The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1918-01-11
European.

European.
According to dispatch the peace
negotiations between the central pow
ers and the Bolshevtki government
have been temporarily suspended" by
the Germans.
Russia's demand that the peace con-
ference with Germany be held at
Stockholm, has caused the negotia-
tons to be temporarily suspended.
A belated dispatch from Berlin gives
as the reason for the refusal Of the
Germans to consider Stockholm
place where peace might be advantage
ously discussed the fear that British,
French and American diplomats in the
Swedish capital would by intrigue
render all endeavors futile.
Dispatches from Berlin indicate that
although the reichstag parties in the
main are supporting the government,
considerable political unrest is preva-
lent and that strong efforts are being
made to hold the Socialists in line.
The Socialist organ in Berlin charac-
terizes the situation as extraordinari.
ly serious
Foreign Minister Trotzky has issued
an order forbidding Russian banks to
pay out money deposited by foreign
embassies.
Although the weather continued cold
and much snow lies on the ground
in northern France, there has been
considerable activity by the infantry
in the Arras section. in Flanders and
on the eastern part of the front along
the Moselle river.
Near Bullecourt in France the Brit
ish have recaptured in counter at
tack the sap taken from them recent.
ly by the Germans,
Intermitten artillery duels are re-
ported all along the battle front Of
the British lines,
Not alone are Leon Trotzky, the Boil
sheviki foreign minister, and the 9th.
er leaders OF the counter revolution in
Russia utterly dissatisfied with the
terms Of the peace proposals. of the
central powers, but the heads of the
German Socialist faction also have
volubly expressed their antagonism to
those sections Of them which call for
the retention of Poland. Lithuania,
Courland and other territory now in
possession of the invaders.
Trotzky, the mouthpiece of the Boil
sheviki, has annount in unmistak-'
able terms that the Russian work
ers will not accept the German peace
proposals, which he terms "hypocriti-
cal" He asserted that if the central
powers did not agree to the free des.
tiny OF the Polish and Lettism nations
it would be urgently necessary to de
fend the Russian revolution. The cen
tral committee of the council of work
mems and soldiers delegates in a reso-
luton approved this stand
A dispatch from Petrograd says that
the Russians have made counter pro-
posals to the Teutonie allies, which
are under consideration, and viii be
discussed at the. next meeting of the
peace delegations at Brest-Litovsk, The
proposals embody the immediate evac-
uation Of occupied territory pending a
referendum, evacuated districts to be
governed by locally elected representa-
tives Of the people who are to be as
sisted by the local militia.
have arrested the members of the
Compulsory rationing is 10 be put
into effect in England at an early date,
according to the food controller. He
says that he is afraid that compul.
sorry rationing win have to come, in
fact, that it is on its way. He says,
however, that the food department has
completed scheme and that as soon
as the sanction of the cabinet has heen
received it win be carried out
There is a meat shortage in Eng
land hTe food controller said he
does not want to threaten, he does
not want to commander cattle, but
says the machinery is already to carry
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