Show F RUSSIA COUNTED OUT NT OF THE WAR AR UKRAINE SIGNS SIGN PEACE PACT AND B BOLSHEVIK EXPECT TO DEMOBILIZE DEMOBILIZE DE DE- MOBILIZE ARMY I Act of Treachery of Russ Not E Expected to Aid Ald Huns but Slightly Because Be Be- ause cause Men Liberated Are In Bad i Shape F. F f l' l i. i t i f Washington WIth With the fhe opening of ot I ithe the tIie great reat campaign of 1918 on the western vestern front apparently within sight military men here have examined with profound Interest the tho situation created by hy the signing of a n peace peace pact between be be- tween the central powers and the new Ukraine republic and the decision of the Russian government to 4 demobilize the arm army 4 Their Ther conclusions were not aging These events on their face faco would appear to set free enormous German Gernan Ger Ger- nan man forces for the impending battle In iii the west and also also to to furnish new sources of food supply for the Teutonic Teu Teu- tonic allies but man many factors detract from the advantages the central powers pow ers may derive One of the threats against the western west west- em era ern fronts dwelt upon In public discussion dis dis- Is the fact that presumably mably prisoners of war held In Rus- Rus Ma tn would be released to o strengthen the German Gennan army anny The fact is said to tobe be he however that the great majority r of the soldiers captured by the Russians Bus Rus Ians are Austrians and not available c for western front operations by prest present pres pres- t ent indications Most 1 of the others othel's fire are civilians ch or camp followers of one f. f kind or or another and so far as known only a small number of German troops troop were captured on that front Any men from the prison camps are regarded as 4 r of doubtful military value for some sometime time tune to come as the Russians unable to feed their own soldiers hardly hav have c Improved the health of captives Food Supply Doubtful r There Is doubt here also as to the extent to which the agricultural resources resources resources re re- re- re sources of the Ukraine or of Russia can be brought to the aid of the German German German Ger Ger- man people in the near future Failure of the Russian transportation system worked In Germanys Germany's Interests in undermining un S. S the fighting power of the Ilu RussIan armies The same agency now necessarily works against the l powers In Its desire to get out food t. t t supplies Moreover l er the best w wheat heat r rei re- re e eglons t glons w which i teh may be opened to the Germans Ger Gel hans mans are aie in a remote section of time the Ukraine and in such poor condition that the time agricultural s stem system may have of to be made over oyer a difficult process with the time confusion that prevails t throughout the region T Demobilization of the time Russian army arm will not mean that the time Austro German German Bulgar forces on the time frontiers can cami be bt bew w wholly holly withdrawn There will be f. f constant threat of bf r renewed hostilitIes and the tue Germans must see to it tin Uma ample force is always avs at handIn hand In fact diplomatic observers sa say sav Germany is confronted with the time mos mos' j difficult and unprecedented she has imas met during the present f W wai as liS a result of the time declaration that j nu Rula Rulla la has lets abandoned hostilities with will 11 out ut Hie signing of ot a peace treaty r refusal of f the time Russians to sign an treaties alienating the time Russian west west- I rn rn provinces s. s the time diplomats point out will viII leave leaC the time central powers ap any legal claim to their possession German nerman erman and Austrian tenure will res entirely i relY upon the assertion of force 5 r recognition cognition of Intern International il lea Jaw and ml consequently must be subject to the the decision of whatever form fonn of til l determines the basis o u general pea peace e. e S |