The review., 1918-09-19

course. |
The London Express says it has I'M
questionable information that the for
mer empress of Russia and all her
children have been murdered by boil
shevikf If this is true, the entire i'm
| mediate family of Nicholas has now
been exterminated. The dowager en-
press and her daughter and Son-in-law
were attacked by bolsheviki at, Yalta,
but were saved by men from the Black
sea fleet after two weeks of fighting.
The progress of the CZechO- SlOvAES
| Of Austria-Hungary toward the inde-
| pendence recognized by Great Britain
| and America is encouraging. The ex-
| istencc OF the Czecho-SlOvak state was
| declared by all the Czech deputies in
| the Austrian parliament and has now
been indOrsed by all of the clergy Of
: the Bohemian diOceses. -.
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Baron Burian, AustrO- Hungarian for
eign minister, who still is at outs with
Berlin because he insists on an Aus
trian solution Of the Polish problem,
! nevertheless was employed once more
last week to start a TeutOnic peace
offensive. This, aimed directly at Presi-
dent Wilson. was a suggestion that the
central powers and the entente get to-
gether for an exchange Of views and to
consider all the things which are keep
ing the belligerentS apart. He inti-
mated this might make further fight
ing unnecessary. Though President
Wilson is not quoted in reply Wash.
ingtOn dispatches make it clear that he
holds unwaveringly the position that
the only tolerable peace will be, not.
negotiated, but dictated to the central
powers by the allies, and that that is
the kind of peace which the allies will
achieve. In this, it is needless to say,
he is backed up by the entire nation.
No one in a position to predict pre-
sumeS to believe that such a peace can
be attained this year, but no one in
tends, that any other kind of peace
shall be accepted by America. We
have gone into the war to the finish
and we propose that the finish shall hO
in accordance with our high aims foS
the future safety of civilization ana
freedom, no matter what the cost.
H.
At most Opportune time came the
registration day for all Americans be-
tween the ages of eighteen and twen-
ty-One and thirty-One and forty-five
years. Gladly, with patriotic exalta.
ton, some 100000 youths and older
men enrolled themselves for military
duty, and from their number 100000
more trained soldiers will soon be
ready to move forward to the battle
lines. Millions. of others, not so fit 10
one way Or another for actual fighting.
will be listed for other work directly
connected with the carrying on of the
war. In a few weeks the relative
standing of the 100000 will have
been determined. According to Pro
vost Marshal General Crowder the
first to be selected for the environments
and camps will be those between nine
teen and twenty-one and between thir
ty-one and thirty-six.
The matter Of granting deferment
to registrantS because of the work in
which they are engaged is of utmost
Importance, and the aid of all employ.
ers In this has been enlisted. The gov
ernment is especially deSirOuS that no
essential industries shall be disturbed
by the draft, but enough men must be
selected to maintain q steady flow of
registrants to the training camps,
~
AS had been foreseen, here and
abroad, the Germans have begun an
intensified U-bOat campaign directed
especially against the transports carry
ing American troops and supplies. Up
to date this has resulted in the torpe-
doing of the Mount Vernon, formerly
the hrOnprinzess1n Cecelie, which was
bringing home wounded and sick sol.
d1ers, and of the Persic, carrying $500
American troops to Europe. In the
former case the casualties were con
nned to men in the engine rooms and
the vessel put back to a French port
under her own steam. All the men ON
the Persfc were safely transferred to
the conveying vessels, after which the
steamship was beached on the English
coast. The submarine which attacked
1t was destroyed by depth charges. In
Ooth instances the utmost bravery and
cOOlness were exhibited by the crews
and the soldiers aboard.
The British steamship MissanabIo
also was tOrpedoed while on her way
70 America for troops and gupplieA.