Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-28
AUSTRIA THREATENS TO BREAK
AWAY ENTIRELY FROM
HER ALLY
REFUSAL TO ATTACK
RUSSIA RESPONSIBLE
Emperor Charles, OF Dual Monarchy,
Take Back to Kaiser in Nc Uncer.
tain Tones and Prussians Threaten
Austria Dares Not Make War on
Helpless Russians-Masses Opposed.

| Washington. Feb. 2s.-Eurther eNi-
dence of the growing strain in re!a-
| tons between Germany and Austria
| over the refusal of the latter TO par
| ticipate in the renewed attack upon
Russia is given in an official dispatch
received here today from France. IL
quotes the Austrian premier as Tor
\ ustria- Hungary wiilSTALuSHFsDiAD
mally reiterat!ng on Feb. - that AUS
tria Hungary Will take no part IN mill
| tary action against Russia or Rou-
mania and will not send her troops
into Ukrainia.
The dispatch refers 10 the meeting
between Emperors Charles and VIII
liam. Feb. %. and says there seems
little doubt that a serious conflict mas
arisen between the two nations whiSh
Germany is determined TO settle o.!
violent measures il necessary.
Conflict srious.
The dispatch follows:
Charles l paid visit to William IL
the o2nd 0. February. Ludendorf was
present at the interview. II we are 10
Judge from the tone Of the interview II
mus have been lacking IN cordially.
There seems to be little doubt that
serious conflict has broken out during
the week between the courts OF Vienna
and Berlin and which Germany is de-
,erm!ned TO settle if need be by violent
measures.
The internal situation Of the dual
monarchy is such that Vienna GOV
eminent in order 10 avert catastrophe
has been obliged 10 distinguish hy
means Of public declarations its own
policy from that Of Germany. The re-
port that at the conferences OF Feb. II
Hertling and Ludendort had decloel
to pay no attention 10 the Russian de-
mobilization and to prepare to begin
again the coniiic. on the east front
caused a great stir turnout Austria
Masses Asains. War.
1T was not simply the dissenting
nationalities the Czechs, the SloVenes.
or the Poles who do not desire TO nght
any more but IL Is the mass OF me
population OF German origin who re-
fuse to secrifce themselves any longer
10 assure the triumph OF Prussian i'm
pe-ialism.
An official note Of the fifteenth had
announced that Austria for her part
would continue to consider the war as
terminated with Russia and would alb
stain from taking part In the opera
lions planned by the. German COM
maud- A second note OF the nineteenth
repeated the same statement When
asked TO give further particulars at the
sitting Of the chamber on the twenty
second the Austrian premier formally
stated:
VIII Go No Further.
1.-The words uttered By different de-
pu:ies have proved that the explana-
ZION which has been furnished UP TO
the present time by me. has not been
sufficiently explicit. I repeat. therefore
shat Austro Hungary Will participate
IN no way in the military action which
Is now being carried on by Germany
against Russia I repeat that there ID
no question Of having our troops pene-
,rate into Ukrainia with whom we arc
at peace repeat that the armiseace
exists between Austro- Hungary ana
Rovmania and that we are only con-
sidering entering as early as possible
into peace conversations with this
country
These declarations are serious
Without a doubt in his speech on the
nineteenth OF February. Seydler plead
ed his fidelity to the alliance. But
more and more Germany runs the risk
OF seeing A ustria and after her Bulgaria
and Turkey, take positive attitude
and. practically Withdrawing from the
struggle, witness az spectators the
continuation OF hostilities"