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countries to be directed by both allies
after mutual understanding.

countries to be directed by both allies
after mutual understanding
For two reasons some doubt has been
cast In certain quarters upon this publ
cation. In the first place, it contains
certain matter--omitted in the above
summary-which would hardly find a
place IN any formal political document.
A more serious point is that apparently
no German newspaper calling itself "The
Deutsche Volkszeitung" exists.
Nevertheless, whatever be the terms
IN detail of this military agreement, the
very fact that some such agreement ex-
lists has aroused apprehension on both
sides. The leading Socialist organs of
Germany and Austria were not long in
pointing to the serious results, from the
Austro-German standpoint, which must
necessarily follow. The Vienna car
better Zeitung," which has spoken out
with remarkable frankness on many Of
Austria's other problems, wrote of this
new alliance under the caption, "The
Road to He'll" in the following terms:
The road that we are treadng leads to
the permanent division of Europe into tw,
systems of alliance, armed to the teeth.
directed against each other. and waiting to.
spring upon each other; it leads to in
creased rivalry of ornaments between the
system OF the Central Powers on the one
hand, and the system of the Western Pow
ers on tho other; and it leads also. not
only to economic war, but to a war of arms.
n w nI, II. \
defend what we have just extorted from the
conquered east and what we purpose to ex-
tort from the conquered west. The road
that we are treading leads not to new
order of tn" universe, which few months
ago we SO temptingly displayed before the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-23

proclamations have been posted through
out Austria announcing that the govern
ment has discovered preparations for an
outbreak, which will be suppressed by
force.
Later in the week the cables brought
the news that the Vienna city council
passed resolution protesting against
the reduction of the bread ration, and
that the Austrian Food Minister had
posted off to Berlin to confer with the
military authorities there, evidently for
the purpose of obtaining food supplies
for the starving Austrians If the Min
lister still has his hopes set upon the
Ukraine they will probably again be dis
appointed, for at the same time news
came to hand that great revolt has
broken out at Kiev, which is SPREADING
to adjacent districts
Moreover, the seriousness of the situa
ton at Vienna is further reflected in
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the 1orclgn enemy-who whether We like
1t or not, happens to have his own way of
thinklng-will conclude from such an at
titude that what is intended is German
hegemony in Europe which is to be sup
ported by arms.
"ln this way it will become ever more
difficult to dissuade him from the idea that
Mltteleuropa means the victory of German
milltarsm, which he thinks it is his duty
IN his own national interests to prevent"
And even the Vienna correspondent
of THE Frankfurter Zeitung," who is
really more in sympathy with the stall
wart policy of the pan-Germans than
with the moderate views of his own
newspaper, has serious doubts as to the
practical workings of the new military
agreement. He wrote on that point:
~ depends, above all, upon the contents
OF the Military Convention whether the aIli
ahce provides for such complete mutual
Misrepresentation of the two armies as will
preclude Tor the future q separate military
policy on the one or the other part, If this
IL not provided for, the agreement NAV
provoke needless friction and NAV so be-
come actually perncous"
The "Zeitung" also SAYS:
'qnhappily 10 is to be apprenended that
large part of the Slav peoples of Austria,
IN particular the Czechs and Slovcnes, viii
regard an. extension of the alliance with
even less friendiness than they REGARDED
the original compact. 1t may therefore
prove not altogether simple task for Aus
tro-Hungarlan statesmen to secure the adop
'ioh ny the Austrian Chamber of the alli-
ance in its widened and deepened form
There may, perhaps, be some idea Of
winning over the Poles in It's favor when.
that is to say. the new acre ements are mada
the instrument for carrying out the Aus
trian solution Of the Polish question by
uniting Galicia with the new Polish State.
Manifestly, therefore, it will not be pos
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-23
The New Offensive

continue to carry on the government un-
der what might be called the "autocracy
paragraph" Of the constitution, which
gives the Emperor the right to promul-
gate the budget. This decision, it was
further shown, was brought about by
the refusal of the Poles to support the
government, which left it without
majority in the Reichsrat.
That the attempt to govern the coun-
try without the aid of parliament is
resented in quarters usually most faith
full to the government, is clear from
speech by DR.. Weiskirchner, the Burgo-
master of Vienna, reported by the
"Weser Zeitung," of Bremen. That Of
fetal said:
High treason and ingratitudc are RAM
pant and the government has proved weak
and unsteaay. In the present serious time
We need parliament, for even q bad par
Lament is better than none. 1t is true that
Parliament failed to deal with the food
question: but 1t remains the only platform
for free speech and the only place where
THE arbitrary acts Of the bureaucracy and
the numerous military incroachments can
be discussed"
Evidently, too, the position of the gov
eminent has been rendered all the more
precarious by the growing strength Of
the South Slav movement. It VIII be re-
called that at Conference of Oppressed
Nationalities of Austria, held in Rome
early in April, various South Slav ele-
ments and number of leading men
adopted a scheme looking to the setting
up of a South Slav state, which shall in
clude Serbia, Bosnia Herzegovina, and
all or the greater part of Croatia. The
Italian government is apparently in SYM
pathy with this movement, which would
mean that Italy has waived the greater
part of her territorial claims on the east
coast Of the Adriatic.
In regard to this movement "The Daily
Mail' got this statement from the travel
Ter already mentioned:
GAS for the Southern Slavs, the new policy
of the United States, italy and the Entente.
although perlously long postponed, is bear
ing fruit News that the Entente recog-
nizes a separate Southern Sav nation has
in whispers already thrilled the Southern
Slav soldiers on the Austrian front"
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What the American
w Press Is Saying

Discussions of Austrian affairs have
been frequent in the American press, in
connection with the offensive against
Italy. Commenting upon Austria's lat
est military effort, c. w. Gilbert tele-
graphed The Tribune from Washington
as follows: =.
ats dissolution threatens. Its great ally
is insistent. The Hphenzollerns must have
an offensive out of the Hapsburgs. If the
offensive succeeds then the pressure Of re-
volt at home is relieved. IF it fails then
the deluge."
"The Philadelphia Inquirer" wrote:
"She resembles crazy quilt Of nursr
GUS pieces sewn together. Start the pieces
a-ripping and the whole fabric is socn
wreck. Austria has begun to rip. Her Sub
ject peoples Of different nationalities sss
demanding freedom"
In similar strain 1.-THE New York
World" said:
Austrian internal conditions are euet
that victorious advance has become sbsc.
lutely essential. A decided check would
greatly deepen the gravity of the crisis
defeat would spell disaster and collapse
The probable effects of the failure q
Austria's offensive are thus depicted y
1.-THE Springfield Republican:
III huge, costly and unpopular offensive
should lead to dreary deadlock at the ena
anything might happen, including mutiny y
the ranks and rebellion at home. The qusf'
rel between the Slavs and the Italians nss
been healed, and to great part OF the PEI
pie Of Austria, Germanysis the enemy. Aua
then depends on the first phases Of the sfess
battle; If the italians make O strong =
fence the morale Of the Austrian tfeep.S
may prove no better than it was asspn
Russia, when Czecho-Slovaks deserted
the thousands to the enemy"
Two possible reasons for the offensive
are suggested by "The Baltimore Spb'
thus:
"It may be sign of increased miis.1s
strength and confidence or it may be y.
Of desperation. From all the evidences = Z 4
internal conditions in Austria Hungary: 49, g.
from all the probabilities as to Che nn"s.
situation on the Italian front, IL would 80
to be the result Of an unessapAese
cessity."
The meaning Of the heavy fgbtane
Austria, is thus stated by "The Wasn1e
ton STAR:
"The internal unrest is greater go
any period during the war. Win 49, -,
on the Italian front the Austrian 80
ment might again instil into the - -
and minds Of the people the desire = ~.
on. Without victory and with austria Z s. Z
fering definite and striking ds2eak ~
appears imminent, tho elements sAke 81
to the government are ccrtssH ss
Roadway" 4 5i|
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From The Baltimore SIN

OF the vitality Of this South Slav move
ment G. Djuric says in the latest number
Of "The New Europe" to arrive in this
country:
THE will of the whole Southern Slav raee
toward freedom and unity is manifested 70.
day 80 powerfully that it forms one Of the
most striking examples in the history Of
corporate race feeling. Any one who knows
the conditions under which the Southern
Slsvs of Austria-H Hungary have to live will
recognize this will Of united and indie.
pendent life as vital impulse of the race
and the unity Of the Southern Slays must
be regarded as fact, which one day will
assuredly mature in the form Of an indie.
pendent state"
The same publication of an earlier data
quoted the following utterance from the
Vienna "Arbeiter Zeitung":
"Nos merely is the crisis Of the Austrian
stats not drawing to En- end; il 10 steadily
progressing, and the inevitable dav Il pesr
when every organ will be anectsd byM
The difficulties Of Austrian problems in
general are thus described by "Ths Ma.
ton" (London):
"In truth, political speculation upon the
future of Austria Hungary is like an at
tempt to square the circle. One is hypno-
tized by the evident impossibility of any
solution, even q violent one; one can but
wait for the thing to happen. whatever It
may be. In reality the political
problem is kind of fevered dresm Of which
the solid substance is imminent stsrvs.
ton"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-23
ME- new Austro- German treaty of
alliance agreed upon at the meet
L ing of the two Emperors on

alliance agreed upon at the meet
ing of the two Emperors on
May IL has met with a great
deal of opposition among both Austrians
and Germans and has required vast
amount of both explanation and excuse
The treaty is both military and eco
nomic. Naturally, at the present time
the military features loom up with the
most Importance, but on both counts it
is opposed by the Austrans.
According to press dispatches recently
sent from Holland, the military agree
ment has been published in "The
Deutsche Volkszeitung" The following
is resume of its seven paragraphs:
/. Close military alliance for twenty
five years between the two sovereigns,
both Of whom pledge themselves to main
tain universal military service and keep
their armies at the maximum of military
preparedness;
2. All males capable of bearing arms
to receive thorough military instruction;
an auxiliary service for producing arms
and munitions to be organized;
3. Armies to be organized and drilled
on one common principle, with Germany
taking the initiative, thus making the two
armies in effect one organization;
a. Armies Of the one country to draw
military supplies from nearest military
depot, irrespective OF which country owns
them;
s. Troops OF both countries to be
brought into contact with each other TO
foster spirit Of comradeship; officers also
to be trained together in part;
8. Preparations for futures wars to be
worked out in common by the two General
Staffs ~
z. Railway construction in the two
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admirlng gaze of the world as our goal,
but to peace that will be hell"
And the Berlin "Vorwaerts," the Of
tlcial mouthpiece of the German Social
list party, put its objection into this
form:
1T IS not very wise to declare right in the
lace OF enemies who have not yet sheathed
tne sword that we Germans, Austrians and
da numbering altogether 100000
wy SOUS, intend to form an eternal union,
ol arms NO. 1T is far from wise, because
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that the assumption was both general and
natural that hunger is the real impelling
force now driving the Austrian armies
INTO action. On al sides, accordingly,
there is full agreement with those Aus
trian prisoners that it is hunger often
sive.' Frank H. Simonds accepted in
The Tribune of Wednesday that desgna-
tion of the Austrian offensive
Even the Austrian Kaiser touched the
hunger motif in the speech that he made
to his troops before sending them into
battle. Here are the good things that
he held out to them as their reward:
Before you is the enemy There glory
awaits you, and also honor, good food,
abundant spoils, fina! peace
This recalls an anecdote told by one
of the Southern generals who took part
in the Battle of Chickamauga. A hungry
Southerner, dropping down wounded as
1he battle line rushed past him to the
attack, shouted to his comrades: GO for
EN-, boys; they've got bread in their
haversacks."
The "hunger offensive comedies in
time with a further aggravation of the
food scarcity in Austria. This week the
cables brought US news that the Vienna
bread ration, already very small, has been
people are now to have only $50 gramms
of bread a week, which is equivalent to
slightly more than three ounces a day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-23

a USTRIA'S big attack upon the
~ Italian front was described by
Austrian prisoners captured
by the Italians as hunger
offensive" 1t is a character
istic fact that it had already been de-
scribed with the same phrase in many
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o t h er quarters.
Everybody, even
on the side of the
Allie ;. under
stands so fully
that the Austrian
people are suf-
fering most Sc
verely from the
pangs of hunger
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1918-06-23
r ermany Also Tightens
NJ the Belt

rms increasing pressure of hunger in
Austria corresponds to a similar ten
dency in Germany where the new bread
ration that went into effect this week is
one-flfth less than heretofore. The de-
cision to reduce the ration was adopted
May and was explained by the Ger
nan press at the time as due to the fact
that the arrival of grain from the
Ukraine had failed to meet expectations:
moreover, the wheat from that region
; was costing $40 marks the ton whereas
me home price in Germany was $50
marks, The papers further explained
mat 1t had been found necessary, when
Germany and Austria came to arrang.
ing for the joint shipment of grain from
the Ukraine, that Austria should be
gwen most Of the first arrivals mas
much as the stress Of hunger was much
greater in Austria than in Germany.
This situation WAS also taken account
OF by Germany when, some weeks ago, it
was, arranged between the Berlin and the
Vienna governments that the Austrian
iyrol, be henceforsh supplied with food
from Bavaria and Bohemia from Saxonv:
The latest news coming out of Austria
by mail fully confirms the conclusion that
the food situation .was daily growing
more and more serious.
THE price of all kinds Of meats espe-
cially fowl, goes higher every day." said
recent number of the 'Neuc Freie Presse'
The price of pork, mutton, geese, chicken
and ducks would be ridiculous if the mat
ter were not of such Importance. The small
quantity Of potatoes and the insufficient
rations Of bread and -four, the entire lack
of vegetables, the delay in receiving eggs
and the total absence of fats make the pom
ulation depend more and moro on meat for
nourishment."
The "Arbeiter Zetung" told how the
women marched on the markets, crying
that they were starving and their chill
dren had nothing to eat. They could not
live whole week on the small portion
of meat allowed, they declared.
This food crisis Is complicated with a
class quarrel. The inhabitants, of the
cities accuse the peasants and the rich
Of not submitting to the food restriction
that the working classes have to observe.
Thousands Of families in Prague are said
to be without bread.
Austria's food straits are partly due
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-03-27
Had Narrow Escape

Lowell.-The Lowell Light & Power
struction last week, owing to the
breaking of chain when an attempt
was made to raise the flood gate,
when the high water threatened to go
night fight by the village employees
night fight b ythe village employees
and summoned friends averted the
disaster. The chains had been in use
for eight years, had been properly
cared for and were supposed to be all
right. Hereafter, duplicate chains
will be kept on hand for such emer-
gencies.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-03-27
nj. q. Church Notes

The Sunday school will have its
Easter exercises next Sunday morn
ing in place Of the regular preaching
service and Sunday school session A
part of the exercises will be the recep-
ton into full membership of those
now ON probationary membership and
a baptismal service. All desiring
baptism are invited to receive this
sacrament at that time, and parents
are invited to bring their babies also
The members of Mrs. Covert's
Sunday school class will act as ush-
ers at the lecture of DR.. Nj. S. Rice,
April second, and will be dressed in
the costume of the Red Cross nurse.
The official board will hold its reg
ular monthly meeting at the church
Monday night next. The Epworth
league business meeting will be held
on Wednesday night also at the
church and on Thursday night will be
the fellowship supper of the Sunday
School board at six-thirty. The sup
per is to be Bohemian one, and ev-
eryone interested in the Sunday
school is invited to come, bringing
something to eat. Following this will
be the regular Sunday School prayer
meeting for the month.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-03-27

Grandville.--A young lad giving his
name as Demmon and his residence
as Cedar Springs, who had been to
Grand Rapids to enlist but was re-
jected on account Of his age. started
to walk home but got on the wrong
road and landed in Grandville last
Tuesday night, tree out and nearly
starved: He was taken In charge by
Grandville officers, given q nice warm
next next morning was tax taken to Grand
Rapids and placed on the train for
home, with his fare paid to destina-
ton.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-03-27

by this we means the doctors, dem
fists, lawyers and even the justices of
the peace, are urging every man,
woman and child to stand by Uncle
Sam for victory. They point out in
q large space under the above heading
how everyone can "Stick for Vic
tory" 1t is message to the masses
that every reader should digest. Look
for it on page 3.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-03-27

FOR SALE-A nice home at 12l S.
Prospect-st.; some furniture; also
40 acres of land with good woodlot,
one large lot set to fruit trees. Mrs.
Mrs. G.. S. Putnam. 87-44-l
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-03-27

WANTED Home for healthy Ameri-
can girls; one IA and the other 8
years old. Address Mrs. Mary An
drews, 408 Broas-st, city. 91-44-1
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-03-27

FARMERS will sharpen your
s spring teeth r sh Tor &C apiece BRING
make your old drag teeth work like
new. Bert ]. Storey. 82-44-1
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-03-27

FOR -SALE--Good oak roll-top desk
at Sandell's bank. Mrs. w. A. Will
der, Phone 162. 89-44-1
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-03-27

FOR SALE-One Gendron bicycle,
nearly new, brand new vitalic tires.
This is some buy, fully guaranteed.
Bert J. Storey, Bedding, Phone 1856
w. S3-44-1
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-03-27

FOR RENT-Eight-roo house, cleo
trio lights, water, inside toilet, 522
n. Bridge-st. c. H. Hoyt, 426 Lewis
St. 94-44-1
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-03-27

FOR SALE Eight-room house three
blocks from Main-st., gas, electric
ity, furnace, bath. Ella Holmes.
404 S. Bridge-st. 84-44-2
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-03-27

WANTED-Girls and women to learn
spinning and weaving. Good wages
offered. Government work. In
quire at once. Columbiaville Wool
en- Mills, Columbiaville, Mich.
93-42-2
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-03-27

FOR SALE-Young horse. Inquire
of Jerry Spaulding, Orleans, Mich.
85-44-2
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-03-27

FOR SALE-Used ago" Monroe
roadster, driven about 1000 miles.
Inquire Mrs. w. A. Wilder. Phone
1872. 88-44-1
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-03-27

FOR SALE-Six new mich cows
Henry Luck. 85-44tf
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-03-27

WANTED--Good, neat women to
wash dishes at Hotel Belding.
90-44-1
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-03-27

WANTED-Farm to rent on shares
or cash rental. About 80 acres by
experienced and reliable farmer.
Address 121 Westinghouse, Green
vile, Phone 9. STAB
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-03-27
{ Want Column
One cent word.
4 Nothing Inserted for less than ise

FOR SALE-Pair of bay mares, three
and four years old, own sisters. C,
b. Johnston Citizens Phone 269-4r,
46-40-tf.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-03-27

FOR SALE-Good farm team and
two Durham cows. A. M. Warner,
Phone 265-1l-1s. 74-43-3
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-03-27

} FOR SALE--l914 Ford roadster, 1916
Oakland-six and 1917 Model -Four
Ninety" Chevrolet. Eugene Hop
POUCH, Orleans, Mich. 65-42-3
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-03-27

HORSES FOR SALE-One mare 3
years old; one mare years old;
one pair good work horses. j. M.
York (both phones), Orleans Mich.
67-42-4
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-03-27

FOR SALE-Hay. Inquire A. M.
Warner, Phone 265-1l-1s. 73-43-3
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-03-27

FOR -Nine-room house, small
barn, gas, electric lights, toilet, city
water, cistern, good location, terms
reasonable. M. A. Chapman.
74-!!3 Il.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-03-27

FOR SALE-House and lot, also ex-
ira lot for garden spot The house
has six good rooms. easy to heat,
city water, both inside and outside,
gas and electric lights. Will sell
cheap. Inquire at GIG Root-st., 3
blocks east, blocks north of Ellis
school. 59-42-tf
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-03-27
ADMISSION SOC
Csc

"Dr. M. S. Rice is most forceful speaker.
heard him lecture last fall soon after his re-
turn from the trenches and he has a way of
presenting his subject that inspires every hear
err believe him one Of the best speakers of
the present day. Every citizen of this COM
munity should hear DR.. Rice Tuesday night
e. G. LLOYD.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1918-03-27

/ heard DR.. Rice talk at Camp Custer last
fall at the time of dedicating the "Y" taber-
nacle there. He is peer. He has message
and knows how to deliver it, / cannot express
the pleasure it gives me to learn of his coming
to Bedding to lecture on the conditions at the
front. shall be disappointed if every seat is
!. not taken"
I'll IL y. LcONAhDs