The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-18
People Angered by Cession
of Cholm Territory to
the Ukraine
TEUTON TROOPS
PATROL CAPITAL
National Army, Formed to
Fight for Kaiser, Sides
with the Rebels

Germany has suddenly found herself
involved in a maze of difficulties ON the
eastern front and IN danger OF losing all
the large benefits she was calmly prepar-
ing To realize from her peace with
Ukraine and the Bolsheviki withdrawal
OF Russia from the war.
Poland, that land which so frequently
in the course of history has proved a
stumbling block for military conquerors,
is threatening to constitute herself the
rock on which the German hope OF peace
and gainful expansion in the East may
be shattered Embittered by the tearing
of of a strip of their territory to be- Civ
en- the Ukraine for breaking away from
the Bolsheviki and signing a peace with
the central powers, the Poles are in what
appears to be virtually state of revolt
Even the very weapon which Germany
and Austria were at such pains 10 forge
in the hope of deriving military benefit
the Polish army--bids fair TO be turned
against them. Reports in the German
newspapers which express dismay and
alarm at the Polish situation, indicate
that the Polish legions, now an effective
military force, are on the side of the
prevalent Polish sentiment of bitterness
hEdiuNh bHt tthNihl l''N'ios Inv
tion has grown so serious that the mill
tary are patrolling the streets in War
saw.
Austria Hungary is particularly in
volved in the difficulties because of the
prominent part which it was expected
she would play in the future govern
ment of Poland. The Polish elements
and those sympathizing with them in the
dual monarchy are up in arms over the
situation and further internal troubles
are threatened
Prominent newspapers of Germany do
not mince words in declaring the success
of Austrias solution of the problem in
Poland very doubtful, see little prospect |
that the Austrian emperor can be elected |
king of Poland, and declare the Austrian |
internal troubles not a crisis, but con
tinung condition. The German papers
fail to add that all this acute situation
follows the German dictated peace with
the Ukraine, putting Polish population
under the rule of Little Russians.
Turning to the north, it already has
been reported that Germany purposes re-
Stunning military operations against
northern Russia, and this report gains
color by the announcement that the com
missions representing the central powers
at petrograd have left the Russian CAPT
tai and passed within the German mill
tary lines.
The probable German purpose to at
tack the Bolsheviki is also indicated in a
Vienna despatch declaring that if Ger
many decides to resume military opera
tions against Russia 'the attitude of
Austria would not be Influenced there
by.
Whether Austria hopes to keep up CON
nections with the Petrograd government
meanwhile is not clear
A Sofia despatch declares that Bulga-
ria has resumed diplomatic relations
with Russia" However, all the central
powers are in agreement over the situa.
ton, it is declared.
To explain to the Germans the kaisers
apparently sudden and complete reversal
Of his program in the East, one German {
newspaper is allowed to forecast its ius- I
LITIGATION before the Reichstag by a def I
mite plan" based on the needs of the I