The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-09-20

abandon its opposition to such o
| course.
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The London Express says 1T 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 eXternlnated. The dowager EN-
press and her daughter and son-in-law
were attacked by bolshevki 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 indie
pendence recognized by Great Britain
and America is encouraging. The eX-
istence of the zecho-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
TRAN solution of the Polish problem.
! nevertheless was employed once more
last week To start TeutOnic peace
offensive. This, aimed directly ut Presi-
dent Wilson, was a suggestion that the
central powers and the entente get to-
rcther for IN exchange Of views and to
consider all the things which are keep
ing the belligerents apart. He init
mated this might make further fight
Ing unnecessary. Though President
Wilson is not quoted in reply. Wash
ingtOn dispatches make il clear that he
holds unwaveringly the position that
the only tolerable peace will be. not
negotiated, hut dictated to the central
powers by the allies. and that that is
the kind Of peace which the allies will
achieve. In this, ii is needless to say.
he is backed up by the entire nation.
No one in IA position to predict pre-
sumes to believe that such peace can
he attained this year, but no one in
! tends that any other kind of peace
shall he accepted by America. We
have gone into the war 10 the finish.
and we propose that the finish shall he
the future safety of civilization and
freedom, no matter what the cost
At most oppOrtune time came the
registration day for all Americans be-
| tween the ages Of eighteen and twen-
irtx fixa
| years. Gladly, with patriotic exalta-
ton, some 13.O00.00O youths and older
men enrolled themselves for military
duty, and from their number 100000
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 few weeks the relative
standing Of the 13,OOOOO0 will have
| been determined. According to Pro-
vost Marshal General Crowder, the
first To be selected for the environments
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 the aid of all employ
ers in this has been enlisted. The gov
eminent Is especially DESTROYS that no
essential Industries shall be disturbed
nv the draft. but enough men must he
selected to maintain a steady flow of
registrants to the training camps.
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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 I'm 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 $500
American troops to Europe. In the
former case the casualties were con-
fined to men In the 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
IL was destroyed by depth charges. In
both instances the utmost bravery and
GOODNESS were exhibited by the crews
and the soldiers aboard.
The British steamship Mlssanabie
also was torpcdoed while on her way
to America for troops and supplies.