The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1917-12-20
GERMANsk|LLED
RUSSIAN ENVOY?
Correspondents Insinuate Man
Who Blocked Hun Efforts
at First Conference Was
Murdered.
TROTZKY PROMISES BLOOD
Declares Methods of French
Revolution to Be Instituted
Within Month Against Boil
sheviki Enemies.
TROTzkY PROMISES BLOOD

SHCV1k1 enemies.
London, Dec. 1S.-According to spe-
one there believes that permanent
peace between Russia and the central
powers will result from the armistice.
Correspondents in general treat as neg
lgible the undertaking of Germany and
her allies not to withdraw troops from
the western front. A Petrograd dis
patch to the Times says large masses
of Germans have been removed and
probably the German commander has
transferred all 1t purposes to employ
elsewhere, so that it's plans are not
likely to be deranged seriously.
The reported suicide during the arm
istice negotiations at Litovsk OF
the Russian general, Stations, appar-
emily has made a considerable impress
sion at Petrograd, although the Rus
sian national commissaries are silent
In regard to it.
A Petrograd dispatch to the Post says
General STATIONS was responsible for
the armistice conditions, including the
evacuation of Moon sound, which SO
offended the Germans at the first meet
ing OF the negotiators and rendered
almost vain the efforts of the first
mission
General Stations returned most un-
willingly for the second meeting, under
imperative orders of his superlors.
The correspondent seeks to show there
is nothing to prove that he committed
suicide, which is most improbable, and
insinuntes that he was murdered.
There is no confirmation of last
weeks official bolsheviki announce
ment regarding the arrest of General
Kaledines.
When the armistice agreement be-
tween the Russian government and the
central powers goes into effect on the
eastern front today the emissaries OF
the several countries will begin nego-
tiations looking toward peace between
Russia and her former enemies. Mean
While it is Indicated in London that
the allied powers may be preparing to
deal more sympathetically with the
bolslleviki government
The armistice between Russia and
the central powers is to continue for
s28 days and for an indefinite period
afterward unless a seven days notice
is given. Both sides agreed not to carry
on military transfers on the eastern
theater except those begun when the
treaty was signed.
To Recognize Boishcvikis.
London newspapers forecast that the
allies will give recognition of the
bolsheviki lin order to prevent Russia
economic control of Germany"
Great Britain is said to have decid-.
ed to release Tchitcherin, Russian
political prisoner. and the bolshevili
are now permitting British subjects to
leave Russia. To the American dele
to belong the credit for the tempering
Of the allied attitude toward the boil.
sheviki
Strikes Among Lenineites.
Labor strikes appear to be the great
obstacle before the bolsheviki at pres
ent especially in the Petrograd dis
trict. The railway and fuel situations
are serious. The counter revolt is still
more or less Of a menace to bolsheviki
authority and the constituent assembly
is another knotty problem. The con-.
fiscation of all property, lands and
money OF the Russian church has been
decreed by the bolsheviki who also
have abolished all privileges OF the
clergy.
Petrograd. Sunday, Dec. 16.--The
terms OF the Russo-German armistice,
according to a statement issued here,
obligate no transference OF troops until
January "a january Russian; no in !
crease of troops on the fronts or on the
islands in Moon sound, or regrouping
of forces. The Germans are not to con.-
centrate troops between the Black sea
and the Baltic east of the 18th degree
OF longitude east. intercourse between
the troops may be allowed from sun
rise to sunset. Groups are limited to
! % persons at a time, who may exchange
newspapers and unsealed mail and who
may carry on trade and exchange arti-
cles OF prime necessity n
Armistics Extends TO Navy.
"A special agreement will be made by
the naval general staff regarding the
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