The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-01-24

IN" Novno dis ct had deserted be-
cause they were about to be- moved TO
The west front.
Al. Radck, one of the Russian dele
gates. asserted Monday that the Rus
SANS were strengthening the front and
would send home every soldier who
WAS not willing to fight. He asserted
they wanted no help from the allies or
America because their strength Law in
their weakness; that the country for
many miles was destitute, and that
Whiic the Germans could drive them
BACK it would do them no good and
thcy would not want to have millions
or starving people on their hands.
Conditions in ~Pctrogrnd are bccom-
ing moro desperate daily. The city is
fuli of crime, disorder and dirt, and
tn" people have little food and coal.
Very severe winter weather is adding
to the distress there.
Breakup of Russia Continues.
rho ~bolSh"viki seem content, for the
present, to permit the breaking IN of
RUSSIA into separate mtiohalitics. A
Kin Of Il truce has been patched up
with the UkrHinianS, and The many
other new "g"rcrnmcntS' apparently
arc not molrstnd. Lithuanin is the
latest to declare itself independent.
Finland is well on the way to indcpcn-
dcncr, having been recognized by Gen
many, Sweden and France. and It's rep
rescntntivcs being we'll received by
other governments.
The C0SSackS Of the south were hnv-
ing Il harder time; official dispatches
from Pctrograd reporting that they
had been defeated and put to flight by
the bOlShcviki forces.
The Bulgarian parliament was in
formed by Premier I~adoslavof that a
peace compact had been formed be-
tween Bulgaria and Russia. with the
consent of the other central covers.
On the other hand, the bolshevlkl gov.
eminent rejected the separate peace
proposals made by Turkey, asking the
latter to participate in the general con
ference.
Col. William 3. Thompson, who com
mandcd the American Red Cross mis-
sion to Russia, has just returned to
This country and has much good to say
of the hnlShcviki government. He is
convinced its leaders arc honest and
sincere and not in the pay Of the Ger
mans, ANA he believes the movement
they have set on DOT may result in q
world peace.
Fighting Of the Week.
"a number Of attacks in force and
continuous activity Of the artillery
marked the week along the west front,
but there was no great battle and no
serious attempt to break through the
lines by either side. The sector Sc
lcctcd by the German high command
for the expected big offensive WAS not
revealed, but the belief grows that it
will be in Belgium and that the main
objective Of the kaiser will be the cap
turc of Calais. Possession of this port
Of course, would be of ineStimablc
value to Germany, both In the Submu-
rinc campaign and in threatening Eng
land with direct attack, as we'll rs in
tcrrupting the short route between
England and France.
In Italy the weather and possibly
shortage Of ammunition brought al
most to a standstill the attempts of
the AuStrO-Gcrmans to break through
into the Venetian plains. Heavy SHOWS
fell in the Alps and threatened to shut
Off communication between the Tren-
tino and the fighting line, and the
weather was stormy all the way from
the mountains to the Adriatic.
Vice Admiral Sims reported the tor
pcdoing Of the American steamship
Harry Luckenbach, nine members Of
the crew being missing. The British
admiralty announced that the hospital
ship KCwa was tOrpcdOed and sunk in
the Bristol channel. She was full of
wounded soldiers, but all Of them were
safely landed. though three Lascars of
the crew were lost. This new brutal
crime of the Germans afforded the
London Times opportunity for mild
criticism Of President Wilson'S high
idealism. the paper asking: as my
peace thinkablc with the authors and
supporters of a system by which such
crimes are cOldly sanctioned as leglti-
mate acts of WARP"
me ltcwa was displaying all the
lights and markings required by The
Hague convention and was not within
the so-called barred zone, but such
facts no longer mean anything to the
Germans, If indeed they ever did.
SAX Defends Himself.
The investigation Of war prepara-
Nons ny tho senate committee reached
thc stage on T~hurSday where The pres
ence OF SSGeretarN Baker was required.