The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-01-17
Germany's Plans for Annexation
Disgust Russia and Check
Peace Negotiations.
OPPOSED BY ALL SOCIALISTS
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Plans Made to Hurry Our
Forces TO France.
BY EDWARD w. PICkARD.

pruSSihn ana Austrian greed and
duplicity exposed themselves last
week In the peace negotiations at
BreSt'lil0NSk, and IN consequence the
meeting broke up with fair prospects
that hOStilitirS would be resumed be-
tween Russia and The central powrrs.
After making all sorts Of promises to
refrain from fOrciblc n~nncXntiOnS and
to permit self definition by occupied
territories, the Germans made II clear
that they intend to impose un Aus
trinn monarchy on Poland and to
make German duchies out OF I.ithun-
min and Courlnnd. Their contention
was that these countries already have
declared their desire to be severed
from Russia. Furthermore, they de-
.clincd to consider the evacuation OF
Riga, Libau and other occupied cities
until certain lint all Russia sane
toned the peace.
Whether or o Lenine ana TrOtZky
be in reality German agents, they
could not stomach such terms, and the
foreign minister Of the bolsheviki de-
clnrcd the government of the Russian
workers would not consent to The Ger
nan proposals. pctrOgrad leaders
said the government might put an
army OF 100000 in the field, and the
bolshcvlki red guard was reported to
be already moving back to the fighting
front. The resumption OF hOstilities,
OF course, would upset German plans
for II great offensive on the west front,
MS many OF the troops removed from
the east front would have to be re-
turned lo the line there. That the sit
uatiOn was considered critical by The
central powers w,s shown by the llur-
ricd conferences Of leaders In Berlin
ana Vienna. The negotiations at
RrcSt.litoVSk were interrupted, at
least temporarily, and the Russian del
egntrs demanded that If they were re-
sunlcd Il, lr in Stockholm.
In Bad All Around.
The German official attitude, rs cX-
pressed by Or. won Kuchlmann, didn't
seem To be pleasing to anyone. In
Russia all factions, even the most rad,
zeal and pcncc-loving, denounced 1t
ana began to perceive that they must
fight to save their revolution. In Ger
many the leaders of both the regular
and the independent socialists cx-
pressed great dissatisfaction with the
governments evident aims concerning
occupied territory, and told Won
Kuchlmnnn his course justified. en-
tcntc statesmen In declining TO place
confidence In the word OF G%crmnny's
l-.l- -. ...l .I mn , H.
NolkSzcitnng went so far as to declare
that everyone now knows Germany is
not aiming 1T Il Just peace without an
nrNnti"nS mud indcmnitlcs, that she In.
tends Ia annex all territories she now
holds, and that these intentions must
strengthen the wan will Of the entente.
Also HE pan Germans are highly dis
plruSrd because they fear the govern.
mrli viii abandon those very intcn-
ton that the others are ~dcn0uncing.
From southern and eastern Russia
and siberia came repeated stories Of
ci>il war and disorder, ami Of the set.
ling up of independent governments.
III, Ukrninian rada sent an ultlmntum
10 rctrngrnd demanding the immediate
Withdrawal Of the holshcvlki troops, !
aud cut OF shipments Of sugar and
grain to northern Russia. The entire
population of the Don valley was
and all of Its men Joined
Knlcdincs, who was said to have fought |
II bloody battle with the bolsheviki be.
tween Moscow and Rostov