Belgium's Last Peaceful Midsummer Will Be Reviewed by Brand
VOL. XVI. NO. 244
RAIL BILL
111 SENATE
First Big "Win the War" Meas-
ure Expected to Be Passed by
Congress and Ready for Pres
ident's Signature Next Week.
Debate Being Limited and Early
Disposition Will Be Made of
Amendments; Plans Made to
Speed Up the War Legislation.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21. (U.
P.) Tho senate late today
went on record against permanent
government control of railroads
when it rejected Senator Cum
mins' amendment providing the
railroad should be put into the
hands of ihe government j:alwa.y
noaru vo namw oy me presi
dent, as soon sb the war ends.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 21. (I. N.
S.) Administration forces
scored the first victory in the
, final fctmgRle over the railroad
bill in the senate this afternoon.
By a vote of r2 tp 23 the senate
rejected the Cummins amendment
designed to cut $200,000,000 from
the estimated $955,000,000 annual
guaranteed returns to the rail
roads. Washington, Feb. 2l7 U. P.) Con
gress today put the finishing touches
on the railroad control bill the first
big "win the war" measure to be
paaKPil by this session.
The senate began voting- on amend
ments with" strong hope of getting a
final vote on the bill Itself tonight.
From 2 p. m. today debate was limited.
Senator Lewis of Illinois was the only
senator to make a set speech. Debate
and disposition of the large number of
amendments will take many hours, with
five and 10 minute speeches on each.
The senate late today by a vote of
44 to- 34 adopted Senator Robinson's
amendment to the railroad control bill.
eliminating from the compensation to
be paid railroads that based On Improve
ments and betterments made between
June and December. 1317. Robinson
said that will save $6,500,000 yearly.
Senator Cummins has nearly a dozen
amendments, designed to reduce a com
pensation to the - roads, and to define
governmental powers more specifically
than the committee bill. Senator Town
send of Michigan has offered a com
plete' substitute bill, while a score of
other changes will be sought.
There Is no doubt the bill will be
passed and Senator Smith of Souih
Caroltna.' who has charge of it. pre
dicted today it will not be greatly
, amended-"
The house will end general debate on
ionriuura fn I k r minc-n. toiann roar
London Editor and
Critic Draw Eines
Tendon, Feb. 21. (I. N. S.) Fines of
$500 each were imposed in How street
.court today upon Howell Owynne, edi
tor of the Morning Post, and Colonel
'Replngton, military critic of the paper.
for publishing references to the Ver
sailles war council after the article had
been forbidden.
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GERMANS SWEEPING THROUGH
. FRANCIS PLANS FOR QUICK
IIP TODAY
FOB IMF
BELGIUM BEFORE
WAR CLOUD BROKE
In the next installment of his story, "Belgium Under the
German Heel," in next Sunday's Journal, Brand Whitlock con
tinues the wonderful picture of peaceful Belgium before the war
storm. . -
His account of the midsummer quiet pervading the Belgian
capital that refused to be alarmed over news of the crime of
Serajevo is a bit of masterful writing' that puts the reader's
mind in line to understand what is to follow.
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LAND GRANTS
TIMBER TO BE
SOLD BY U.S.
w
ASHIJtGTO.V, Feb. iu. w.
8.) Tli tale of early 78,-
006,000 feet o timber on West
ern Oregon land heretofore held out
of nse was ordered today by See.
retary of the Interior Lane. The
timber It on land formerly Included
In a grant to the Oregon and Cali
fornia railroad company, not for
feited. The timber will be told to
the hfghest bidder at the Rosebarg,
Or., land offlco. The cleared land
then will be disposed of under the
homestead law.
WHEAT RATE WILL
NOT BE CHANGED
Agreement Between Northwest
Growers and Hoover Will Stand,
Hurley Announces.
Washington, Feb. 21. i WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.)
Chairman Hurley of the shipping hoard
Wednesday authorized the statement
that the agreement with the Paclfio
Northwest wheat men ' and Food Aa
nilnistrator Hoover yesterday will stand
and will not be refused. He states that
a misunderstanding was responsible for
the "scare.". Growers were received
earlier in the day when Mr. , Hoover
was notified that the shipping board
demanded a reconsideration. Hoover
reported this to the northwest senators
and farmers, creating recently a tem
porary flurry.
During the day Chairman Hurley sent
Senator McNary of Oregon a written
confirmation of the agreement In tits
following language:
"I am pleased to ad rise you that the
j shipping board, will make a rate of $(
j a ton of flour and $3.50 per ton on
wneai i ram uie raciric coast terminals
to Atlantic ports, effective April 1, with
a view to equalizing conditions as they
apply to your farmers, with a particular
desire to respond to the negotiations at
the conference In my office . the - other
day that such a rate would inspire the
farmers of the Pacific Northwest to In
crease the crop of wheat this year. I
am pleased to indicate in this manner
the desire of the shipping board to be
useful and to co-operate with every
movement for the betterment of condi
tions in this country."
ROLL OF HONOR
Wuhlncton, Feb. 21. (I. N. 8.) Two en
gineer In the A merlon expeditionary - force
were !UhtIy wounded in action. General Per
shing late this afternoon informed the war de
partment. Thejr were:
Prirate George W. Bterllng, February 18,
Melrose, Mass.
Private John Fay. February 18. Medford,
Mat.
General Pershing also resorted that Prirate
I.nke A. Iely, formerly reported missing in
action, was burled December 8. He lived at
South Am boy, N. J.
Six death from natural causes were reported:
PRIVATE JOHN li. WARREN, infantry,
February 15, cause undetermined. T. T. War
ren, father. Chicago.
agORAE I. PARftlSH, engineers, penumenla,
February 14, Twickenham, Or.
. PRIVATE WIUI.IAM HOWARD, field signal
battalion, meningitis. February 13, Mount
Horeh, Wis.
. PRIVATE JACK YUUXs medical department,
pneumonia, February 18, Highland Park. Mich.
PRIVATE CLIFFORD H. WILSON, infantry,
pneumonia, February 14, Waltham, Mass.
PRIVATE JAMES K. MARTIN, motor truck
company, meningitis, February 20, Liberty, Ala.
Washington. Feb. 21. (1. N. 8.) One of
ficer and lire enlisted men of tne American ex
peditionary force hare been slightly wounded in
action, the war department announced Wednes
day afternoon :
Second Lieutenant John J. MeNeely, infantry.
February 12; Miss Helen UcNeely, sister, Wash
ington, D. O.
Pel rate Frank Wolfe, infantry, February 17,
Ashland, Wis.
Private Elmer Wise. Infantry, February. 17,
Fairriew. O.
Private Charles Vf. Durant, infantry, February
17. Sheridan. Wyo. i .
Corporal ElUe T. Tspley, Infantry, February
17. Adrian. Ga.
Private Irwin C. Batten, field artillery, Febru
ary 12. Lansing. Mich.
General Pershing also announced the death of
one man from natural causes and another as the
result of aa accident
PRIVATE SID.NKT A. SOUTH, field artillery,
February 19, meningitis: Alexander, Pa.
PRIVATE ANDREW RETMER, infantry,
crashed to death February 17; John J. Reymer,
, brother, afcKeeeport. Pa.
PORTLAND, OREGON, THURSDAY EVENING,
SENDING SHIP
LIBER EAST
U. S. Virtually Is Transporting
Ships Overland From Pacific
to Atlantic, According to Ex
ecutive Secretary Dodson.
Move Causes Apprehension for
Future of Coast Wooden Ship
building and Steps Are to Be
Taken at Once to Call Halt.
The government is virtually sending
ships overland from the Pacific coast
to the Atlantic coast In placing orders
with mills In the Northwest to supply
lumber to southern shipyards as a re
sult of the failure of the Southern Pine
association to supply the demand of
yards in that section of the country.
In view of the transportation situa
tion and the program for wood ships
In the Northwest, the practice will prove
to be a grievous wrong, declares W. D.
B. Dodson, executive secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce, and is causing
no little apprehension in the minds of
Pacific Northwest lumbering . interests,
though they concede that the .southern
shipyards must have material to com
plete the program already under way
there). The need of further Impressing
the arovernment withthe- -expected eon
sequences s Is Imperative, Mr.'Dodsoft
said. Steps are to be taken -Immediately
to that end.
The government no far hits placed
orders with Pacific Northwest mills for
63.000,000 feet of lumber for shipment to
the southern yards. The first order was
for 48,000,000 feet. The latest Is for
15,000,000. On top of this, word comes
from reliable sources that more such
orders are to be placed.
"The mills Of the northwest estimate
that they can cut lumber for 100 more
ships than they now have on their
books," said Mr. Dodson. "If the gov
ernment orders for eastern yards keep
piling up there will be no available tim
ber for expansion of the wood ship In
dustry in the Northwest.
"Frankly, we are getting very appre
hensive about these Eastern shipments.
We hold that since we have the labor.
housing facilities, timber on the ground
and other necessary things, more work
should be given to the yards In the Ore
gon and Washington districts. Some of
the yards in the Portland district at
present are entirely without work.
"Should the available labor be Inade
quate, it has been estimated that from
6000 to 10.000 more men can be brought
from the interior.
"What shipment of the present gov
ernment orders east means is shown In
the plans which contemplate the use of
1600 cars. At this time when the trans
portation systems are being taxed to
their utmost, every means should be
exerted to relieve the situation. Ship
ment of these timber orders from the
Northwest to the eastern plants amounts
practically to shipment of vessels over
land." 2,500,000 Available
For Draft Beserve
Somber Sabjeet to First Call Half Mil
lion Greater Than Early Estimates!
Foar Million In Classes Fomr aid Two.
Washington, Feb. 21. (TJ. P.) Nearly
2.500,000 perfectly fit men will form
America's new first line of draft re
serves, Provost Marshal General Crow
der's office said today.
This represents the number of draft
registrants of class 1 that will be found
fit for military duty as a result of the
Questionnaire system. It is about 600,-
00O more than tbe original estimates.
The total number of Class -1 men wil
be approximately 3,116,000. The percent
age of physical disqualification Is esti
mated at not more than 20 per cent and
probably less because of the recent low
ering of physical requirements. The
percentage of 20 per cent would mean
that about 620.000 would be rejected.
thus bringing the number of available
men down to 2,496,000.
In classes four and two about 4,000,
000 have been placed, practically equal
numbers being in each division. These
classes are largely made up of married
men and those- with dependents. Class
five will have about a million men be
cause those physically rejected from
class one will be classed there. About
750,000 will be found in class three.
Senator Chamberlain
Besting Well Today
Washington. ' Feb. (WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THS JOURNAL.)
Senator Chamberlain passed an un
comfortable night But no complications
have appeared and today he Is rest
ing well. A alight cough causes some
distress. -- Physicians say his condl
Uon is satisfactory.,-..,. . :
JU TO
SHELL PUTS
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Bursts Near Cemetery in Which
Twenty-four Americans Are
Buried During Services; None
of the Party Was Injured.
Heavy Artillerying Takes Place in
American Sector as Well as
Aerial Activity; German Fly
ers Driven Back Repeatedly.
By Fred 8. Fergnsoa
With the American Army In France,
Feb. 19. (U. P.) In a little cemetery
Immediately behind the American lines,
where now 24 Americans lie burled, a
lunerai service was interrupted by a
German .155 shell. Swishing In during
the services, the shell burst within a few
yards of a burial party.
The roar of American guns sounded
requiem for those who have given their
lives in the cause of democracy. A
stonewall separated the American plots
from a cemetery used by the French,
near a church.
A priest was praying, when suddenly
a German shell exploded with terrific
violence. Pieces, flew against tha stone
wall ana flattened themselves.
None of the party was injured, but
the. services were- abandoned when the
prayer had been finished.
There has been heavy artlllerTinn- in
tha .American- sector during tha iaat i
routs, as well as aerial activity.
man airplanes have been driven back
after crossing the American lines. The
sky was Illuminated at night by the ar
tillery fire, which continued through the
day.
Batteries and Planes Active
By Ernest P. Orr
With the American Army In France,
Feb. 21. (I. N. S.) A drissling rain and
murky skies ushered In Thursday. The
indications were that the weather would
remain bad and that the low visibility
would interfere with artillery and aerial
activity.
An American infantryman was killed
on Wednesday by a stray bullet and
three artillerymen were slighUy wound
ed by German shrapnel.
The German artillery has become very
active and an average of 700 or 800
Bhells are now thrown dally against the
American positions and the territory
lying to the rear.
It was estimated today that the Ger
man gunfire Is about three times as
(Concluded on Pg Nine Column Two)
DOWN 30 PLANES
By "William Philip Slmms
With the British Armies In the Field,
Feb. 21. (U. P.) "Aerial cavalry" has
been extremely busy during ' tlje past
few gorgeous a ays.
The German "Uhlans continue to bat
tie Britain's cloud-hurdling "lancers,'
which are daily observing preparations
for the German offensive.
Thirty warplanes of the Germans
have been destroyed during the past
three days, and 10 driven earthward
uncontrolled by - the British. Only 10
British airplanes are missing, despite
the severest and almost unending fight
ing, day and night.
While Hlndenburg and Ludendorff are
poring over the details of their Impend
ing forlorn hope, the air is filled with
the throbbing of motors, the faint pat
ter of machine guns and the thunder of
air bombs exploding In towns and -.vil
lages behind the firing lines.
The British airmen have dropped
huge quantities, of explosives on billets,
ammunition dumps, railway stations and
aeropdomes In Northern France. They
attacked enemy quarters from just
above tha roofs, machine-gunned march
lng columns, disrupted transport trains
and wrecked big gun pits. The fine.
freesing weather has aided them greatly.
Meantime British troops are busy raid
lng and repulsing raids. Short, sharp
clashes are constantly occurring oh 1 the
f rosen earth of No Man's Land. The Ice
In shellholes Is sufflcienUy strong to
support the death-grappling men.
The British ar in fin fettle, not nerv
ous, fcnd ready whenever Hlndenburg
starts. While this may happen any day.
the Germans may try to surprise the
allies by a sudden shift, or may attempt
to produce a state of "nerves" by fur
ther delay.
U. S. AYiatoiKilled in
Accident in France
Philadelphia, Feb. 21 (I. N. &)
Aviator Clark B. NIchol of tha United
States aviation : corps, has been killed
m an airplane accident In France.
cablegram received by his father.' Dr.
I NIchol was 24 years old. .
SUDDEN
BRITISH AIRMEN
FEBRUARY 21, 1918. EIGHTEEN PAGES
KARL WARNS
PARLIAMENT;
POLES LEAVE
ZURICH, Feb. 21. TT. P.) Em
peror Karl has warned leaders
of parliament he will dissolve
that body and govern the eonntry
by martial law If they do not pass
the war budget, according to Vienna
dispatches today.
Copenhagen, Feb. tl. (TJ. P.)
Premier Seydler, speaking at Tues
day's session of tke Anstrlaa parlia
ment, was constantly Interrnpted
by Czech and Polish members with
protests against Germany's relnva
slon of Rassla, according to the
Tageblatt, received here today.
'When the premier read Emperor
Karl's rongratnlatlons on the
Ukrainian peace, tne Poles left the
honse, staging their national song.
They returned when the premier
had eonclnded.
FARE LIMITATIONS
HELD INVIOLABLE
New York Public Service Com
misssion Refuses Traction Com
pany Fare Increase.
The public service commission for the
first district of New York, in an order
entered January 7 last, finds that It
has no power or Jurisdiction to Increase
the street ear fare of tha New fork
North Shore Traction company from'
3or-Prtr T cents,' 'n'ihe face of a 5 cent
iimrcauon in tne company's franchise.
This holding la entered bv the com
mission In the face of the fact that the
financial condition of the company In
dicated that It would be unable to, con
tinue unless the Increased fare were
granted by the commission.
Says Commission Does Hot Have Power
Upon the whole, record," Commis
sioner Whitney, who wrote the order
concurred in by the commission as a
whole, says, 'I do not think that the
conclusion can be avoided that the
commission Is not at present vested with
power to authorize the 7 cent fare
which would be warranted by .the com
pany's financial circumstances and Its
right to earn a fair return upon the
value of its property used In the public
service. Only proof of the city's waiver
or modification of the fare limitation
which It made a condition of its con
stitutional consent to tne use of its
streets, could enable an Increase In
the fare -.to be accomplished through the
commission's exercise of the power dele
gated it by the legislature."
Consent of City Essential
Tf the city givea Us un
qualified consent so far aa fares charge
able are concerned, or IT, having once
given Its consent with fare conditions
attached, the city subsequently modifies
the franchise contract so as to elimi
nate or raise the specified maximum as
to fares, the public service commission
can regulate rates of fare and make ef
fective its power to advance the fare
above the maximum heretofore speci
fied ; but so long as the franchise con
tract entered into by the company and
the city under the authority vested in
the city by the constitution continues to
provide that the fare chargeable shall
not exceed 5 cents, no financial ex
tremity of the company can empower
the legislature or the commission to de
termine that 7 cents may thereafter be
legally chargeable."
Denied . Petition for Increased Fare
Commissioner Whitney concludes the
order by stating that the case will be
held open for 10 days In order that the
city might have an opportunity to take
such action on the franchise, if It so
desired, as would give the commission
Jurisdiction over the case, otherwise the
petition for the 7 cent fare would be
denied, as was finally done. .
The opinion of the commission Ts an
exhaustive exposition of the facts and
the law governing the case, covering
89 pages of printed matter. It seta out
that the New York & North Shore Trac
tion company asked for an increase of
fare within the city limits of from 5
to 7 cents, contending that the 5 cent
fare was not producing sufficient reve
nue to keep it out of the hands of a
receiver. It states that the company's
revenues were Inadequate to provide
for its continued operaUon and main
tenance, and In this connection quotes
the court of appeals of New York, where
the court said in compelling a street
car company to observe the far limita
tions In its franchise, -I am not aware
of any irtnclple or authority which
compelled the court to refuse to enforce
tha obligations Imposed by the contract
Involved simply because one of the par
ties had ill-advlsedly agreed to un
profitable terms."
Some Longshoremen
To Get $7.20 a Day
New York. Feb. ZV (L N. S.) Nine
hundred longshoremen employed on the
North river piers ot the Southern Pa
cific Steamship company were back at
work today after a one-day strike, bav
ins: agreed to accept the new wage In
crease of 48. 70 and 90 cents an hour
for the various grade. Previous rates
were 45. 65 and 85 cent and the men
had demanded In addition 76 cents aa
hour for overtime and 11 on Sundays.
Wh
BIG FRAUD IN
CLOU G FOR
HI! IS BHD
Profiteers Are Alleged to Have
Mulcted Government Out of
$5,000,000 Worth of Fabrics
Since We Entered the War.
Ten Men, Including Some of the
Largest Merchants and Manu
facturers of Uniforms in the
Country, Indicted in New York.
New York. Feb. 21. (I. N". S.) Sen
sational disclosures of wholesale rob
bery perpetrated upon the government
by manufacturers holding contracts for
making uniforms for the army and
navy were made today by officials In
the United States district court.
Accompanying the announcement that
a series of indictments had been handed
down by the federal grand Jury against
government ciotning profiteers, it was
stated that the nation had been mulcted
out of more than : $5,000,000 worth of
army and navy fabrics slope the United
States entered the war.
In connection with the alleged colossal
swindle partially disclosed today and
which will be Investigated to the fullest
depth by federal authorities, aided by
!k! ?L. ItJZ.Z.-J.Z"
th., government, Jnvestlgatioiu for tha
past ' six weeas. it was said that the
process of thieving from the govern
ment was on the most giganUc and
thoroughly organised scale. ...
It was intimated that the investigation
would be extendend to other states.
Tea Are Indicted
Indictments of 10 rafcn were handed
down to United States District Attorney
Frank M. Roosa ! by Judge Martin T.
Man ton. The first name was Louis
Davidson, a cloth merchant. He was
charged with steaUng army cloth to the
value of )30.000. Then followed the
names of Hyman and Benjamin Her
wits, father and son, respectively. They
constitute one of the largest firms
manufacturing uniforms and were in
dicted for their connections with David
son. Ira Jj. Janowsky, who also Is known
under the name of Ira L. Janis, was
next named.. Janowsky, as civilian, was
employed in the quartermaster's depart
ment in the army building here. He is
charged with having . caused to be de
stroyed certain clothing records, the
(Concluded on Page Fourteen, Column Fivef
LOCAL YARDS GET
Washington, Feb. 21. (WASHING
TON BUREAU OF THE JOURNAL.)
The emergency fleet corporation
has Informed Senator Chamberlain's
office that It has invited proposals
from the Northwest Steel and
Columbia River shipbuilding . corpora
tions for additional ships, responding to
requests by J. -Jt- Bowles, but that noth
ing further has been heard from his
representative. This was one week ago.
The Bowles people have been Informed
that any new contracts must be up to
date In respect to labor protection and
like matters and that the fleet corpora
tion does not consider contracts made in
December desirable from the standpoint
of cost and labor protection. The con
tracts referred to covered. 16 ships for
the lump sum of 81,638,000 each, or
about 81 &6 per ton.
Delay In Coos Bay Bill Asked
Washington, Feb. 21. Oswald West
has asked the house committee on
public lands to defer consideration of
the Coos Bay wagon road bill, believ
ing it best not to press the matter at
present. . ,The house committee contin
ues hostile to the bill as it now stands.
Colonel Disque Leaves Capital
Washington. Feb. 2L Colonel Brice
P. Disque left for Portland last night
after a conference with the aircraft
board which will assist In the promo
tion of the work on lines heretofore
marked out. i
Allenby Now Within
4 Miles of Jericho
London, Feb. i21.(U. P.) General Al
lenby's forces advanced to within four
miles of Jericho Wednesday, it was of
ficially announced .today.
"Despite heavy rainstorms we have
advanced three and a half miles through
a difficult country, on a front seven and
three quarters miles wide, east of Jeru
salem," the statement declared.. -
"We '.-advanced our front 'four miles
northeast of Jerusalem." f . -' -1 .
CHANCE FOR SH PS
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PRICE TWO CENTS
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DEPARTURE
TO QUIT RUSSIA
DAVID R. FRANCIS,
American ambassador
at Petrograd, reported
preparing to leave Russia as
result of peace with' Germany.
TROTSKY WASTES
Wireless i Working - if (You Want
toTanc,-Retorts Russ as He
Quits Parley.
' By Joseph Shaplea
Petrograd. Feb. 16. (U. P.) (De
layed.) The central powers delegates
refused the proposal of Foreign Minis
ter Trotsky to send a German officer
to Kleff to prove that the Ukraine Rada
(governing body) did not exist.
The following day the tenth plenary
session of the peace conference was
called.
Foreign Minister Kuehlmann, flushed
with his" diplomatic victory over the
Ukraine, arose .to present General L.U
dendorffs ultimatum, directed at the
BolshevlkL
Trotsky, anticipating him, took the
floor and read the declaration breaking
off the negotiations. There was dead
silence.
When Trotsky bad conctuded, Kuehl
mann and General Hoffman sat appar
ently stunned. Kuehlmann finally hint
ed It was "impossible to quit the war
cart without the proper ticket."
"You evidently are suggesting that
your guns are a proper substitute for
proper Judicial formula." said Trotsky.
Hoffman nodded affirmatively.
"I don't believe the peoples of Austria
and Germany will permit you to do
that." continued the Russian minister.
Kuehlmann finally muttered that it
was necessary to settle the diplomatic
details and suggested another session.
Trotsky refused, saying : "We must re
turn to Petrograd ; we have no more to
say. if you have anything to say, the
radio is still working."
The Russian delegates departed with-
out bidding farewell and refusing to
shake hands.
German Troops in
Finland, Eeport
Stockholm, Fe'b. 21. (U. P.) A German-Finnish
battalion landed In Fin
land Wednesday, according to dis
patches to the newspaper Aftonbladet
today.
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on trains awo mrwt
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OBJECTIVE
More Than 9000 Russians Taken
Captive by Germans as They
Advance Eastward Along Wide
Front; Russ Make No Defense.:
United States, Ambassador and
Envoys of Allied Nations Pre
pare to Quit Capital; Leaders
. In Russia Divided on Peace.
BERLIN, via London, Feb. '.
U. P.) "Pressing eastward
from Dvinsk. Plnsk and Rovno (a
.front of more than 400 miles), we
have cleared the country of the .
enemy and taken prisoner gen
eral. several divisional command- v
ers, 425 -iiUXccaMd- 8700 -men," '
the German war office declared
today.
"In addition to prisoners, we
took 1353 grins, IfO machine guns,
over 4000 automobile, food laden
trains and incalculable other ma
terial.' "We have occupied Leal after
crossing the frozen Sand river,
the report, said. "We have
marched through Wenden and are
now before Wolmar."
Wenden is 50 miles northeast
of Riga and Woknar or Volmar,
Is 15 miles farther toward Pe
trograd. Both cities are on the
direct railroad line from Riga
to the capital.
By Joseph Shaplea
Petrograd. Feb. 20. (U. P. (De
layed.) American Ambaaaador Francis
and the allied envoys at noon today
I - ... 1
BELIEVED
were preparing ror a quick departure t
from Petrograd. They were over- ' f
whelmed by the sudden new of Lenlne's L
and Trotsky's "willingness" to sign the f '
German dictated peace. They declared. '
however, that even a separate peace
ICtowlcded oa Psa-e Stb. Colnasa Twai
Resistance May Have Important
Effect Upon Future of Events .
in the East.1
By J. W. T. Ma so a
New York. Feb. 21. U. P.) Ger
many's military advance upon Pttro-'
grad is stimulating the Russians to a re-
si stance that' may have important con-'
sequence for the future of event In
the east.
Von Hlndenburg ordered an easy pa
rade Into Petrograd and It is obvious
that his plan have been disarranged
by the spontaneous demands among the
Russians for a proper defense of their
capital. Instead of a saber-rattling-, heel-',
clanking- march in the true spirit of
German ruthleasnees. Von Hlndenburg .
has checked an attempts at speed rec
ords and is sending detachment ahead
of hi army to try to argue the Rus
sians into non-resistance.
This policy, so contrary "to the' Von
Hlndenburg militaristic ideal, reveals
the fact that the Germans know they
cannot afford a heavy casualty list on
the eastern front. A determined show
of Russian resistance at this time, tn-'
volvlng the killing or wounding of a
large number of Germans would un
doubtedly cause a renewal of unrest
within Germany.
GERMAN ADVANCE
STIMULATES RUSS
--New-facts are -coming to light con
cerning events in Petrograd that sug
gest the existence of a strong offensive,
spirit. The "willingness" of the- Bol-
shevik ministry to sign a German peace
was carried by .a vote of only $ to 4.
This represent a. serious division, of
opinion on so Important a matter and
means the Germans are far from having '
the game in their hands. The adoption
of a new fighting policy might easily be '
decided upon in Petrograd, If Russia's
new revolutionary army impose no more
than a temporary check on Von Hlnden
burg's new offensive. , . ; , . , ,