12

northwest of Noyon, in conversation Oiuti0nists in Moscow is being carried out with a heavy hand. About five thousand of them have been arrested and sentenced to death, and it is said they will be executed if their party shows any further opposition to the soviet government. The streets of Moscow are under the strictest mili- } tary guard.
 Details of the supplementary Russo German agreements have been made public. Germany promises to evacu- ate all occupied territory east of Li- vonia and Esthonia as soon as boun- diaries are established, and to get out of all other territory east of Germany when Russia has fulfilled her fnan- cial obligations, which must be with in four months Russia is pledged to fight against the entente forces in northern Russia. and Germany prom iSes that Finland shall not attack. Russia reu0uuces it's sovereignty over Esthonia and Livonia, but is to have free transit to Reval, Riga and Win dau.
 An attempt to assassinate Nicolai Lenine, soviet premier was made by girl in Moscow. but at last reports he was still alive though in serious condition. Very likely his death would be q g0dsend to Russia. 
 There is not much to say of the. war on the Italian. Albanian and Greek fronts Small engagements are nu- merous. but no decisive operations have been started lately. In Albania the retirement Of the allied line for a short distance is explained by the necessity of preparing for winter by occupying certain dominating heights. Austria has not attempted anything important in Italy. possibly because she is too busy trying to settle her internal trou- bles. or because of the call on her for troops to help out the sorely-pressed Germans in France. Several Austrian divisions have been identified on the west front. Meanwhile the Italian airmen. aided by American flyers, have been doing lot of bombing of Aus trian towns. railways and naval sta tions.
 According to dispatches from Mu- nich by way Of Geneva, Count von Hertling. the imperial chancellor re- signed Thursday. giving poor health as the cause of his action.
 From Cologne came the news that the commandant of the Brandenburg province had placed the province, in- cluding the city of Berlin. under mar tial law in order 10 stop the invention and circulation of untrue rumors cal culated to disquiet the populace."
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 General March said last week that more than 250O00 American troops were landed in France during August. and that up to the first of September more than .6O0.000 had embarked for the various fronts. including those sent 10 France. England, Italy and Si- beria. There has been no official men, ton of late of the First American Field army and observers in France and in England believe il is being prepared for great drive of which the present big offensive Is but the preliminary.
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 All preparations have been com pleted for the registration of men be- tween the ages Of eighteen and twenty one and thirty-one and forty-fye. un der the new draft law. General Crow der has called on the people to aid in making the registration a complete sue cess. and. so far as the older men are concerned has given assurance that Il very large proportion of them will not be required to go to the front. The young men. he and most others believe, will be ouly too glad to get into this greatest aud most righteous of all wars.
 Spain has not yer come to the break ing point with Germany. but another Spanish vessel having been torpedoed has decided to seize German interned ships without further barley The tone of the press there. and also in other neutral countries. is becoming distinctly proully.
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 American shipyards set record during August. turning out 66 ships aggregating 340.145 dead weight tons. Forty-four were of steel. The total tonnage built for the shipping board has now passed the two million mark. British merchant vessels completed during August amounted to 124675 gross tons. The new construction in the allied countries is now well ahead of the destruction by submarines.