The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-12-11
new SIBERIAN
.GOVERNMENTT
keep SUPPLIES
FROM CENTRALS
Petrograd Learns and Announces
It Need Expect No Food From
Asia Lest II Reach the Ger
mans and, Austrians
NEWS BRINGS COMFORT
TO ALLIED DIPLOMATS
Further Signs Of Disintegration
OF Old Country Seen But Hope
y Exists Strong Nah May Yet
Reunite Fragments


y Exists Strong Nah May Yet
Reunite Fragments
WTASHINGTON, December
w ll--(Associated Press)
Provisions, munitions, supplies
and railroad equipment will not
be permitted to fall into. the
hands OF Germany as result OF
an armistice or peace between the
Petrograd government and the
Central Powers. The Siberians
have formed provisional gov
ernment which is evidently loyal
to the Allies and has already taxi
en- steps to prevent aid and COM
fort going to the enemy An
nouncernent was made in Pctro-
grad Yesterday that the Siberian
provisional government had for-
dered the stoppAge sof al ioada
that was designed for European
Russia on the ground that it
might fall into the hands Of the
Germans and that steps would be
taken to prevent aid from Siberia
reaching the enemy.
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IDENTIFICATION SEEN
Establishment Of provisional
government in Siberia marks yet
another step in the disintegration
|of what had been the Empire Of
Russia since anarchistic radicals
secured control in Petrograd and
Moscow. 1t is admitted that it
will take strong man to again
weld together the fragments but
hope is expressed that this will
Iyet be achieved. 49,,
The combination OF Kalidines
and korniloff, backed by the Inn
perialiStic and Constitutionalist
Democrats is looked upon with
favor and hope in diplomatic cir
cles. 1t is known that Kalidines
has money, stores and provisions
as well as some supplies of am
munition and arms. With these
things, which it is said are want
ing to the Bolshe- Vikis and be-
cause of the demands that are
made by Germany in the negotia-
tions for anAarmistice, hope for
new Russia, which will not be
pro-German is entertained.
Revolt Reported Spreading
| News has reached here from Russia
that cOunter.revOlt TO the government
of the Bolshe.Vikis is spreading fast.
The Bolshe Wiki cabinet has issped a
Pfochhnation dediifi32 4 ffge atAitb9
the districts whieh.afe in revolution.tit
has also ordered the local garrisens in
those districts not to await specific or
ders but to act against the revolution.
lists. Negotiations for mediation be-
tween government agents and the re-
volters are forbidden, aud the leaders
Of the revolution are declared outlaws.
Meanwhile General Kornilof, who
has joined with General Kaledines, is
attempting to halt food from or 10
Siberia, according to the Bolshe-Yiki
proclamation, and General Kaledines
is menacing Moscow, +
i In the province of OrenbuTg Gen
eral Dutoff has overthroWn the Boil
she.Viki government
On the other hand, news from Ru-
mania continues 10 forecast cessation
of hostilities against the Teutons. A
despatch from Jassy, Rumania, says il
is understood that n three mouths
armistice has been arranged, and that
the Rumanian conditions Of armistiee
were accepted, except that which
would prohibit the transfer Of German
troops elsewhere, pending settlement Of
negotiations, Il.
Truce Is Announced saEM
II is officially announced that an ar.
mistice has been agreed upon between
Rumania and Germany extending over
the front between the Dneister and
1.-THE Danube rivers ~Yt