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New-York tribune., 1918-02-23
Germans Are Told Fighting
Alone Can Bring Peace
Foreign Office Favored Strike Hoping Win Concessions
From Militarsts Conducting Negotiations
at Brest-Litovsk

a syndicate for the importation of
Russian cereals, taking all transporta-
tion risks, the products to be divided
among the biggest importing firms.
thus avoiding the creation Of a monop-
oily, and the syndicate to dissolve after
the war
Workers Complaining
The working population. especially
in the metal industries, complains bit
terly Of the ever decreasing food sup
ply. Potatoes were looked Tor as a
savior. but even there the hopes were
foilod and the harvest has not given the
results expected Only 35,000,000 tons
were obtained, and these were ratloned
as follows: Seven million five hundred
thousand tons for big towns, 100000
for hospitals and prison camps, lO0o.-
600 for the army, S5 900 for the ma
rine. % 900 for sowing, 2,5Oo,0oo as
raw materials for war industries and
100000 for army horses.
The animals are suffering for lack
of fodder and the stock is awfully
dccimated. This is felt even in the
army, where the horses are fed with
potatoes or Kitchen waste from the
big towns.
In Berlin the supply of milk is now
onc-third Of last years. Among fooc
substitutes. the production of albumin
izcd stray has reached 100000 tons
yearly, and in 1917 10000 tons Of
health -four was absorbed by the foot
market This almentation cause;
digestive troubles and an epidemic OF
disease. mostly dysentery and night
blindness Wcll-to-do women often be
come insane from worry as to how tc
legally obtain household food.
LudendorH issued an army order il
1917 reducing shoe and furniture
manufacture by so per cent. and urg
ing the soldiers to take care Of thci'
soles so they would last twice as long
as before The same thing is tru,
, of cloth. which is now produced il
enormous quantities with paper yarn
While the people are suffering from
the lack OF almost every necessity
the war industrials arc making cnor
nous profits. Nrupp realized in 1911
a net profit of lOA 100000 marks, o
which 81 600, 900 goes to war taxes
100000 to compulsory labor insur
/ ance. 2A,OOO,O00 to charity subscrip
tions and some to propaganda in ncu
tral countries.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-23
Stof Coly.espoNdoncel

STOCKHOLM, Feb. 22-Thrcc big
questions occupy the German mind at
prcscnt-peace, political suffrage. and
last. but not least, the food problem.
The enormous lack of food is rapidly
undermining Che health of the poorer
classes, but the military successes in
the cast and south are an important
oountcrwcight in keeping the morale
from giving way to complete collapse.
Peace interests above everything
else the German mind. The Emperor
refers now and again to his peace Of
fer of December 1916; the anneXa-
ticnists declare they desire peace, O,
course, but an honorable one; The lib
erals and socialists declare they are
working for peace, and 50 they arc, but
Tor a German peace.
Bills are posted all over the empire
and the newspapers never cease to re-
peat: "To obtain peace we must tight
and the propaganda motto for the last
war loan was: "Subscri in order to
get peace
Differ on Peace Conditions
The conditions of German peace aims
are somewhat different III the War and
the Foreign offices. The Berlin strike
Lest January is almost proved to have
been favored by the Foreign Office in
the hope Of getting concessions from
the mlitarists at Brcst-Litovsk.
The German socialists have beer
used to the game of compromising since
long before the war. They may be
compared with the circus lion whict
is induced TO perform by the promise
Of piece OF meat Now they stano
the promise of extended suffrage, fol
which they arc invited now and thcr
by Count llertling and Won Payer tC
committee meetings.
/ The government has so we'll domes
ticated the newspapers that every use.
.fu propaganda can be utilized to tn,
utmost Peace with the Ukraine thu.
has caused a general shout Of JOY
but sensible Germans declare tht
Ukraine can send no cereals il Ger
many sends no trains. There are no
even enough engines in Germany tt
transport the country's own food from
the producer to the consumer. Peace
with Rumania, making possible rive:
transportation to the Black Sea, il
their only hope.
The government mas already formed
New-York tribune., 1918-02-23
Entire French Front
Still Under Heavy Fire
Paris Reports Continuance of
Terrific Rombardment
Over Second Day

LONDON, Feb. 22.~For the second
day Paris to-day officially reported
heavy artillery fighting along the whole
French front. While the British front
is comparatively quiet, the great guns
are laundering incessantly from the
point between the Aisne and the Disc.
where PGtaii's left lies, 20 the Swiss
border.
Military observers here agree that
this bombardment is portentous. Most
forecasts of the advertised German Of
fensive have predicted it would strike
somewhere on the French front.
The points where the fire reached
its greatest intensity, Paris reported
were the Butte du Mcsnil, in the Cham
pagne (wherc American artillery is To-
cated) tho Forest Of Pinon, Chevreux
and the California Plateau. on the Aisne
front (wherc some American infantry
are mixed with the French for train
ing .purposes) and Hartmannswciler-
kopf, III Alsacc.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-23
I.SioG Co,'f'es pondej1cel

WASHINGTON. Feb. %. Slaughter,
pilage and misgovcrnment came to
Serbia with the Bulgars. Austrians and
Germans. according to an account Of
The occupation OF Uskub and Serbian
Macedonia, which was made public to-
day by the Serbian Press Bureau. The
story is told b. Serbian soldier capt
ured by the Bulgars and forcibly en-
rolled in their army. 1t was contained
in letter which the press bureau re-
ceived from Professor Rodolf A. Reiss,
of the University of Lausanne. Switzer-
land, WHICH follows:
"N. is young Serbian from Mace
donia. Serbian soldier, who was taken
prisoner near Mtrovitsa by the Aus
trians in the autumn of 1913. / with
hold his name lest some evil should
befall his relatives, but his deposition,
duly signed. lies in front OF me. He
is an intelligent youth and has had d
decent education. lie WAS sent by the
Austrians. as is their wont. to work
upon their military position. there to
endure all the torments inflicted upon
Serbs by their mortal enemy After
Il lapse of eight months, being a Mace
donian, he was sent by the Austro-
iungurians into Bulgaria. rs a Bull
garian subject. Enrolled without de
lay in the Bulgarian army, he was at
tached first TO The 24th Regiment at
Rourgas, aiterWard TO the llth Regi-
ment OF Infantry at Gliveu. He was
Fortunate enough TO get leave to see
his family in Macedonia lie is able
to give an account of what he oh.
served with his own eyes. especially
wi.at the Bulgarians and Germans are
doing at uskub (Skoplie(.
Notables Slaughtered
AS soon as they took over the town
of Uskub, the Bulgarians set up thei1
'authorities, consisting principally of
'Komitadjis,' slaughtered or intcrned
the notables, pillaged Serbian houses
New-York tribune., 1918-02-23
-Four Soldiers Dead, Three
Hurf, Pershing Reports

WASHINGTON, Feb. %. - General
Pershing to-day reported one Ameri-
can soldier severely wounded and two
slightly wounded in an action on Feb
ruary 10.
Private Fred Kopanski was severely
wounded. His sister, Mrs. J. VI. Franz.
lives at 2150 West Thirteenth Street.
Chicago.
Corporals William Bowers. of West
vile. Okla, and William Riley, Of
Switzcr, KY. were slightly wounded.
The following deaths were reported: :
Private Walter S. Reynolds. of Beaver
Falls, Penn; gunshot wounds
Private James Roulard, of New Brit
am. Conn.,: fractured skull
Private Lawrence \. Witherspoon OF
Portland, Ore; pneumonia
Private Edward Barton. of Cooley
Vile, Ohio: pneumonia
New-York tribune., 1918-02-23
Italian Front
ITALIAN

ROME. Feb. 22.-'rhcre have been artillery
duels of small intensity from Stevo To the
Astco. The firing more intense on
some other parts of the front. Our batteries
made a concentration OF fire upon enemy
troops in the cnvrons of Foza and on the
northwestern slopes OF Monte Grappa and
also energetically countered the enemy artil-
lery in the Val Frenzela and Val Brenta sec.
tors.
The enemy shclled with greater frequency
the southwestern slopes of Monteo. At
Grave d Popodopulo enemy scouting parties
enlivened the operations.
An English patrol has had an encounter
with an important group of the enemy on
the night bank of the Piavc. Our patrols
advanced to the iset of Folina and brought
back two enemy machine guns.
During the morning English aerial squad
rons bombarded enemy aviation grounds
north and south of the Qderzo- Portogruarc
railway line
During the day three enemy airplanes were
brought down IN the course OF aerial engage
mcnts, including one by British airmen.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-23
Whole Russian Nauy
Disorganized; May
Try to Inter-, Ships

LONDON. Feb -Disorganization
n the Russian navy has reached an
extreme point and there IS no iikeli-
aood of any order being obeyed, ac-
ording to an Exchange Telegraph dis
latch from Petrograd The naval au-
horities at Reval report that to save
he Russian navy from the hands of
the Germans it will be necessary to
remove the ships at Reval and Helsing-
fors TO kronstadt.
This, however, is believed to be i'm.
ooss Bile owing to their disuse. Up to
his time only submarines have been
rcmoved from these ports. The ques-
lion has arisen whether to destroy the
ships III Helsingfors. 1t is also sug-
sested 10 intern them in Finland as a
free and neutral state, acknowedg dgme Mt
New-York tribune., 1918-02-23
Take Revenge on Woman
BRITISH

LONDON, Feb 22.-ln Italy during the
last week successful raids have been made
across the Piavc and prisoners captured
There is successful counter battery work
daily.
Our airplancs have made several success
iul bombing raids anh destroyed an enemy
diriGible shed. The enemy continues to bomb
back areas and towns when the weather at
night permits. Two of his machines we're
destroyed recently in returning.
Since the British arrived here our Avine
corps have destroyed fiity-eight hostile ma
chimes. principally German, while we have
lost eight. Many other hostile machines have
been doWned out of control
New-York tribune., 1918-02-23
German Sweep Into Russia
Doesn't Worry u. S. Staff

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22.~The Ameri-
can General Staff is watching the new
German sweep into Russia with little
more than academic interest, quite con-
vinced that Russia is no longer a mill
tary factor to be considered and that
the situation has little bearing, for the
present at least, upon the other battle
fronts
Large captures of military stores
New-York tribune., 1918-02-23
Allied Aviators Cross
Alps, Bomb Innsbruck
Finding Austrian Town I'm
guarded, They Attack Tar
gets From Low Altitude
1By Tho Associated pfess1

ID, IIIo A67ONId-NI I'iesNT
BUCHS, Switzerland. Feb. 22~Five
Entente Allied airmen, flying over the
Julian Alps Wednesday afternoon,
found that the town of Innsbruck, Aus
trian Tyrol. was not protected by anti
aircraft guns. The airmen thereupon
swooped down to within 900 yards of
the ground, picked out targets and CO.
piously bombed them, including the
railway station. barracks and two new
munitions factories.
Soldiers and civilians were surprised
and, being unaccustomed to an air at
tack, rushed into the streets, and many
were killed.
The German Consulate was hit. and
trains loaded with soldiers on their
way to the Trcntno front were at
tackled by machine guns from a low
altitude.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-23
rotzky to 'Liquidate%'
Latest 'Hostilities

LONDON, Feb. 23. A dispatch to
"The Express" from Petrograd, dated
Thursday, says that Bolshevik Foreign.
Minister Trotzky started yesterday for
Dvinsk ito take measures TO liquidate
the new hostiities'
1t is stated inmilitary circles that the
commander-n-chie of the German in
vadcrs is the Grand Duke of lIessc.
brother Of the former Russian Empress.
saws the newspaper
New-York tribune., 1918-02-23
Reichstag Adopts
Ukraine Treaty

AMSTERDAM, Feb. 22-Thc Main
Committee Of the Reichstag to-day
adopted the peace treaty between
Germany and the Ukraine
Advices received here from Berlin
Yesterday say that it was announced
in the joint sitting of the Rcichstag
that il was planned to resume ship
ping in the Black Sea after the mines
have been cleared away. The plan
- to expedite shipments to Germany
from the Ukraine, Germany to supply
agricultural machinery and imple-
ments in return for grain.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-23
Bolsheviki Order
Finland Evacuated

LONDON. Feb. % An Exchange
Telegraph dispatch from petrograd
says the evacuation Of Finland has
been ordered by the commissioners.
STOCKHOLM. Thursday, Feb. 2l.
Sweden has suggested to several pow
els that diplomatic intervention be
made in Pctrograd to obtain the cvacu-
alton OF Finland by Russian troops,
Premier Eden announced in the Riks-
dag to-day III a supplementary state,
ment on the Finnish situation Some
of the powers have sent favorable
answers. while others have not yet re-
piled.
The Finnish government. the Pre-
mier added. had refused Il Swedish
offer to mediate between itself and
the revolutionists. and tho possibility
Of a peaceful understanding seemed to
be excluded. Nevertheless, Sweder
was still ready to use her good Offices
Recent reports from the Aland Isl
ands have encouraged the hope that
Sweden viii succeed in saving tn,
islands from the Bolsheviki and spar
ing the inhabitants further suffering.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-23
Britain Reorganizes
Navy on American Plan
| Staff ColYesnOndenccl

WAsHINGTON, Feb. 22.-American
naval officers are highly gratihed at the
copying by the British navy in its re-
organ nization OF the United States plan
Of operations and maintenance.
American officers believe that their
system is the most efficient in the
world. and assert confidently that the
present var VIII demonstrate It.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-23
Kaiser Heeds Cry
OF Russian Distress

AMSTERDAM. Feb. 222. Emperor
William, according TO the "Frankfurter
zeitung," replied TO u message from
the Lubbock Senate, appealing to him to
help the Esthonians, as follows:
Your words have found lively
echo in my heart. The despairing cry
of distress which is ever more ur-
gently reaching our cars from the
Baltic country shall not go unheard.
Effective measures must be taken to
safeguard the tortured population
from the burning and plundering OF
robber hordes and end the state OF
complete lawlcssncss."
New-York tribune., 1918-02-23
Official Statements
East.

BERLIN, Feb. % CDAY).-Army Group
OF General Won Eichhorn--In Esthonia
dapsni has been captured. The first Esthon-
IAN Regiment has placed itself at tho dis.
posal of the German command
IN Livona our column pressed on beyond
Ronneburg. Womar and Spaedan. Our
troops marched into Rieshtsa amid the re-
Joc,ngs OF the inhabitants. Thence they
pushed on TO Lcnzin AIinsk has been occ,i-
pied
=, Army Group Of General Won Iinsnsen.-
ifosIess has been made IN assisting Ukraine
IN N ne, her struggle for freedom At Novog rad
Nolhynski we came into touch With I7I.1,ain
IAN detachments and other columns march
New-York tribune., 1918-02-23
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Scottish Miners Decide
Against Man-Power Bill

GLASGOW. Feb. 22.-The Scottish
miners. AZ conference held to-day
decided by large majority against the
governments "man-power" bill. unde,
which more miners would be called tt
the armN
New-York tribune., 1918-02-23
Hertling to Speak
On oreign Affairs

COPENHAGEN. Feb. % The "Vos-
sischc Zeitung" of Berlin, a copy Of
which has been received here, says that
Count Won lIertling. tho Imperial Ger
man Chancellor, will address the Reich
stag on Monday on the subject Of for
cioN affairs
New-York tribune., 1918-02-23

LONDON, Feb. 22-The British fave
captured Jericho, in Palestine, the War
Office reports.
The text Of the communication fol
lows:
"Iesterday morning, after an un
eventful night, our forces operating
east Of Jerusalem resumed their I'D
vance toward Jericho. Little opposition
was encountered, and at 1920 a. m.
Australian mounted troops entered
the village, subsequently establishing
themselves on the line Of the Jordan
and the Wadi Auja.
The weather continues bad. with
mist and heavy rain.
"Our casualties in the fighting
Wednesday again were slight. Forty
six Turkish prisoners were taken be-
tween Tuesday and Thursday.
North and northwest Of Jerusalem
our advanced positions were slightly
extended and secured"
With the capture of Jericho General
Allcnby has made another stride for
ward in his task of clearing Palestine
of the Turks. The place itself was be-
fore the war only small collection Of
novels, but tracks and roads which
pass over q great concrete bridge which
the Germans had built across the Jor-
dan since the war began and con-
vcnient fords make it an important
military base. the capture of which
gives the British another road leading
northward to the Turkish base at
Nabius.
In addition, the city controls the
road TO the coast and the direct noun
tam highway from Jerusalem. The
turks are also deprived of an impor-
tant road running behind their fron.
winch enabled them to send troops to
threatcned sectors, and it is even pos
Slble that the Turkish forces have been
completely separated.
Inc evening newspapers today cx-
press the deepest satisfaction at the
news OF the capture of Jericho by the
British troops under General Allenbv.
The "kVening News" SAYS again il
may be said that after many wears
they took the city" It adds that
jericho has fallen before General
Allenby's victorious army as it fell
long ago to the sound OF Joshua S
trum2ets. The newspaper calls attcn-
tion to the fact that as a result of
the victory the power of the Allies is
established in the most fertile region
of the Holy Land.
Since the capture OF Jerusalem the
British have been pushing ahead
steadily, striking out to the north and
east. Official statements from London
IN the last few days have reported
rapid progress, and apparently the
Turks have offered no determined re-
slstance.
A further advance eastward of TWEEN
ty-tive miles, however, would take the
British to the railway from Damascus
TO Mecca. which would cut off the
Turks line OF communication with
Arabia and greatly assist the revolving
Arab tribes which are cooperating with
the British. Jericho is near the north
ern extremity Of the Dead Sea, four
teen miles northeast OF Jerusalem.
The ancient jericho, which wes stu
ated to the west of the modern Jeri-
cho, was N town of considerable size
1t was the first Canaanite city to be
reduced by the Israeites. who. the
Biblical story relates, encompassed its
destruction by the blowing Of trum-
at
New-York tribune., 1918-02-23
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New-York tribune., 1918-02-23
West
FRENCH

PARIS, Feb. - tDAY) Heavy artilery
lighting occurred along the whole front. cs-
peoially in the regions of the Forest of
Pinon. ChevreuN and the California Plateau
CAisne 'front.'. Butte-du-Mesnil champagne
'front.' and hartmannsweiler-ko (Alsace)
There was no infantry action.
NIGHT There were no events of I'M
portance along our front to-day.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-23
3ELGI \.

PARIS. Feb. 22.-After qiolcn, bom-
bardmont enemy detachnents attacked four
of our advance posts i'll the region of llloo-
stermoen The barraee fire OF our artillery
and our machine guns repulsed the enemy,
who nowhere reached our lines During the
last two days there has been Il lively artil-
prv frp aioD,, ctr f,op+e
New-York tribune., 1918-02-23
Pillage and Slaughter Mark
.Bulgars' Rule In Serbia

, and rihcd Serbian shops. Twenty
persons were done to DEATH and be
tween 400 and 500 deportcd Of these
number were killed en- route.
"Another 700 were dcportcd from
Porctch and shut up IN y mosque at
Uskub On the morrow, these unhap
py people were taken oN to Kou-
manovo, when eighty of them were
slaughtered in cold blood.
"Thc personnel of the Bulgarian au-
thorities was composed OF all sorts and
sub prefcct of Uskub VIC had a certain
/ haircutters apprentice. TO bring
trouble to the Serbs. the Bulgars, be-
fore their entry into the town, ar
ranged that their newspapers should
announce the assassination of this man
by thc Serbs. However. at that very
moment he was quietly waiting at
Sofia till he should be able to return
to Uskub as sub-prefecI
"a certain cab driver was made COM
missioner of police. Promotions OF
this kind were, indeed, numerous. 1t
need hardly be said that functionaries
Of this kind surrounded them selves
very soon with satellites o. thcir own
stamp.
"Thc Governor of Macedonia, Ratchc
Petrof. a favorte with the Bulgarian
King Ferdinand, simply used his post
ton to enrich himself. His right-hanc
man was a fellow named BairoM, man
of the very worst type, who. on The
admission of the Bulgarians them
selves. was one OF the most notorious
sharpers of Bulgaria. Amy sum these
scoundrels thought fit to cXtort they
obtained under threats OF deportation.
"Undcr this Bairof- -Petrotl system
Of administrations, every Serbian farm.
er had to give up half his harvest tt
the Bulgars.
Take Revenge on Woman
The population suffered all around
Thus, the wife of one OF the Serbian
superior officers, who had inflicted :
crushing defeat upon the Bulgarian.
in 1913, became seriously i'll at Uskub
The Bulgariars watched day and nigh
that none should come to her aid Sh,
died, and it was only the pity of
German doctor which saved the chi,
dren alive
New-York tribune., 1918-02-23

an English outpost was taken by surprise
and captured.
During the last three days twenty -fou.,
enemy airplanes and two captive balloons
have been brought down in aerial lighting or
Inv
New-York tribune., 1918-02-23
BRITISH

LONDON. Feb. % (DAY) --Early last
night large party of the enemy raided two
Of our posts in the neighborhood Of the
ipres- -Roulers railway and few OF our men
are missing
A raid attempted by the enemy early yes
terdey morning against posts held by Bel
gian troops in the Merckcm sector was re-
pulsed by artillery and machine gun fire
New-York tribune., 1918-02-23
GERMAN

BERLIN. Feb. - Y)-On isolated
sectors there have been artillery and trench
mortar activity and minor reconnoitring en-
gagements. On the Ypres -Roulers railway
New-York tribune., 1918-02-23
Allenby's Army Now Domi-
mates Valley of Jordan
and Many Highroads
Advance in Storms
Positions North of Jerusalem
Are Again Extended
and Secured

LONDON, Feb 22-The British have
captured Jericho, in Palestine, the War
Office reports.
The text Of the communication fol
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-10-19
DIED.

WYATT-In the city of Shreveport,
La, on Tuesday. Oct. Is, 1918, Mrs.
Clara Wyatt, wife of Clark Wyatt, born
Oct. Is, 1887, departed this life agec
81 years and days.
The deceased was the daughter OF
Rev. w. N. Greed, well known through
out Grant parish, and her husband is
the mailing clerk on the L. R. & N.
railroad. She was the sister of Mrs.
Richard Newton and Mrs. Burrell Mum
day, of Black Creek, and Mrs. Clarice
Baker was her twin sister. Her broth
ers are G. L. Greed, w. A. Greed, DIR.
A. B. Greed and Lonnie Greed.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-10-19
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