The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1918-03-12
WAR TO THE HILT;
RUSS|A'S FATE A SPUR
FUTURE PEACE Of WORLD IN.
SECURE SO LONG AS KAISER
HOLDS THE ADVANTAGE.
The ALLIES MUST DEFEAT
GERMANY OR CAUSE Is LOST

Conquest Is Clearly the Aim of the
Teutonic Empire. The Bolsheviki
Crowd Consent to a Shameful
Peace. May Restore Monarchy.
War to the hilt will be the answer
of the United States and the Entente
allies to the Teutonic conquerers of
Russia. The bolsheviki acceptance
of the German peace terms has not
halted the German armies engaged
in the new invasion of the demoraliz-
ed country and additional wide areas
are being occupied by the Teutonic
forces as they advance, virtually
without opposition. The prussian war
lords have been unmasked in their at
titude toward Russia. They are now
confessedly bent on conquest and,
strengthened by success and eneour-
aged by an appeased civil population
they now may be expected to turn
toward the west with view to max
ing sure their conquest of Belgium
and northern France.
The Russian disaster means to the
allies that the war is just begun. On
ly the defeat of Germany on the
field of battle now can make the
world safe for democracy and insure
the United States, England and
France and Italy from the perils of
Unsuitable German power. Americas
participation in the war will be null
tiplied many times, since the receipt
of the arrogant and humiliating
peace terms which Berlin is exacting
from the conquered Russians.
What German Victory Means.
If the allies win Germany will be
compelled to disgorge the Russian
provinces, retire from Belgium and
northern France and reconstitute
Serbia and Rumania. If Germany
wins the kaiser's empire will be the
strongest power in continental Eu-
rope and will grow greater, with the
constant absorption of Russian ter
rtory. If a compromise peace is
made Germany still would be able to
command terms making the empire
more powerful than ever before and
In possession of resources which
would make possible a renewal of
the war for Prussian world domino
ton. The Russian situation has wild
ened the breach between the warning
powers and makes the hope of peace
by negotiation a remote thing.
Germans Continue Advance.
Throwing all "no annexation"
promises and theories to the winds,
Germany is literally overrunning the
western provinces of Russia, with
Petrograd as the ultimate goal. One
of the most notable advances of the
invading Germans recorded in the
Berlin official announcement is that
OF Gen. Won Linsingen's forces in
yolhynia, which have pushed more
than $50 miles eastward from the
triangle of fortresses recently occu-
pied and have reached Kiev, their
objective in the Ukraine. At Zhito-
MIR contact with the Ukrainians was
established.
German forces have taken Reval,
on the Baltic sea, after slight re-
Slstance on the part of the Russians.
herman troops likewise have occu-
ped Pernau, a Russian seaport in
Llvonla, SO miles northeast of Riga,
and Dorpat, 157 miles northeast of
Riga. In the German advance to Dor
pat 5000 Russians were taken pris-
gners and the flying detachment of
Ieutons covered the distance of 1870
miles in five and one-half days, in
dlcatlng that the advance was with
out resistance on the part of the
russians, who had previously de-
elared further advances of the Ger