Mexico Missouri message., 1918-01-10

Inc CIlulTIndu OIL tHe huSSldU uelS-
cation declared Czernln's reply to the
Russian proposals was incomplete and
in some respects unsatisfactory. The
bolsbeviki leaders still seem to nope
the entente allies and the United
States will participate in the negotia-
tions they have started, but there are
no present indications that this hope
will be realized. Meanwhile Germany
continues to remove vast numbers Of
troops from the east front to the west,
calmly ignoring the impotent protests
of Trotzky.
Though Czernin's statement was
made on behalf of all four of the Teu-
tonic allies, 1t is not at all pleasing
to Bulgaria. King Ferdinand declares
his country intends to hold what she
has won.
During the week the bolsheviki
made little If any progress in their
civil war against the Cossacks and the
Ukrainians. The former kept up their
fight in southern Russian and the lat
ter were reported to have occupied the
headquarters of the Fourth, Eighth
and Eleventh armies on the Roumanian
and southwestern fronts, disarming
the troops that resisted them and seiz-
ing quantities Of arms and supplies.
RoIsheVlkl Accuse United States.
TrOtzky and his followers attempt
ed to fasten on Ambassador Francis
and other American officials guilt OF
engaging in a plot to assist Kaledines,
by sending to Rostov motor cars and
money consigned to the American Red
| Cross in Russia. Colonel Kolpash.
nikoff, who had bought the cars in
America, was thrown into prison and
the bolsheviki newspapers rallied
against the Americans. Trotzky de
manded an explanation from Mr.. Fran
els, and when 1t came it left him witt
no leg to stand on. However, he KEEP
the colonel locked up, and then 1t de
veloped that Kolpashnikoff was one Of
those who strictly examined Trotzky
at Halifax when he was on his way t.
Russia-enter the element of persona
enmity. The whole affair was a mares
nest, but on Thursday Trotzky tele
graphed Commander in Chief Kry
lenko: "New sympathy has been mani
tested between the American imperial
lists and Kaledines."
As was to be expected, Japan is pay
ing serious attention to the efforts o
the bolsheviki to make peace with Ger
many. The emperor and some of hi
most trusted advisers conferred tn
other day on the steps Japan shoul
take to protect her interests.
China's increasing interest in the wa
was demonstrated by events at Hal
bin, Manchuria, where Chinese tough
and defeated the Maximalists, disarn
ed them and took possession of til
, city.
Fierce Fighting In Italy.
Military operations for the wee
were in the main confined to Italy, bu
the fighting there was bitter enoug
= to do for all fronts. The Teutons ha'
. ing failed to break through to tn
} plains between the Piave and th
Brenta, renewed their attacks on th
) Asiago plateau west of the latter rive
Positions on the Col del Rosso an
2 Monte del Val Bella changed hant
: three times, the Italians finally beir
forced to retire somewhat. But the
opposition was so determined and Il
losses of the enemy so heavy that Il
9 latter could not follow up their gai
: Every day increases the probabili
] that the Teutons will be held or wi
a be compelled to fall back to preser'
their lines of communication. II
spirit of the Italians is high and he
8 from France and Great Britain
e steadily flowing to them.
5 Apparently Won Hindenburg had n
}, yet found the soft spot on the we
$ front at which to strike, for the on
t serious attack the Germans mat
It there was in the Verdun sector east
: the Meuse. Five successive assault
n were made, but the French beat the
Il all of with heavy loss TO the enen
e Alarmed by the growing strength
n the minority Socialists in German
e that branch of the party that refuses
g follow Scheidemann and that persi
n emily attacks the war program of I
l. government, the kaiser caused the I
e rest on Christmas eve of more tn
10 800 members of the faction in a lar
y number of cities.
T. Another shakeup in the British {
S, miralty started with the retirement
'e Admiral Jellicoe from the post Of ii
b. sea lord. He is succeeded by Vice A
le miral Wemyss.
r The senate lost q valuable and hal
Of working member last week in the des
p Of Francis G. Nswlands Of Neva,
He died in the harness. suddenly.