Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-05
THREE CENTRAL
POWERS OPPOSE
HUN DOMINANCE
Delegates of Austria, Bull
garia and Turkey Said
to Have Disagreed.
GERMAN REPRESENTATIVES
POSED AS THE C0NQUERORS
On Other Hand, Allied Forces
Evinced Desire to ..
Compromise.
CALM PREVAILS ON ALL FRONTS
Berlin Reports Claim Aviators Have
Accounted for Twcnty-Three
Allied Airpianes.
CALM PREVAILS ON ALL FRONTS
Berlin Reports Claim Ayiators Have
Accounted for Twcnty-Three.
Allied Airplanes.
rBv Associated Prcs..1.

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Although the peace conference be.
tween representatives of the Bolshevik
government aud the central powers was
due TO reconvcnc Friday. Information
indicating whether the meeting took
place Is not Forthcoming. Neither
have there been an" advices as to
whether the difficulties in the way OF
reaching an agreement have been sur
mounted or II concessions by either
tons, are intended.
Dissatisfaction with the proposals OF
the central powers apparently does not
obtain solely on the side of the Boil
shcvill government, hut exists among
the delegates of the central powers rs
well. Austria, Bulgaria and Turkey
arc asserted to have disagreed with
the domincerinG attitude of the Ger
mans at the Brcst Litovsk conference.
where they posed as conquerors, whilo
their allied delegates cvinced an eager
desire fer peace aud disposition to
compromise.
The attitude Of the German Social
lists against the demands of the central
powers, especially those providing for
the retention ot Poland. Lithuania,
Courland and other occupied territory.
has forced tho Imperial Chancellor To
refer TO the situation before the main
committee OF the RachStaG. The
Chancelior's statement gave no ink
ling rs TO what Gcrmnny's future In
tentions were. and even left To the
II 4 re
the task of outlining i'll the most per-
functery style the trend of the ncgotia-
tions up to the time the recess was
taken at Brest Litovsk.
we can checrfu,y await the rfur-
ther course OF this incident. We
rely upon oar strong position. our
loyal intentions and our just rights
was virtually all the Chancellor had
the peace proposals
GERMANS PUSH HACK
-FOUR DRrrISu ADVANCES
TN tho battle fronts the comparative
calm OF the past few days continues,
although tho GcrTNuns III the Cambrat
sector. in local attacks. have pushed
back four British advanced positions
for short distances The artillery duelS
along the front in France and ,Beia
gium. and also III Italy, are stilli going
on. but tho infantry is idle, except for
patrol engagements.
There has been considerable fighting
in the air on the western front Tho
German War Office asserts that tho
German aviators during the week have
accounted for twcnty-thrcc allied air.
planes and two captive balloons.
French aviato.S have brought down
eight German machines. and also car
ried out bombing operations behind tho
enemy line.
The American army in France is to
tors who became famous as pilots In
French cscadrlles. Thirty-two men,
mostly membcrs OF the Lafayette es-
cadrlil". Will be the irst 10 be sworn
into tie American army Others will
follow them as rapidly IS possible.
The transfer OF the aviators was
brought about through negotiations
between the French and American army
authorities.
To the band OF experienced men
shortly Will be added the first group
Of young American pilots and observers
to take instructions near the baltic
front. They already have finished their
first tests and now are To bo sent to
the front to complete their work un-
der actual battle conditions.