The Sentinel=record., 1918-02-21
Intentions

New York. Feb. 20.-German in
inavsion Of Russia continues unlm-
peded.
Apparently there - to be no cessa-
ton in the eastward march of the
enemy until the Russian Bolshevih
government entirely slakes the thirst
Of the Teutons for a peace which
corresponds with our interests" y
expressed by the German foreign min
lister.
Southern Esthonia has been entered
by troops from German warships in
| the Gulf Of Riga, or from Moon. or
Oesel islands, lying off the shore, ana
a base established from where op-
| erations may be carried on against
Reval, an important port on the Gulf
Of Finland; northeast and east o.
Dvinsk, the penetration all along tho
| railroad lines leading to Petrograd
and Smolensk at last accounts haC
reached more than twelve miles ans
thence southwark to southern Vol
hynia, the invasion was in progress
over wide areas with the Germans
| taking prisoners and guns. rolling
! stock and other booty in large guam
titles.
The line over which the Germans
are operating from southern Esthonia
to Lutzk is more than five hundred
miles in length.
Scant heed has been taken by the
military authorities of Germany of the
/ frantic announcement of a desire on
the part of the Bolsheviki govern
ment for peace on Germany's terms
Except for a demand by the German
commander at Brest-Litovsk that an
authentic copy Of the Bolshevild docu-
ment Of capitulation signed by Lenine
and Trotzky be sent him, no attention
has been paid to the expressed de-
sire for a cessation OF hostilities.
In the reichstag the German foreign
minister has volubly announced his
distrust of Russia's pacific intentions
and declared that Germany itself must
see to it that peace and order prevail
in the occupied regions OF her east .
ern frontier. AS a sop to those of
the populace of Germany who are OPP
posed to Germany making further war
aggression, however, the foreign min
lister said Germany still was ready
for a peace in the asst which would
protect German interests.
Not alone in Germany, but also in
| Austro- Hungary, the recommence
ment of hostilities is unpopular with
the masses, who, tired of the war had
hoped that with the debacle In Rus
sia, a general peace was nearer
Prominent newspapers in both Ger
many and in Austria Hungary evince
disappointment over the new phase in
the situation and several OF the most
influential journals desire to know
who was responsible for 1t. The
newspapers in the dual monarchy are
unanimous against their country max
ing further war against Russia
Nevertheless, for the present all
seems dark so far as Russia being
able to loose herself from the grir
of the invader is concerned. Mean
time she is in the throes Of civil war
and added to that, has another wide
spread anti-semitic movement to con-
tend with.
Swedish adyices are to the effect
that there has been a return of the
old time practice of carrying out
massacres against the Jews. Bloody
programs are declared to have been
committed In Lublin, f3ashkoff, Tiras-
pol and other towns.
On the battle fronts no big en-
gagements have been. fought althougi
in Palestine the British operating
against the Turks again have pushed
forward their lines on a front of fiji
teen miles east of Jerusalem and Sc
cured much desired positions. The
advance was TO a depth of two miles