The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-01-10
Germany's Plans for Annexation
Disgust Russia and Check
Peace Negotiations.
OPPOSED BY ALL SOCIALISTS
French Troops in Italy Whip the Aus
tr'ans-American Ordnance De-
partment Is Reorganized-
Plans Made to Hurry Our
Forces to France. Z
BY EDWARD w. PIckARD.


Prussian and Austrian greed anC
uupnc1ty exposed themselves las
week in the peace negotiations q,
Brest-L1tOvsk, and in consequence the
meeting broke up with fair prospects
that hostilities would be resumed be-
tween Russia and the central powers,
After making all sorts of promises to
refrain from fOrcible anneXations and
to permit self-defnition by occupied
territories, the Germans made it clear
that they intend to impose an Aus
tr1an monarchy on Poland and to
make German duchies out of Lithua-
MA and COurland. Their contention
was that these countries already have
declared their desire to be severed
from Russia. Furthermore, they de-
cl1ned to consider the evacuation of
Riga, L1bau and other occupied cities
until certain that all Russia sane
toned the peace.
Whether or not Lenine and Trotzky
be in reality German agents, they
could not stomach such terms, and the
foreign minister of the bolsheviki de-
clared the government of the Russian
workers would not consent to the Ger
man proposals. Petrograd leaders
said the government might put an
army of 100000 in the field, and the |
bolsheviki red guard was reported to !
be already moving back to the fighting |
front. The resumption of hOstilities.
OF course, would upset German plans
FOR great offensive on the west front.
as many of the troops removed from
the east front would have to be re-
turned to the line there. That the sit
latiOn was considered critical by the
central powers was shown by the hur-
led conferences of leaders in Berlin
Ind Vienna. The negotiations at
5rest-Litovsk were interrupted, at
east temporarily, and the Russian del
gates demanded that if they were re-
umed it be in Stockholm.
In Bad All Around.
The German official attitude, as ex- ,
ressed by DR.. Won Kuehlmann, didn't =
eem to be pleasing to anyone. In
'ussia all factions, even the most rad =
cal and peace-lOving, denounced it -
nd began to perceive that they must :,
ght to save their revolution. In Ger =
lany the leaders of both the regular -.
nd the independent socialists ex- =,
ressed great dissatisfaction with the -
)Vernments evident aims concerning -,
'cupled territory, and told Won G.
uehlmann his course justified en- .,
nte statesmen in declining to place
'nfidence in the word of Germany's ~,
aders and rulers. The LeiDsip .,
went so far as to declare -;
at everyone now knows Germany ia ~,
It aiming at just peace without an w
xatiOns and indemnities, that she in Of
nds to annex all territories she now
Ids, and that these intentions must n,
the war will of the entente. 20
so the pan-Gelmans are highly dis ~,
,ased because they fear the govern q,
mt will abandon those very inten- sh
MS that the others are denouncing M,
from southern and eastern Russia no
Siberia came repeated stories Of &c
il war and disorder. and of the SET NJ
3 up of independents governments 80
e Ukrainian rada sent an ultimatnm 10
Petrograd demanding the immediate
hdrawal of the bolsheviki troons ,
cut off shipments of sugar and 10,
In to northern Russia. The entire s,,i
ulation of the Don valley was Do,
'ilized and all of It's men 1oinod 80
edines' who was said to have fought ,ca
loody battle with the bolshevikt he ho+
en- Moscow ana Rostov. -