Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-17
RUSSIA IS ANGRY
WITH ROUMAN|A
Threatens Rupture of Relations
Unless Bolsl1ev;ki Arc
Released.
HUNGARIAN CABINET RESIGNS
Announcement Adds to Political
Strife in Germany and
Austria.
HUNGARIAN CABINET RESIGNS
ley Associated Press

I Ely Associated Prsss.I
Although the peace pourparlers be-
tween the Bolsheviki and the Tcutonic
allies have been resumed at Brcst Lit :
ovsk, the peace enlargement section
OF the German populace, and some OF
the Icwspa pers. continue their express
| sions of dissatisfaction with the an, :
bitions of the Pan -CierInanIsts and the
terms that have been advanced BY the
German delegates at Brcs. Litovs;i a.
the b2Sis for peace
Amsterdam dispatchc= announce that
an understanding has been reached be-
tween the political and military par
tics in Germany on the basis OF the
Russian program OF no annexa:iona or
tndemniticS In the East and leaving TO
Field Marshal Won Hindcnburs. in case
OF German victory, the liberty of
dealing with possible annexationa in
the West. but the evidence tends TO
show that the factions arc still at odds.
Additional meetings at which speak-
ers endeavored to outline the viewpoint
OF the militaristic element have been
broken up. and il is announced that
Chancellor Won HcrtIing is to be per-
| mit:ed to deliver his delayed address,
on Germany's war aims 10 the main
committee OF the Rcichstas next Fri
day. for which the country has been
clamoring.
RESIGNATION OF CABINET
ADDS TO POLITICAL STRIFE
Adding to the political strife in Ger.
many and Austria comes tie announce.
ncnt OF the resignation OF the Hun
sa:ian Cabinet, due TO the conduct OF
tne war. Failure to obtain udeoua;.
support for tho military program pu,
I forward by the Cabinet is given as
'he reason for the resignation of the
ministry. The program Included the
formation OF an independent Hunra
rian army, which Emperor Charles yc
toed.
The situation between Russia and
f;oumania apparently Is growing acute.
on demand OF the American ambassa.
oor ana the heads of the other diplo-
mate missions accredited to Russia.
the bolsncvik authorities have released
the Roumanian minister and the at
'aches oil the Roumanian legation, who
were arrested Sunday. Tho council
OF national commissioners of Russia
now mas sent an uitimatum to Rou-
mania calling for the immediate re-
lease OF members OF the Bolsheviki ar
rested recently IN Roumania. A run
ture OF relations with Roumania and
most energetic military measures" are
! threatened for Noncompliance within
twenty-four hours
ITALIANS REPuLSE HUNS
WHO MAKE VICIOUS ATTACKS
Except in the Italian theater the
military activities are still confined to
small affairs carried out by raidinc
parties and BON bardmcnts on various
sectors. The Austro-Gcrma both in
the mountain region OF Northern Italy
and around the lower Piavc Rivcr have
made viciou3 countera;tacks, after
, heavy preparatory artillery work. to
recapture tn, positions wrcstcd from
them early in tho week All the at
tempts were without result.
Again there has necn considerable
aerial activity in this ion in which
five enemy airplanes were sent to
earsh-four by British and Italian avia :
tors and the other By anti. aircraft bat
teries.
Only eight British merchantmen were
sunk by mines or submarines last week.
These figures. given out By the Brit
ish Admiralty in it's weekly statement
of shipping losses, shows a great do.
crease in the number OF vessels sent
to the bottom as compared with the
record for the two previous weeks. in
each OF which the aggregate vas TWEEN
ty-one.