The number of prisoners taken by us since the opening of our attack yesterday morning now exceeds 11,000, including 235 officers. We have also captured over 100 guns, among them a number of heavy guns up to 8-inch calibre, 60 trench mortars, and 163 machine-guns. _British Official, April 10, 1917._ [Illustration] _WELCOME TO STOCKHOLM!_ _The German Delegates: "Ils viennent jusque dans nos bras ...."_ * * * * * According to the statements of an Austrian officer, a deserter, the German chancellor has sent a number of German Socialists to Stockholm to interview the representatives of Russian Socialists and negotiate for a separate peace. Another Austrian deserter alleges that peace is being spoken of less frequently than formerly in the Austrian Army, and that everybody hopes the internal disorders in Russia will help in bringing about her destruction. _Russian Official, Petrograd, April 14, 1917._ [Illustration] _Austria: "Why won't you trust me, Little Red Riding Hood?"_ * * * * * As it was herewith clearly demonstrated to the entire world, and especially to the people of Russia, that Russia was no longer forced to fight for her defences and for the freedom of her people, it should, in view of the conformity of the aims of the governments of the allies and of the Russian Provisional Government, not be difficult to find a way toward an understanding. This the less as the emperor (Charles) in agreement with the allied monarchs cherishes the hope of living in future in peace and friendship with a Russian people which, as regards its internal and external conditions of life, will be secured and content. _Austrian Government to Russia, April 15, 1917._ [Illustration] _KULTUR V. CIVILISATION_ * * * * * On the evening of April 17 the S.S. _Donegal_ and _Lanfranc_, while transporting wounded to British ports, were torpedoed without warning. The _Lanfranc_, in addition to 234 wounded British officers and men, carried 167 wounded German prisoners, a medical personnel of 52, and a crew of 123. _British Admiralty Official, April 17, 1917._ [Illustration] _American Soldier: "Remember we have plenty of lamp-posts for traitors."_ * * * * * It's about time for the hamstringers that are lurking in the tall grass and the sabotagists who are trying to throw monkey-wrenches into the war machinery to shut off and up or look for unpleasant consequences.