The Oskaloosa herald., 1917-11-29
FINLAND ASKS U. S. FOR AID
French and English Diplomats Refus-
ed Recognition by Rebel Leaders.
German Officers Directing Az
fairs. Situation Serious.

of terror. The Bolsheviki forces now
have the complete control of the city
Hotel is Torn Down.
American Minister Morris received
this report today. He was told that
one hundred and fifty Russian officers
perished in the efforts to try to de
fend a large Russian hotel and that
the Bolsheviki forces then tore the
structure of the hotel down bit at a
time after the Russian officers had
persisted.
Finland Needs Food.
DR.. Van Wendt, the food administra,
tor Oh Finland, conferred today with
Iinister Morris and asked him to
urge President Wilson to take some
immediate necessary measures in an
effort to relieve the Finnish people
and government.
Won Wendt said that unless America
sent immediate aid to the Finnish peo-
pie they would perish from starvation.
Allies Diplomats Snubbed.
Diplomatic officials here today re-
ported that the Bolsheviki forces had
turned back the British and the
French diplomats from the Finnish
frontier and that they had refused to
recognize them. -
German Influences Control.
Washington, d. C., Nov. 28.-Offi
cial confirmation of the news from
London that German staff officers are
in PetrOgrad acting as military ad-
visors of the Lepine faction probably
will be followed promptly by action on
the part of the United States and the
allies definitely to place the bosheviki
regime in the list of Germany's allies.
Russia May Become Enemy.
If the Germans are there, all doubt
as to the purpose of the bosheyiki is
removed, and the diplimats will be
obliged to withdraw to neutral capi'
tai. Such a development undoubtedly
would be followed by immediate can
collation. of all orders for supplies for
Russia both in the United States and
Japan. Several Cargoes from the
United States are now on the way to
VIadivostok, but these can be divert
ed by wireless orders, and it has
been understood that their delivery
would sbe contingent upon evidence
that they would not fall into unfriend
ly hands.
All Communication Cut.
London, Nov. 28.-All communica
ton has been broken between north
and south Russia The foreign embas'
sizes at Petrograd are unable to estab
lish any touch with Odessa or other
points in southern Russia. Official
messages, however, are reaching
Odessa by way of Persia.
People Returning to Senses.
London, Nov. 28.-The Russia o
the plain people seemed to be comins
back to its senses today, but yer!
slowly.
At the moment when the authorita
tive reports declared the German stat
officers openly in conference in Pet
rograd with the Lenine Trotsky gov
ernment forces, one-half dozen othe,
dispatches from other sections o
Russia reported the growth of for
midable movement for the overthrow
of the Maximalists and the establish
ment of real collation. government
expressing the Russian people as
whole.
Wild Statements Made.
A Hapranda dispatch reported toda
! that the committee of the public safe
ty had issued proclamation to tn
army declaring:
"The Bolsheviki peace proposal
have destroyed Russia, and upon tn
entreaty of America, Russia will be de
serted by all of the other countries
nevertheless she will beseech tn
kaiser for peace-paying the price i
lands and moneys"
! kerensky Is Busy.
| A Petrograd dispatch said that tf
Kerensky agriculture minister an
the former minister of foreign affair
under the duma cabinet, and the mi
lister of the marine, who is prom
nent socialist, had met for confe
ence at army headquarters. The
specific purpose was for the formir
of a substantial government.
Army Facing Starvation.
At the same time it was report,