The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1918-03-07
UNITED STATES
ONLY WITHHOLDS
ASSENT TO JAPS
ENTENTE POW E IS AND
CHINA APPROVE OF SIBER-
IAN EXPEDITION
Francis Hopes to Hold
Russ to Allies
German Press Greatly Agitated
Over Possible japanese Inter
vention in Far East-Tremen-
dous Exodus From Petrograd.

dous Exodus From Petrograd.
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WASHINGTON, March Z. The
United States is the only nation that
has withheld assent to Japan's pro-
posed military expedition into Siberia.
All other entente countries, as well as
China, have supported the plan.
Whether, however, it will be carried
out in its entirety, with complete oc
cupation by Japanese and Chinese
troops of the entire trans-Siberian
railway from Vladivostok to Lake Bal
kal, will depend entirely on develop
ments. Should Russia submit tamely
to the German demands and occupa-
ton, it is believed here Japan must
act with all of her strength Should
the Bolshevih withdraw before the
Germans and refuse to meet their de-
mands, then Japan Will move very
slowly while every effort will be made
to place the Russian people.
The state department withholds the
text of Ambassador Francis recon-
mendations regarding recognition of
de facto government in Russia.
AS pointed out in international
News Service dispatches yesterday the
positive stand of the American ambas-
sador who insists that Russia is not
yet lost to the entente, has had very
great deal to do with the formulation
of hands off" policy by the United
States in Siberia. Francis, at Vologda,
has let 1t be known that he has al
ready recommended to President Will
son that the United States as IAN evi-
Of 20 &c
in the ultimate success of democratic
Russia" recognize any government
which the Russian people may choose
This action, together with his an
nounced determination to remain IN
Russia, has made Mr.. Francis a strong
factor in Russian affairs, according to
information reaching here today.
Whether the United States has had
any reply from Japan to it's unofficial
statement of position on the Siberian
Question, is not announced by the state
department Officials there are decid-
edly reticent in discussing the situa-
ton. 1t is pointed out that exagger-
ated stories already printed have
caused friction that was entirely un-
necessary and that until something
actually happens, officials can have
nothing to say.
GENEVA, March THE German
press is greatly agitated over the pos
sibility of Japanese Intervention in ST.
IBERIA and the German people have al
! ready been warned to expect it.
Advices from Berlin today quoted
the Socialist newspaper Vorwaerts as
| saying that President Wilson un-
2 doubtedly is giving deep consideration
( to the matter and that there probably
} will be an international agreement by
. which Japan will land troops in Asiat-
2 ic Russia to prevent the trans Siberian
: railway and the supplies at Vladivos-
= tok from falling into German hands
2 The Rhenish Westphalian Gazette
) assures it's readers that Japan coulC
2 not possibly get an army to the east
5 ern front"
: The Weser Zeitung, the organ of the
German shipping interests adds Its
assurance to those of the Rhenisl
Westphalian Gazette.
COPENHAGEN, March 7.-There Il
3 a heavy exodus of refugees from Pet
' rograd towards Moscow and the rail
! way lines are all congested to the
e point of suffocation, said a dispatch
[ from PetrOgrad today.
I 1t added that the city is full O.
rumors and that high excitement pre-
Y walls. One report is that the German.
e have renewed their advance from Mar
= va, while another is that the Bolshe
s wiki government may, repudiate tn,
. peace treaty signed with the German.
at Brest Litovsk. The dispatch failed
to state whether or not Premier LIE
nine and Foreign Minister Trotzk,
e had gone to Moscow. but it is presum
4 ed that, if they have not already de
r parted they soon will do so. Both ar,
: to take part in the all-Russian con
: gress which is scheduled to open a
: Moscow on Tuesday to consider tn,
= peace situation.
AMSTERDAM March THAT Ger
: many plans to occupy Odessa, th
chief Ukrainian port of the Black sea
was revealed today by the terms of tn
o preliminary peace agreement effecte,
between the central powers and .Rou
| mania
| One of the terms OF the pact is tha
! Roumania shall give all necessary ali
to the central powers in transporting
troops through Moldavia and Bessara
bia to Odessa.
Roumania emerged from the wa
with a loss of between 1000 and 500
square miles of territory and minu
all her coast on the Black sea. Rou
mania will still have an outlet to tn
sea through the Danube, but accord
ing to the treaty the Danube delta vii
be under control OF Bulgaria