Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1918-01-25
KaiSer'S Forces Likely to seize
RevaI, Which Would Inme-
diateIy Threaten Occupation
of Petrograd.
TEUT0NS RETIRE ON
ONE ITALIAN FRONT
Great Popular Dissatisfaction
Still Exists in Austria and
Strike in Vienna Remains
Unsettled,

i"N .oHNNa JOURNAL SPECIAL IsAsro S,sst
After weeks of vacillation the Ger
mans at last have made their de-
inands at the peace conference at
est-Litovsk and the Russians have
declined to aeceded to them.
Notwithstanding the fact that ,he
imperial German chancellor in his
many-times postponed speech to the
main committee of the reichstag, an
nounces that he still holds the hone
that an early and satisfactory con-
clusion of the Brest-Ltoysk confer
ehce Will be reached, the terms of the
Germans as enunciated by General
norman, one of their chief delegates
to the peace conference, so far form
an insuperable barrier for the Bolshe-
Wiki government, which has expressed
a determination to carry out a policy
OF no annexation and no indemnities.
Delivers Ultimatum.
couriand In its entirety and All Of
Russias Baltic provinces are 10 be
retained by Germany, according to
Eeheral Hoffman, in what is termed
as dermanys last proposal to the
russians. and the added threat was
sltsh that II the Russian failed to ac-
quresce III the demands further in
roads into their territory would follow
and the important port of Reval. near
the mouth of the Gulf OF Finland
would be occupied.
In theatric fashion Hoffman delim-
tied on map before the astonisbed
delegates the new Russian frontier MS
the German intend it to run-from
the shores Of the Gulf of Finland east
ward to the Moon sound islands and
then to the west of Minsk and thence
to t-Litovsk-leaving within Ger
man boundaries some of Russia's
choicest territory,
Rejected by Russia.
Amazed at the audacitv of the Oar.
man program the Russian delegates
asked Tor time to consider the de-
hlahus' This was grudgingly given.
tosether with the announcement that
was the last postponement that
could be expected. The latest adyices
are to the effect that the Russians
nave unanimously rejected the Ger
man terms.
Nhat the new situation will bring
iorth Is problematical. With tho no.
lucal situation in Russia still in tur
moi and the battle line depleted of
ilghting men through defections. IL is
hardly probable that the Russians will
pe apie TO Withstand any great show
OF force by the Germans toward tha
capture of Reval, which would nrova
n lkely base from which to operate
against Petrograd, or to push thaIr
me farther eastward from the old
battle line.
Austria I'm Fcrnent,
Accounts of the situation in Ans
tria CLEANED from German newsna ners
indicate that there still il much ais
content among the workingmen and
that not all of the strikers have re-
turned to work. Widespread dissat-
'slaetion continues to be evinced
against the governments concessions
10 the socialists and bitter attacks are
neihg MADE on the party leaders. The
ozechs IN parliament have demanded
tnat the monarchy be made a demo-
cratlc FEDERAL state of nationalities.
IN Germany the unrest of the nom
uiace also continues, but the trium.
phant military party is managing To
Keep the people in curb. Neverthe-
less' according to unofficial state
=, hhO itDeliIOuS sentiments Of
.he German workmen, especially the
independent socialists, are becomins
stronger
Teufons In Italy Retreat
of great interest as regards the mil
itary situation is withdrawal of the
Austro- German armies along the nal
ian front from THE Piave river west.
ward "e''
me retrograde movement was nm.
uouotedly due to the harassinp At
,acks the Italians, reinforced by the
french and British, have been de-
ilVering for several weeks past The
,nuications are that the enemy now
mas given up, for the time being at
least' his ambition to drive through
.he mountains and out upon the vene-
tian plains
On the other fronts the belliperants
are Keeping up their intensive bom-
pardments on various sectors and here
ana there sending out bands of In
tantry on raiding and reconnoitering
operations