The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-12-11

Petrograd. Sunday. Dec. .. - A
battalion Of death" which left the
Stahza is reported to have defeated
the Bolsheviki troops near the town
OF Shlobin in Mohilev.
London, Dec. 1.-THE situation in
Moscow is reported to be grave, ac-
cording TO a Times dispatch from
Petrograd. The Bolsheviki, accord
ing 20 PetroErad newspapers, have
placed machine guns in the streets
as they fear an uprising OF hostile
parties. The garrison, however
shows signs Of INSTRUMENTATION and
is reported to be dlsobeyinK the
Bolshevikl commander. a private
soldier named Muranoff.
Considerable forces. the dispatch
adds, are being detached from the
west front to be sent against the
Cossacls.
Chinese At Harbin.
Copenhagen. Dec. 11.-Petrograd
newspapers report that Chinese
troops have arrived at Harbin,
ests, according to The BeFiingske
Tidende.
Street Fighting in Moscow.
London, Dec. 11.-Street fighting
has occurred in Moscow, and the
Swedish consul there has advised all
Swedes TO leave the city, according
TO advices received ~ Haparanda. It
is added that starvation seems %
threaten Moscow.
Draw Troops From Caucasus.
Copenhagen. Monday, Dec. 1o.-As
the Bolsheviki government has proofs
that Generals KaledInes and put0n
have been arresting workmen's ana
soldiers councils and trying to dis
arm revolutionary garrisons, accord
ing 20 a dispatch received here, the
government ordered enough troops 70
suppress the movement TO be trans
ferred from the Caucasus. II Is ex-
planned that the troops in the
Caucasus were chosen so as not 70
diminish forces on the Eastern front.
cossaeks viii Fight.
London. Dec. 1.-THE Cossacizs
arc preparing to Tight, the Petrograd
correspondent Of The Daily Mail re-
ports. Three train loads OF Cos
sacks are said to be at Bielgorex ana
three at Sunny, commanded by Cen
eral Korniloff. Extremist Red GUARDS
to the number of about 1000 are eN-
pected at Kharkov from MOSCOW.
The correspondent says General
Kaledines, the Cossack leader, -
disbanding infantry regiments IN
the Don territory and sending them
home on account Of their extremist
opinions.
EnuIand's Message TO Russia.
London. Dec. ll.-Further details
of the statement made TO Russian
journalists by Sir George Buchanan,
British ambassador at Petrograd, as
forwarded I'm a Reuter- dispatch, show
that the ambassador declared the
Russian commissaries were mistaken
in thinking that a durable peace
could be obtained BY asking the
Germans for an armistice 10 be fol-
lowed by an agreement. The allies,
he said. wished first to arrive &C q
general agreement in harmony with
their declared war aims ana then 10
arrange an armistice.
Hitherto not one word had been
said by any German statesman 70
show that the ideals OF the Russian
democracy were shared by Emperor
William and his government, the
said. IL was with the
German autocracy. not with the Ger
man people, that the armtstice me-
gotiations were being conducted. He
asked whether ii was likely that the
emperor. when once he knew the
Russian army had ceased to exist
as a fighting force. would be dis
posed 10 subscribe to q democratic
and durable peace. On the contrary,
the peace contemplated BY the em-
peror was German imperiallstic
peace.
Although the allies could not send
&aNas "a H. "a
armistice negotiations, they were
ready, said Sir George as soon an q
stable government, recognized BY the
Russian people. had been constituted.
TO examine with that government
the aims OF the war and the possible
OF a just and durable
peace. In the meantime the allies
were giving Russia the most elective
by holding the bulk Of the
German armies on their respective
fronts. The ambassador reiterated
Great Britain's desire to stand By
Russia IN this critical hour and asked
whether the same could be said or
Russia's feelings toward Great Brit
ain.
What Germany Demands.
London, Dec. 0.-Monday The
Pstrograd correspondent Of The
Times attributes 10 a responsible
source the statement that during the
informal conversations between the
Russian and German representatives
at Brest- -Litovsk regarding the 8r-
mistice on the eastern front, the Ger
mans indicated that the f0llowlnB
points were likely to be included in
any OF their peace negotiations
Germany to have control Of fhe
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