Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 April 1917 — U. S. TOLD SLAVS ARE LOYAL [ARTICLE]

U. S. TOLD SLAVS ARE LOYAL

American Ambassador Notifies Washington Conditions in Russia Are Improving. _• Washington. April 13.—Steadily improving conditions in Russia were reported by Ambassador Francis, who indicated that the army was making vigorous efforts to end the strike in munitions factories and prevent further curtailment of the already insufficient supply of ammunition. The dispatch follows: "Conditions here generally improved. Soldiers returning to regiments and passing resolutions calling upon workmen to return to munition shops without insisting on an eight-hour day, and thus help soldiers, who themselves work 24 hours." J This' message quieted, rumors that had circulated earlier in the day, to the effect that Russia had decided to abandon the allies and to conclude a separate peace With Germany. These rumors had caused alarm in diplomatic Quarters.