The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-02-07
Germans Threaten Quick Attack
When the Russian Delegates
Reject Peace Terms.
DEMAND BALTIC PROVINCES
Proletariat OF Austria Hungary on
Eve Of Revclt-TurI<s Lose Two
Big Enthusiastically Bak-
ers Management Holly
Criticized by Senator
Chamberlain.
BY EDWARD w. PICkARD.

Encouraged by the growing strength
of the FathrrIand party, the panGrr-
mans have thrown aside the mask they
have worn In their dealings with the
Russians and shown their true face.
At the last meeting Of the delegates
at BrcStl.itovSk before adjournment
70 January 90, General Hoffman told
the bolSheviki frankly that Germany
must have C0urland and all the Baltic
provinces, and that If Russia did not
consent the German armies would
move nt once and within week would
! occupy Rcval. When asked about the
territory south OF RrcSt-Litovsk, HOff-
man replied that Germany would set
tie that only With the UkrainnnS. The
request Of the Russians for q recess
! that they might consult on the Ger
man terms was grudgingly granted
with the assertion that no further post
ponrments would he allowed
The Russian delegates thercupon
voted unanimously to reject the Ger
man terms and departed for Petrograd
to submit the question Of peace or war
to the congress Of soldiers and work
mems delegates, with which the final
decision rests.
That the Germans are able to carry
out their threats against Russia there
can be little doubt. The bolshcviki
leaders realize their helplcssncss and
have issued "to all" an official wall
telling how they have been deceived
and how monStrouS arc tho demands
! OF the Germans, In pctrograd and
Moscow the holShcviki are struggling
to maintain their power, putting in iail
large numbers OF their opponents on
charges Of plotting Il cOuntcr-rcvolu-
tion. and taking any other cocrcivc
steps that promise to help them. If
they can prevent it, they do not intend
I that their principles Of "self-dctinition"
and personal liberty shall apply at
I nome. They promptly dissolved the
constituent assembly because they
/ could not control its deliberations.
/ SO loud has become the popular slt-
cry against the rule Of the bolSheviki
and so great thc disorder In Russia
that German parliamentary leaders are
seriously questioning whether 1t IS
| wise for the central powers to ncgO-
/ tiate further with government that
may he swept away any day.
The CkrainianS according to late
dispatches. are proceeding amicnbly in
their negotiations with Germany and
Austria and are about ready to sign
separate peace.
-Ea-
Japan, which holds itself responsi-
BILE for the preservation Of peace in
the far East, Is ready to take radical
steps to put an end to the increasing
disorders in Siberia, according to Pre-
micr TnrAuchi who addressed the Open-
Ing session OF the Japanese diet He
reiterated his country's absolute 10y
atty and fidelity to the allies and It's
determination not TO Shcathc tho sword
until nm honorable pcacc IS secured
- E-
In Finland there is CROWN. dS0rd-
or and the socialist red guards and
government militia have fought sew
cral considerable battles notably Mt
Viborg and Davidstnd. The red guards
are aided by Russian soldiers while
the peasants are supporting the gov.
| crnmcnt forces.
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The Austro-IIungarian government
has been treading on thin ice for two
weeks. a great peace. demand wave
swept over the nation and more than
a million workers went on strike, the
var industries being absolutely para