The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-03-21
Russia Makes Humi|iating Peace
But Kaiser's Soldiers Con-
tinue Invasion.
AMERICANS. REpEL RAIDERS
Pershina's Troops, Now Occupying
Eight-MiIe Front, Hurl Back Strong
Forces Of Germans-Fight
Like Veterans.

Extreme chaos has continued to
mark the Russian situation, the only
thing that has seemed really clear
being that Germany is determined to
take advantage of the utter collapse
of Russia to seize such territory and
supplies as she desires. The boil
Shcvik ENJOYS presented the humiliat-
Ing spectacle of signing a peace treaty
without discussion, fearing as they an
nounccd that negotiations would only
result in the imposition Of more OBJ
noNious terms. But even after the
Russian peace delegates had thus
debaSed themselves the Germans con-
tnucd their invasion Of Russian terri
tory.
Whether the masses of the Russian
people will accept the humiliating peace
terms agreed to by the bolshevik dele
gates is question that OILY time can
settle.
The bolshcvik government aban-
doncd Pctrograd as the German troops
advanced upon that city and moved
the administrative Offices to Moscow
which city, 1t was announced, would
be made the Russian capital. Leon
Trotzky, the bolshevik foreign min
lister, Indicated that he and his as
socintes are concerned with the future
of the revolution, rather than the fu-
ture Of Russia as q national entity.
He announced that the bolshevik lead
ers are prepared to withdraw even as
far as to the Ural mountains rather
hn c,,h IN ,f%
luton.
The haste of the Russian ENJOYS in
signing treaty Of peace with Ger
many was explained on the ground
that the terms proposed by the Tcu-
tonic ENJOYS were growing more Oner-
I Gus hourly. At the last minute the
Germans demanded three great trans
CnucaSion rOvinccs-Karnbad, Kars
and um-presumably for their
Turkish ally, and they got them Of
course. The Russian envoys shut
their eyes and signed the document as
1t was pushed across the table by the
Hun ENJOYS
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With Russia in thorough subsection,
so far rs the bolShcvill government
was concerned, the central powers
turned their attention to Roumania
and, as was to be expected, they forced
that country to sign Il preliminary
peace treaty which is little less hu-
initiating than that forced upon the
Russians. Under the terms of this
treaty Roumnnia cedcs the province
Of Dobrudia, as far as the Danube, to
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ate all occupied dAustro-IIungarian ter
ritory. promises to dcmobiliZe It's army
and agrees to support with all its
strength the transport Of troops of
tho central powers through Moldavia
and BcSSarnhia to Odessa" The sub
mission by ROumania to any terms i'm
posed by the central powers was OK
pcctcd, as that country, abandoned by
Russia, and entirely cut off from all
| possible aid from the allied powers,
was absolutely ut the mercy of the
Tcutonic powers. A peace treaty be-
tween Russia and Finland has also
been signed.
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While Germany was working its will
In Russia and Roumania. the diplo-
matte situation growing out OF the pro-
posal OF Japan to intervene in Siberia
for the purpose Of protecting the vast
stores Of supplies paid for with money
furnished by the allies. occupied the
attention of the United States and the
entente governments 1t was indicat-
cd that there was some divergence Of
opiAon between President Wilson and