Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-24
RUSSIAN PEACE DELEGATES
RETURNING TO pETROGNAD

RETURNING TO pETRoGNAI
tBy Associated Fressl
LONDON. December -. - Russian
peace delegates are returning to Pctro-
ESad, according 10 reports at the
Smoiny Institute" said dispatch from
tho Associated Press correspondent in
the Russian capital, dated Friday and
received here Today. The message Sug
Sested no reason FOR their return, and
said nothing about the reported Ger
man rejection OF Eussias terms. II
added. however, that no definite news
regarding the negotiations was being
sivcn out ut tho Smolny Institute
hca dquarters Of the Boishcviki.
This story OF the recall OF tho dele.
gates and tho rejection Of Russian
terms has not attracted much atten-
tion here, apparently from the fac;
that the heads Of some Of the enemy
delegations had not arrived az BreSt
Litovsk when the report became cur
rent. Count Czcrnin. Austro Hungarian
Foreign Minister, and his suite. iuclud-
ius General Rtzinscr, and some Ger
man STAFF officers. arc now in that city
the German Foreign Minister. has not
set been reported.
Meantime. the conflict between Tho
Lkrdiniau Rada and tho BolshcyilS
commissarics continues undated. The
Rada, replying 10 an uitmatum OF thc
Soisheviki, insists on creation or a fed
oral Socialist republic. embracing Maxi
ma lists and Socialists. which it CON
'epds alone can he competent 10 de-
side tho question OF peace for tho whole
Of Russia.
The Rada declares itsolt favorable 20
settling h. peaceful methods political
and national questions. but asserts that
II the commissarics assume the consc-
quenccs OF civil war, It will accept tho
challenge and stop d, no obstacles.
One reason for the quarrel is the
Radas refusal TO permit hreadstuGl
to be sent 10 Northern Russia in con-
sequence OF the refusal by the com :
missaries 10 issue money to meet the
needs OF the Ukrainian government.
This stand Il is stated. threatens
eventually TO starve tho north. cspe-
cially as General Dutof's Cossacks held
Chili.b!nsk, thus preventing the trans
mission OF supplies from Siberia. In
the meantime. tho Ukraine has begun
20 issue lis own notes.
General Nerkhovski. Kercnsky's Min
lister of War, has offered his services
10 the Ukraine government. Most OF
the reports OF military movements in
connection with the apparently i'm
pending clash arc under Thursday
date. They include the arrival OF Gen
cral Dutoff with a strongly re-enforceG
body OF Cossacks at Ufa, where he
suppressed Bolshevii;i organizations
and continued his advance 10 samara
and Saratov. Orcnhurs is surrounde ed
by Cossacks.
'tkrainian troops are said 10 be con
centratcd between lionel and Eakh-
match. while Bolsheviki forces are
gathering at M!nsk.
The MaXimaliat troops trying 10
reach Kicv were stopped bv ,orn-uD
railroad tracks
Tho Eada is said TO be in connlcte
control of Odessa and to have been
joined by the Black Sea fee,. The
BoIahevili have occupied Pros kurcve
III Podola. TIE Syrian Soviet is said
70 have disarmed four Cossack rcci-
ments there. All reports continue
l.
Trajectory.
according 10 a dispatch 10 the Times
from ODESSA iiQuor- footing orgies sim.
iiar. 10 those IN Petrosrad occurred
there, with much indisc-iminate shoot.
'hS, tnccndiarism and destruction o.
property. Finally, representatives Of
The Soldiers and Workmcn's Delegates
and the Rada co-opera;ed appointing
committee TO restore orCer
A Reuter- dispatch from Pe,rograd
reports that Notwithstanding the state
OF siege, sack or wine stores con,inncs
in the capital accompanied by the riot.
Gus scenes now familiar. Many shop,
and dwellings have been pillaced a.
vel as tn" Danish Red Cross. Mobs
nave been attacked with machine guns
enc At ono time there was rcsula,
engagement III the streets
The Moscow Soviet has decided -
establish martial law but the reason
fer tho action is not stated
Trouble is recurring in Finland. IN,
serious riotIns has again broken ON
al Abo
Ihe long strained relations hetwe.,
the railway union ana the commits.
sar!cs have broken, and the raiIwa,
men nave moved their Headquarters {,
"'oscow' where they threaten TO cal
a genera! railroad strike.
The Bo'shevikt military rcvolutionar,
COMMITTEE In Petrograd has ceased :,
exist Explanations Tor its abo,;,,o,
vary One is that /, is because O
'aHure 10 maintain order in pe.ro
srsd' and another is that its ac,to,
was voluntary for the purpose Of Mac
ING greater power IN the hands or
committee OF eight