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Rain to-day; to-morrow fair and colder;
strong south gales, becoming west to-day
Highest temperature yesterday, 56; lowest, 41.
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NEW YORK, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1918 Copirtoif.191s, by the Sun Printing and Publishing Association.
OPEN DOOR FOR
ALL, IS PLAN OF
CHAIRMAN HAYS
Wc Won't Know What
Factions Are," Says
Republican Leader.
AIMS AT ABSORPTION
For United Party Without
Bosses and Dragging
In of Old Scores.
J'RKK FIELD, NO FAVOR
p Will Consult llooscvclt,
Tuft and Hughes To-day,
Then Go to Capital.
Declaring emphatically for tha "ojien
r.ior." Will If. Hays, the new chairman
ef the Republican National Committee,
i.irr.e 10 this city from Indlani yesterday
t Halt his conferences preparatory to
I'acing the party organization on a har
r'onioua and efficient basis. I-ist night
lie dined with the former chairmen of
the committee afthe Union League. Tills
nomine lie expects to call upon Col.
l:opelt and William Howard Taft
ivl Charles K. Hughes, the standard
twer tn l!Wfi. Soon after noon he will
i 'i Washington to meet the leaders
"icre. returning here on Friday for
1 tilio- conferences. .
'Aithout any preconceived notion as to
tr unalterable policy and with an ab
lalutrly open mind, Mr. Hays has set
for himself the task he does not call
1: a task of seeing and talking to any
me who may have the best Interests of
t.- republican party at heart.
"We won't know what factions are,"
1e viid to a group of newspaper men
r lib hom he talked. "I never knew the
rce.inlng of the word. My method Is
lo'.itical Reinitiation, not elimination."
And there la going to be no question
it progressives or conservatives or rad
Uals. Time for Old Score.
"We have no time to cast up old
uies," he replied when asked wh'at he
mld do to settle the differences be
tween the "Old Guard" and the mem
lrs of the one time Progressive party.
"Wo are all going to be Republicans
Cur party troubles grew out of the man-uniif-nt.
I believe that the rights of
Individuals, in the party should remain
np.ally sacred and sacreely equal. Our
troubles are all over. It makes no dif
ference now how a man voted in 1912 or
1916. We have got work to do for our
I arty and for our country now, and we
tie all needed,"
Comnbody asked the chairman It he
.s going to see George . Perkins,
no his taken an active part In oppo
i.tl&n to the old influences in the com
mlttfe. Another inquired if he would
orftr with former Senator Murray
Crane of Massachusetts.
"I am going to see everybody who has
liken .in active part In the affairs' of the
jjrty," ho replied. "I shall- see holes
I'.nrot"! and Col. Itoosevelt, Ueed Smoot
r.i Hiram Johnron. All of these men
Inow- more alnut politics in a minute
tuan 1 would know in a year."
I'rnrhant for Eplatrams.
AH of which goes to show sometnlng
'. the character of the man. Of rather
le than medium height, slender of
liUl'd, with a Ihln, keen face, black hair
tnl eyes, a direct, incisive way of ro-liiin-
to questions and a frank, attrac
tive smile, Chairman Hays impresses
one as p. man of force. He gives the im
Vculon of being able to i-ce through
Irftenc and of having little patience
Mth It Horn and raised in Indiana,
rer literature and politics often go
ulo oy side, Mr. Hays Is given to epl
snmr "I didn't have any idea of coming
Mrousli, lie said simply when some one
tv'A of the contest at the St. Ixuis
lifetime. "For ten months I had talked.
' 'M and eaten war and had rather got
on of touch with things political. But
'k'n this election came I looked upon
' a' a chance to do something for my
farty and my country. The phrase
'In d"or' may not bo new, but that is
hv wo are actually going to have
" 1 am chairman. There aro to bo
ti tvisvos no factions. There Is nothing
to this bu"iness of tho man who sits in
tie front ceat, nothing at all. Political
lartlei aro not for personal agfrandle-
"I want every Republican to take an
due part In the party's affairs. I
''e no uw for a man who Is too busy
" too tired to take an active part in
Ilitii-s. We will always have political
in tin country, and that is as it
liM i,e. lint they must work in the
nn on- politics must bo of such a
jfciMrter and on such a plane that there
rs need for concealment. There Is
r ,Kht zone In politics. Right is
' 5V and wrong y wrong."
Mronif for the War.
Tn .iiersation drlfted'to the war
'1 's . onduct by tlie Administration
Ii Washimt'on
"I fry strong for the war," de
'ircl the chairman, pounding the arm
"h .-,.. irk..n I.. I .. i -i . -
.. ' ' -3 la UIIIJ U1IC BIUC IU I
v n. M ., jnnst nnnuiuieiy support.
ta-,.aj The loyalty and helpfulness i
"' 'he itepuburan party should be meas -
fi ' t.y lis opportunities for use-
f-Ir.fsj " j
H ,t t ill ti,,., nnl m.n lhlmtl,.. .1.L
I.' d.,i not mean to him that the
:!,,
' Mnimu not Msiiire to ouimn
Mioinu not aspire to oinam
I 1
mean that wo Republicans
llfl... ..lit .'lini.ji.Hr... am tn
iv ,,..1 . V .. ' "'""
. " Preeniative.th r-entral News, tepoited that
'hi. v V , are iinxmus to no f , ,(a, pr00ttlnctl .-tn
r- , n e"ec, vn lnM.r," i quence o nentfi In Poland" al
?. .. for good sovernm.ent," was the Jo, jdr. am) vioclavek,
' i iX It J...a x nutA.-i
'in'i 7, toe war. no aoueu. i , roIalld by tho peace treaty arranged be-
m ; , . ,,l"1,,st"l, a m? I tween the Ukrolne and the Central Pow
s'rlt" r . f , FUKBes' ons m.ad" .acrs, under which part of Poland was to
'M arK ,' ri Ulm'S'- want. Tm " be annexedto the Ukraine. Strike and
Wlt. '.! ''!!Ume they wa"t them in I disturbances occurred tn Warsaw.
iikii nu would draw a distinction
"'ffn II,
cause of the war and Its
I'm Administration?" wasJ
('k1
i". p,lM h,. lipeclflc war moves?"
v,r MilVh --I li;ii'n'l qliullerl
'win
- Hi-ail. 1 think that to win
ii I io prepaie sanely for rccon
' ie only real business of this
1 Ml ol.'c Is chores," 1
t1UI.li.
V,
f t gnen any thought lo
i
ImliiiKtiJ on Sixth Page.
Japanese Seen in Paris
as the Next Victims
Special De match to lac St.-.
Copyright, Ull; all right) reteried.
pARlS, Feb. 25. M. Pertinax,
writing- in the Echo de Paris,
has a lengthy article on the need
for having Japan guard the in
terests of the Allies in Russia
and urging: an attack to prevent
usurpation of the .far eastern
leadership by Germany. Among;
other things he says:
"Japan plainly is indicated as
the next Teuton Victim after
Russia. It is evident that the
enemy has not finished with the
dismemberment campaign in that
quarter." '
GERMAN RAIDER
RETURNS HOME
Brings -IV00 Prisoners After 15
Months Cruise in
3 Oceans.
SANK ELEVEN VESSELS
Berlin Eeports Booty Worth
Hillions of Marks Seized
by the Wolf.
Berlin, via London, Feb. 23. An
official communication issued to-day-says
:
"The auxiliary cruiser Wolf has
returned home after fifteen, months in
the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific oceans.
The Kaiser has telegraphed his welcome
to the commander and conferred the
Order Pour Lemerlte, together with sev
eral Iron Crosses on th; officers and
crew." t
"The .Wolf was commanded byTrlgate
Captain Nerger and inflicted the greatest
damage on the enemy's shipping by the
destruction of cargo space olid cargo.
She brought home moro than 400 mem
bers of crews of sunken fhlps of vari
ous nationalities, especially numerous
colored and white British soldiers, be
sides several guns captured from armed
steamships and great quantities of valu
able raw materials, such as rubber, cop
per, brass, zinc, cocoa beans, copra, Ac,
to the value of many million marks.
The English cruiser Turrltella. which'
was captured in February, was equipped
as a second auxiliary cruiser and chris
tened litis. She successfully operated
in the Gulf of Aden under tho command
of the Wolfs first officer, Lieut-Capt.
Brnndls, until confronted by British
forces. She was sunk by her own crew,
numbering twenty-seven, who are pris
oners in British hands.
This cruise'of th Wolf, carried out
under moat difficult circumstances, with
no base arid no communication with
home, constitutes a unique achieve
ment." ' '
The JJMjseldorer Zr!tii0 says the
Wolf landed In the Austrian harbor of
Pola (Adriatic Sea), and adds that the
e?el repeatedly tried to return to the
North Pea, but always was barred by
the watchfulnes of the British ships.
BRITIAN GIVES RECORD.
Admiralty Admit Klrven Ships
Were Sunk. ,
j3NDON, t en. a. iiercmng to a uer
mai repori n uiereiuru i me utrinan i
auxiliary cruiser Wolf, after a cruise of i
fifteen months, a British
uiu.iii.a, a. unlaw xiuiiiikml
communication Issued this evening as-
ou,.,co ......
sank In tho Indian and Pacific oceans
the following eleven ships and made :
tliclr crews prisoner: , '
Steamshlps: Turritello, Jumna, Wards-
worth. Wairuna, Beluga, Matunga, HI-
tacni Jiaru anu igoizmenui.
nailing vessels iee, winsiow anu t.n-
core.
The communication add.s: "The Tur-1
rltella was an unarmed merchantman i
and not a cruiser. She was captured In
February, 191", and a German prize
crew-placed aboard. The Turrltella was
then equipped for mln laying, but a few
days later was' encountered by a British
warshlp. whereupon the prize crew sank
the Turrltella and were themselves
taken prisoner."
According to the British Admiralty
statement three American vessels were
sunk by the auxiliary cruiser Wolf the
steamship whaler Beluga, 508 tons, be
longing to the Pacific Steam Whaling
Comtianv of San Francisco : tho Wins-
low, a four masted schooner of SCO tons,
hailing from San Franciso, and the
four masted schooner Kncore, fi.'l tons,
the home port of which was San Fran
cisco. CONDEMNS LA P0LLETTE, 26-3.
Wisconsin Senate Passes I,oalty
.Resolution by Bis; Majority.
MAPtso.v, Wis., Feb, 25. -Tho loyaltv
resolution, inciuuin.g bh mnriiuiut-ni
condemning Senator La Follette for his
attitude toward the war. was passed by
the State Senate lto to-night by a vote
of 20 to 3, It now goes to tho lower
house.
Crltles of tho Senator read Into the
record his address In St. Paul nnd edl-
torials printed in his magazine.
. . w , T-.
J BIG POLISH TOWNS
IN "STATE OF SIEGE"
, i
a ' IJU. 1
Berhn Announcement Hints ,
at New Disorders.
... 77 TT
jyjNroN, Feb, ;:6. ueriin aavtccs re-
... i na -,i,.,l k.
lved , AniKterdnm,
a state
i conse- 1
nt Czen-
Impor-
!... ., l(1 u.BUtArn Pnlfind
lu"1 w ' ,
I ... .
I Great unrest lias ueen proaucen mi
J.UHv weei. It wan uiiiiuuut.ru iiiai. urn
status of the territory in question would
Ui determined by a commission.
This Is a
Meatless Day
LONDON TAKES
TO RATIONING j
IN FINE STYLE
S
Social Revolution Accom
plished Without Grum
bling and With Zeal.
10 MILLION AFFECTED'
Head Waiters Go Among Din-
ers and Clip Coupons
Shop Queues. End.
.en.jW rht n.iMf ... fnw srv. I
copyright. WIS: all right, reserved.
London, Feb. 23. Ten million per-'
sons living- In London and adjoining
districts were put on compulsory rations
to-day as regards meat. Although It
s too early,, to attempt to frtate, even
Ih approximate figures, what saving will
be effected. It can be asserted that
there will be a great decrease In the
quantity of beef, mutton and pork con
sumption and a corresponding Increase
In the use of fish, eggs and vegetables.
Briefly summariied, the following con
clusions can bo 'drawn from the first
day's operation of what, may be called
the greatest social revolution in the his
tory of the British Kmpire. the first
time the people ever have hivd to accept
such restrlctlona as necessary to the
successor conduct of a war: There
was no grumbling heard at the amount
of anything, every one cooperating with
the Government, wholesale and retail
dealers, hotel and restaurant proprietors
and the people themselves. In an effort to
make the scherfte workable.
It probably will bo necessary' to In-
crease the meat rations for thoe per
forming heavy labor and for classei of
the population who are victims of cer
tain diseases. There must be a tremen
dous decrease In the amount of meat
eaten in restaurants. Most household
ers liavo decided to utilize their entire
allowance for home purposes, putting
themselves on a non-meat diet when
they lunch or dine at restaurants.
More Equitable System.
A more equitable distribution of food
Is believed to have been assured, doing
away -with the queues, by means of
which certain persons were able by go
ing from one shop to another to obtain
large quantities of ment, while those
without the spare time were deprived or
the necessities of life. The 'only disap
pointed ipersons In evidence to-day were
those whoso meat appetite was In evi
dence, but who had forgotten their cards.
TttB SUN correspondent, In order to
obtain a comprehensive survey of the
first day's worklngs--of tho new rule,
went to hotels and restaurants of various
qualities and in different parts of tfle city.
In the centre cf'town, at such places
as tho Savoy, tho Carlton, the Waldorf.
Princess, &c conditions were much
alike. Few diners aked for meat, and
In ...I. ...K . , . ,
......... .r. i r unuru mi
entire coupon was taken for each por-
tlon. When one realizes that a coupon
represents a fourth of the total allow
ance of a person for a wee)' It is easy
to seo that there will be many meatless
meals'.
XalSo
,Ing head waiters circulated among the
guests witn tiny embroidery scissors,,
Wth which they clipped tho coupons
from tne precious meat cards. No half!
coupons were accepted In restaurants of
this class. At the Wa dorf ther u-oro
ot moro than dozen meat orders
during the entire luncheon time and
not many nK)re nt tll0 CarUoril tne Sa voy
or tho irnccsS-
Falllnsr Off In Gnest.
ii 'w i'' '"
" bui. i iui u was
t-utiiueruuiu uuuiusiim in reguru iu ui-e
of tho card?, patrons being under the
Impression that they could not be served
any orders without showing their cards, i
, A glance at the menus of the big places
sliow.s It ls possible to get an excellent
i lunrneon wiuiout meat, tnero ueing a
i (treat variety of egg, fish and vegetable
dishes.
Lovers of poultry and game aro faced
with the dangcr'of being permitted to
partake only onco or twico a week of ,
their favorite food. Hach person lias
only four coupons for tho week, To get'
loulet relnc requires three and a half
coupons: roast pheasant, two and a halt
, coupons,
It being understood that this
coupon valuation has nothing to do with
tho price the guest-pays. That Is left to
tho discretion of the restaurant proprie
tor. The Savoy put on the table a poultry
schedule that reminded one of the late
W. S. Gilbert. It read. "Ono and a half1
coupons, one-half Hmall fowl: three cou
pons, one larger fowl; four coupons, one
large fowl."
Under this schedule an entire week's
meat rfltlon li rprirosnt ti- ntiA iririrp
' fow. uaf coupons are being declined1
I,, the expenslvo restaurants ror any
,pat service. It Is a debatablo point,
thn steward of one or these places said,
although It it possible Half coupons
tnight bo made good for small portions
or cuts of roast, such as beef and mut-
1)Ut not for other met,, steaks
nnu cn0ps and prepared dishes will call
' for ene or morc couponPi
. The heart waiter nt another establish-
ment Bald It was Impossible that a half
Contfuurd on Second Page.
Palm Beach Dancers
to Help Smoke Fund
MOONLIGHT, music, fun and
frolic arc combined in the
Royal Poincisnn's entieinc pro
gramme for the climax of the
season, SUN Tobacco Fund
Nifrht. Read of a few of the de
lights on page C.
Meanwhile at home great
preparations are being made by
Gus Edwards and his Omar
Khayyam girls at the Hotel
Martinique for a record break
ing show next Monday night, by
which the tho fund will be helped
on it3 way to the third hrfndred
thousand. -
WARNING! THK SUN TO
BACCO FUND has no connection
with any other fund, organiza
tion or publication. It employs
no agents or solicitors.
JAPAN READY
TO SEND ARMY
INTO SIBERIA
for Aid in Repressing
the Bolsheviki.
HFX'OGNIZED AT IIARBIN
Two Thousand Armed Ger
mans Now at Irkutsk and
More Expected There.
nu tf.e Associated i'ress.
Harbin, Manchuria, Feb. 20 (delayed). '
Tho Japanese, according to reliable
authority. Intend to take action In Sloe
ria at an early date, and there aie evi
dences that the Japanese long have been
preparing to carry out this move.
The situation In Siberia Is considered
extremely grave owing to the Inability
of the Cossack Gen. Semenoff. head
of the antl-Bolshevllc movement In that I
vast territory, to obtain allied support,
for which he has appealed to the Japa
nese. ' Gen. Semenoffs movement Is now of
ficially recognized, nnd a general com
mittee has been formed at Harbin which,
will act as a general staff, divided Into
three departments financial, military
and administrative. The Russian Consul,
M. Popoff, has been appointed chairman
of the committee.
' 'Two thousand Germans have been
armed and are drilling at Irkutsk, capi
tal of the Government of Irkutsk, In
Kasteru Siberia, and, according to an
official report received from
foreien
Consul, the Germans are making all
preparations to bring much larger foices ,
there
For some time Bolshevik
clemeuts .
have been operating at various points in i
AnatAM Cli..l . .....1 ...-a.. I. 1o nnliii.li I
In December It was reported that Japa-. announced from the Russian side, our, Ln the fagebtatt the military expert
nese had landed at Vladivostok, where ' conditions have been accepted and the of that newspaper, Lieut.-Uen. Karon
large quantities of stores for the Rus- . conclusion of peace must clique within a . Armand von Ardenne. says that from
slans had congested and where the Bol- very short time." trie meeting of the German and Austrian
shevlkl were said to be gathering pre- ; A new delegation has been choen to I Emperors with their military advisers
paratory to an attack with the object go to Brest-Litovsk and elgn the pact at headquarters It may be concluded
of capturing these supplies. The Japa- 1 on behalf of th Bolsheviki. This will , that the pause In the fighting soon will
nese Minister of Foreign Affairs, how- ( not Include Trotzky or any other mem- end.
ever, in an Interview denied that Japan , bers of the delegation that conducted the Sunday's edition of the Beilln Social
was mobilizing or landing troops In earlier nesotiatlons with the exception I lt newspaper l'ornarrr reports a de
Siberia. , of M. Karakhan, secretary of the former hate In the Reichstag Saturday during
i delegation. 1 which strong complaints were made
900 SEIZED ALAND ISLANDS.
Snedlah Soldier Will- Itrmata
There Till Ens) of War.
Lovdon, Feb. 25. The Swedish force
which seized the Aland Islands consists
of 500 soldiers, nn Kxchange Telegraph
despatch fropi Copenhagen reports.
These troops will form a guard until the
end of the war. Six hundred Finnish .
White Guards left the Aland Islands on
Swedish steamships, which took them
to Sweden. They were then taken to
Tornea, In Finland, on the Swedish bor
der. The Russian yoldlcrs on tho Islands
nlcn ..'111 lid Mn.nV'Ail Thflf h.fthlWl.
" ' ' ' I
wln bo Rcnt directly to Finland.
u ls roDorted that 500 White Guards
who took refuge on tho Pelence Islands
have been defeated by Red Guards,
large number of then
students, being killed.
mostly Finnish
RESERVE FOREIGN BANK. !
JWr.nyx lUBWUfl OMft,
i
Owen Says II Will Make IT.
S,
i unannai venire or woria.
Financial Centre of World.
' Washington, ren. AMuresmg
1 the Senate to-day In support of his bill
to estaiuisn a reoerai reserve loreign
bank, Senator Owen of Oklahoma, chair-
man of the Senate Banking Committee.
declared such a bank would make the
I United States the financial centre or tne
world.
nils Is only one of the steps that
should be taken by the Government, the dlers' and workmen's government would
Senator said, to meet the situation that be In bondage to Germany,
will confront tho nation after peace Is M. Zlnovleff, supporting I.enlne, In
signed. ' slsted that the Soviet authority was too
I tjtjtTtcttTA ITE'KTTA'WA HTTP AVAT
BUJSAX Al
'
PatroU Driving; Turks Bark 100
Miles West of Bagdad
o- ti,. iv- rm i. I "as issued a manifesto to the popu n
2. The War Office !s-',, ,h, , ...,'',,.
London, Feb,
Rued n statement on tlio campaign in
Mesopotamia to-day as follows:
On Wednesday our Euphrates troops
occupled -Khana Burayat. fourteen
miles west of Ramadleh, and patrols
adanced to within ten miles of Hit
(J00 miles west of Bagdad). The
Turks made little resistance. Thirty
were captured.
GERMAN NAMES DROPPED.
Soath Anatralla Rrdralgnatrs
Totrns and Rivers.
Special Cable Dfipatch to Tn Si-x front the
London Timet.
Copyright, IMS: all rights reserved.
Melbourne, Feb, IS, The Soutli Aus-
traiian parliament is cnanging an names
or towns, rivers anu mountains ot uer -
man origin, i ne nrsi ust or new name
has Just been issued.
ITALYS CABINET GETS
paveu me wm.v ur ins ivium oi tne
VOTE OF CONFIDENCE monarchy
Ambassadors Will It eras la.
War Spirit Dominates Parlia-! M. Karakhan, In n statement In
ment, 340 to 44. Petrograd yesterday. lclared that Rus-
sla.s position toward the Allies now un-
, . . doubted!- would be that of a neutral,
fpiclal Cable Deipatch to Tne Sex. 1 adding
Rome, Feb. 25. Parliament to-day ( "Wo'wlll pot support Germanv, Tho
adjourned to mid April after a vote of only support It will get will be Indirect,
confidence in tho Cabinet. There were i from tlio resumption of commercial re
am lavorauio umuns aim only s i con-
trary. The latter wore cast by tlio anti
war Socialists.
Baron Konnlno's long speech. In which
tho Foreign Minister explained clearly
that peace is Impossible at this time and
pointed to the danger of weakening
Italy's powers of resistance at tho most
critical period of the war. was approved
by the whole House. Baron Honnlno
disavowed the reported imperialism of
Italy's war alms nnd emphasized tho
Importance of America's participation.
He then appealed for the united efturts
of all Italians for victory,
Premier Orlando eloquently denied
any reactionary poucy on tuc pari ot
the Cabinet, deploring the attitude of
somo of the Socialists who aro opposed
to nrosecutlon' of the war. He moved
his auditors to tears when he read a let-
ter from the Invaded rerion.s, where the
nfitrlotlsm of the inhabitants ls undi
minished and the hone of liberation has
not been lost, Even some (Socialists ap
plauded this letter, Prolonged cheering
followed the conclusion of the address.
HER TUNG APPRO VES FOUR
PRINCIPLES OF PEACE AS
ENUNCIA TED B Y PRESIDENT
VflimVO (YUV
UllLllu A 1 fib UP f
TO SIGN TREATY
Bolshevik and German Com
missioners Are on Way
to Brest-Litovsk.
TEUTONS TAKE CONTROL
Manifesto liy Gen. Mirbach Radical Lcadtfr Says Trent
Assumes Authority Over ' ment of Troops Has Caused
Estlionia and Livonia.
London, Feb. 25. Count von Heitllng,
Imperial German Chancellor, announced
to-day tn the Reichstag that the Russian
Government had accepted the German
peace terms and that the conclusion of
pcare must ensue shortly. At the same
time Count Czernln, Auetro-Hungarian
Foreign Minister, sent a wireless mes
sage to Leon Trotzky, Bolshevik For
eign Minister, to the effect' that Austria
Hungary was ready. Jointly with her
allies, to bring the peace with Russia to
a conclusion.
"NewsMvafl received yesterday," said
the Chancellor, "that I'etrograd had ac-
i edited our conditions and had sent Its
repiesentatlves to Brest-Litovsk Or fur-
negoiiauons. Accordingly our ciei-
' fkhips iriivciieu imiuer iam evcmiiH. li
I is posMble that there will .itlll be a dls-
pute about details, but tho main thlu-j
har. been achieved.
"Tim .fill tn i.nfifa 1. n u l.At. nvnr.u.K'
Tho Workmen's and Soldiers' Iele-1
gates chose to-dav for the new deleca-
tton M. Zlnovieff. President of the Petro- I
grad Council of Workmen's and Sol
dlers' Delegates ; M. Alexleff, acting
Commissioner of Agriculture, and M.
Sokolkokoff. This delegation, accom
panied by naval and military repreeen
tatlves. was to leave to-night for Brest
Lltovsk. "Their Knees on Oar Chest."
The All Russian Council of Work-
men's and Soldiers' Dele.!!, thrnnch
Its executive committee, accepted the I
German terms by a oxe of 125 to 85,
UW 11 it UIC UL J.o lo fla, ,
being absent.
"Their knees are on our chest nnd
our position ls hopeless." declared Niko
lai IenltlA. th Ttnls)if.'ll.' lr.mtn. In tl..
course of his long speech to tho' execu
tive committee. He Insistently urged
the acceptance of the Austro-German
peace conditions. However oppressive
.:,""""'"'' "PPr.
. 'n- itvivt.- mum o accepica as a
1 respite," he continued, "enabllnsr us to
prepare a decisive resistance to the
uiBpuiMi: khu imperialism, rne prole
, tariat of the whole world will come to
xncu wo snau renew tno
fight."
M. MartofT contended that the pro-
posed peace meant the end of the Rus-
i 'an revolution, deprived Russia of her
! political Independence and that the day
I alter tne signing of the peace tho sol
iirmiyestaoiisned throughout the coun-
trv to perish,
German Rule Proclalmrd.
Gen. Count Mirbach, commanding the
n.mi.a nwnnvlnv r.lhnntAnn,! 1 l.,nnt,.
l man ,cc powcr i6 orders th Telc';lpe
from prJsmi of baros of E,thonai
declaring they are under the protection
of Germany
Violation of the proclamation will he
punished tinder German lawa. "Kidnap
ping" of barons Into RusIa Is to be
punished by holding Bolhcvlkl as
hostages.
I Germany plans to restoro the mou-
archy In Rusla, according to a tele
gram dated Friday In Petrograd to the
, Jlorninp Post. It says tho Grand Duke
' nf Hesse has been appointed the com
I mander In the Riga section of the Ger
man front,
' "His sister," the despatch adds, "the
I former F.mpre.3 Alexandra, as the
1 guardian of her son, the former Czare
vltch, Is the favorite German candidate
t fur the throne
Tho former
Accent the thrnnii
, Kirmeror will not
rP, r.erm.m hands. The ltnisi.n
vt havo provlded a form or govern-
( ment which thn Russians alone under-
stand puie despotism. They have
atlons,"
The allied Amlmssadors, nt a con
ference yesterday nt the American Km
bassy, determined to remain In Petro
grad pending developments. The gen
eral belief in embassy circles Is that
the German terms, which the Bolsheviki
have -agreed to accept, nre couched in
such ambiguous teinis that they must lie
cleared up thoroughly before the actual
status of Russia can be ascertained.
Ambassador Francis J. Butler Wright,
the counsellor : Norman Armour, second
secretary, and Private Secretary John
son and a sufficient staff of clerks will
remain In Petroerad
GERMANS TAKE REVAL.
'They Also Capture Pskov, Gateway
, to Prtrocrad,
I-oSnoN, Feb. 25. German forces to
day captuued Reval. the important Rus.
Continued on Sceond Page.
GERMANS HOLD
SOLDIERS OF 48
Keep Older Men at Front as
Press Warns of Coming
Casualties.
COMPLAINT IN REICHSTAG
Vnrest in Trenches.
OKDON, Feb. 25. Germany Is con
ducting an elaborate press campaign to
prepare her people for the expected
heavy casualties and at the same time
apparently is exercising unusual strict
ness with regard 'to the army, pressing
Into service and keeping In tho front
lines every available man, Including
those who have reached 4$ yeai?.
The possible effect upon the German
morale when heavy casualty lists begin
to come In has been appreciated fully,
and both the critics and the official press
bureaus are trying to offset It.
"A most monstrous, terrible thing Is
awaiting this continent." says the Vos
sischr Zeilung. 'Never In history will
the memory of this February be ef
faced," Complaints In Relrhstac.
against the treatment glen tne omer
classes of German soldiers, llerrfatueck-
len. a Socialist member, said the Gov
ernment had no inte"lon of releasing
the older military cluases. He criticised
the fact that In the Landsturra men 4S
years of age were still being kept In the
trenches despite the order that they be
taken out pt the firing line.
In consequence of the arbitrary proce
dure of officers regarding furloughs,
addtd Herr Htuecklen, Increasing num
bers of soldiers had taken their own fur-
""'" ' " 'T'
ny"d"e" 2
Herr Mueller-Melnlngen. the Radical
i. .1.-. .A ftin
of the old men
that there were no reserves to replace
such men was scouted by Herr Ttyssel,
a Socialist.
Wonld Call I p Braagarts.
"It would only be necessary," he re
marked, "to request all the Pan-German
braggarts, who thank God the war is
not yet ended, to volunteer. The feeling
at the front ls not enthusiastic, ahd this
Is not sut prising In view of the treat
ment the soldiers arc getting."
Criticising the food of the soldlerF.
Herr Kyssrl declared there were units
In the army called "hunger companies,"
and ho remarked that a furlough could
be bought by subscribing to tho war
loan. He ended by demanding the ap
pointment of a commission of inquiry to
examine into the sentences passed toy
military tribunals.
Gen. Schcuch denied that men had
been called up because of their alle
giance to a political party. He added,
however :
"We certainly call up those who prove
to h agitators."
The Reichstag adopted a proposal that
all men born In 1M! and 1870 should lie
withdrawn Immediately from tho front
lino and sent home, and that all the
landsturm who have been serving since
the beginning of the war should be sent
home.
CHEERING UP THE MEN.
Germans I'se Kvrry Ilffort to In
crease Morale Before Attnt-k.
Special Cable despatch to Tub Sis front the
London Time
npiright. ISIS ; nil right! retfit td.
Tm? Hague, Feb. ' 2.1. A well edu
cated neutral who ban reached Holland
from west Germany says that among
both civilians nnd soldiers. Including the
Junior officers, discussions have been
proceeding with regard to the posslbillt
of the chance In the western offensive.
Intelligent civilians in the Rhenish towns
observe that prominence has been given
lately by tho German press to extracts
from British and French military com
ments on the coming offensive. These
reports are said to have been circulated
among tho troops with tho object of
convincing them the Allies fear the
offensive and doubt their own power.
Political du-aenslnns In England arc
being exploited for the same purpose.
Generally speaking, the non-commis
sioned officers ,nd men expect the offen
sive In .March, and mainly on the British
front, Officers' treatment of the men is
said to have Improved and that every
effort ls being made to cheer tho troops
going west. Many boys of IT years aie
being sent to the front line trenches.
FOE TRAINING HARD.
Observers Mrport lirrat Artlvlty
Behind the Lines.
ny piihbv noiii.vsoN.
Special Cable Uespaieh to Tun Sin tom f,e
London Times,
Copyright, 191S; all right reseAeil.
British HiitPtjUAnTERs i.v Franct,
Feb. 25, Training for offensive fighting
goe on with great activity, nt various
areas liehlnd the enemy lines. Tliero
has been much practice for open war
fare and for attacks upon selected oh
lectlves, .sometimes a company of tanks,
sometimes with engineers across mimic
canals,
Prisoners report that when they com
plained of poor latlons at the icar they
were told the troops about to be em
ployed In the great offensive had to have
extra rutlons, so the others must go
short for a while.
German Chancellor Informs Reichs
tag These Points May Be Used
as Bases for Discussion of a
General Peace.
BELGIUM NOT TO BE RETAINED
British War Aims Declared to Be Imperialistic
and Talk of Self-determination Noth
ing More Than a Sham.
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 25.
tag to-day, Count von Hertling, the Imperial German
Chancellor, made this declaration :
"I can fundamentally agree with the four principles
which in President Wilson's view must be applied in a mutual
exchange of views, and thus declare with President Wilson
that a general peace can be discussed on such a basis.
"Only one reserve need be made in this connection:
These principles must not only be proposed by the President
of the United States but must also actually be recognized by
all States and peoples. '
"But this goal has not yet been reached. There is still
no court of arbitration established by all the nations for the
preservation of peace in the name of justice. When Presi
dent Wilson incidentally says that the German Chancellor is
speaking to the tribunal of the entire world, I must decline
this tribunal as prejudiced, joyfully as I would greet it, if an
impartial court of arbitration existed and gladly as I would
cooperate to realize such ideals.
England's Aims Denounced.
"Unfortunately, however, thei'e is no trace of similar
statements on the part of the leading powers of the Entente.
England's war aims are still thoroughly imperialistic and she
wants to impose on the world a peace . according to England's
good pleasure.
"When England talks about the peoples' right of self
determination, she does not think of applying the principle
to Ireland, Egypt and India.
"It has been repeatedly said that we do not contemplate
retaining Belgium, but that we must be safeguarded from the
finnorer nf n roimtrv. with which w desire after the war t5
,. . jx-.it.-t
! live in peace anu irieiiiisiui,
off ground of enemy machinations. If, therefore, a proposal
came from the opposing side, for example from the Govern
ment in Havre, we should not adopt an antagonistic attitude,
even though the discussion at first might only be unbinding.
"Meanwhile. I readily admit that President Wilson's
message of February 11 constitutes perhaps a small step to
ward a mutual rapprochement."
Conclave Is Suggested.
With reference to a statement recently made by Walter
Runciman, former President of the Board of Agriculture, in
the British Cabinet, the Chancellor said :
"I can only agree with Mr. Runciman if he meant that
we should be much nearer peace if proper responsible repre
sentatives (i the belligerent Powers would meet in conclave
for discussion. That would be a way to remove all inten
tional and unintentional misunderstandings and bring about
an agreement on many individual questions. I am thinking
especially in this connection of Belgium."
GRAND DUKE HELD
FOR HIGH TREASON
7.;l f Nhnlnm Cirri rt1 hv
Bolsheviki.
Zurich. Feb. 2C. The ItresUu Tage-
blaff says the Bolsheviki have ordered
the trial of Grand Duke Nicholas by a
revolutionary tribunal. Ho Is charged
with attempted high treason against tho
Russian lepubllc.
The reference In the 7'nflflilult Is un
doubtedly to Grand Duke Nicholas Nich
olalevltch, former Commander In Chief
of the Russian army and nerond cousin
of tho former Kmperor. Of lnte little
has been heard from tho Grand Duke,
who in 1913 and 1016 conducted n pow-
erful campaign on tho Caucasus fiont,
capturing F.rzcruni in February, 1916,
and later occupying Treblzond, as well
as many other cities.
In April, 1917, an alleged plot was
discovered to proclaim him Kmperor.
After the fall of the Kerensky Govern
ment It was reported that Grand Duke
Nicholas was raising an army to oppose
the Iloifchevlki,
12 DEAD, 35 HURT IN'WRECK.
Brooklyn .linn Killed In llallfray
Collision In South Carolina.
C'oi.tiMliiA, S. C, Feb. '-'I. Ten per
Mins were killed outright, two died of
Injuries and between twenty-ftvo and
thlrtv-flve others were mom or less se-
rlously Injured In a rear end collision of
two passenger trams to-uay on tno t o-lumbla-GrcenvllIo
branch of the South
ern Railway.
Tho dead Include Albeit Allies, ti.lv
elllng salesman, Brooklyn, N, V. Tho
others were resident!! of South Carolina,
North Carolina and Georgia.
Tho injured Include Ficd t'ornau of
New Voik city.
Fire on American Vessel.
TlfRNos Atrf.s, Feb, 2u. Fire aboard
the American schooner .lane Palmer at
a South American port destroyed 2,500
tons of linseed, consigned to American
firms. ,
Speaking before the Reichs
xi t x :
uecuimiix me uujeui, ur jumping
WILSON TO MAKE REPLY.
on Herding Announcement
sardrd lis Purposely Vague
ff'cUtt Despatch to Tk Sis
Washington, Feb. 25. Count von
I Hertllng'n announcement that he agrees
. to the four principles outlined by 1'resl
I dent Wilson Is tegarded hero ns being
directly in line with tho Gsrman pollcv
of making vague promises whenever It
I Is possible to rmiIiI statements concern-
ir.g their application. Officials here will
i Judgo Germany more by her prowent arts
m Russia than by mem general state
ments of good Intentions.
President Wllxm Is certain to answer
the German Chancellor, It was ti.ild to
night, but that ho wi'l arcopt his Rlale
m nt as having any sincerity behind Ii
)n , iow oC Germany's broken promise
i to itUHl,i, is out of the question. It Is
riH-alled hem to-night that Germany
i ',,.,,, Wilson' haste, nrmsnis mad-
In his first peace effort last December
Germany, however, avoided any Rein
bianco of definite statement concerning
tho tr.uiKlutlnli of those principles Into
action. It is noted that Count von Heil
llng In this as in previous cases has shed
no light on any definite terms.
President Wilson, on the other hand,
has nnnounced his principles of action
nnd definitely given In his message of
January S an outline of fourteen -,pecti,
terms which he believed could piocuie
peace.
Propaunuda Suspected.
In view nf the Russian situation and
of new evidence of broken Germuii
pledges Involved, officials here aro not
particularly Inteiested In vague German
peace statements. The only Interest
here lies In the fact that Von Hertling s
speech tuny bo the opening of a new
form of German peace propaganda based
on maklnif concessions In the west in
order to cotiMummatn Gorman power at
Russia's expense and thereby pave the
way for futurn woild domination.
President Wilson, it was stated au
thoritatively to-da, will not recognize
the legality of the so-called peace leim
agieed upon between Gormany and th"
HolKhevIk Government of Russia. Ac
cording to the President's view lieither
the people of Germany nor the people of
ltUKSia liao had any voles In determin
Ing these terms. It would not surprls
the President if ths consummation of a
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