Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-12-03
PUSH TEUTONS FROM CAMBRAI GAINS:
0MAHANS ASkeFOR FAITH IN RUSSIA
Russ Enjoys Official Report of
Farley Says German Commander of East
Front Received Party With Open Arms
Arrangements Made for Second
Meeting Within German Bor-
der; Steps to Order SIav
Armies Out of War.

Petrograd, Thursday, Nov. 2o-The
report of the representatives sent
through the German lines by Ensign
Krylenko, the Bolsheviki commander.
in-chief, to begin negotiations for al
armiStce, was given out here today
1t shows that the agreement to take
up the negotiations was made on be-
half of the Germans by their com
mander-in-chief. 1t was agreed thai
the conference should be held Sunday
Decembr 2, at German headquarters
in Brest-Litovsk. The text of the re.
port follows:
1--WE crossed the line, preceded by
a trumpeter carrying white flag
Three hundred yards from the Ger.
man entanglements we were met by
German officers. our eyes blindfolded
we were conducted to a battalion
staff OF the German army, where we
handed over our written authorize
ton from the natioral commisSaries
to two officets of the German general
staff, who had been sent for the pur-
pose.
The negotiations were conducted in
the Frencc language. Our proposal to
carry on negotiations for an armistice
on all fronts of belligerent countries,
i'll odr later to make peace, was i'm
mediately handed over to the staff OF
the division, whence it was sent by
direct wire to the staff commander OF
the eastern front and to the chief com.
mander O. the German armies.
Taken to Ministers House.
"At $50 o'clock we. were taken in
a motor car to the ministers house
on the road from Dvinsk to Ponevy-
ezh, where we were received by di.
visional General Won Hoffmeister
who informed US that our proposal
had been handed to the highest com
mander and that a reply probably
would be received in "a hours.
"'But at 7:50 O'Clock the first an.
swer from. the chief of the general
command already had been received
announcing agreement to our pro,
posals and leavin gthe details. Of thu
next meeting to General Won Hoff.
meister anG the parliamentarians
After an exchange of opinion and
further communication by wire from
the chief of the general command
at midnight were given by Won Hoff.
meister written answer to our pro.
posals. The reply was:
Germany Wants Peace.
"'The chief of the German eastern
front is prepared to enter into nego.
tiations with the Russian chief com.
mand The chief of the German
eastern front is authorized by the
German commander-in-chie to carry
on negotiations for an armistice.
"'The chief of the Russian armies
is requested to appoint a commission
with written authority to be sent to
the headquarters of the commander
of the German eastern front. On
his side the German commander
likewise, will name commission
with special authorization.
"'The day and hour of the meet.
ing are to be fixed by the Russian
commander-in-chief. 1t is demanded
that the German commander be
warned in due time to prepare a
special train for the purpose. Notice
must be given at which part it is
intended to cross the front. The
commander of the German eastern
front will place at the disposition OF
the Russian commission the neces-
sary apparatus so that it may keep
in communication with its chief com.
mand.
"'Signed-Von Hofmeister.'
Russians Fix the Time.
The Russian parliamentarians de.
cided TO appoint as the place of juno
ton of the Dvinsk-Vilna line, whence
the Russian representatives will be
conducted to the Brest-Litvosk head
quarters of the German commander
The time appointed is midday OF
November 19 Russian calendar), or
December 2 (new calendar). At the
same time we were informed that no
firing would occur unless prompted
and that enemy determination would
be stopped. We were blindfolded
again and conducted to our lines"