The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-16
TO RESTORE MONARCHY
Kaiser's Agents Have
Laid All Plans for
Further Conquests.
BOLSHEVISTS FAIL
A cient Aristocracy,
Aided by Church Head,
Lend Aid to I eutonic
Scheming.

copyright, 1918, Universal Service.
London. Aug. 49,. German
troops already are in Petrograd in
strong force.
Germany, fully aware that the
Bolsheyist Jig Is up" Is ready
and willing to act AS the under
takcr ri the Reds" who handed
Russia over to her. With the
power of the Lcnine-Trotzky gov
eminent declining daily, and thus
being OF no fu1 her use to Berlin,
the kaiser has set afoot a scheme
for the re-establishment of the
monarchy In Russia.
That monarchy the kaiser pro-
poses to use just as he used Le-
nine and Trotzky. He will use 1t
tn oppose Russian democracy,
and oppose the allies who are
coming through Siberia.
A new eastern front, more TO
the east than the present bound
airy of German occupation. il
likely to be established in the
process Of the new German east
ern scheme.
These startling Developments,
showing that Germany Is not
sleeping while the allies are Civ
ing aid TO the Czecho .Sloveks and
tho Russian democrats, were re-
vealed today by DIR. Dayhi Sos
kico. an influential Russian DEM
ocrat. whose knowledge OF the
precise conditions In Russia sur
passes that OF almost any man
outside his disrupted home land.
: He was the balwark OF tho first :
Russian provisional government.
As secretary 10 Premier Kcrcn-
sky. he aided greatly In furtherinG
democratic principles in his strife
torn country.
DR.. Soskico LIS now the head of ar
corporation. Ee knows
Russia like doctor knows his pa.
ttent. He said
The downfall of the Bolsheviki
due to the rising tide of the Russian
socialists and liberals. If not already
accomplished. Is certainly an even
which cannot be long delayed.
The German government has taker
note of the impossibility of it's Boil
shevtk allies continuing IN power Thu
removal of the German embassy fl on
MOSCOW Is a ciear indication tina
Germany--pro ably on the advice o
he. new ambassador, DR.. Helfterich-
has resolved not to put aav NOR,
"A new move Is being prepared b,
the German imperiaiists in Russia. II
their usual methodical way the Ger
mans have been preparing the grount
for their new policy in Russia TO
s1ine time.
'I learn from a reliable eyewitness
that in Petrograd grea. number o
German soldiers and officers alread,
have been concentrated. Some pu
the number as high as 100000.
"On the Novsky Prospect one see
hardly anybody but soldiers in Ger
man uniforms and German officers
Displaying their usual arrogant de
mesnor.
by agreement between German.
and Lenine. tho repatriation IT Ger
nan prisoners from Russia has beer
arranged via Petrograd.
go through the Russian frontier t.
Pskoff. which is at present German
Thus. pretext was easily fount
for concentrating German troops il
Petrograd.
simultaneously confidential nego
ttations were conducted between Ger
man diplomats and representatives o
the Russian middle classes.
Also. such secret negotiations wer
carried on with the head of the Rms
sian church. Patriarch Tichen.
by alluring promises, such as tn
reunion OF the Ukraine and Southern
Russia with Great Russia, and OF &C
cess to the Baltic and Black Seas, an
most of all. support to the restoration
of the old regime, Germany has sue
ceeded in paving the way to pro
jected alliance between recon