The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1918-09-13

NORTHWEST OF NOyon, In conversation
olutiOnists in Moscow is being carried
out with n heavy hand. About five
thousand of them have been arrested
and sentenced to death, and 1t is said
they will be executed If their party
shows any further opposition to the
soviet government. The streets of
Moscow are under the strictest mill.
tary guard.
Details of the supplementary Russo
German agreements have been made
public. Germany promises to evacu-
ate all occupied territory east Of Ii
vonia and EsthOnia as soon as boun-
daries are established, and to get out
of all other territory east of Germany
when Russia has fulfilled her fnan-
cial obligations, which must be with
in four months. Russia is pledged In
fight against the entente forces in
J northern Russia, and Germany prom
Uses that Finland shall not attack.
Russia renounces its sovereignty over
ESthonia and LivOnia hut is TO have
free transit to Reval, Riga and Win
dau.
An attempt 10 aSSaSsinate Nicolai
Lenine, soviet premier, was made by
girl i'm Moscow, hut at last reports
ne was still alive though in a serious
condition. Very likely his death
would be a godsend TO Russia.
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There is not much to say OF the war
fronts. Small engagements are nu-
merous, but no decisive Operati have
been started lately In Albania the
retirement of the allied line for short
distance is explained by the necessity
Of preparing for winter by occupying
certain dominating heights. Austria
has not attempted anything important
i'm Italy, possibly because she is too
busy trying To settle her internal trou-
bles. or because of the call on her for
troops to help out the sOrely-preSsed
Germans in France. Several Austrian
divisions have been identified on the
west front. Meanwhile the Italian
airmen. aided by American flyers have
been doing a lot of bombing of Aus
TRAN towns, railways and naval sta
tons.
According to dispatches from Mu-
mich by way Of Geneva, Count Won
Hertlng. the imperial chancellor. re-
signed Thursday, giving poor health
as the cause of his action.
From Cologne came the news that
the commandment of the Brandenburg
province had placed the province. in
Guiding the city Of Berlin, under mar
/ tial law in order TO stop the invention
and circulation Of untrue rumors cal
culated To disquiet the populace."
Ia
General March said last week that
more than 10000 American troops
were landed in France during August,
and that up IN the first of September
more than 100000 had embarked for
the various fronts, including those
sent to France. England. Italy and 81
IBERIA. There has been no official men
ton Of late of the First American Field
army. and observers In France and in
England believe II is being prepared
for II great drive. of which the present
big offensive is but the preliminary.
All preparations have been com
pleted for the registration of men be-
tween the ages OF eighteen and twenty
one and thirty-one and fOrty-five. un-
der the new draft law. General Crow
der has called on the people To aid I'm
making the registration complete sue
cess. and. so far as the older men are
concerned, has given assurance that
very large proportion Of them will not
be required TO go to the front. The
young men. he and most others believe.
VIII he only too glad to get into this
greatest and most righteous OF all
wars.
Spain has not yet come To the break
ing point with Germany, hut another
Spanish.vessel having been torpedoed,
has decided to seize German interned
ships without further parley. The
tone of the press there. and also in
other neutral countries, Is becoming
distinctly proally.
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American shpyards set record
during August, turning ont 66 ships
aggregating 34O.145 dead weight tons.
Forty-four were OF steel. The total
tonnage built for the shipping board
has now passed the two million mark.
British merchant vessels completed
during August amounted to 124.675
gross tons. The new construction In
the allied countries Is now well ahead
Of the destruction by submarines.