The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-12-07
RUSSIAN TRUCE
HELPS GERMANY
Troops Gan be Withdrawn and
Sent Against Allies While
Armistice is in
Force.
NOT PLEDGE,oF TRoTsKY
Stipulation Does Not Appear In Agree
ment Despite tho Promise Of
tho Bolshevlki
Leader.
NOT PLEDGE, ,oF TRoTsKY

rUnfted Press Leased Wire Servics1
PETROGRAD. Dec 7.-Germany
apparently is to be permitted, under
the Russo-German armistice plan, to
transfer all the troops she desires
from the Russian fronts for use
against the allies. Full text Of the
armdstice agreement, signed BY tho
sixty-seventh Russian and tho thirty
first German infantry division as pub
ushed here today in the newspaper
Pravda. shows no stipulation that Ger
man troops must not he used against
the allies on other fronts. Such q
stipulation was specifically pledged by
Foreign Minister Trotsky in q recent
speech.
The soviet bulletin today published
another version of the rumored Ameri-
can military attaches protest to Boil
sheyih military headquarters against
a separate peace which Trotsky de-
nounced as unwarranted interference
and which General Johnston Of the
American army was reported to have
formally notified Trotsly was ''rnisun-
derstood.'
According to the bulletin, an Ameri
can military officer visited Trotsky
last Saturday and asked IL the Bolshe-
Wiki government intended to make
peace. Trotsky expressed a desire for
q general peace. In which the allies
could join Later the office asked If
Trotsky intended acting against the
American military officers who pro-
tested to the Bolsheyiii headquarters
staff. declaring the epoch for protests
and menaces against the Bolshevilsi
had passed.
Trotsky replied the incident was
closed.
Threat to Officials.
LONDON, Dec. 7.-All Of Russia's
diplomatic officials have been form
ally asked by Foreign Minister Trot-
sky. whether they support the Boil
sheVfkt general peace plan. The al
Tentative rs presented in the mes
sage received by the Russian ambas-
sador here is dismissal. An immed-
late reply is demanded.
The Russian embassy here will not
reply to the message, it was stated.
Control In Rumania.
LONDON, Dec. THE Bolshevikl
committees control a majority Of the
Russian armies in Rumania, accord
ing to word received here today.
One division Of the sixth army, it was
stated, had already signed an arms.
tice. The Russian armies in Mold
avia and Bukovina on Saturday open
ly fraternized with their German op-
ponents. German officers even form
ally dined with Russian officers.
Placards On Doors.
. PFYFR0{SEiAn Dao Srb1 Dx:&:,1,
embassy and consulate today began
distribution to British citizens Of
special placards to be tackled on their
doors notifying all Russians of the
nationality of the householders.
Arranging Truce.
PETROGRAD, Dec. General
Grusticher Batcheff, assistant Russian
commander on the Rumanian front,
has initiated preliminary armistice me-
gotiations with General Mackensen.
according to announcement today.
Rumanians Refuse.
JASSY, Dec. 7.-Rumanian troops
have rejected enemy attempts to frat
ernize and reserved action on Russian
and German armistice negotiations, an
official statement announced today.
The war office explained that the
Russians having proposed an armis-
tice with the enemy. the question
arose whether the Rumanians associat-
ed with the Russians on certain fronts
should associate with them in the
truce. AS a consequence, all hostili.
ties were suspended until eight o'clock
Enemy troops, the statement said.
loudly manifested their satisfaction
and attempted to fraternize with the
Rumanians."
"The Rumanians," the, statement