Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-14
C0NFAb HELD
bYKAISERAS
FARLEY ENDS
Emperor Confers With His
Aides as Peace Negotia-
tons Come to Halt.


London, Jan. 14.-Warning Of
q final breach in the RusS0.Ger.
man negotiations is the Outstand.
ing feature of the current news
from PetrOgrad. In the meantime,
according to the correspondent Of
the Daily Mail in the Russian cap.
ital. the armistice has been ex.
tended until Feb. IS and the Rus.
sian delegation returns to Petro.
grad tomorrow, but the peace ne.
gOtiations will be renewed after
an interval at Warsaw.
Premier Lenine has returned to Pet
rograd and is reported to be taking an
important part in guiding the nego-
tiations with the central powers, al
though avoiding the limelight. The
correspondent of the Daily Mail says
with Foreign Minister Trotzky's con-
duct of the negotiations. thinking he
is too willing to meet the German
views, and they suggest that Lenine
take his place at future conferences.
The Petrograd correspondent Of the
Daily News reports that the Germans
are doing their utmost to stop fratern-
ization at the front. He interprets
this to mean that the Bolshevih prop
uganda is having it's effect among the
German soldiers. The Germans con-
fiscated all copies Of the Fackel,
Russian newspaper printed in Ger
man, containing a full account Of the
Brest-Litovsk negotiations, and other
propaganda literature. Notwithstand-
ing this, he adds, the German soldiers
crawl across to the Russian lines ev-
cry night to obtain copies Of the pa
per secretly.
(By Associated Press)
Meanwhile German political and mil
itary leaders have been having hur-
ried conferences In Berlin. The crown
prince has returned to the German
capital and he, with Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg, General Won Luden-
dorff and Chancellor Won Hertling has
conferred with the emperor.
The recall by the emperor of the as
sistant to the German foreign secre-
tary at the Brest-Litovsk meeting in
Dictated that the conferences may have
had to do with the peace negotiations.
the conduct Of which has caused much
political furore in Germany during
the past two weeks.
Chancellor Won Hertling is expected
to address, the main committee of the
rnf tcfa on I'D ncdu ~ To-
will answer the recent war aim state
ment Of President Wilson and Pre-
mier Lloyd George.
Important COnfabs Held.
Amsterdam, Jan. 14.-Most import
ant conferences were held in Berlin at
the week end, according to German
newspapers. They were inaugurated
by the emperor's reception to the
crown prince on Saturday when Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg and General
Won Ludendorff also conferred with a
number of leading personages.
Sunday there were more important
discussions between the higher army
command and Chancellor Won Hert-
ling after which the emperor had an
audience with the chancellor and Field
Marshal Won Hinderburg. The results
OF these various conferences will be
the basis for further discussion to-
day.
Seek Party Agreement.
London, Jan. Threading between
the lines i'm the German newspapers 1t
becomes apparent that the conferences
of military and political leaders now
taking place at Berlin are regarded
as an effort to obtain some sort of an
agreement among the German parties
as to war aims. At present all signs
point to the triumph Of the militarists,
although it is evident the opposing
forces are making a strong fight. The
Munich Post says:
"A death struggle Is now proceeding
between the reichstag peace majority
and the military annexationist party.
We do not know yet which side the
government will support and Egyp-
tan darkness enshrouds the nations
peace aims"
The minister Of finance of Baden,
DR.. Won Bodman, said In the lower
house on Saturday:
1.-THE reichstag resolution IL no
longer valid because it was based upon
the superstition that the desire for
peace would be shared by our oppo-
nents. That is disproved by the
speeches Of LLOYD George and Presi-
dent Wilson. Peace now must he
guided strictly by Germany's In
terests."
Prussian Regime Latest.
The Tageblatt OF Berlin reports that
violent scenes were enacted at the sit
ting of the reichstag main committee
when Polish deputy warned the gov
eminent ag8iitst yielding to the mill
tarists. adding:
THE present prussian regime Is
deeply hated by the Poles for 1t has
been the most repulsive type OF rule
that any people have ever had to bear.
warn you that the people will at
length come to their senses and this
war will prove the graveyard Of Ger
man militarism."
| Speaking at a Socialist meeting at
Lieisfeld, Herr Seyering. former
member of the reichstag. said:
"A majority OF the German people
would not shed single tear over the
resignation Of Hindenburg. Ludendorff
or any general who opposes peace by