The Carlisle independent., 1918-09-19


 abandon its opposition to such course.
 The London Express says it has un- questionable information that the for. mer empress of Russia and all her children have been murdered by bol- sheviki. If this is true, the entire i'm mediate family of Nicholas has now been exterminated The dowager em- press and her daughter and son-in-law were attacked by bolsheyiki at Yalta, but were saved by men from the Black sea fleet after two weeks of fighting.
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 The progress of the Czecho-Slovaks Of Austria Hungary toward the inde- pendence recognized by Great Britain and America is encouraging. The ex-- istence of the CZecho-Slovak state was declared by all the Czech deputies in the Austrian parliament and has now been indorsed by all of the clergy of the Bohemian dioceses.
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 Baron Burian. Austro- Hungarian for eign minister, who still is at outs with Berlin because he insists on an Aus trian solution of the Polish problem; nevertheless was employed once more last week to start a Teutonic peace offensive. This, aimed directly at presi- dent Wilson, was suggestion that the central powers and the entente get to- rether for an exchange of views and to consider all the things which are keep ing the belligerents apart. He inti- mated this might make further fight ing unnecessary. Though President Wilson is not quoted in reply, Wash ington dispatches make it clear that he holds unwaveringiy the position that the only tolerablc peace will be, not negotiated, but dictated to the central powers by the allies and that that is the kind of peace which the allies will achieve. In this, it is needless to say, he is backed up by the entire nation No one in a position to predict pre- sumes to believe that such peace can be attained this year, but no one in tends that any other kind of peace shall be accepted by America. We have gone into the war to the finish, in accordance with our high aims for the future safety of civilization and freedom, no matter what the cost.
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 At most opportune time came the registration day for all Americans be- bo of <in ty-one and thirty-one and forty-five years. Gladly, with patriotic exalta- tion. some 13,000.0O0 youths and older men enrolled themselves for military duty, and from their number 3.000,000 more trained soldiers will soon be ready to move forward to the battle lines. Millions of others, not so fit in one way or another for actual fighting, will be listed for other work directly connected with the carrying on of the war. In a few weeks the relative standing of the 13,OOO,OOO will have been determined. According to Pro yost Marshal General Crowder. the first to be selected for the cantonments and camps will be those between nine teen and twenty-one and between thir- ty-one and thirty-six.
 The matter of granting deferment to registrants because of the work in which they are engaged is of utmost | importance, and tie aid of all employ CTS in this has been enlisted. The gov ernment is especially desirous that no essential industries shall be disturbed Ky the draft, but enough men must be selected to maintain steady flow of registrants to the training camps -A-
 As had been foreseen, here and abroad, the Germans have begun an intensified U-boat campaign directed especially against the transports carry ing American troops and supplies. Up to date this has resulted ill the torpe- doing of the Mount Vernon, formerly the kronprinzessin Cecelie, which was bringing home wounded and sick sol | diers, and of the Persic carrying 2,SOO American troops to Europe. Ill the former case the casualties were con fined to men in tie engine rooms and the vessel put back to French port under her own steam. All the men on the Persic were safely transferred to the conveying vessels, after which the steamship was beached on the English coast. The submarine which attacked it was destroyed hr depth charges. In both instances the utmost bravery and coolness were exhibited by the crews and the soldiers aboard
 The British steamship Missanabie l also was torpedoed while on her way to America for troops and supplies.