New-York tribune., 1917-12-22
Bolsheviki Send Another
Ultimatum to Its Gov
erning Body
Odessa Is Reported
Safe From Rebels
Warship Said to Have Been
Destroyed in Fighting
With Red Guards

LONDON. Dec. 2l.-The Rada, the
governing body Of the Ukraine, appar-
emily is maintaining its determined
stand toward the Bolshcvik govern
ment 1t is reported that it has con-
verted its sympathies with the move
ment Of General Kaledine, the Cossack
leader, into a definite alliance.
A Copenhagen dispatch says that the
Entente Allied powers. according TO
the "Vossische Zeitung," of Berlin, on
December 10 accredited legations TO the
government of the Ukraine.
Advices received from Russia are to
the effect that the Bolshevik commits
sioners, after receiving the Rada's re-
lection Of the Bolshevik ultimatum,
sent another one, giving the Ukraine
a further forty-eight hours in which
to reconsider its refusal 20 acquiesce
in the demands Of the Bolshevik gov
ernment.
Ukrainians Win Odessa
Another report received here says
that Odessa now has definitely gone
over to the side OF the Ukraine. Ac-
cording to the details of the capture
of Rostov-on-Don printed in Petro-
grad. there were six days of fighting
before the Cossacks entered the town
last Saturday. The Red Guards lost
500 men killed and 1000 wounded in
the fighting. The Cossacks gave short
shrift TO the Red Guards, whom they
hate. The BolShevik chiefs fed from
the town on board warships. me
cruiser Kolkvida (Kolchida y grounded
in the river and was destroyed by the
Cossack guns.
There has been no important fighting
at Nakhitchevan, Province OF the Don
where the Bolshevik troops have
fraternized with the Cossacks. A clash
has occurred between BolsheviH ana
Ukrainians at Bolgred, bessarabia. Inc
town is on fire.
The Terek and kuban Cossacks are
reported to be experiencing trouble IN
their own territories, the hIll tribes OF
the Northern Caucasus having risen. II
is also said that some Of the CossackS
IT, the Don territory are dissatlshed
with their leaders and are being won
over by the propaganda OF the eA-
tremists.
Combating reports in circulation that
the Bolshevik commissioners have re-
fused 20 convene the Constituent As
yembly. Moses UritZky, Commissioner
for Elections 70 the Assembly, has
issued a manifesto, in which he gives
assurances that the Assembly will be
summoned as soon as the 400 Deputies
have registered themselves at his bu-
rCau.
Homes of Rich Looted
Il is said that a great quantity OF
valuable property has been taken from
houses of the rich in Petrograd by the
mobs that have been searching for
LIQUOR. Among the buildings sacked is
the palace of Grand Duchess Marie
Pavlovna. widow Of Grand Duke Nladi-
mir Special dispatches say that the
plundercd people are absolutely with
cut redress.
Incessant fighting has occurred in
many parts of Petrograd in connection
with the efforts TO check drunkenness
and prevent the raiding of wine cellars.
A mob raided one distillery, where
fifteen soldiers drank themselves TO
Geath. Fifteen persons were killed and
wounded when an armored motor car
attacked the distillery, which was set
on fire. The Fire Department was pre-
vented from extinguishing the blaze by
rowdies, and many persons were burned
before the situation was brought under
control.
The streets are running with wine in
many sections, where the soldiers are
pumping wine out of the cellars to pre-
vent disorder.