South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-12-23
.UKRANIANS SEIZE
ROUMANIAN FRONT
Occupy All Staff Headquarters
and Order COSSaCkS in
Country Modified.
Associated Press Service /:

A
ported that the Ukranian troops
have occupied the headquarters of
all the stats on the Roumanian and
southwestern fronts, selling the tele-
graph and wireless systems on the
two fronts which nave been united
under the command OF Lieut.. Gen.
Dmitri st. Cherhatcheff. Ukranian
troops have moved 10 the borders
Of Ukrania, wher they have taken
up positions. orders have been
given TO mobilize all the Cossacks
in Ukrania.
The bolsheviki have refused the
demands of the Ukranian sailors of
the Baltic fleet that they be allowed
70 return home.
The bolsheviki Authorities are
making an effort 10 restore amica BILE
relations with the provinces. which
have declared themselves independ-
ent, and bring about a reunion with
them. Delegates are being sent TO
the Ukraine, to Kuban in Trans
causasia, TO Siberia. and elsewhere
70 lay before the soldiers and work
men and peasant bodies the aims OF
the Petrograd commissioners.
The spreading sentiment for sep
aration among the provinces report
ed in the press would, if consum-
mated, it is pointed out, leave Rus
STA in virtually the position Of the
Muscovite kingdom before the time
of Peter the Great
Leon Trotzky, the bolsheviki min
lister, has informed the Moscow rep
resentatives in the foreign office that
landed property belonging 10 for
eigners is subjected to confscation
equally with that of Russians.
A dispatch received here tonight
from Finland says that the Firms
refused TO recognize the authority
Of the workmen's and soldiers dele
gates, pending action Of the con-
stituent assent bly,. They also de-
mand that the Russians keep their
promise TO remove Russian troops
from Finland.
n. V. Nekrasoff, governor Of Fin
land in the NKerensky regime, has
retired to Tobolsk.
The Siberian congress has declar-
ed itself in favor of the temporary
separation Of the governmental func-
tions of Siberia and Russia.
Ukraine currency appearing in the
city of Kiev bears a pledge of pay
ment heading Ukraine national re-
public" Military operations are
spreading in the Kiev district and il
also is reported that the Cossacks
finally have cut off the Don basin
from the rest of RussiS.
The boisheviki authorities at the
SmOlny institute have ordered the
arrest Of Lieut.. Gen. Stoherbatcheff.
Trotzky Attacks America.
The efforts OF Col Henry Wat
kins Anderson Of Richmond, Va,
head of the American Red Cross
missions to Roumania. 10 forward
70 American automobiles to MesO-
pCtamia, by way of Rostov, have
been interpreted by the bolsheviki
as an intention to aid Gen. Kale-
dimes. leader of the Don Cossacks.
This misunderstanding resulted last
night in a bitter attack by Leon
Trctzky, the bOlshevilIi foreign
minister, against America, Col. An
derson and David r. Francis, Amer
lean ambassador to Russia.
A telegram from Col Anderson to
Kolpashinkoff, his agent in Petro-
grad. directing him to send all au-
tomobiles possible TO ROstov, togeth-
er with a telegram from Ambassa-
dor Francis in which Col. Anderson
was authorized TO draw on Henry
p. Davidson OF New York, chair
man Of the Red Cross war council
for 100000 rubles to finance Col
Kolpashnikoffs work, formed the
basis of Trotzky's attack.
Ambassador Francis and Ray
mond Robins of Chicago, head OF
the permanent American Red Cross
mission TO Russia, stated that the
facts were that Col. Anderson
sought permission TO get the auto
mobiles 10 JaSsy. but the machines
were held up in Russia. Col. An
derson then decided that it was
necessary for the missions doctors
TO leave Roumania because Of the
Russo German armistice and 10 go
10 Mesopotamia, where they could
do the most good. He. therefore,
requested Col Kolpashnikoff TO send
the automobiles 10 Rostov. from
which point they were transhipped
to Nesopotamia. Col Anderson
however. later countermanded the
order.
Col Kolpashnikoff has been ar
I n tho fnwr~eeG n
ST. Peter and ST. Paul. The tele-
/ grams referred 10 and several let
tiers OF recommendation from Am
/ bassador Francis have been seized