Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-10-07
FORGING KAISER To SEEK
A MORE SAFE RETREAT
Week in the History of tll.,
War;" Is Berlin's Candid
View.
REAL PANIC IS PREVAILING

This Is Intensified by the FIurriedl
Efforts on the Part OF Authorities
to Check the Growing Disconten
of the People.
THE HAGUE. October G.-Thc worst
week in the history of the war" is
saw : candid view of the days which
aHiens and the admission that war
on an extensive scale must be re-
heWed on the Russian front.
:, Ihe very real panic which prevails
IN Berlin is intensified by the Hurried
en9rts to check it, in which the press
ana the SwarmS of police agents are,
playing contradictory parts.
out of the weller of fantastic rumors
e mneTr OCCUPY the public ear there
uorit has fallen into disgrace. and for
very definite reasons.
RE is blamed ON TWO counts. One is
tndt against the advice of Prince Rup-
precht he moved larger reserves from
Inc Somne to Flanders. being deceived
Hci,i me apparent preparations for Il
brItlSh advance there,
me other Is the breakdown in Rus
s ga or an the German plans based upon
treaty LudendorT was responsible
me cry is now raised that Germany
San Gind only be saved by a combination OF
friends OF the latter are declaring that
ne ne VII be Chancellor inside three
Hindcnburg, it is said, from the first
was strongly opposed to the offensive
| IN the west, which now threatens such
diSastrous results.
M M downfall in. which he
Warned the Peichstas against expect
ing All early decision in the leld. was
consequently prompted by HindenburE.
who is said TO have forccasted win
w,onaertni accuracy the course OF the
20 led n 4 hn
| present position on the western front
iiELFFlSRICH'S TERROR
INCREASES HIS PERIL
The return of Helnerich TO Berlin has
| enabled him to establish beyond all
savil the impossibility OF retaining Il
Gernan Embassy at Moscow. In spite
or OF the ne, strong guard maintained, he and
| ms stan lived In hourly peril.
strong tales are told OF the. reign
or terror which the Russian revolution
are found in the most unlikely places,
and the daily bomb explosions which
take place are foretold IN advance, and
! rectly nominated.
Death turks at every turn. Kenln
and Trotzky and hundreds of their
most prominent supporters have been
| forced TO escape from the city in UNI
digniicd DISCUSSES, and, AT their urgent
solicitation. The German headquarters
has been transferred to Iakoc.
AS result of his conference with the
Bolsherik leaders. HeHerich insist :
GU lndt the occupation OF PGt-OEraU Is
the only measure that can insure the
maintenance OF German influence In
| Russia.
Nothing could be more unpopular
| than Il new campaign against Russia
Tor Germany is fairly we'll informed OF
the strength of the anti-Gcrman Gle
the recreation OF strong Russian
army in the field Al very short notice
General Brussiioff. the most success
iul and popular or all Russia's war
leaders. is believed in Berlin 10 have
concerted measures already for calling
up strong force to oppose any Ger
| man advance upon the capital
| MILLIONS OF SOLDIERS
ARE ALLOWED RIFLES
Lenine and his friends are blamed for
I Pesmi' ing this 81, ra a creation OF
~ due TO step they permitted wnen
the Russian armies were disbandcd.
At that time every soldier was al
himself into believing that he would
mus So De a aGie to call 70 the standard
ready TO fight anu
sn The events eve Is Of the past month have
call was issued by Trotzky. but fell
upon deaf ears. II those rifles are ever
snh93nidtred again it Will not be for
Another event wnlcn has dcepIy
stirred public opinion in Berlin is the
t ,Sn, 70, Of The Kaiser, to Brussels. TO
SShinHry has been transferred from
Sharlevilie, so long the Emrerors
heaa!I,guarters on the western front
| This step, II is said. has been taken
Mt the instance of General Won Plessen,
and against the wishes of the Kaiser
himself 1t is due to the ever:increas-
ing activity Of the airmen OF the allies.
and the possibilities suggested by The
cain, weather OF autumn.
inc cessation Of raids upon London,
Ee pF ,1i
toys upon cities such as Frankfort and
this precautionary measure have con
hrmed the German dread that the mas
terry Of the air is passing completely
into the hands of their enemies
AT BRUSSELS recently Il great council
meeting was held. to which lIcrtlins
he was accompanied by Won IIintzc,
the Foreign Secretary. and the mum
ber of administrative heads who tray
eled with them was unusually large
The Kaiser is generally credited with
occupying himself with the details Of
new peace offensive, in which parts
are allotted to Austria and Bulgaria.
as we'll as TO several neutral countries.
Berlin hopes and believes that the or
Eanization of this peace drive was the
matter which occupied this emergency
council. but there is another EXPLAIN
ton. TO which recent events have len,
some color.
The German navy is known to have
been represented very fully a the gath,
ering. Tirptz, Won Scheer. Capelle and
Prince Henry of Prussia were all pres
ent, and TO this large gathering of
sailors considerable significance is at
tachcd.
The German Admiralty has never
abandoned it's belief that in the grand
fleet Germany possesses an Instrument
capable Of striking a manning blow al
british sea power, and since the battle
of Jutiand has persevered in strength
ching its lighting units.
Great secrecy has been preserve
about the additions made to the battle
feet. hut the idea has now got wind
that they arc very formidable.
Consequently the alternative cNpla
nation of the council of Brussels is tha:
4 great adventure on the part of the
feet may be expected under cover OF
the fogs of autumn
EXPORTS TO RUSSIA
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