Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-08-16
KAISER SENDS ARMY
. TO AID RED GUARDS
Strong Force Already Camped in
Streets ana Parks of
Petrograd.
MONARCHY THREATENS RUSSIA
Germany Realizes That End of
Bolshevik Regime Is
at Hand.
MONARCHY THREATENS RUSSIA
Copyright. 1918. by Universal s.rv,c.

LONDON, August l5.-German troons
already arc in Petrograd in strong
force.
Germany. fully aware that the Boil
shevtk Zig is up is ready and will
ING TO act AS the undertaken of the
Reds who handed Russia over to her.
win the power OF tho Lenine- -Trotzky
government declining daily, and thus
being OF no further use to Berlin the
Kaiser has set afoo, a scheme for
the establishment Of the monarchy
In Russia
That mona rchy tho Kaiser proposes
to use just as he used Ienine ana
Trotzky. He will use it to oppose
Russian democracy, and oppose the all
lies, who are coming through Siberia.
4 new eastern front, more to the
east than the present boundary of Ger
man occupation. is likely to be estab-
lished in the process Of the new Ger
man eastern scheme
These startling Developments. show
ing that Germany is not sleeping while
the allies are giving aid 10 the Czecho-
Slovaks and the Russian democrats.
were revealed to-day by Dr. David
Soskico. an influential Russian demo-
crat, whose knowledge OF the precise
conditions in Russia surpasscs that or
almost any man outside his disrupted
homeland. He was the bulwark of the
nEs' Russian provisional government.
-'' secretary To Premier kercnsky. he
AIDED greatly in furthering democratic
principles in his strifc-torn country.
Dr. Soskico is now the head OF an in
ternational corporation. He knows
Russia like doctor knows his pa
tient. He said
The downfall of the Bolsheviki. due
10 the rising tide OF the Russian So
cialists and Liberals. IL not already
accom- mplished, is certainly an event
which cannot be long delayed
rEuTONS NOT PUTTING: ANY
MONEY on WRONG HORSE;
The German government has taken
note of the impossibiiity of its Boil
shevik allies continuing in power: The
removal OF the German embassy from
Moscow is a clear indication that Ger
many-prohably on the advice of her
new ambassador. Or HeIfericb-has
resolved not TO put any more money
on the wrong horse
new move is being prepared by
the German impcrialists i'm Russia In
their usual methodical way the Ger
mans have been preparing the ground
Tor their new policy in Russia for some
time.
learn from reliable eyewitness
that in Petrograd great number of
German soldiers and officers already
have been concentrated
Some put the number as high az
100000.
'nn the Ncvsky Prospect. one secs
hardly anybody but soldiers in Ger
man uniform and German officers. dis
playing their usual arrogant dcmeanor.
by agreement between Germany
and Lenine. the repatriation Of Ger
man prisoners from Russia has been
arranged via Petrograd.
From the capital these prisoner s
rskoT, which is at present German
headquarters.
Thus. a pretext was easily found for
concentrating German troops in Pet
roGrad.
'Simulta eously. confidential negoti-
ations were conducted between Ger
man diplomats and REPRESENTATIVES of
the Russian middle classes.
Also. such secret negotiations were
carried on with the head of the Rus
sian church. Patriarch Tichen.
ALl.URING PROMISES MADE
OF REUNION OF UKRAINE
'Ey alluring promises. such as the
reunion OF the Ukraine and Southern
Russia with Great Russia. and OF ac-
cess to the Baltic and Black Seas, and.
OF tho old regime, Germany has sue
ceeded in paving thf way to project :
cd alliance between a reconstructed
Russian monarchy and the Kaiser.
The middle and upper classes and
the monarchists seduced by Germany.
are very feeble indeed. and they can
not count upon the support OF the
masses to any appreciable extent. These
elements are led by two brothers.
the Princes Troubctskoy, Gourorko,
Tretikon and probably Krivoshoin. who
was Minister of Agriculture in the
Cars government.
These men have been lately Joined
by an honest patriot, but short-sight-
ed politician, Professor Paul Miliukoff.
who has been the leader of the con-
stitutional party since its formation,
and who took part in the provisional
government in the first few weeks OF
tho Russian republics existence as
Minister of Foreign Affairs.
NO one will doubt the sincerity OF
Miliukoffs intentions. His latest Ger
man orientation can be exTiained only
b. the fact that he has lost faith il
allied help to Russia. His conversion
to Germany has caused rupture Wit,
his party and practically amounts to
his political suicide"
Here DR.. Soskico paused to remark
that he had been friend of Profes-
sor Miliukon for twenty years, having
translated one OF his books into French
but more dangerous movement
II favor OF n restoration of the Rus
,ian monarchy" he continued. "a move
nent supported by German bayonets
rs been started by Tichen. 1t is the