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Drifts of Snow!
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WHEAT IS HELPED BUT
LIVESTOCK SUFFERING
Seccri Zi Storm Hits Chi
cp c-J Forty-Mile Gale
V Is Blowing j
TANKS TO HELP CLEAll.
' CHICAGO STREETS.
x CHICAGO. Jan. 11. 5n a
few days a ha?e British tank
such 3 Is used on the west
r froat. will rumble tL rough
the streets, laying waste to the
snowdrifts here,- as they did
to the German enanglements in
Hais's mighty. driTe-
-Captain A. W. Owen of the
r.ritkh : and Canadian , ret-rait-ins
mission in tbe city, offered
this addition to the snow fight
is? forces and the ofiei; was
quickly accepted. The tank is
due to arrive in two days and
it is prophesied that it will ac
complish more ' thsn an entire
anay of men with shorels.
KANSAS CITY; : Mo.; Jan. ? 1 1
Tt& entire plains states area f rom
the Mississipip rlTer to the Rocky
ilauntalas and from the Dakotas to
the Rio Grande river tonight is ex
periencing the most .serere ,weathr
of the minter - f oilowinr a jblizrard
tiat ended this morninr after piling
tp hoe drifts of snow. Record low
tennperatnres were reported in Texas
aai season's records at many points
- la the section. ''. 1 : . ;C , ' ':
Four deaths have been reported
from numerous cities and towns are
suffering from a fuel shortage. .
Cyth wire and train cpmmnnica
tloT? were greatly hampered by the
stern bat scattering reports received
si;' the local weather office at X
o'clock tonight indicated that the
trough of the cold ware was over
ttSs city and surrounding territory
tonight.' , " j -:
: Jfercnry 14 Below Zero.
, The mercury stood af 14; degrees
. v klow aero here at that time,; with a
r.irJnunm of 15 to 18 degrees below
forecast before morning. At Spring
field, ilo it was 14 below at Des
Jloines, IC below, and at Charles
City, la, ,20 below. Points around
these cities reported slightly (higher
. temperatures but the below zero
weather reached as far sonth as Ok
lahoma City.f i At Denver the mer
cury stood at xero. -1, j
Kansas has been warned to expect
- 29 below temperatures before morn
ing and the fuel situation is acute n
many Kansas- townav ' ; A - . '
.Although! the wheat - growers of
the state welcomed the snow which
. broke the dronght many fields were
ail to have been blown bare, while
in western sections of the state live
j rtorfc i3 suffering severely from the
cold, y ,.- u j
The' storm was the .worst Okla
boma City has experienced in fifteen
years and the city was facing increas
ed privation and hardship because of
the practical exhaustion of the retail
coal supply and gase service inade
quate for cooking or heating:
Trains are; behind schedule in the
. southwest. -
. . Fmir Lives Iot. j
Four lives were lost and great
. damage done to the growing vegeta
bles and orchards of Texjs in a storm
that blanketed the northern section
the state with six inches of snow.
; Elusion. Texas, in "the Rio Grande
walley. got snow for the first time In
forty years, 1114 Laredo, on the Jdexi
n border, for the first I time In
twents-nne years. Hlow xero marks
were rjrted br the mercury , all
over the Panhandle district j m ?
Two teamsters in the Burnet oil
. field near WichiU Falls cannot be
JocatM and are believed to have P-
hd in the sTm end n unidenti-
fled man- found near .Vfchita Falls
8 Pitted to die. An unidentified
",an a found frozen to death near
fort Worth.
CHICAGO. Jan. 11. With the
7"4 big snow of the week burying
v-filraro and a snb-ero cold 'wave
sww.pin twarJ tne dty by tC forty
toie gale, Chicago faced a famine of
iil and cold. '
from New Orleans to 'Lake Su
perior and west to Texas all sections
cr the southwest,, west and northwest
are feeling the same tJrm.
At Galveston, Texas, tnmr ! fail
le snd iti the Texas ranhandle the
thermometer Is below zero.
VI( Temneratarrs Rcorded.
AtfTTHsLake.'. D., it was 32
?erees Wiflw sro: at Omaha. 22
'-yw.r at O'Neill, Neb.. 37 below,
ad up in Canada' In Saskatchewan,
11 'f 42 lelow. . , -
A maximum of five below xero is
(Continued oh Page 3)
BIGGER SAVING
INFOODISPLAN
OF MR. HOOVER
Forced Conservation Contem
plated for Restaurants
f find Eating Houses ,
RATIONING NOT PLANNED
Exports To Be Increased by
7 New Ruling Sopn Due ;
Allies Need Food
WASHINGTON. Jan. 11. Forced
food conservation, In restaurants and
extension of 'anti-hoarding regula
tions to make them apply to the
household are included in the plans
of the food .administration for cre
ating a larger export surplus of food
for the allies. s
This was revealed tonight In a
i- w j . nuiuiaioii.iui
Hoover setting forth i hat ih atiiM
j are in need or an additional 75.000.-
wvu vu ,",. uou ousneis or w neat
and that they have asked America
to; double meat exports. Only by
further saving, Mr. Hoover declared,
can the food be shipped. :
There is no need for rationing in
America in Mr. Hoover's opinion, and
with the .supplementary regulations
there will be no shortage.
"It ia true that the nllim tiaJ
75,000,000 to 90,000.000 bushels ofj
'American wneat," says : the state
ment. "It is also trne we have al
ready exported .the theoretical sur
plus of lat harvest over our normal
consumption. The American people
have saved a considerable amount,
estimated from 25,000,000 to' 50,
000.000 bushels during the past fe
months and we are exporting this
saving. . . . ; -
Allies Rednc Rations.
"W cannot and will not ; export
more than our savidgs. for our own
people must also be fed. The allies
have Ted need the bread ration to
their people sharply the last fetr
days and If this lowered ration is
to he maintained we must save more
than hitherto. - "
Every grain of wheat and every
ounce of flour and bread s.ved now
is exactly that amount supplies to
some, man, woman or child from the
allies.
. nVe are asking theAmerlcan peo
ple to reduce further Their conaumiv
tlon of wheat products and use other
foodstuffs insted. for the allies must
also have some wheat as well a3
ourselves. It is on of tho vital is
sues in winning the , war that we
must maintain . the health and
strength and morale of their men.
women and children over this win-
"Our forty-eight state food admin
istrators have been in f session In
Washington the last few deys de
vising with us a further program, of
saving which we wJU announce In a
few days. In which we count witn
confidence on public support,
"The allies are also asking us n
we can double our meat and port
prodnct exports as they mnst la
England. France and Italy further
reduce their meat and fat t'n
unless we can increase exports?.
have replied that we will ask .our
people to more, for we can only
export our savings. -
. Greater Economy in View, j
There need be no fear that our
own supplies will not be protected
and if. as a result of mlsappreben
. Bi,n,ill attemot th
purchase of foodstuffs for hoarding
it will be rooDinx w" -Vi.
that amount and is a violation of the
food law that will be toUf
sharplr. We nave ruled that th 3
holding of more than thirty days
supplies by dealers, manufacturers
wholesalers and retailer 'constitute
hoardingand the purchase of more
than usual amounts by consumer
will likewise be so construed.
"We are going to ask the millions
of devoted women who support the
food administration to see that our
new proposals are carried i out on
every side. In this we are taking
a line unique . among nations ana
with the confidence that In them we
have a power for enforcement and
through our press of the creation of
public opinion greater than among
any other people on earth. Legisla
tion is being considered ty Mr. Lever
and Senator Pomarcne for presenta
tion to congress for some further ex
. r tho -nresldect's powers to
enforce conservation in manufactur
ing trades and in punuc mm6
places. Although the majority have
co-operated willingly and effectively
there is a minority which patriotic
appeals do not see mto rach.r Y Itn
such regulation there will be no
shortages; and equal justice to all
There is no need of rationing In
America." .'". "i 'i.':4--H
Ponce's Chief Condition
Shows Marked Improvement
A change decidedly for the better
was reported officially in the condl
Oon of Chief ot Police E. E. Cooper
last night and hope, for his recotery
has again beoom strong. It was
said by his physician that the ehef
was resting better than he has rest
ed for days. No contrary report had
been received up to tonight. . ' V
BAKER SAYS
GUMS STILL
ARE SHORT
Committeemen Take Excep
I tion to Secretary's State
ment That Country Is Fully
Prepared For Fighting
RAPID QUESTIONING
LASTS THREE HOURS
Statement Modified to Mean
All Troops Abroad Are
Fully Equipped
WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. Defici
encies in army equipment were the
subject of sharp cross-examination
of Secretary Baker today before the
senate military committee.
For three hours the war depart
ment head was under rapid-fire
questioning, both from Democrats
and Republicans who frequently ty
word or gesture expressed disapprov
al of conditions disclosed.
f Sometimes they flatly disagreed of
the secretary's assertions and point
ed to testimony previously heard to
contradict him. " " j
f Apparently little ruffled by the
irlrnroim nulzzine Mt Raker, admit
ting and further detailing certain
shortages reiterated his formal state
ment of yesterday that supplies. are
substantially adecuate for "initial
rush needs."
I Committeemen Insisted that his
statement was misleading to the
country even though unlntential, and
gave the public a wrong impression
of conditions. Secretary Weeks de
clared it had "lulled the country to
sleep
I , Statement Is 3Iodified.
f Secretary Baker explained that
what he meant when he spoke of ad
equate: supplies was that all troops
who go abroad to actual fighting are
and will be amply equipped. In re
sponse to questions he ', said General
Pershing is short of motor trucks.
j Shortages in this country below
estimated needs of February 1, he
summarized as follows: -
t "Saddles. 50 per cent: saddle blan
kets, 40 per cent; canteens, 40 per
cent; with large deficiencies of pis
tols and cartridge belts as well as
small arms ammunition."
I Statements of the secretary that
qnantlty production of the new
Browning machine gun would begin
next month were sharply challenged
by Senator Hitchcock, .who said the
secretary's! figures were four times
rr eater than General Crozier's and
that, the discrepancy was "astound
ing." Secretary Baker promised fur
ther explanation of the differences. -'
- Shorage I Admitted.
I The shortage of machine guns in
training cantonments, Mr. Baker
saidj was not surmising under the
eonditons. Mr. I Hitchcock asserted
and Mr. Baker denied that contracts
for Lewis madhne guns were made
tardily. V :1 ! - -m9
i Chairman Chamberlain, challeng
ing the secretary .statement re
garding adequacy of rifle supplies at
cantonments, asserted that lack of
machine guns and trucks' were de
laying tralnlnawork.
Failure to prepare for war was
brought up by Senator Wadsworth
and Secretary Baker insisted that
needs for preparedness In 1916 were
as obvious to congress as to the ex
ecutive branch. Events since, he
conceded, would have made larger
militarv appropriations advisable.
tm n.VM loft Vio stand rlr TO
attend a cabinet meeting. He will
be back tomorrow for further cross
examination. .
: A i letter modifying his testimony
that! shoddy had not been used In
navy garments was received during
fhe dv by Chairman Chamberlain
frori Paymaster General McGowan
of the navy. When before the com
mittee, fhe rear admiral said no
shoddy had been used. Through fur
ther invest! eatlon after he testified,
he wrote today, he found that a com
paratively small order had been giv
en for "overcoats containing Jj per
cent of shoddv specified for " army
earments by the supplies committee
of the Council of national defense.
fornado Kills Seven and
Destroys Whole Town
MONTGOMERY, Ala., Jan. 11.
Seven persona were killed and
twenty-five Injured at Co warts. Ala-,
and the entire town was destroyed
by a tornado today, a report received
at the local office, of the Atlantic
Coast Line railway said. V
Robbers Kill Banker
' and Four Policemen
CAMP FUNSTON. Kan.. Jan. 11.
Four military policemen and a bank
er were killed here tonight when a
band of robbers attempted to rob the
bank at the army camp here. The
robbers. It was stated, wore soldier
uniforms.
RUSH TROOPS TO
FRANCE, BRITISH
MINISTER URGES
Winston Churchill Describes
Great Union Among Al
lied Democracies
BIG FUTURE FORESEEN
Greater Support to Leaders of
War'Campaigns Strong
ly Advised
LONDON, Jan. 11. Winston Spen
cer Churchill, British aiinister of
ifunltions, In addressing the Ameri
can Luncheon club today began his
remraks with a plea for support from
the American and British nations of
their leaders. He also made a power
ful appeal for the prompt sending of
large number of American soldiers to
Europe. -. ' "
"1 have accepted the-Invitation of
the American Luncheon club, Mr.
Churchill began, for two principal
reasons. First, that we now have
arrived at the main crisis of the
war; secondly, that the great issues
of this war can only be satisfactorily
resolved by vehement and effective
action or the United States as a fact
or ia the conflict.
"It Is a very happy thing that at
the present moment, two Angol Sax
en democracies shonld each have
found a leader, who, by the march of
events and Cheir cwa great qualities,
have so far surpassed their contem
poraries as to acquire the right and
the.power to'spea'c without challeng
ing the name of the nations as a
whole. .They also command taht par
amount authority without the re
sponsibility of which and without the
fortifying of which no safe or sure
path can be found or be followed.
Support For Leader. Uurged.
"May every man here and across
the Atlantic who desires that we may
meet, and emerge with security from,
our present peril, do his utmost to
strengthen and sustain the authority
of the men at the helm. May they
encourage them.-in their responsi
bility and free them from embar
rassment and difficulties so that
they may concentrate their whole
energy on the deadly enemy in front,
and hare no anaxieties or jealousies
at home. v
"We have had within the last few
days two statements of our war aims,
and they have been broad, definite,
concrete statements. The somber
end majestic pronouncement of the
prime minister of the United King
dom and the president of the United
States are In complete accord. They
have been ratified by the unanimous
assent of the British and the Ameri
can peoples.
"So far as I can see, that great
branch of the human family which
speaks the English language and fn
its estate covers or Influences the
greater portion of ' the ; habitable
globe so far as I can see, we have
reached a complete unanimity of
moral conception and practical alms.
Our views also have been accepted
by the Latin nations who are our
valiant allies, and they have been
received as if they were the very
draught of life and hope by the little
shattered states who look to us to
rescue them fro mtheir present tor
ment. Future t Foreseen. -
"Who can doubt. If these state
ments of our war alms were trans
lated into war achievements; if they
passed from the earliest aspirations
into the granite of the reality, a very
bright future would be opened to
mankind in which, in the president's
fine phrase, the world would be saved
for democracy. There would be a
future In which, after an Interval,
there would be room for friend and
foe; a future in which personal and
national freedom could be combined
with the duties of international law;
a future in which science could once
again be reconciled with mercy and
humanity.
"What bloody toll, waht intense
exertion, what infinite sacrifices and
what need of shrewd direction, lies
between us and those brilliant, spac
ious days which we now can discern
and tword which we are marching
painfully and which, wera we to" fail,
as fall we shall not, the world would
not see.
"We must put away from our
minds all clouds of illusion. The
task is unfinished and victtfry is. not
yet won. It mar well be that the
fiercest -shock has yet to be sus
tained under world conclusion of
Armageddon have yet to be endured.
Gap Between EnemJew IVWf.
"It is a grinj. fact;, which had bet
ter be plainly realized, for we are
not afraid of ! facts and must face the
truth unflinchingly because by that
means alone shall we succeed; that
there is between the most moderate
and disinterested statements or sob
r minded opinion in Great Britlan
and America on teh one hand, and
the present hopes and ambitions of
the Prussian- military autocracy and
the ruling cljasses In Prussia, on the
other hand, fa veritable abyss which
no bridge can span at the present
time. The military party In Berlin
still is in complete control of the
whole resources, not only of Ger
many, but of Austrla-Hunrary, Bul
garia and Turkey. They "have not
yet abandoned hope of a decisive mil
itary victory.
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I " - 1, I - - .
WOMAN HELD
AS GERMAN
OFFICIAL SPY
Letter Is Found on Mrs. Guis
torf Denouncing Wilson
and American People and
Pledging Aid to Kaiser
SEDITIOUS WRITINGS
SHOW MILITARY PLANS
Officials Believe Woman Is
"Madame H" Who Helped
Schulenberg
HANFORD, Cal., Jan. 11. Mrs.
Elizabeth Guistorf. held here asj a
S suspected German spy. was main-
taming silence sae naa Kepi an car
concerning the author of alleged se
ditious letters, one of -which men
tioned the transmission of plans pre
sumably of United States military
posts and forts which were found in
her possession when she was arrest
ed: only today. It was announced
that federal officials were in their
way from Fresno to investigate her
arrest.
Mrs. Guistorf admitted today that
she had known Frank Schulenberg,
alleged master German? spy held in
San Francisco on a presidential war
rant In Santa Crux. CaL. where she
lived. She denied, however, that she
who has been credited by federal an
thorities I with directing Schulen
berg's movements, which ; included
purchase and transfer of one ton of
dynamite to Canadian border towns,
for the alleged purpose of blowing up
bridges and other public properties
In Canada. Officials here, because
of her marked resemblance to de
scriptions of "Madame II" wer in
clined to, doubt ber deniaL Their
opinion was strengthened by reports
from Santa Cruz, said to be schul-
enberg's headquarters that' he had
been seen with Mrs. Guistorf several
times. -
. Two letters were found by officials
who arrested .Mrs. Guistorf today
after she had been seen loitering
around the postoffice for two hours.
One of the was in German and end
ed with the phrase "deutchland uber
allies." It said:
"To the devil with President tm-
son and the American people. I will
help the kaiser all I can. I hope
the Germans win the ' world war.
Germany over all.
The other iJetter, which the police
said she had;' torn up, was pieced to
gether and read:
"Dear Pal-f I have seen everything
at Fort Grajiit. The presidio Is at
San Francisco and am now headed
scuth. Have sent plans on a few
days ago. Yours truly "Germany.
Mrs. Guistorf admitted receiving
the letters, officials said, but would
not divulge any information con
cerning the author.
TORNADO KILLS
8 IN GEORGIA
AND ALABAMA
Private Harris of Atlantic
Meets Death When Storm
Hits Camp
SCHOOL HOUSE IS RUINED
Windstorm Near Dothan, Ala
bama, Kills Six Children,
Many Hurt
DOTHAN. Ala;.. Jan. 11. Six chil
dren are reported to have beeq kllle
and forty others jmore or less ser
iously injured when a school house
two miles east of here was demol
ished, late today by the wiQstorm
which swept this section. Reports
also said that one man was killed
and a score injured at Webb, Ala.,
ten miles, northeasr of. here.
MACON, Ca.," Jan. 11. -A -tornado,
, followed by a torrential rain,
swept down upon Macon and vicin
ity late today, killing on man. In
juring several others and seriously
damaging property in "the city, and
at Camp Wheeler, near here. AH
communication with' the cam was
cut off shortly after the storm broke
but telephone communication which
was re-established toniaht, revealed
that the greatest damage done there
was f rt m the. rain, which flooded
many f the hospital tents, sixteen
of which were blown iown. It wn
stated that 150 patients were in the
tents but arly reports from the
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BANKER1 SLAIN
WITH AXE BY
ARMY 'CAPTAIN'
Three Other Men Killed When
Robber Forces Way Into .
m' Army. Bank
LIBERTY BONDS STOLEN
Belief Is Held Man Merely
Used Uniform' to Accom
plish Deed
CAMP FUNSTON. Kan., Jan; 11.
Four men were killed and one ser
iously injured at 8 o'clock tonight
when the army bank here was rob
bed by a man dressed. In the uniform
of a captain of the f United States
army. Three civilians, were killed
with an axe, It is reported, while
thpT wr at work in i the bank. , C.
F. Winters, vice-president of the Na
tional Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Bio., who was wounded with an ax
died ' at the camp at a late hour to
night,- ' .',
The three killed were: -Hill.-' John
Jewell and Carl Olbon, all clerks.
Military authorities here are re-
trlcent regarding the robbery. It
was learned, however, that the rob
bery- was discovered when persons
passing the bank heard groans. :
: Kearney Warnell was .wounded
but probably will recover. '
It is believed that at least two
men took part in the robbery as two
hand axes, used In the killing, were
found inside the bank. The robbers
gained entrance to the vault and re
moved a considerable quantity of
cash and some -liberty bonds. The
amount secured was not given out.
The discovery, it was said, did not be
come known until after o'clock.
It was stated here by army officers
that they were convinced the man
who apparently led in the robbery
was not an officer in the army, al
though he was dressed in the unl
form of a captain. -. - '
SALEM-FIRST
IN TRIANGLE
High School Debaters Defeat
' .Albany and Oregon City
by All-Votes
Salem high school won the triang
ular debate pertfeipated in last night
by the high school team of Salem,
Albany and Oregon City. Salem's
affirmative team on the question
"Resolved, that the Monore Doctrine
should be abolished," defeated Al
bany In the local high school adui-
torium by a. vote of 3 to 0, while
the negative team beat Oregon City
at the latter place by the same score.
Albany won from Oregon City at Al
bany 2 .to 1.
Salem's affirmative teari was Phil
lips, Elliott and Kenneth Power, and
the opposing Albany team was Har
old Irvine and Elton Lasselle. - The
judges at the local contest were Pro
fessors A. R. Sweetser and F. G.
Young of the University of Oregon
and L. B. Balwln of Oregon Agri
cultural college. Lyle Bartholomew,
a W Illamette 'university student, pre
sided. " He was a winning deoator
for the Salem high school while in
his' preparatory days.
Salem's winning team at Oregon
City was Dewey Probst and Paul
Richardson.
The' victory of last night puts Sa
lem in the next round for Upper
Willamette district,- made up of Mar
ion, Linn and Clackamas counties.
This round, will probably be con
tested next week, depending, how
ever, on whether the district man
ager. Principal Boedeckr of Albany
can mad the necessary arrangements
ny that time, several other triang
ular debates were held in this dis?
trict last night,, but the results hare
not yet been' reported.
- The state is divided Into ten dis
tricts, one team in the seaate event
ually being conqueror of; all other
districts and declared state champion.
. Attendance at, the Salem-Albans
debate last night-was good.''
U. S. CASUALTIES
WASHINGTON. Jan. 11. Casual
ties anionic the forces' In France an
nounced byj the war department to
day include: .
Private Steve Szckule. pneumonia.
Pittsburg. :
Dorsey Covington." gun shot
wounds. Newark. N. J.
. Martin E. Wagner, pneumonia. 147
North Lincoln street. Pocatello,
Idaho. ' .-; ' j v .". ;- -
William T.- Cullington. auto truck
accident. Brooklyn. N. Y.
. Albert . Cole, pneumonia, Balti
more,' Md. -I - ; ;
Kills Ei ilunt. pneumonia. Chelsea.
S. D. -V. - . ' . " -
' Sergeant Clifford B. Fletcher,
meningitis. Boston.' Mass.
'' Clarence IV Downer, pneumonia.
Cooks Station. O.
1 Terry Stevens, pneumonia, Gon
zales, Texas,
PEACE DM
PTBRUSSIA
ftCALLED
Refusal of Allies to be Drpvrn
Into Teutonic Net Given zs
Reason for Recedhj cf
Central Powers
B0LSHEVIKI SAYS HE
IS WILLING TO FIGHT
Count Czernin, Howeycr,
Stjfl is Hopeful for Peace
With' Russia
AMSTERDAM. Jan. 11. The cen
tral powers hare withdrawn their
peace terms made public at the
Brest-Lltovsk conference on Dece tri
bes 25 it was announced today by Dr.
von Kaehlraann, the German foreign
secretary. In his speech at the Brest
Lltovsk conference 1 with tbe Rus
sians yesterday. . According to ad
vices reaching here the confej-enco
will continue at Brest-IJtovsk de
spite the vigorous protest of Leoit
Trotzky, the Bolshevik! foreign min
ister. Dr. von Kuehlmann said the first
task of 'he conference was to rcsuma
negotiations at the point where they
were broken off at the time, of the
Christmas adjournment). Referring
to the fixed determination cf tie
central powers not to accede to thi
Russian suggestion of j transference
of the negotiations to peutral terri
tory, he said, Germany and her allies
were not in a position to conduct
elsewhere the discussions began Ft
Brest-LItovk, although they were
willing to have the final formal ce
gotiations carried on and the r! -tnres
to the preliminary ajrreor.-' :
affixed at some other place to U
agreed upon after the debate. i:
continued:
- "As for the conduct cf tie r----tiations.
the .atmosphere la n L..'
they take place is extremely lm; -;"-ant
It must le mentioned tL t
since the conclusion of the cxchar; .
of views before the temporary Inte
rruption of the negotiations much fcai
happened which appeared calculate
to create doubt as to the sincere In
tention of the Russian govern m-1
to arrive at'speedr peace with t
powers o fthe quadruple alHance. I
may refer to the tone of certala
seni!-fflclal declarations of the I' t
rograd telegraph agency, which In re
garded abroad as the sem'-officlal
Russian agency.
"It reproduced in detail a re-'y
M. Joffe (a member of the Russian
delegation! Is alleged to have ma
at the sitting on DecemTcr 28. which
as the protocol shows j original 1
solely in the Imagination of its au
thor. This entirely unfounded re
port has had a great deal to do i i
confusing judgment In tegard to tto
course of the negotiations and en
dangering their results."
WAR SUMMARY)
With fighting still at low ebb on
all the baUVe fronts the iehief politi
cal issue, the negotiations between
the central powers and Russia re
mains the absorbing point in Inter ( a
In the world! war.
; Chaotic Indeed Is the situation
surrounding these negotiation; dt3
to the fact that nothing, but contra
dictory reports of the proceeding
have come through for publication.
That peace again, has been dlscusM i
at Brest-Litovsk seems, apparent,
controverting the previous reports
that the conferences" would not 1-e
continued by the Bolshevik! unk j
they were transferred to Stockholm.
The latest advices are to the ef
fect that the delegates of the centra'
powers . proposals of December -
of ,"no forcible annexations or In
demnities' which were conditional
on Great Britain, France, the Unite 1
States and other enemy power par-;
ticipatlng in the peac-r pourparlers.
The refusal o f these powers to b
drawn into the Teutonic net of dis
cussion is ' given as the reason for
the Austro-German delegates recant
ing; - ,
But Count Czernin. the Aufro
Hungarian foreign minister, told th
Bolshevik! delegates that the door
has-not been closed to the Russian 3
and that "the situition now has tc
solved Itself Into a question of a
separate peace between Russian tnl
the central powers. fTbe seeming ul
timatum of the representatives cf
the enemy powers was taken under
advisement and the conference wa3
adjourned. V
Nikolai Lenine. the BolshevikI
premier, apparently Is maintaining
his previous attitudo of unwillins;
ness to concede any points to t! ?
enemy and' has reafsertcd that un
less the central powers accept t.
BolshevikI proposals the BolshevikI
will declare war on them. He al?o
has declared himself in favor of stop
ping demobilization and preparing
for war.
The Ukrainian republic through
Its delegate at the conference, is de
cHrd to have an iiaderenicnt at
titude In the Brest-Lltovsk negotia
tions. Following the declaration of
the Independence of Ukraine comr
(Coatiflued ca r'asa 4)