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sign peace, and promise detailed reply
without delay to the German conditions.
The statement, as transmitted through the
wireless stations, reads:
The council of peoples commissaries pro-
tests against the fact that the German gov
ernment has directed it's troops against the
Russian councils republic, which has de-
clared the war at an end, and which is de-
mobilizing it's army on all fronts.
The workmen and peasants government
OF Russia could not anticipate such step be-
cause neither directly nor indirectly has any
one OF the parties which concluded the armis-
tice given the seven days notice required in
accordance with the treaty of Dec. Is for
terminating it.
1.-The council of peoples commissaries in
the present circumstances regards itself as
forced formally to declare it's willingness to
sign peace upon the conditions which had
been dictated by the delegations of the quad
ruple alliance at Brest-Litovsk.
'The council of peoples commissaries fur
ther declares that a detailed reply will be
given without delay to the conditions of peace
as proposed by the German government"
The editorial writer Of The Chicago Even-
5mg Post, commenting upon the Russian trag-
edy, says:
"But the Russian tragedy is not merely
tragedy for Russia.
s 1T is tragedy for all the world
ut means that the war for democracy has
been lost in the East
Serbia is gone, Roumania is gone, and now
Russia. Only the holding line of allied troops
on the Macedonian front remains to represent
what was once a strong barrier to Prussian
aggression and promise of victory.
'.'The Bagdad corridor is open The en-
pire of middle Europe sweeps north to the
Gulf of Finland, east beyond the Vstula and
southeast to the Dardanelles
Germany can make peace now on terms
conceding much of her territorial conquests
in the West and emerge from this war
mighty victor.
whether this war continues depends on
whether America and the allies of western
Europe are willing to end it with Prussia
vastly stronger than ever in her history, con-
irmed in her belief in armed might, and max
ing truce only that she may realize upon her
gains in preparation for further triumphs
Prussia will want to make peace now."
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tion before another week. Transportation
for 100000 tons of coal month has been
assured for that part of the country by Chair
man Hurley, of the shipping board, and Di-
rector General McAdoo, of the railroad ad-
ministration. Three-ffths of this will 90 by
water, and two-ffths by rail.
Dunns Weekly Review of Chicago trade
states that wholesale business is well up to
the mark of this time last year, and that in
middle western towns, as much business was
done in fve-day week as in a normal six
day week.
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SHIPYARD STRIKERS RETURN
TO WORK

No sooner was it announced week ago
that all labor difficulties in shipyards of the
country had been settled, than extensive
strikes broke out among the carpenters and
joiners in the big shipyards of the east. So
serious did the situation become that some
administration officials thought that the
President could no longer delay action in con-
scripting labor for ship building. It was
stated, however, that the President would go
to almost any length in order to avoid this
step.
On February 18, President Wilson issued
an ultimatum addressed to William Hutche-
and Joiners, in which he informed him that
it was his duty to leave the solution of the
difficulties to the ship building wage adjust
ment board, and to advise the men whom he
represented to return at once to work, pend
ing the decision. The President alsodeclared
that mo body of men have the moral right, in
the present circumstances of the nation, to
strike until every method of adjustment has
been tried to the limit" He also declared
that it was the duty of the government to see
that the best possible conditions of labor were
maintained; that no lawlessness or conscious
less profteering prevailed, and gave assur-
ance that the government had accepted these
obligations and would performN them. The
Presidents telegram ended with these words !:
''Will you cooperate, or will you obstruct?"
Mr.. Hutcheson sent the following reply to
the President:
"Your telegram requesting our members to
return to work is at hand: In reply am in
structing our representatives to go among
the men of our craft and use their influence
to have the men return to work at once.
"I have exhausted every effort to reach an
adjustment with the shipping board. I have
no power, to sign the agreement of adjust
.ment which would deprive our members of
their constitutional rights
Being desirous of reaching conclusion
whereby cessation Of work may be pre-
vented in the future, most respectfully re-
quest that you notify me as to when I can
meet you, as I feel that is the only way in
which to solve the problem
Later reports state that practically all men
involved in the strike have returned to work.
However, no agreement has been reached be-
tween the laborers and the shipping board.
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SERIOUS COAL PROBLEM CONSIDERED
A THING OF THE PAST

All industries of the country, except those
of New England, worked full blast last Mon
day-the first Monday in three weeks.
It is estimated that in the eight workless
days, the city of Chicago saved $27, 900
worth of coal 1t is also estimated that these
eight days cost the city $200,00O,000 in
wages, and $400,O00,O0O in products. The
Black Diamond, coal trade journal, esti-
mates that coal saved in this way, cost the
city $289 per ton.
It is thought that the warm weather has
put an end to serious coal troubles for the
remainder of this winter. Business men Of
New England are hoping that the heatless
Monday order will be rescinded in their Sec
The theocrat. [volume] (Zion City [i.e. Zion], Ill.) 1914-1949, 1918-02-23
LORD ROBERT CECIL ANNOUNCES
PLAN FOR LEAGUE OF NATIONS

Lord Robert Cecil, minister of blockade,
announced in the British House of Commons
recently that he had prepared plan for a
league of nations. While declining to give a
detailed outline Of his plans, he indicated a
number of conclusions to which he had ar
rived:
'The world for the first time in history is
prepared to give such a league favorable
consideration" he said. "There will be a
vehement desire on all sides at the close of
this war to consider seriously every proposal
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AGREE TO HARD TERMS IMPOSED BY GERMANY
WILL LOSE POLAND, LITHUANIA, RIGA,
AND MOON ISLAND, AND SUBMIT TO
PAYMENT OF ENORMOUS INDEMNITY
1t will be remembered that the bolsheviki
leaders of greater, or northern, Russia
Premier NikOlai Lenine and Foreign Minis
ter Leon Trotzky-last week declared the
state of war between Russia and the central
powers to be at an end, and ordered the de-
mobilization of the Russian forces on all
fronts. In a proclamation, they declared
their unwillingness to continue war against
the toiling masses of Austria and Germany J;
they were evidently under the impression that
Germany, desiring Russia's friendship, would
not antagonize their workmen at home by a
further advance into Russia.
At the same time, the bolshevik leaders re-
fused to sign treaty of peace with the CEN
tral powers. The principal point at issue,
over which the negotiations at Brest-Litovsk
had broken off, was the status of the prov
inces in western Russia, which had been oc-
cupied by the Germans and Austrians in their
various campaigns. The bolsheviki were
willing to permit these border provinces to
decide for themselves whether or not they
should become Independent countries, but in
sisted that the Germans evacuate these ter
ritories. This the Germans declined to do.
Within the past week, events and changes
have taken place with kaleidoscope rapiditX,
and the bolshevik leaders have been rudely
awakened from their visionary dream. No
sooner had the armistice set for negotiations
at Brest-Litovsk expired, than the Germans
rapidly advanced troops eastward into Rus
sia over front of 400 miles, from Riga on
the north, to Lutsk on the south. This move
was made, it seems, under pretense of saw
ing their "bread peace" with Ukraine, the
new southern republic of Russia which had
been suffering heavy attacks from the boil
sheviki since it's declaration of independence
Latest reports, however, indicate that the
Germans have planned a bold strike against
Petrograd from two sides.
With Russia threatened with chaos and
annihilation, with civil war in progress at
various points, and with the food situation
daily growing worse the Russian bolshevik
leaders have capitulated, and announced their
readiness, although protestingly, to sign a
peace under the hard terms imposed by Ger
many. These terms include the retention of
Poland, Lithuania, Riga, and Moon Island,
and an indemnity Of $4,000, 100000, presum-
ably in gold.
A statement, signed by Lenine and Trotzky
for the peoples commissaries, says that they
are now forced to declare their readiness to
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MOTHER EARTH, RESTLESS

Reports from San Jose, Costa Rica, of
February 13, stated that Irazu volcano, the
largest and highest in that country had
awakened and begun new period of violent
activity after nearly two centuries of slunn-
ber
This volcano stands 1000 feet above the
sea level, and about 200 miles northwest of
the Panama Canal.
It will be remembered that Humboldt pre-
dicted that Central America and the Isthmus
of Panama were doomed, some day, to be
swallowed by the waters of both oceans, MAX
ing broader canal than the one that Amer
ican genius built in the Zone
Only few months ago, the city of Guate
mala, in Central America, with population
of 100000 people, was totally destroyed by an
earthquake, and at last accounts it was be-
lieved that volcanic crater existed where the
city once stood, although no one dared ven
ture near enough to learn actual conditions
Reports from Annoy, China, of February
18, stated that earthquake shocks there had
caused the collapse of more than 100 houses,
and the injury of many people. Later re-
ports show much damage to life and property
in other cities and the country surrounding.
STOCKMEN WARN OF MEAT CRISIS
A. Sykes, President of the Corn Belt Meat
Producers Association, warned the United
States Senate agricultural committee, on Feb
Continued on page g.
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News of the World
RUSSIA CAPITULATES
&C. B. W.
7RL152S75757575757515751

BOLSHEVIK LEADERS, RUDELY DISILLUSIONED,
AGREE TO HARD TERMS IMPOSED BY GERMANY
WILL LOSE POLAND, LITHUANIA, RIGA,
AND MOON ISLAND, AND SUBMIT TO
PAYMENT OF ENORMOUS INDEMNITY
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La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-06-20
a ~agravarse Ia
SituaCi0n economical
en- Alemania

WASHINGTON. JUNO 19.-Noticias
oficiales franceSas procedentcs de Zu
rich dan cucnta de que no obstante
las informaciones oficiales de Ale
mania acerca de que las condolences
relativas 4 las cosechas siguen sicrdo
optimistas. los alemaneS que diScu-
ten este asunto libremente, no ocultan
u tenor de que para el pr6Ximo in
viernc Sc tenga n escaSeZ real de vi
vereS que Sc asemeie mucho a una
vcrdadeaa hambre.
Los agricultores alemanes han te-
nido pocos elemeatos ferti!iZantes a
sd disposition. espec:almente IN mira
toS, que Sc les han proporcionado en-
muy pequenas ~cantidades, y por otra
partc, ha habido una gran escasez
de trabajadores para los campos. La
sequia cue cause muchos p~erjuicios er
Mayo. ha tenido serias constituencies
V alln en- el sur de Alemania. ell pueblo
eSta ~quejandose de las condolences eli
matcricas V en- Brandeburgo Sc habla
&c IN v~erdaderO desastre en- Ia Prussia
oriental.
Las nieves perjudicaron algunas tie
rras antes de la sequia, echando a
pcrder todos los granos, ,siendo ell cen
teno el que menos sufri6. Tambien
hay grandeS dificultades para obtener
vegetables en- el sur de Alemania.
Los despachos agregan que el esta-
do de las cosechas es muy malo tam
bicn en- la Moravia, Bohemia Y Galicia
Y en- Ell Austria propiamente dicha,
con exception &c las regiones dc Allia,
en- donde han caido algunas l~luvias.
La prensa. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1913-1962, 1918-06-20
In hospital americana
~saqueado por SOL
dadOs trrcOS
El incidente Sc cree que dara
por resultado Ia declaration
de guerra contra Turquia

WASHINGTON, JUNO 19.-El Nj
nistro americana en- Teheran, Persia,
ma communicate d la Secretaria de Es-
tado del gobierno de los Estados Uni
dos que IN g-upo de trepas turcas
de las que han inyadido el territorio
de Persia saque0 el Hospital aRlerl-
cano V los ConsuladoS de Estados
Unidos V Ia Gran Bretana en- Ia
briz, Persia.
81 la noticia. tai Y como lego a
oidos del MinlStro americana, llega
j confirnarse oficialmente. eStoS III
trajeS pueden CouSIderarse como IN
acto de guerra, 10 que vendria a po-
ner fin q Ia c9estion pcnGiente desde
hace mucho tempo. de 81 los ALA
dos otomanos de Alemania deben ser
anotados formalmente en- IA liSta de
los enemigos &c los Estados Unidos.
De acuerdo con el despacho recibi-
do hoy. Sc sabe GU" los turcos Sa-
qucaron ell hoSnital a deSpechO de "a
prutesta del consul eSpaAO!. Encarga-
do de los intereses americaLos Y aun
desafiando Ia protection de la ban
dera eSpanola que floCaDa sobre 81
edificio.
Muchos doc ores americanos V en-
fermeras que sc hailaban prestando
suS servicioS en- el hospital de Ia
briz. habian Salido dc esa ciudad de5-
de hacia varies mcses, en- vista de
quo Ia situacr6n &C habia agravado
mucho ALI, qucdando tan solo un re-
ducido personal para atenGer Il los
cnfermoS. Haze pocos dias, segun
informes recibidOs en- la Secyetaria de
Estado. esOs medIcos Y enfermcraS
uue habian pcrmanecldo en- ell hoSpi-
tai de Tabriz, tambien habian salido
del eStablccim'ento. por 10 que Sc
presume que no hubo atropCilos para
ningun americana.
Segun Sc sabe por 10 mejor iIfor-
maci6n rccibida aqUi, las fuerzas tur-
caS Uue Sc e]nCucntran cerCa dc Ia
briz son muy reduc!das. pues no pa
san de alCuncs miles. cuando mas
V que ura fuerGa britannica :" c7cuen-
ira ope-andO 40 muy leioS al u ce
Tabriz.
FL hospital americana ~saGueado
por los turcCs. ha side idcntificaio
por Cl Conseio PreShitcrianO dc Mi
stones E~xtranjeras Ge Nueva York,
como Ell Cotton Memorial hospital.
que fue dot2do por una familia dc
Filaieifia de csc nomhfc V estable-
cido mace varios amos FOR conducto
del ConScjo Presbjtcriano.
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Bonar Law habIa SObre Ia
construction de tone
|aje britanicO

LONDRES. JUNO 19.-En Ia Ca
mara de los ComuneS Sc ~Preseat0 hoy
81 Ministro de Hacienda Y 2rador O.
tic.al. Bonar Law, quieu informo 4
a Camava sohre IA construction de
aarcos ' cxrerno n opinion que Sc
ticne en- los circulos oficiales, de II
offensive austriaca.
Dijo Bonar Law: Los informes
ofici"les acerca de Ia construction
lie barcoS. que Sc dara a Ia publici-
daoi en- 81 curse dc la presente sema-
ma. demoStraran que. por primera vez
de de que comenzo la campana sub
marina sin restricciones, Ia cons
trucci6n de los barcos en- eI mundo
ma excedido al tonelaje destruido
scr Ia guerra submarine.
Luego Sc refirio a la ofensiva aus
t~.iaca. e~N?reSauGo que el alto man
DO !taliano no tiene el menor tenor
por los r~esulJados de dicha oiensiva.
Lue&o agrcg6: "Ei peligro no ha pa
SaGo, cicrtamente, pero el gobiedno
puede exDre7ar desde ahora su graft
sud hacia los italianoS por Ia parte
que han tornado en- csta terrible prue-
ba 4 que sc no: Ia S~ujetado."
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OTR0 ATAQUE TEuT0h
Es C0hTEH|D0 P0R
Los FRANCHISES
Ell nuevo golpe 10 iniciaron
los alemanes en- Ell frente
de Reims, entire Vrigny
y La Pompelle
TRES DlVISI0NES ASALTAR0N
LA PLAZA DE REIMS PER0
FUERON RECHAZADAS CON
GRANDES PERDIDAS

PARIS. Juno 19.-Anoche. dcs-
pues de un violcnto bombardco, los
alemanes cmprrndieron III nucvo alta
Que en- ell frcnte de Reims, entire rig
ny Y La Pompe'le. scgun anunclo hoy
Ell Ministcrio dc la guerra Ell cl m
forme Official que Sc do a Ia public
dad. Los frarceseS estan reslstlen-
do los ataques de los alcmanes con
entero exlto.
En- el freate occidcntal &c athIue,
G: enenigo no =" podido :icGar = :,
Inca f~rancesa. En- cl ceH'io que
ccmprendc FL sector 'ue 50 E4!la ffCn-
t. a la ciudad dc R?imS {! "nemI:o
la sido romple!'' ""ir W hazado Y
en- el sector al oriente de dicha ciu-
dad, igualmentc los alemanes sutrIc-
ron un complete frncaso.
El ataque So iHici0 d las seis de
la tarde del ola de aver, cl quinto
despues de quo la ofensiva alcmana
entire Montdidier Y Noyon habia sido
| c%ontenida. Los alemanes abrleron 81
| fuego con IN riolento bombardeO DC
artilleria, cue sc eXtendio desdc Erlg-
nv. villa que Sc ensuentra al oeste
| de Reims, hastR la villa de La Penn
pelle, cinco millas al sureste de Ia
| Cathedral de aquella piazza, sobre la
margen septertrional del rio FesIe.
Este frente abarca aproXimadamentc
una extension de catorce millas y 81
terreno en- ell que Ia maniobra sc es-
Ia d~esarroliando es muy irregular.
FL communicate Official h2blanuo de
esta accion dice entire otras cosas:
Entire VlaGry y Rcims los asal-
tos de las tropas aleinanas fueron
detenidos por los franceses = el enc
miGo obligado q regrcsar muchas We
ces a sus liness de part!da, sin que
por ultimo, ccasiguieran liegar n las
lineas franceSas.
"En los alrededores de Reims So
! desarrollaron ~violentos combates, y
durante el curse de ellos el enemigo
sufri0 considerables p6rdidas siendo
r~echszados en- todos los puntos.
al oriente &c Reims Ia lucha ter
mino igualmente con ventajas para
los franceses. LOS alemanes hab;an
logrado penetrar en- los bosQucs a
norcste de Sillery. pero fucron al fin
desalojados &c esas posiciCnes por les
franceses.'
Los ~prisioneros hechos al enemi-
go en- la region de Reims, declara-
ron que Ia plaza habia sido atacada
por tres divisiones, a las que Sc les
habia dado orden de capturar esa
ciudad a toda costa, durante Ia no
che
Los criticos militares esperan otra
vez Tue en- breve inicie el enemigo
otra formidable ofensiya en- el fren-
te occidental.
lie PetIr Journal cree que los
alemanes desarrollaran su nuevo gol-
pc, bien para ahrirse paso hacia Ca
lais o bien en- direction De Paris, Y
hasta que sea muy probable GnC mi
| Glen I'm moviiliento doblc con csos
dos objetivos.
"L'Echo de Paris" por su parte.
cree que ell eremigo emprendera 81
nuevo esfuerz1 entire Mortidicr Y
Chateau Thiercy, a travGs del Disc
Y del Aisne, en- direction al Marine.
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sabado, ell primer dia de Ia ofenslva.
Las tropaS ~iranccsaS e ingiesaS en-
los ~alrededorcs dc Asiago, estan ba-
10 IN violcnto bombardeo del enemi-
20. pero Il peS&r de clio no han &C.
dido terreno y por el contrario, los
fr2ncaseS rcchazaron aver I'm ataque
local V loEraro: mejorar u poslclo-
mes. i 10 largo del Vale del Su-
CANA V en- cl bastion del Monte Crap
pa. ell enenigo tiene en- perspective
al parecer. uevoS ataques.
En- el frente &c IA Inca del Pave,
que aharca una extension aprOXIma-
da de so mill22. la situaci6n no ha
! mcjorado grandemente, Gesde el pun
to de vista aiiadO, no obStante que
los austriaCoS han sidO derrUtaCos
! en- cast todos Sus intentos para en-
! sanchar Sus galos. Do de Y con que
fuer2a e. cnemigo ha cruzado cl n"
y que taHto IN avanzado dentrO de
las lianuraS venecianaS. son detallcS
que no sc eXpreSan muy claramente
en- las noticiaS que Sc han rccibidO de
esas o~peraciones; pero por 10 que pa
rece. en- el nor:e. en- los alrededorcS
DE- Monticello : al sur de Capo Sile es
donGe les itali&Gos han cedido mayor
terreGo.
Desdc su posici6n en- Monte!lo, q~c
! es una planicie cue mide tres millas
dc ancho per ocho de largo y que
DONNA tcdo el sector cOmprendidc
entire Bassano = Trevieso, los austria.
cos estan hacienda viOlentoS inten,
ties para desal0tiar ! los italianoS de
rcsto de esa prsici6n, pero las tropa:
del general Diaz estan oponiendo uns
obStinada reSjStencia para contenel
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Cruzaron Ell Marine
los amerIcanOS
In un encuentro que tuvie-
ron con los alemanes, las
tropas de Pershing lie hicie-
ron pEis;oneros a! enemigo

WASHINGTON, JUNO r0.-En cl
curunicado official que e. d;a dc aver
cnvid Ell general PershIng. Sobre las
g0eracionas on el frentc DE- bataila
en- donde operln las tro7aS america
mas. Sc ia cuaata ae que en- IA re-
gion de Chateau Thierry ha prose
guido con encarnizanlento IL lucha
de artjiioria. 10 mismo Que a 10 lar
20 del 70 Marine. III oexto dc dlcho
communicate que - ha recibiaO en- IL
Secretaries dc Guerra americana. di-
&c:
"Scccior An Ia re-ijH % Cha
t"au Thjerry : en- Q! trento dci Mar
ne ha continuado cou eTvarri1amicH-
10 In iucha dc artiilerta. Ana"Ec
nuCStras TaJrullas cruza-Gn el ciJado
rio Y capJurarun varios p~risioneyoS.
al cnemi%o."
CON LAS FUEP7AC lMERiCA-
MAS EN- F&ANCIA jun" lS.-Va-
rias patrulias alemanaS Qve iGtenta-
ron aprCXimdTse anoChc " las lira1S
americanaS en- ci sector Gci Marne,
1ueron recha2gdaS por {, fucgo cfica-
SiSimo de las ametralluicras de las
tropas. Una lie las patrullas enemi-
gas fue cast anIquilada.
En- la accian los americaros lie hi
cieron al eneaiCo va-iCs nriSiore-
roS V no su~frieronn ninguna baja
.por su parte.
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Dos mil auStriaCos Csptu=
radios por los ita'iagos

WASHINGTON, JUNO 10. FL EN-
bajador Thomas Nelson Page, ell Ro-
ma. lie ha cnviado al Departamcnto de
Estado una information rcferente d
las Ultimas noticias recibidaS del freH-
tc de hatalla italo-austriaco. noticias
que c~alifica Dc cxcelenteS. pacS las il
meas italianas &c estar soSteniendo on
toda la extension del referido frente.
Sc agreea. en- 81 n~ensaje aludido que
hasta Ia bora en- que fuG enviaGo. los
italianos les habian hecho q los aus-
TRACES. dos mil priSionercG.
Los expertoS m%llltares del Departa-
mento de Guerra Sc mueStran Crgullo-
SOS del exito obtenido por los Italia
nos al contensr 81 empuje aIstriaco
desde Ell momento miSmo en- que Sc mi
clio. V declaran que Ia proeZa Nevada
a cabo Dor los ejercitos italiaros no
tiene paralelo en- la prescnte guerra.
Aludiendo al numero de prfsioneros
que los austriacas dicen haber hccho.
dicen los expertos militares va eta
dos cue les parece Sumamen:e eXa-
jerado V aducen como razon para fun
dar su jaicio ell hecho dc que no han
ten;do OCCASION de hacerloS. tcda veg
que han sido incapaces de ha&e- a
vances de alguna consideration.