The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-08-16
GERMANY GLOOMY
AT WAR OUTLOOK
Conference Will Deal With In
creasing Difficulties of
Central Empires.
Special Gable Despatch to The spS.
Copvytoht. 1918; all rights reserved.

LONDON, Aug. 15.-The declarations
OF German newspapers that present days
are black for Germany apply not only
| to the western front, hut to every sphere
OF German influence. The great con-
| ferences at German military headelar-
ters, which are being participated In by
Emperor Karl, is believed to have been
called to discuss measures for combat
ing the increasing difficulties confront
ing the Central Empires.
For the first time an important Ger
man newspaper directly charges respon-
| sibiity for German reverses on the
Western front rests with the military
| chiefs. The Munchener Neuste Mach
,ichten says:
THE situation is very serious and our
| troops are leading terrible days. The
sacred union of the fatherland is gravely
threatened. and 1t is more than ever
necessary that all discussions concern
ing the first causes for our grave check
be avoided The cause Of the check lies
with the enemy, but the fact that pres
| sure. was applied at the weakest point OF
cur line in'iicates that responsibility lies
with our headquarters Let US remem-
Der that the. life of the nation Is at
stake" -.
Great Britains recognition of the
new Czecho-Slovak kation as an ally
is likely to have a far reaching effect
on the situation in the Near East and
to cause Germany further uneasiness.
1t is a definite step toward the estab-
lshment of barrier against German
ambitions In the Balkans and In East
Poland, which, it will be remembered,
has been similarly recognized by allied
Premiers.
The oppressed nationalities. when
formally recognized by the Allies, will
| WELD great influence in defeating
German ambitions in southeastern Eu-
rope.
The news from Russia continues con-
fusing. as no official despatch has as
yet been received in London concerning
the whereabouts of Lenine and Trotzky.
or OF the progress of the revolutionary
movement in Moscow and the Ukraine.
A well informed diplomatic authority
reviewed the situation as follows:
'In the Ukraine Gen. Skoropadsky.
who is strongly pro-Ally. has achieved
| considera BILE success in suppressing Boil
| shevism. In Moscow the antiBolshev-
| lists under the leadership of their clergy.
| have just overthrown the Bolshevists
, and are credited with the intention of
setting up constitutional monarchy.
| tinues, with robbery and murder ram
pant All banks are closed and all
! stocks have been declared invalid. Bust
ness Is at a standstill and the intelli-
gent classes are in hiding. Cholera is
raging.
an Archangel and Nladivostok the
Czecho -Slovaks are providing rallying
points for the anti Bolshevists In north
| ern Russia and eastern Siberia. The Don
and Kuban Cossacks are making head
| way In southern Russia. Everywhere
| the people art turning against the Boil
shevist rule and are looking to the AL
| lies to restore order. But help must be
! sent quickly II the people OF the inland
districts are to be saved
! Even in Roumania and Poland, which
are nearest to the Gevmanic States,
trouble is brewing for our enemies and
| II is difficult to see how they can main
| tain their eastern gains without great
achievements to their eastern armies
| That is Just what they cannot do with
| out running terrible risks in the West
| and In italy"