New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-12-07
Hostilities To Be Suspend.
ed on Front of 600
Miles
Army in Caucasus
To Continue Fight
Ukraine Government De.
MES Negotiating With
Foe for Peace

LONDON, Dee. G. Suspension OF
hostilities over the whole Russian
front for ten days, beginning at noon
on Friday has been arranged, the Ger
man War Office announced in Berlin
to-day. a front of approximately six
hundred miles is indicated.
a Rumanian official communication
issued Tuesday says; Enemy attempts
at fraternizing in the region OF Mi
halcasiret were prevented by artillery,
end similar efforts on various sector.
I'm Bukowina were answered by fusil-
ladies'"
The text Of the communication fol-
lows:
Yesterday the authorized represen-
a;iycs Of the chief army administra-
tons Of Germany, Austria-Hungary,
Turkey and Bulgaria concluded in
writing with the authorized represen-
tativcs Of the Russian chief army ad-
ministratiou a suspension of hostili-
ties for ten days for the whole Of the
mutual fronts. The commencement is
fixed for Friday noon. q.
"The ten days period will be utilized
for bringing TO a conclusion negotia-
tons for any arnistice. For the pur-
pose of reporting verbally regarding
The present results. a portion Of the
members of the Russian deputatlon has
returned home.
"The sittings Of the commission con-
tinue.'
According to dispatch from Copen-
hagen. the Russian legation there
has published a telegram received
from the Russian legation in Teheran,
Persia. saving the administration and
the army command IN the Caucasus
are opposed 20 the BolsheviH and
that special delegation has arrived
I'm Teheran 20 negotiate with the Rus
sian and British legations concerning
the continuation Of the war.
Caucasians TO Fight On
The telegram adds that the eau
casians will not stop fighting against
the Turks, but that they will need
financial support.
The Ukrainian Official Bureau, says
q message sent by way of Geneva, made
the following announcement to-day:
"Neither the Ukrainian Parliament nor
the government has opened negotla-
tions for a separate peace with the
Central Powers, despite German aiiir-
nations TO the contrary"
A Petrograd dispatch says the Social
Revolutionary newspaper, "Dlel Ona-
roda" 1.-THE Peoples Work., pub
fishes a letter from Kerensky, the
former Premier. in which the following
passages occur:
"Do you not see that your frankness
is being made use Of and that you are
being deceived? You were promised
pcace with the Germans within three
days. Where is it? Where is the
liberty which was promised you?
eft is dishonorable. Infamous. Fools.
Il is !. Kcrensky, who tell you this.
For eight months | safeguarded the
liberty Of the people and the future
happiness Of the masses Of workers
Vow they realize that when ! was IN
power. liberty was-and democracy
really existed
Discussion Of Armistice
wireless message from Petroerad
states that representatives Of Ger
many. Hungary, Turkey and
Fulgaria met the Russian emissares
N Brcst-Litovsk 10 discuss terms OF an
armisticc The delegates Of the Cen
trial Powers Informed the Russians
chat they had power to negotiate only
the conditions of an armisuce, when
a Russian official communication calls
an "evasiyc declaration
The request OF the Russian dele,
f-stcs that all the bclligercnts be asked
10 take part in reaching an armistice
ON an fronts was met by the enemy
with the answer that IT did not possess
.uch powers. The Russians the pre-
scented a project for an armistlce on
all fronts. the principal points OF when
were the promise that the Austro-
Germans would not send forces from
the Eastern front TO other fronts, ana
that the Germans should retire from
the islands around Moon Sound
The official communication 'ne"
says: 49,, ~.
..The enemy delegation declared that
our conditions for an armlstce were
unacceptable and expressed inc oPln-
ION that such demands could De al
dressed only to a conquered country
Truce May BE Prolonged
"Thc first point regarding the pro
posed enemy arm'stice was the dura-
lion Of the armistice, which was first
indicated as a fortnight, to begin De
ccmber x. After discussion the Ger
man delegates expressed their readi-
ness to agree 20 prolongauon TO
twentv-eight days. This term may au,,
dramatically be prolonged provided
there is no refusal, which must be
made within seven days before the eN-
piration of the armistlce, when Is 10
| begin December 10 if our delegation