The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-01-10

| AMSTERDAM, Jan. lO.-The crisis
in Germany is not yet past. Further
evidence of the seething political tur-
moil created by the interference of the
military heads in the affairs of the po
litical government is revealed by the
Frankfurter Zeitung.
This paper has braved the wrath
of the "Potsdam clique" by delivering
bitter attack upon the Pan-Germans
and junkers. The situation brought
about by the conflict between the mil
itarists and the moderates over peace
terms is described by the Frankfurt
er Zeitung as rotten"
The paper declares that politics is
not the business of the army leaders
and has no part in their affairs. I'm
der present conditions. it continues,
Germany cannot establish a policy
which the entente ana neutrals will
respect.
GENEVA, Jan. 1O.-The disclosure
of a territorial agreement" between
Germany and Austria, by which the
latter country is to make large an
nexations in the Balkans gave a new
phase to the peace situation today.
According to information from a
Czech source, Austria supports Ger
manys claims for the retention of AL
sace-Lorraine and her colonies, while
Germany agrees to uphold Austria S
demands for the retention of Tren-
tino and Trieste.
In addition Austria is to annex Ser
bia, Montenegro and Albania, al
though these countries are to pre-
serve outward autonomy"
| Germany also consents to an Aus
trian solution of the Polish question.
PETROGRAD, Jan. 10.-The ques-
ton of moving the Russo-German
peace conference from Brest Litovsk
to neutral soil-an obstacle that near
| ly terminated the negotiations alto
gether-has been solved, according to
indications today.
: A dispatch from Brest Litovsk in
dicated that the delegates represent
ing the central empires had agreed tC
transfer the parley to a neutral cap
ital, but there is no official confirma-
ton of this.
The Bolsheviki and Ukrainian en-
voys at Brest Litovsk have reached
cooperation.
When the German ENJOYS arrived al
Brest Litovsk last Friday for re
sumption of the conference they
f found no Bolshevih delegates pres
ent, but only a messenger with dis
, patch from Petrograd demanding tn,
removal of the conference to Stock
holm.
The Germans at first gave a neg
| ative answer, but the text of the re
ply was not made public. Later thu
Bolshevih ENJOYS, accompanied b,
! Foreign Minister Trotzky arrived
] from Petrograd and on Tuesday {;
/ preliminary session was held at Bres
. Litovsk to be followed by a forma
l session yesterday. While the Rus
= slams insisted upon removal of th
S parley tp-Stockholm, it was unofficial
r " reported that Copenhagen nigh
t be chosen instead.
: THE HAGUE, Jan. 10.-Presiden
S Wilson's speech setting forth the wa
e aims of the United States has receiv
ed "a hostile reception in official cir
S cles at Berlin, according to informa
o ton reaching diplomatic circles to
a day The principles enunciated by tn
T American executive came as a shocl
q following so closely on the terms lai
s down by Premier Lloyd George las
: Saturday.
d But this was not the only blow
= The statement given out by Arthu
Henderson, the British labor leader
d endorsing the terms given by the Brit
+ ish premier, proved a stunning sur
e prise, for the German people had beer
led to believe that British labor wa