Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-04
RUSSIANS ENTER
WAR AS PEACE
PLANS COLLAPSE
Hostilities May Be Resumed
Directly, Even Though
Army Is Small. e
BERLIN AND VIENNA
ARE MUCH PERTURBED
Kaiser and Emperor Send For.
eign Ministers to Renew
Negotiations. -
SOCIALISTS REJECT TERMS
German Factions Oppose Retention
Of Territory Now Held II.
by Invaders. -
SOCIALISTS REJECT TERMS
German Factions Oppose Retention
Of Territory Now Held
by Invaders. ~
rRy Associated Press. I

Tho virtual collapse OF the ncsotia-
tions between the central powers and
the Russian Bolsheviki for peace, and
the possibility that hostiities again
may be resumed by the Russians ou
the eastern front, even though with
only comparatively small army, have
caused surprise and perturbation In
Berlin and Vienna. ~
Realizing the seriousness Of the sit
ua ation, the German and Austrian, EmS
perors have conferred at length with
their chiefs OF staff and the German
and Austro Hungarian Foreign MipisA
ters who attended the peace negotia. I
tions at Brest Litovsk have been seat
there post haste. probably for the pur-
pose OF attempting TO moderate the
situation. -
Not alone arc Leon 'Trotzky. the
Bolshevik Foreign Minister. and tho
other leaders OF the counter revolution
in Russia utterly dissatisfied with the
terms of the peace proposals Of tho
central powers. but the heads OF the
German Socialist factions also have
volubly expressed their antagonism TO
those sections OF them which call for
the retention OF Poland. Lthuania,,-
Courland and other territory now 4 IN
possession of the invaders.
Trotzky. as the mouthpicce OF the
Bolsheviki, has announced In unnlts.
taxable terms that the Russian work.
ers will not accept tho peace pro:
posale. which he terms 'hypocritjcals,,
lie asserted, that II the central powers
did not agree to the free destiny oe
the Polish and Lettish nations, liz
would be urgently necessary to defend
the Russian revolution. Tho ccntral
committee of the Council OF Work.
mems and Soldiers Delegates, in
resolution. approved Trotzky's stand
Apparently adding to tho crisis is the
refusal Of the Germans to transfer the
adjourned meeting of the peace confer.
ence from Brest Litovss to Stockholm.
The financial situation in Hungary
seemingly Is not what it once was, eor
the seventh war loan. from which 'it
was expected 5000 100000 kronen
would be realized. brought forth only
3,ooooooOoo kroncn. According to ,re.
ports, the greater part OF the amount
subscribed was forced from tho lead
ms banks. the populace generally tax.
ing only an insignificant portion Of ii.
On the battle fronts. the infantry
continues virtually inactive. but bonn
oardments Of considerable proportions
arc taking place on various sectors II,
belgium. France and Italy Nothing
or Importance has occurred on the
Italian front since the driving OF thu
enemy from the western bank OF the
Piavc. at the Zenson loop, Eave the
Italians full control Of the right bank
OF the stream.
GERMAN AIRMES KILL.
EIGHTEEN HOSPITAL PATIENTS
Austro-German airmen are kcepinr
up their rnids on Italian open towns
tho latest OF which to be bombed be-
Ing Castclfranco Veneto. whore two
hospitals were hit and eighteen ma.
tients killed.
IL plan that has been formulated
by the British food controller is given
the sanction OF the Cabinet. compul.
sorry rationinE shortly will be nut
INTO effect in England to prevent vast.
age and conserve food supplies. The
rood controller announced that thera
would continue 10 be a shortage In
food. but that the situation would inn
prove steadily. He particularly ra-
fcrred TO meat. of which he declared
there would be a great shortage dur,
ing the ncxt few weeks, after which.
he said, tho position would improys
considerably.
Thero is nothing alarming In this
SITUATION said Lord Rhondda. in maxi
ing known his intention to place tho
subject Of rationinS before ths, Cabf.
net. You have only to tighten your
belt. The people OF this country are
undergoing nothin. like tho privations
in Germany. There they have less than
pound OF meat week 49,