Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-12-24

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London, Dec 22.--"The Russian
peace delegates are returning to Pc
tograd to report at the Smolny. insti-
tute," said Il dispatch from the Asso-
clated Press correspondent in the
Russian capital dated Friday and re-
ccived here today. The message sug-
gested no reason for their return and
said nothing about the reported Ger
man rejection of Russa's terms 1t
added, however. that no definite news
regarding the negotiations was being
given out at the Smolny institute,
headquarters of the Bolsheyiki
The story of the recall of the dele
gates and the rejection of Russia's
terms has not attracted much atten-
ten here apparently from the fact
that the heads Of some of the enemy
delegations had not arrived at Brest-
Litovsk when the report became cur
rent.
Ukraine Trouble Grows.
Meantime the conflict between the
Ukrainian rada and the Bolsheviki
eommissaries continues undated. The
rada, replying to an ultimatum of the
Eolsheviki, insisted on creation of u
federal socialist republic, embracing
maXimalists and socialists. The rada
declares itself favorable to settling
by peaceful methods political and ma.
tional questions, but asserts that if the
commissaries assume the conse-
quences of civil war it will accept the
oh al
One reason for the quarrel is the
rada's refusal to permit breadstuffs
to be sent to northern Russia in con-
sequence Of the refusal by the COM
missaries to issue money to meet the
needs of the Ukrainian government.
This stand, it is stated, threatens
eventually to starve the north, espe-
cially as General Dutoffs Cossacks
hold Chiliabinsk, thus preventing the
transmission of supplies from Siberia.
In the meantime the Ukraine has be-
gun to issue its own notes.
Dutoff Supprcsses Radicals.
General Verkhovski, Kenensky's
minister of war, has offered his serv-
ices to the Ukraine government. The
nection with the apparently impend-
ing clash include the arrival of General
Dutoff with a strongly reinforced
body of Cossacks at Ufa where he
suppressed Bolsheviki organizations
and continued his advance to Samara
ard Saratov Orenburg is surrounded
by Cossacks.
Ukrainian troops are said to be
concentrated between Homel and
Bakhmatah, while Bolsheviki forces
are gathering at Minsk
The maximalist troops trying TO
reach Kiev were stopped by torn up
railroad tracks.
| The rada is said to be in complete
control of Odessa and to have been
joined by the Black sea fleet. The
Bolsheviki have occupied Proskurov
in Podolia, The Syzran Soviet is said
to have disarmed four Cossack regi.
ments here. All reports continue dis.
connected, however, and often contra
dictory.
Fall Off Water Wagon.
According to a dispatch to the
Times from Odessa, liquor looting or
gies similar to those in Petrograd oc-
CURED there.
A Reuter- dispatch from Petrogrsd
adds that notwithstanding the state
of siege, sacking of wine stores con.
tlnues in the capital. Many shops and
dwellings have been pillaged as well
as the Danish Red Cross. Mobs have
been attacked with machine guns and
at one time there was u regular en-
gagement In the streets.
The Moscow soviet has decided to
establish martial law.
Trouble is recurring in Finland and
serious rioting has again broken out
at Abo.
The long strained relations between
the railway union and the commits
saries have been broken and the rail-
way men have moved their headquar-