The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-05-05
Hungry euton Nations
Plan Desperate Coup.
In the Ukraine Area

w lO4ls AZ
today from Switzerland said the
central powers are preparing to take
drastic steps in Ukrania as the re-
suit OF difficulties in obtaining sup
plies from that country and the re
volt against Teutonic rule.
The news reaching Switzerland
from Ukrania by way of Berlin and
Vienna says the dispatch, does
not permit OF doubt but what we
are face to face with coup d'etat
OF the central empires. The latter,
driven by famine, are ready to EN-
ploy every means to seize from Tx
rania the resources which she still
contains. 1t is reported that blood
has already been shed in kiev in
combats between the partisans OF
the new government and those OF
the former.
Distribute Arms.
In well informed circles in Swift
zerland it is not ignored that quite
recently agents OF Baron Won
Mumm and Marshal Won Eichorn
distributed arms and munitions to
their partiSans. Considerable funds
were distributed secretly by the Ger
man staff for the success OF the
coup.
The Frankfurter Ieitung recog-
nizeS that the revolution now being
dealt with in Ukrainia is solely the
consequence OF the demands OF the
central empires which want food
StuftS and cereals at all costs and
which will not hesitate to do any
thing to obtain them. According to
accurate information, received in
Zurich, combats also took place at
Ekaterinoslav, at Kharkov, at Kher-
son and at Odessa between the Ger
mans and Ukrainians in revolt.
Deportations Continue.
"Deportations into Germany CON
tinue. The commanders OF the Tx
rainian militia have been relieved OF
their Offices and many thrown into
prison. In spite OF all these meas
ureS, certain German papers said |
that II Is To be feared that the GOV
ernment OF kiey cannot fulfill the
promises il made to the central en-
plreS in the question OF food sup
plies.
Naturally, the German author.
ties throw all the blame upon the
rada OF kicy and consoles itself .
with scenes OF murder and plundcr
which have taken place in the coun-
Try, says Verbatim and does the
New Stuttgarter Journal.
he fact is that today Ukrainia
Is occupied territory where the mill
tary authorities have the last saw"
Washington, May Press dis
patches from Amsterdam saving
mat Emperor Charles wa, about to
prorogue the Austrian parliament
we're read with deep interest today
lr officials here who had expected
'ome such drastic action since the
Jews leaked out from Vienna on
he stormy session OF the ~eichstrath
md OF the open defiance Of the gov
-rnment by the elements in oppo-
i,ion.
The debates connected with the
3rest-Litovsk peace treaty were q,
articularly acrimonious and it ap- ,
'eaied that the government practi-
ally had lost lis majority when the +
'olish delegates, desperately resist
ting the secession OF part OF their
provinces to Ukrainia joined with -
he CzechS and Bohemians who had
ong persistently opposed the gov =
rnment. because OF the refusal to .
rant them national unity. 1
Situation Is Critical.
The difficulties in the way OF Sc
uring sufficient iood ior the pop
laiion, the only cause given in the
amsterdam dispatch for the sus-
ension OF the reichstrath. have
reated d critical situation through
II Austria-llungary, according to
dyices received here.
In the early spring, General Hoei-
-r the Austrian iood controller. !
eclared that six hundred million
ONhhS ol looNelulls Mbull nave 10 4
E obtained somewhere TO last un-
i the next harvest. The normal
arvest oi wheat in the dual mon
rcky has been reduced from thir-
zen billion to eight billion pounds
trough shortage OF fertilizers and
ie wilful action OF the Czech peas
hts who refused to SOW and har-
est grain.
Famine during the winter was
aid TO hasc been prevented only
v the accession OF 10000 carloads
/ grain from Rumania, but even
IL was insufficient. as was eNi-
creed By food riots ia Prague.
ilsen. Brun and Vienna. I'm some
the prison camps Of Austria the
cath rate from starvation was re-
,r.el TO have reached fo-iy a day