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Radicals and Vision■ ■■ Russia Endanger Provisional Government
HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH
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I.XXXVI—No. 113 24 PAGES
RUSS MINISTRY
a TO FORCE ISSUE
WITH RADICALS
Socialists Do Not Know What l
Kind of Government
They Want
VISIONARIES AT FAULT
Provisional Government Fear
ed Only Because Leaders
Are of Higher Class
By Associated Press
Petrograd, May 11. —The govern
ment in making suggestion of a coali
tion ministry, appears to have put
the issue squarely up to the Social- j
ists. The move on the part of the j
ministry is seemingly an effort to ,
remedy the anomalous situation In !
which the country finds itself j
through having a nominal govern
ment with the power lodged else
where. Yesterday's call upon the
Socialists, as represented by the
council of workmen's and soldiers'
delegates, was byway of shifting
some of the responsibility for govern
ment upon the elements which wield
the power and which assume the
right to direct, criticise and thwart
the acts of the ministry.
In endeavoring to determine what
it is that the Socialists want, the
ministers have developed the fact
that there is a wide divergence of
opinion among the Socialistic groups,
but that they are practically united
in a desire to evade responsibility for
the government of the country.
Socialists Balk
The suggestion that representa
tives of the Socialists take a hand
in directing the difficult affairs of .
the nation met with a flat refusal j
on the part of the Moscow council :
of deputies and the "Bolshi Vike" j
meaning the extreme letters in Pet- |
rograd. The proposal elicited only \
slight support in the Petrograd coun
cil of deputies. Among the latter!
out of six prominent leaders inter- j
viewed, only two. Stankevitch and
Kameneff, favored a coalition cab- |
inet. Tseratelli considered it impos- j
sible and Tcheidse, Stekloff and Dan !
declared that the movement was not !
A opportune at the present moment. I
• Apparently the objection to coali- j
tion is based upon the distrust of the
cabinet which the Socialists regard
as retaining a taint of imperialism |
from the old regime. Practically the !
only criticism of the ministers is that j
they represent the Bourgeoisie and |
therefore must have imperialistic I
tendencies. At the same time the
Socialists realize their own limita- \
tions and are not willing to assume
responsibility for ousting che present |
government and assuming the actual !
conduct of affairs.
May Force Issue
The ministers have hinted at tho !
possibility of forcing the issue by
resigning unless they receive the sup
port that they have solicited. The
outspoken threat to resign in a body,
uttered in the heat of last week's
crisis, brought from the council of
delegates the frank avowal that the
council is not ready to assume gov- |
ernmental responsibility.
TWO NORWEGIAN* BOATS SUNK
By Associated Press
London, May 11.—The Norwegian
steamers Tiger and Leikanger have <
been sunk by German submarines'
ten miles off the northwest coast of
Spain. According to information re
eeived here the submarines halted
the steamers in Spanish waters and
escorted them beyond the territorial
limit where they were sunk.
How About a Pet
Sheep or Lamb?
The proposition for the use of
vacant lots and back yards for
the raising of vegetables and
other foodstuffs in order to meet
the present crisis in this coun
try is a most commendable one.
Why not carry it still further
and persuade each family to keep
a pet sheep or lamb in place of
a dog? It would be more profit
able by far.—Textile World Jour
nal.
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1 THE WEATHER
For Hnrrlibnrg and vicinity: Fair
to-niKht and Saturday; little
ehange In temprratare, toneat
to-nlKht ah'JUt 45 degrees.
For I",astern Pennsylvania! Fair
to-night and Saturday; little
ehnnge In temperature; mod
erate northwest winds.
River
The Miiaqnehanitti river nnd all
It* liraneben will fnll slowly or
remain nearly stationary. A
staice of about S.S feet IN Indl
eated for Harrlabarg Saturday
morning.
General Conditions
The North Atlantic eoast storm Is
a movlnic slowly seaward. The
weather has cleared atonic the
Middle nnd South Atlantle
eoasts, but eontlnues eloudy In
the Sorth Atlantle States with
general, light rains In Jirn
England.
I.lght frosts are reported thla
morning from Western Penn
sylvania, Western New York,
Colorado and Utah and heavy
frosta from Nebraska and Wy
oming.
Temperatnret 8 a. m.. 50 degrees.
Sunt Hlses, -titti n. m.
Moon: Hlses, 13:10 a. m.
River Stage: 5.U feet.
Yesterday's Weather
Highest temperature, W,
l.owest temperature. 43.
Mean temperature, 52.
formal temperature* <Hb
TEARS MINGLE
WITH CHEERS AS
INCREMENT GOES
City's Initial Detachment of
Embryo Lieutenants Off
For Fort Niagara
MOREAR E G O I N G
Another List of Acceptances I
Includes Two Sons of
Judge Kunkel
Tears mingled with cheers and j
godspeeds was the farewell more
than a score of llarrisburg lads, who!
hope to lead the United States army j
in the trenches of France as com
missioned officers departed last nlgJit
from tho Pennsylvania Station for
Fort Niagara, N. Y.
Fully 100 parents, near relatives
and "The girl I left behind me"
waived a last farewell to the lads as j
the tram pulled out of the station.
Barring accidents and delays the j
embryo officers should arrive at j
Fort Niagara to-day.
The scenes were redolent of those!
days of the last year when the Na
tional Guard departed for those lone
ly months along the Rio Grande.
Mothers cried Just as frequently andi
fully as • opiously last night as then, I
while fathers smacked strapping!
sons on the back and gave them the (
same good paternal advice as in the;
euriy days of last summer.
The candidates for the silver bars I
made up a motely throng, but all of ;
them were able-bodied and all look-,
ed to have the stuff. There were;
a few wealthy chaps who rode to
the station in limousines and dis
missed their own chauffeurs, as well |
as clerks who received the notice in;
yesterday morning's mail and had to i
hustle to get the carfare and inci- j
dental expenses together so that they 1
could take the trip. In fact, some
of the boys didn't seem to have re
ceived the notice until they arrived >
home last night for dinner, and they i
seemed to have washed up and dash
ed for the station in time to get the
train. These same fellows wore the
sani'- mufti in which they had filled
their last civilian day. And the chap i
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Defalcations of Phila.
Man in Seven Years Said
to Reach $750,000
Officials of the State Banking De- j
partment to-day said that Jesse Wil
liamson, 2nd, secretary of the Penn- j
sylvania company for insurances on ;
lives and the granting of annuities# i
of Philadelphia, had been arrested
on the charge of taking securities!
valued at between. $650,000 and
$735,000. The banking company, one
of the strongest in the State, has
made good the amount of the loss, I
together with Williamson's bonds
man. Under the law Williamson will
be prosecuted.
According to information here
Williamson, who entered the service
ot the company in 1898, as assistant
bookkeeper and is 36 years of age, j
abstracted the securities through a
period of seven years, all of the bonds
being taken from estates of women.,
one of whom lost $250,000. All of
these losses have been replaced in
kind, it is stated here.
I The banking department's six j
examiners were at work in the in
stitution when officially informed of
the discovery of the defalcation and i
Hanking Commissioner Lafean and
Attorney General Brown were imme- j
uiately notified, being conversant'
with all the steps taken. It is said !
that the discovery was made last j
month and that since May 1 steps to;
make good the loss of the very se
curities taken have been under way. I
The bonding company made good i
$150,000 of the loss.
New Pennsy Exchange Is
Now in Full Operation;
Middle Division Changes
Wires have all been cut in. and the 1
j new Pennsylvania railroad exchange
|is now in operation. It is located on
I the second floor of the Pennsylvania
I railroad station and is connected
i with all yards and offices in and
j about llarrisburg and the main line.
' The Kcily street exchange has been
! abandoned. This big improvement
was made possible because of the
placing of wires underground and
I other important changes to the tele
phone system. Calls will be made
! by numbers only, a new directory is
now being compiled.
With these changes will come the
transfer of the headquarters of the
middle divison in Harrisburg from
' DK office at Keily street to Maclay
street, offices have been fitted up in
, the Fleming property at Seventh and
Maclay streets, known as the Decker
1 building Assistant Trainmaster Ja
:< ob Whiteman, with his clerical
forces, and the chief caller and his
men will occupy this building on an.d
after Monday next.
Critics Attack War Bill
While Supporters Say
Nation Needs the Money
IB.v Associated Press
Washington, May 11. The House
to-day continued debate on the sl,-
1800,000,000 war tax bill which Chalr
'■ man Kitchln, of the Ways and Means
! Committee, said would raise more ad
j ditional taxes than any measure "that
has ever been presented to any legis
lative body in the history of ihe
world." Members speaking in defense
of the bill argued for it as a whole
on the ground that It was necessary
to meet the national emergency. From
many representatives, however, came
vigorous criticism of particularly
1 taxes on a variety of commodities, or
I earnings which they thought should
! be exempt.
Representative Fordney, ranking
Itepubllcan member of the Ways and
Means Committee, planned to take
, ili< floor to second Chairman Kiteh
in's plea for speedy passage of the
bill. Readers believed to-day it might
be disposed of by tho House early
j next week.
HARRISBURG,-PA.., FRIDAY EVENING, MAY 11, 1917.
MANY HARRISBURGERS ARE BEGINNING CAMP LIFE HERE TODAY
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A general view of Fort Niagara proper, is shown in the photograph with its ancient walls inclosing a French castle built in the eighteenth cen
tury, a log cabin of early Colonial days and beautiful Lake Ontario in the background.
WANT WEALTH OF
U. S. AS WELL AS
MEN CONSCRIPTED
Slate Federation of Labor
May Petition Congress to
Adopt Such Laws
PLEDGE THEIR SUPPORT
Delegates Will Back Presi-,
dent in Whatever War
Action He Takes
That the State Federation of Labor j
petition the President and Congress j
of the United States to enact laws j
for the conscription of wealth as!
well as men for the great war in ;
which, as a nation, we are engaging
was one of the chief lesolutionsj
adopted by the State Federation of 1
I.abor this morning. Resolutions 1
were also adopted pledging the Fed- ;
eration of I.abor's support to the
President and Congress during the
war and urging the co-operation of j
the Federation and the State grange
for the conservation of the nation's
resources. Disorder marked the ses- j
sion to such an extent that President j
James H. Maurer was unable at !
many times to control the meeting, j
Delegate Charles A. Brown intro- '
duced a resolution that was later {
passed urging that great wealth in |
every instance be heavily taxed so
that money as well as men be con
scripted for the present war. Stress :
was laid on the fact the present high j
cost of living made the great masses
of the toilers unable to stand any \
greater tax on their resources. It ]
further asked it be made a Federal j
law with a heavy penalty attached,!
for any one to gamble in the necessi- i
ties of life and that a maximum
price be put on al. foodstuffs so the j
workers might not be the pawn of I
the men in control of the food of 1
the nation.
To Co-operate Willi (.range
Plans are under way for a per-;
manent co-operation between the j
Federation and the State Grange \
that they too might act together j
I and serve the food of the nation to!
the greatest possible extent. A per- j
manent otlice will be established for
! both organizations to use as head- i
I quarters. The resolution was intry
duced by it. J. Wheeler, of Allen- [
I town.
j Resolutions were also adopted
i asking that labor be represented on
' defense boards, lied Cross boards
I and conscription boards, and eom
; mending the Ward Baking Company
for its fairness to labor and the
: sanitary conditions of its many |
i plants.
War Resolutions
The resolution stating the posi
| tion of organized labor during the )
| war follows:
"Whereas, the United States has!
' been committed to a part in the j
great war and the social, industrial !
and economic conditions of the coun
try threaten to become acute, caus- j
ing distress and suffering and
"Whereas by the early termina-1
tion of the war and the return of i
peace to the nation can these dan-j
gerous conditions be eradicated adti, :
"Whereas, labor is fundamentally I
j opposed to war and yet, wishing to
i show its patriotism in thi grave hour,
!of trial, therefore, be it
j "Resolved, the State Federation j
of Labor in convention assembled, j
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CON PICK ON SKWAUK j
City ICnglneer M. B. Cowden and !
Highway Commissioner William 11. I
Lynch, were in New York City to-day
consulting with .lames H. Fuertes,
consulting engineer, on the city's :
plans for a sewage disposal plant. |
Arrangements were started to take'
up changes in the plans for the plant;
as ordered by the State Health De
partment.
BOY CArsKN URi:
A small boy playing with matches j
I this morning started a lire at the |
1 home of Walter I. eParson, 62 North |
I Fourteenth street. The lire spread |
I to the adjoining side of the house
jat 64 North Fourteenth street, the 1
' home of Kdward E. Albright. The
I damage will not exceed SSO.
PLEDGES FOR
BOY SCOUTS WILL
OVERRUN MARK;
$11,159 Promised Before Cam-j
paign Is Half Over; Expect
Big Excess
Harrisburg in two days lias pledg
ed $ 11,159 toward the Boy Scout move
ment.
This announcement was greeted
with cheers at the noon luncheon
held by the Scout campaigners at the
Board of Trade Building to-day.
It is not a question now of raising
tlie remaining S9OO but how much
over the sum set the amount collected
or pledged will run.
It was a jolly crowd that gathered
about the tables when Chairman I
George W. Reinoehl called the cam- I
paigners to order. Success was in the !
air and the division captains await- i
ed eagerly the reports of the Red I
and Blue teams, to see how the con
test between the two of them stood.
Blues l-'tirge Ahead
Yesterday the Reds were ahead.
To-day the Blues forged to the front
and when the last of the /lgures on
the big board were tabulated it was
found that the Blues had collected
or pledged a total of $2,886, while the
Reds had but $2,169. Much of this
was due to the work of the team cap
tained by Henderson Gilbert, which
turned in exactly $1,200 for the Blues.
■Tlie Hags were transferred from the
tables of the high team of yesterday,
that captained by William H. Benne
thuin, Jr., to the winner of to-day's
laurels.
The rivalry has been so keen be
tween the Reds and the Blues that
Andrew I£. Buchanan, head of the
Blues, went down into his pocket to
day for a paid advertisement in the
TELEGRAPH, calling the attention
of the public to the Boy Scout cause
and giving the names and addresses
of all his team captains, so that vol
unteer subscribers might send in their
money. ,
Tlie last luncheon will be held to
morrow noon. Until that time it will
be a "free for all race," the' teams
calling where they desire, not being
confined to persons listed on the cards
provided by the campaigner.
Troops Quell Riot When
Chinese Parliament Votes
Down War Resolution
i Peking, May 11.—After a riotous
secret session lasting throughout
Thursday night the House of Repre
sentatives refused to pass a resolu
tion decluring war on Germany.
The House of parliament was sur
rounded by a mob which demanded
wax, making threats of violence,
j Under the orders of Premier Tuan
jchi-Jui troops llnaily dispersed the
! mob. The premier addressed the
I House, urging a declaration of war.
He was denounced by members who
said he was attempting to coerce
parliament. The pl-ess is opposed
to the war party, urging parliament
to resist military pressure on the
ground thut it threatens the repub
lic.
SUBSCRIPTION CARD
A Scout Habit "DO A GOOD TURN DAILY"
pOR THE BOY SCOUT MOVEMENT in Harris
burg I will give
$ in four payments of $
each. First payment to be made on June 1, 1917, and
continue every six months until the last payment is
made on Dec. 1, 1918.
Name
Address
Date Currency or Check herewith $
Obtained by Team No
Checks should be made payable to (ieorgc W. Rcil.v, Treasurer, Hoy
Scout Campaign, Harrisburg Trust Co.. Harrisburg, p a .
SEPARATE PEACE
IS NOT PLAN OF
RUSSIAN DUMA
Parliament Leaders Declare
Country Will Not End
War in Draw
Petrograd, May 11. Thursday
being the anniversary of the opening
of the first Duma, an extraordinary
session of delegates and ex-delegates
was held at the Tauride Palace. The
members of the provisional govern
ment and foreign diplomats were
also present.
Prolonged applause greeted a
speech by President llodzianko, in
which he repudiated any idea of a
separate peace. There was an en
thusiastic demonstration later on
when he proclaimed the loyalty of
Russia toward her aiiies. The whole
assembly stood and cheered the en
tente ambassadors.
"The war which was forced upon
us, which we did not desire and for
which we are in no way responsible,
must be brought to a successful ter
mination in such a manner that the
integrity of the country and the
national honor of Russia shall he
entirely maintained," said President
Rodzianko. "The innumerable sac
rifices we have laid upon the altar
of this war demand that the peace
should correspond with the immen
sity of our efforts and that the aim
for which we are struggling, the tri
umphs of the ideals of justice and
liberty, be assured us.
Can Be No Draw
"The Germans oppose to these
splendid ideals their own program,
j which to tally different—the heg
| niony of the world nnd the enslave
| ment of the nations. The struggle
I for principles so mutually contra
| dietory cannot terminate in a draw
but only by a decisive victory by
one or the other of the adversaries.
Only the complete defeat of Ger
■ many militarism will assure the hap
-1 piness of the world."
Prince LvofT, the premier, also ad-
I dressed the Duma gathering."
"It is not the wonderful, almost
j magic character of the Russian rev
i olution; it is not the power displayed
and the rapidity of development
which astonish the world, but the
j idea which directed it and which em
braces not only the interests of the
j Russian people, but those of oil the
1 nations," said the premier. "It is
i true that this revolution compels us
| to endure a period of great trials and
| raises in our puths to soda! happi
i ness the grim specters of anarchy
and despotism. 'Hut you representa
i fives of the nation may be sure that
I the work you inaugurated and have
! pursued despite all obstacles, disillu
j sionments and hostile elements, will
' not have been in vain."
FARM AGENT "IX PIKLB"
H. G. Niesley, Dauphin county
agriculturist, spent to-day in "the
J field" appealing in person to farm
ers to put forth every effort to in
crease the yield of their farms this
1 summer.
AMERICA HAS
NO AGREEMENT
ON PEACE PACT
Lansing Denies U. S. Has
Promised to Stick in
War to llie End
EXPECT GERMAN OFFER
Secretary of State Refuses to
Intimate Attitude of Ad
ministration
By Associated Press
Washington, May IX. —Secretary
Lansing to-day denied reports that
the United States has an agreement
with the entente allies not to make
a separate peace with Germany by
saying:
"There is no agreement written
or unwritten relative to peace."
When pressed to say whether the
subject had been discussed inform
ally Air. Lansing declined to discuss
the subject further. •Me would not
Intimate that there was any proba
bility of the United States acting
separately but said the question of
an agreement never had been raised.
Interest in the attitude of the gov
ernment springs from announce
ments that the German chancellor
soon is to make another offer of
peace terms.
Mass Meeting of Thieves
Demand Share in Russia's
New Political Freedom
By Associated Press
Petrograd, May 11.—A muss meet
ing of thieves was recently held <>.t
Rostoff on the Don to demand a
share in the new freedom and a
chance to turn over a new leaf. The
chief of the local militia and the
president and several members of the
council of workmen'#! and soldiers'
deputies were present on invitation.
Practically all branches of the
profession of thievery were repre
sented and several of the most ac
complished members made speeches
in which thy outlined the difficulties
confronting them and declared that
[ it was impossible to return to honest
| pursuits without the help and sup
| port of the community. The speak
i crs complained that recently the
population had risen against them
and, in some instances, went so far
as to lynch some of their brothers,
i Chief of Militia Balmikoff asked
: for help and support by the people
J in aiding the efforts of the thieves
at reformation. One of the by
standers complained that he had
j been relieved of his purse contain
ing six rubles. The thieves roundly
j protested that it was not the worn
| of a professional and took up a col
lection to reimburse the victim.
School Board Hears
j Report of Director Boyer
on Investigation of Charges
The city school board met this
afternoon at 3.110 o'clock to hear the
report, of Director Harry A. Boyer
on an investigation of charges which
had been made earlier in the week
and which he together with Dr. C.
E. L. Keen personally investigated.
At the special meeting on Tues-
I day afternoon a motion was passed
to postpone action on the selection
of an architect until this afternoon.
It was anticipated when the session
opened this afternoon that the archi
tect row would be settled before the
directors adjourned.
Mr. Hoyer's report, supported by
affidavits by officials of the York
Engineering company, was presented
first. In It an explanation was made
that a charge had been made that
commissions wore paid George Mr-
Ilhenn.v and <\ Howard Lloyd to se
cure a contract to install a heat plant
In one of the school buildings of the
city. Upon the failure of the affi
davits to support these charges an
I Investigation was started. Mr. Roy
er said, and the affidavits from the
company officials were secured.
Single Copy, 2 Cents HOME EDITION
ALLIES MASS
MEN AND GUNS
FOR BIG DRIVE
Lull in Great Battle in France Gives Commanders Time to
Prepare For Supreme Effort to Force Invaders From
Captured Country; Great Offensive Opens on Hun
dred-Mile Front in Macedonia
Along the entire front in Macedonia, from Monastir to Lake
Doiran, a distance of about 100 miles, tlie allies have opened a
great offensive. On every section of the line General Sarrail's
artillery is roaring day and night, but the campaign is in its in
itial phase and there is 'ittle to indicate as yet where the main at
tempt at an advance will be made.
Bitter fighting is proceeding in the bend of the Cerna river
jand in the neighborhood of the Vardai, the two points on the
I Macedonian front where the wild barbarous country of moun
' tains and sterile deserts is broken by fertile valleys. Military
critics are agreed that it is up one of these valleys that the allied
forces must force a way, but the operations have not advanced
far enough to indicate which is the chosen point of attack.
! in France the deadlock continues, I
but behind the fighting line the allies!
are massing men and guns for an
other tremendous blow such as that
which broke the Hindenburg line and
loosened the grip of tho Germans on
I Champagne. General Maurice, chief
'director of British military opera
! tions, announced that thecoming drive
will be mightier in force and extent
than those which opened the battles
| of Arras and the Somme and the indi
j cations are that tiie blow will not be
! long delayed.
The comparative lull on the fighting
I front in France has once more direct
| ed attention to the political situation
! which appears to be rapidly reaching
! a crisis or rather a scries of crises,
j The news from Russia is increasingly
gloomy in nature and it becomes inore
i and more a question whether the pro
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, Minneapolis, Minn j [
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ed new high points to-day, fancy patents advanci
cents to sl6 70 a barrel. . j |
' PASS ON ARMY BILL TOMORROW 1
'I Washington, May '-U The conference agree- i|
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| | HAITI DECLARES FOR PEACE
Pert Au Prince, Haiti, May 11. Congress t<vdav ' |
< i edare war on Germany 1 *
*' IT CLOSES HEAVY 1
! New York, May Apart from alqphol, i}
i 9 in advance o '
'M 3 1-4 points, the market fell back to lowest prices in the A
1 last hour. The closing v Alternate advance J
4 ■ and declines attended to-day's narrow and speculativ. I
I operations with further moderate liquidation of rails, V
j| | metals and utilities. Sale® were ostimaed at 430.CK"' |
shares. A
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■; RUSSIAN'S PLAN FOR PEACE ;
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London, May 11. The executive committee of J J
; j. the Russian Workmens and Soldiers' delegates has ,15
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& resolved to convene in a neutral country an Internat- J<j
j lonal socialist conference to discuss peace, a dispat
i | from Petrograd says. '
' , SPECULATORS HOLD FOOD j
| | Lynchburg, Va., May 11. lt is estimated that 1 i
I 734,000 pounds of beans are held in storage here by ] I
, speculators. Storage waieh refuse to dia- j|
| close the identity of the owner.
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T MARRIAGE LICENSES
Paul Edward Arnold, I'rogreM. nnd Mary Permella Derr, llarris-a
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visional government can weather the
storm which has been precipitated by
the radical Socialists and visionaries.
In any event there seems little likeli
hood ot any effective military action
on the part of Russia for a long time,
to come. j
Austria Tired of War
From Austria come renewed reports
of a desire on the part of the govern
j ment to break the shackles imposed
upon it by Berlin. An Austrian com
mission is reported on its way to
1 } Switzerland with the object of open
ing negotiations with France for a
| separate peace. The complete absence
! of any reliable news from the dual
I monarchy for weeks renders, how-
I ever, a correct judgment of conditons
I there impossible. The tide of reform
; j is obviously growing rapidly In Ger
many and it seems certain that the
government cannot resist very much
i longer the demand for a more demo
j cratic form of government.