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Chronicle VOLUME XXIX. NUMBER 44. CAROLINA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1918. RUSSIA QUITS THE WAR; ORDERS DEMOBILIZATION Breakdown of Russian Govern ment Cornea When Separate Peace It Signed by Ukran ians ? Put Up Good Fight While in the War. Amsterdam, Feb. 11. ? ?Uus>da has de clared the state of war to la> at. an ond and bus ordered the deiuohlUzn lion of Russian forces on ull fronts, atvordlng to a dispatch 'revived hero today from Brest -LI tovsk dated Sun day. The dispatch follows: "The Presl , )(>ii t of the Russian delegation at Sunday's* .sitting stated that while Ru?. via was desisting from signing a form al peace treaty it declared tflie jit a to (>f war to be ended with Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria jiiiuultaneoinrty giving orders for com plete demobilization of Russian forces] on all fronts." Russia stops formally out of the war by act of the Bolshevik govern ment which seized the reins of pow-l (???? in l'etrograd last November and al jnn?.Nt immediately opened peace nego I nations with central empires. The authoMfly of this government seems virtually unquestioned at pres ent in northern Russia and the Teu tonic powers have already assured the cessation of even nominal hostilities I along virtually all the remainder of the original long line in the east by Mgniug a iH*ace with the Ukraine and J isolating Rumania. Although cutting little ilgure In the |war for nearly a year past. Russia's! mat. Indeed, vital part In the conflict (comes forcibly to wind as the clreum-l Staines leading up to iher exit are re lieved. Becoming ?t .belligerent on [August 1, 1014, through .Germany's h'clu ration of war upon her, her troops were soon sweeping through Cast Prussia, creating a diversion ihich luimpered tbe Germans In their | trst. dasli through Belgium and upon 'aris. Though disasterously defeat d tiy llindenburg at ffannonbqrv she ?allied quickly and by winter was ham iicrinir again at the German borders ud her great armies overrunning Aus rinn territory in Galicia were at the I I rest- of the Carpathians and threat ning an invasion of Hungary. It ux.k the Inilk of the Austrian ar )icv and a large proportion of Ger 1 tally's virtually an entire year's cam aigning in 101t> to break Russia's old on Galicia, drive 1ier out of Po [?(I and the lower Baltic territory L. force her arnfties* to the line at |rcst-Litovsk.# But, not yet disorgan Jed. she fought through 101(5. crcat ? havoc auiong. the.. Austrian armies VoHtynia and Galicia arid in A?sla liin?r. driving the Turks out of vir utlly all Turkish Armenia. The <>]iening of last year found Rus ii nniler the old bureaucratic regime. ?'v oppressed, war-worn people were )*? f<?r the revolution, and in March 17. came the crash, the deposition of lpernr Nicholas und the formation the Mrst provisional government, hrler Kereusky, ae minister of war, |r .irniies in July, 1017, began an fensive in Volhynia and Galicia |n'ch was in the full tide of suc ^ when disaffection among her |"ps l?rol<e out and Ktojjped the ef ^iii'-o August last Russia lifts llgur in ;lu* gmit -world conflict" n liiiiiv factor only by reason that ? ^iill hold numbers <?f German and istrian troops on her frontiers, await : tli*? foiws of disorganization wifch l>rin*r about her final dlslntegra !' This process, struggled against vain by Korensky. was constantly ?Herat. m| |?y virtue of the divided Ihoriu sot up at Petrograd. The unci] ,.f Soldiers and Workmen, rci> 1'iitinir the proletariat and claiming 'tnally supreme ]>ower, Anally In vomluT last formally took over the v, r it had long In fact exercised. Pho r?vt is comparatively recent his V 1'nder I^enJne and Troteky an nist i??e "was brought about on all ssian fronts on December 4, and op negotiations with the central fer* were ojjenfnl at Brest-Lltovsk iKwmber 23. The ^tfeutral ??? >s iiJrrwvl to adhere to the general leipls of no annexations, no indem and self-determination of peo 1 find there was h?Ad open to the 'ato powers the opportunity of join ln the negotiations and have them 1 UP to a general - peace. No faror ' found for this proposition among allied nations, however, the good of the central nations ia partle Till RSDAVS WAR SUMMARY Teutons Said to llavr 8,840,000 Men on Wofltrm Front. HlC ASKOcllUOd 1'lOSS COJ' respondent with tin* French headquarters says the Frenclj authorities consider thai tin* total iiudiIh'P of the enemy now fac ing the French, llrltish, American anil Uclglan troops, or hold In reserve, ag gregate L\.,tM>,000 men. Although under the good woatlior the terrain in France and Belgium Is fast drying out and t ho Teutonic al lies are contnulng to \ha\v thousands id' troops |o positions iH'hlnd tho bat I lo line, there still has been no indi eatlou that the onetuy Is ready to be gin Ids much advertised offensive. I fondmrdTnents and patrol encounters along tho entire front are still taking place as for many days past, hut the roar *>f the Idg guns nowhere has \ l* reached Unit volume t?f dvumtlre whleh ly the past always has heralded an Infantry attack ?(f great proportions. While the Gorman reinforcements have been coming up the Kntente commanders have not been lying idle and waiting for the offensive to be gin: on ? the other hand they haw everywhere strengthened their |h>sI tions to meet any emergency and <*p timism Is expressed both from Ilrlt Isb and French sources that when the Germans strike ? no "matter how early the moment ? they will meet with most stubborn resistance. Several additional raids by tho Brit ish. in which German officers and men were captured and others killed, and heavy artillery lighting between the French and Germans on various sec tors sums up the activities that have l>eon in progress ()ji the western front. The American sharpshooters and ar tillerymen are keeping up their good work against the Germans in front of their positions having "With their shrapnel lire compelled the enemy to almost abandon first line trenches and with their sharpshooters and rapid lire guns forced snipers to cpiit their posts and seek safety at other places. .Meanwhile, German airplanes are still flying over the American positions. While the Austrian*, at last ac counts. w^re st ill trying oufc-ip Ital ian line on the Sette Coirtmuni ahd at other i?ointK, and meeting with sanguinary defeat for their pains, lye hind the fighting line they and the Germans are playing the role of van dals. using violence against the na tives, pillaging their homes and stores, and sending back to their own coun tries foodstuffs and other spoils. Resigns as Assistant Postmaster. Air. J. Blakoney Zemp. who for a numl>or of years has hold the posi tion of assistant postmaster at the Camden jjostoffice has tendered his res ignation which becomes effective to day. Mr. .T. .Smyrl IJalsall. who for the past few months has been with the internal revenue department at Georgetown has returned to ('aindeif to succeed Mr. Zoroj ^ Mr. Zemp leaves the postotticc to do vote his entire time to his drayage, dairy and other business interests and in going leaves with the very bes-t wishes of the many patrons of the postottlce whom he has' served so well. Married. Mp. I~-tudy Bowel's, of Kershaw. S. ('.. and Mis> Bessie Peach, of Cas sntt, S. <\ won* married on Sunday the 10th inst.. i'robatcj Judge W. I.. McDowell, officiating. ' ?!??? hi making this offer being doubt ed. , This doubt was later found by tin* Russians fhemsolves to he well founded. . 9 ? r*1' . Notwithstanding this, however, the negotiations were continued. Mean while, Russia was fast splitting up. District after dfstrict declared Its in dependence, FJpland and Ukraine be ing the notable examples. The Ukraine opened separate, negotiations with the central powers and these culminated last Saturday in the signing of a peace agreement. -t Whether the. culmination of tl*? Kk ranian negotiations in a peace treaty was the determining factor in inducing the Bolshevik i to declare the state of war at an end is not at all Hear as yet. It has been fairly clear h^vever, that, Germany had no idea or^yleld ing to the Bolsheviki on the question of evacuation of Russian occupied ter ritory which had been the sticking point in the negotiation*, and that she was preparing virtually to ignore the Bolshevik! as long as she couid make peace witty the Ukraine and secure the opening of the frontiers to the rich grain growing provinces control led even nominally by the Ukranians. W AR MI'NT OONTINI'K ^ I Kin* George and l.loy?J-GeorKe Are At One With rrcsitiriit Wilson. King Geormi and I >41 V id Lloyd George. the British prime minuter, iit addresses to I lit* British parliament ? * cho former lw?fore II joint NOS.S ion ot the house lords and t lie house of commons ? have declared again that In Mu* recent utterances ot' jhc sjK?kos. men of the lVutoido n llios there can In* found no basis for a |H*ace which will fulfil I tlio demands of the demo cratic governments. 1 In*- addresses <if l>oth the uiotuirch and his prime minister were at one with .President Wilson's sj>eech made Monday. King G?*orgc declared Hiat until there was recognition of the ba sh* principles upon which an honor able peace eon Id lie concluded it was I hi' duty of tin* British to prosecute the war with all the vigor they pos sess. ?Mr. Lloyd George asserted that President Wilson's estimate of the re cent *j>eeehes of Count von llertllug, the Imperial German chancellor,' and (mint C/.ernin. the Austro-Huugarlan J foreign minister, was ? correct one. lie added that the British government ! had not reached an iota from Its an nounced war aims. ' "til some lH*tter, proof than had been provided by tho speeches of the leaders of the central power# that those counlrles were prepared to con- 1 shier the aims and ideals for which j the allies and the United States were I fighting. Mr, Lloyd George said it) would In* (treat Britain's regrettable, duty to go on and make j>rex>a rations invessn ry to establish international right, 1 lie uillitary activity on the western front is daily Increasing in volume. The imtrol encounters are being car. ried out by larger parties than has been the case since the hard winter set in. and more zest Is being! added in the lighting. 1 he British near Kpehy and La Basse have conducted further incur sions into the enemy positions in the latter region inflicting numerous cas ualties on their antagonists and' also taking prisoners and machine grant. Likewise, north of the Ailette river and In the Wouvre sector. the French have made s^iecessful attacks which resulted in the capture of nearly .'{QO prisoners, a somewhat ambitious at tack by the German#/ in the Verdun sector was put down by the French with severe, casualties. Between the Americans and the! Germans there is a vonstant change of artillery tire, and the Americans con tinue to carry out patrolling maneu vers toward the enemy trenches. The Germans evidently are anxious to gauge* the po#itioiw occupied by the Americans* and also to ttMcortain the number of men they are employing, for daily their aircraft are hovering over the lines taking photographs and making observations. Autl-aircraftguns several times have driven oft' the en- 1 einy. Although the increase in the ac-j Hvity "long the entire front in France' and Belgium is noticeable, there is no Indication as yet when the Germans will begin their much heralded gen era I offensive. A German captured by the British say* that at least one big attack is due to begin some time in March. Meanwhile large concentra-j Hons of fresh troops daily are arriv ing behind the German line and car i.ving out practice maneuvers. ?On the Italian front the Austrian* again have endeavored to test the strength of the Italians in the Sette Communi plateau sector. The Ger man war bfflce assorts that fhe Aus trlans carried out a most successful attack here, but the Italian " official communication dec-lares that the Aus trian columns were torn to pieces by the Italian artillery as they tried to got on the southern slopes of Monte Sasso Kosso and othei positions and the offensive completely repulsed. Hale of Real Estate. The Robertson cottage on Lyttletun street has I>een sold to E. J. Lewis. This property was owned by the En terprise Building and Loan Associa tion of Camden. A Small cottage on Mill street be longing to Capt. W. M. Shannon was sold this week to Mr. W. C. Cureton. Also 11 acres of farming land with form houses, near Adams Mill known as the Langfey tract and owned by Lewis and Christmas was sold >thte week to W. X- Truewdell of near Went ~ : r . 7 - ? ? . rllle. ^ - ?> The above sale# were made through the real estate egenc^of C. P. DuBose iCo. lions*: SHOW IN MAIU'tl Number of Interesting Events Schedul imI for Next Few Weeks. Moiida v , a. clear, hot da \ brought out Camden en mass*' to attend the first e\cut of 111*' season gl\Cll bj tin Camden Killing and Driving Club on the new half ml U* track. a om? mile raii? in the saddle between II. Dun "uell, ??f Albany, ami R A. Kww, of Ijamhridgo. Mr. Dnnnell riding Star and Carter ami Mr. Kecne llallboj. Slav and Carter won by four lengths, Tho l<">lng horse was sold at auction I to C .1. Shannon, .Jr., of Camden, for ; tho Unetit of the lied Cross ami the j out ire tea to mviots woro added to tho finul. Saint Valoutluos dance to Ihi held lit Tho Klrkwood tomorrow evening. Mondays events as announced by tho Killing ami Driving Club will l>o a (?ym Khana schedule at tho now Hiding ami Driving track at Klrkwood Height*. There will bo a general chaw of twenty >lve cenH on tho tlehl ami grand stand. Miss lClalne Hammersteln took tho loading part In Wednesdays picture at the Majestic. The performance was well attended and a hi rye delegation from the Kirk-wood gave evidence that during her r??ooiit stay Miss Hammer ^teln's charming personality has added t<? her list of many friends. Matter .litlekl Allen was the tiny and entertaining host at a Valentine party at the Kirk wood yesterday. He fresh men ts were served during the afternoon in a corner of the main dining hall at a table beautifully dec orated with favors and candles and tho circle of happy little guests were Mary Went/. Suzaivue Kumbongh, Mary Hammond. l>loky Graves, Klngslej Swan. J i'.. .lohn Carter. Jr., and .Tim mio Hammond. Mr. and Mrs. Phillip <>. Sohleyssner. Mrs. Uohert DeGreeff, Miss K. M. Itrunn Vital Mr. K. Kutroff are a part.v of New York visitors at* The Klrkwood who are taking advantage of every hftur of Camden's tine weather and have discovered that ours is the coun try for riding. Mrs. . DeGreeff Is an ardeuj. rider and spends the greater part of every day on the bridle paths. Monday and Tuesday John Hobens. Kiiglcwood. and Davis Hunter. Kssex County Country Club played James Norton and AY. C. skelly. Norton and Skell.v winning both matches. The tirst over the Country Club links by 1 up and Tuesdays game on the Sars lleld links by V up. '2\ holes. Hobens i> i'.\ metropolitan champion. The Horse Show com ni it tee of tho Camden Hiding and Driving Club held a meeting Wednesday night. Mr. Clar enio Morgan, chairman. Mr. fleorge T. Little, Mr. T. Lee Little and Mr. John Nettles attended and the commit Lee ^announces that the Tenth Annual Hor>e Show at Camden will l>e held Ma n h 28th and 29th. The tirst day of the show will take place on the De Kalb Street old fair grounds Thurs day tho 28th. There will l?e 1?"? classes including all ridLng and driving horses. The show will begin at ten in the morn ing and last tin til noon. The after noon etaSkes Avill l?e called at two thir ty and elo3e at five thirty. C?n Friday afternoon March 29th the race feature will be staged on the new Hiding and Driving track at Kirkwood Heights )>eginning at three o'clock. The new track offers a pleasing op l>ortunity to the roadster classes as it tills a long felt waut of necessary s|>ace to l?etter the display of speed. Here will ,l>e hebl half mile races for single and double roadsters, quarter mile dash for |k>1o jinnies, three eighths mile mule races and a mile race for thoroughbreds. It is expected that other features will be added to this afternoons program. Admission will be charged as follows: Fifty cent a for adults and twenty five cents for child ren each day. <4 rand stand free. Park ing space two dollars per day. In all classes where an entrance fee Is charged it will be $3.00. Some four hundred dollars will be given in cash prizes ^wjlde^ which there will be cups and ribbons. I?rizes 1n flic cham pionship classes will be twenty five doftnrs in gold. All interested should address Mr. T. I^e Little. Secretary, Camden, S.. C. St Valentines Invitation Tourna ment on the Country Clnb course was played .this week, commencing Monday. Medals were awarded the winners of each of the three divisions and a con solation m?dal for thoso # defeated In the first round. This was played 18 holes for medal play and was woo by W. H. Klrkbride. Kacb player was assetMed fifty cents for the benefit of tbe Red Cross. i ? There wa? an 18 h#Je qoaltffcln# HAC KS N'KXT MONDAY. Serontl Kvfiil Planned for Camden UidhiK and DrivhiK Club. Tho Camden It id i uk a i m I Driving ('lul? has arranged ilu> second event of tin- sen sun to 1 ??? held on I heir i*:****' traek ?>(i t it* x f Monday, February ISt li. when a number of Interesting events will take phiecv Tho admission foo will -ho 'J.V mihI mm additional eharyo of 'J.V will ho made for the grand Miami, Tho on tiro rooelpts will 1m? given to t In* Kershaw (iuartls, tho ohl i'auoh'ii ooiu|miii\. now jit Camp Sovler. -Aiuonc tho raoes to he hehl will bo m |H>tato rnee for hollos, ehlhlroits raoo, mule raoo for white men, mule raoo for Oolorotl nion, |hhi.\ raoo. horse rMoo. Mini some Jumping. Mr<. 10m r I Hopping will judh'o the ' pot m t o raoo. Mini Miss Williams will Judge the ohIUlrons ohtss. Withdraws From Rare. Alderman- W. R. I >c Louche requests us to state tltiil lit" lias withdrawn from tlux raw as a candidate for re election as alderman from ward live and desires to thank his friends for their support In the past. > round on Monday, those qualifying in the first division were II. T. Cook and I.. C. Ogllvle: \\\ II. Kirkbrldo and It. (Jannett: i i. M Bernard and 11. (J. Marvin; (' A Brampton and 1.. Bartow: F. E. Coursen ami W. (J. Kranz. Sccmul division K. C. Ham mond ami M. F. NVhelaii ; 4'. A. Wltzcl and W. G. (.rant; G. It. Cook and S. C Harvey; Third division .1. T. Grady and T. K. Krumhholz; K. B. Pitts and K. Crocker ; ('. A. Orr and Bev erly Roblnfton : M. <5. Shiras and (i. W. Spltzner. In the finals Thursday morning Lieut. (Jannett defeated Bartow 1 up making him winner of the trophy. In the second Wednesday (ieorge It. t'ook defeated J. S. C. Harvey r?-:t and M. F. Wlielun and W. (J. Kranz played 'JO holes before Whelan was able to win the match. Cook meets W heli| u in the finaLs of this division Friday or Saturday. Mr. C5ook being unable to finish on schedule. On Tues day the matches In the respective Ss were played off at IS holes. II. T. Cook defeated L. C. Ogllvle 7-0. Mar vin defeated Bernard 5-1. (Jannett defeated Klrkbride 0-4 and Bartow won from Brampton by default and in the semi finals of this division on Wed nesday (Jannett defeated Cook 1 up. Jl holes and Harlow beat Marvin l-'J. In the third division Mi* Beverly Itobinson was victorious defeating Mr. B. Crocker in the finals 7-0. This wi^ks arrivals at the Klrkwood art1: (!. K. ( >. Bell. New York: Dr. and Mrs, Thomas W. Bickerton. N. V.; Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Allen and halTy. St. Paul; W. G. Kranz. o. W. Loom is, Cleveland; Maedlloray Shirajf, IMttsburg; B. Atkinson. Brooklyn; Mr. and Mrs. J. S. C. Harvey, Phila. ; JWr. and Mrs. Joseph B. Grady. Brooklyn: Lieut. I'aul Gerard France, ('apt. C. T F.ronch. New York; Charles- Ha zard. Brooklyn.* Week end visitors from (Tamp Jack son at The Kirk wood were C. M. ('ar son. Wlnthrop GreeiM'. Lieut Merrltt, Lieut. Harris. Lieut Col. W. A. Jsohn son. ('apt. 11. C. Dewey, Lieut. H. C. Barclay, Lieut. Porter Williams. Lieut. F. F Shack leford, Lieut" II. L. Sava?c; Lieut. II. L. Stevens, Jr.," Lieut. Jainos A. vwlft. Lieut Shannon S Meary, Capt. J. C. McDougntl. Lieut; C. II. Angellv [ ,.\rriv!ik 11 l. The Hobklrk lun for the week are: W. \V. Turner. Phila., Pa.: .las. It. Turner., New York City I Mrs. W. Cantey^Tfo^khi. &.C. : *Mrs. Jas. W Bell. Mrs'j^Snms, Columbia, S. C. ; Mrs Campbell Bissell. Charles-* ton, Mrs. .las. Alexander. Columbus, (Ja. ; -J l B. Stover. Boston. Mass.: Mrs. ltlchnrd Turner. Mrs. It. Meredith. Miss Helen Meredith. Mrs. Flnnlss, Quebec, Can.; Lieut, and Mrs. Thomas Graham. Philadelphia : Bennett Spring er, Boston; Mr. and Mrs. F.*G. Iloytic. Chicago ; Mr. and Mrs. Alex Luchass, Montclair. N. J, ; Mr. and Mrs. Chus. Davis, Jr., Boston; Mr*. C. B. Sanders, Mr J. W. Sanders, Montclair, N, J. ; Miss Rose Byrne, Asheville. N. C. ; Mr. and Mrs. MeNulty, Buffalo, N. Y.:.MI"* Helen Hoyne. Chicago, III. Arrivals .at the Court Inn for the week are: C. H. Pratt, A. I,. Pratt, New York eity ; Ja*. A. Gordon. Misft Gordon. Jersey City; Mr.' and Mrs. "55. C. Child*. .Mrs. B. R. Kraft, Went Col llngwood, X. J.; Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Decatur, Ronton, M?m; C. M. Phelps, Mlm Pbetpg, Holyoke, Mas*. ; Mr. #and Mrs. W. L. Pioroe, H. IK Pierce, En glcwood. N. Hi Mrs. N. M. Downes. BcfhlthMi, Rk. : Walter P. Richardson, A O nufcaftam Bo* on, VUrk PRESIDENT STATES ANEW AMERICA'S PEACE TERMS Makes Plain America's Stand In World War Since Recent Speeches of German Chan cellor and Austrian Foreign Minister. Washington, Fob. II. ? President Wil son addressed Congress t o< I ay to clour tlie n i uiospbore of any confusion ro suiting from. the nsvut s| leeches on Ijcace tonus l>y the German chanccI lot- and Huh Aunt ^o-l lungarlan foreign minister. ami to reiterate that until lln* military masters of Germany are read> to consider ihuico on principles of just let' i ho lulled States will con 1 1 1 1 lit* I ho tl^h t it Is just beginning for the safety of itself ami inanklml. Tin* address had l>ecn prewired after conferences during the past few days with Col. 10. M. House, who headed the American mission to the great inter Allied conference. As usual. the President announced his purpose only long enough in advnncc to |NM-mlt of arrangement for a joint session in the House cha miter. President Wilson s(H>ke as follows: * < lout lemon ^>f fho Congress: on the eighth of January 1 hutf the honor of addressing you oil the objects of the war ax our people eonoelye them. The prime minister of Groat, lirltaln had s]x>kon in similar terms on the lift H of Jatnuiry. To those ad dresses the (rorman chancellor replied on the 'J 1th and Count Czornln for Aus tria on the same day. It Is gratifying lo have our desire so promptly realized that all exchanges of view on /his great matter should he ma do in the hearing of all tin1 world. Count (-zemln's reply, which Is di rected chiefly to my own address of the eighth of January, is uttered In a very friendly tone. He finds In m> statement a sutllciently encouraging approach In the views of his own gov ernment to Justify him in believing that it furnishes a basis for a more riot alfed dlseusshni of py eposes by the two uncommon ts. He is reported to have intimated that the views he was expressing had been communicated, to me Is'foro hand and that I was aware of them at the time bo was uttering them: but In tills- 1 am sure he was , misunderstood. 1 had rerelved no In timation of what. intended to say. There was. of course, no reason why lie should communicate privately with me. I am quite content to Ik* one of his public audience. C>unt von Herf:l lug's reply ... ix. ? must say, very vague and very con* fusing. It is fulj of equivocal phrase*, and is not clear at any p<Jnt. But it is certainly to) a different tone from that of Count Cy.ernln, and apparently , of jin ojrposito purpose. It confirms, I am sorry to say, rather than re moves, the unfortunate impression made by wha* we had learned of the conferences at Hrest-Lltovsk. His dis cussion and acceptance of our general * principles lead him to no practical conclusions. He refuses to apply them (o the substantive items -which, must constitute the body or uny final sot Momont. He is Jealous of international action and of international counsel. He accepts, he says, the principle of public diplomacy, but he appears to insist that It bo concealed, at any rate in this case, to generalities and that the several quest ions upon . whose, set-.? tlemohTanust d?n>end the acceptance of Itoace by the twenty- three States now engaged in the war, must be discusaed and settled, ? not In general coinisel, but severally by the nations most* Im mediately ? concerned by interest or neighborhood. He agrees that the seas should l>o free, but looks asJcano'e at any limi tation of that freedom by intrenational action in the interest of tho common order. He would "without reserve be glad to see economic barriers removed Itebween lmtion and nation, for that could in o way impede the ambitions of thf?' military party with whom he seems constrained to keep on terms. Neither does he raise objection to a limitation of armaments. That mat tor will be settled of itself he thinks, by the ta/nc^nlc conditions . whiah must follow the war. But the Ger man colonies he demands, must be returned without debate. He will dl*-. cuss with no one but tho representa tives of Russia what <lisf>o?itton shall be made of tbe peoples and the land* of the Baltic provinces; with no one the Government of Franco the "conditions" under which French ter ? - - . . .. . ? OBtt|iqufd on ?**t tK&r