Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-20
Teutons' Allies Requested to
Do LikeWise-Action to Be
Taken ION Principle"
UKRAINE RADA DEFIES
BIOL LSHEvlKI ULTIMATUM
Will Be Considered at War With
Petrograd Government-Ccssaeks
Capture Tcheliabinsk and Rcstov.

By the Associated Press.
PETROGRAD, Wednesday, December
19.- According to press reports, Russia
has been informed by the central powers
that they intend to make peace propo-
sails to the allies.
(This report is published in the London
Post, which says, the representatives
of the central powers at the first pre-
liminary peace conference with the Rus4
slams, held yesterday, announced that
their governments intended ON principle
to put the question of peace before all
the powers and that they had asked
their allies to do likewise Russia was
requested to take similar steps. It is
stated the Russians are endeavoring by
all means to sound the allies
Attitude on Annexatious.
fThe Evening Post says the Gerrnans
have officially informed bolsheviki head
quarters that the central powers are ready
to consider the arrangement of peace ON
the basis of no annexations and no indem-
mites. but pointed out that self-definition
of nations was impracticable)
The representatives of the central pow~
ers informed the Russians they were
ready to discuss peace preliminaries. but
desired to know the result of RuxsiAs
efforts to induce the allies to join in the
They said this point Of view might be
changed, however, and that they might
be willing to discuss peace with Russia
alone The Germans were Of the opinion
the other fronts.
The first conference was devoted merely
to discussion Of who would participates
/ in the negotiations
Ukraine Sends Negative Answer.
The rada, the governing body OF the
Ukraine, has sent negative answer
to the ultimatum of the council of
peoples commissarfes. the bolshevfk
government
(Tfe bolsfevik government. according
to rPetrograd adyices to London, has
sent an ultimatum to the Ukrainian
rada- 1t demands that within forty
eight hours decision be made whether
the Ukraine will cease to assist Gen.
Kaledines by sending him troops while
forbidding .passage to bolshevik gov
|ernment troops and also whether it will
stop disarming troops in the Ukraine
In case of refusal the rada will be con-
sidered at war with the congress OF
workmen's and soldiers delegates).
Cossacks at Tcheliabinsk.
Cossacks opposing the bolshevikf
have occupied Tcheliabinsk, junction
on the Transsiberian railroad, according
to report received by the DEN
(The bolsheviki government two
weeks ago reported that Tcheliab binsk
was being besieged by troops under
Gen. Duton. hetman of the <Ural Cos
sacks and one of the leaders of the
counter revolution. The town is $50 :
miles northeast of Orenburg and les
miles west of the Siberian border The
transsfberian railroad is Joined there
from the north by a railroad line run
Seige in Petrograd.
The executive council of workmen.s
and soldiers deputies has proclaimed
a state of siege in Petrograd in an eff
fort to repress disorders due to tbe
looting of wine cellars and shops
The commissioner of justice is pre-
pairing decree reinstituting the death
penalty for enemies of the nation"
Foreign Minister Trotzky has issued
are to be elected by the Russian colo
nies in the cities in which they reside.
but that the ambassadors shall be
named by the government at the Smol-
ny Institute.
The decree says that NJ. Nabokoff. ann
bassador In London, and NJ. Krupensky
ambassador at Toxic. must appear be-
fore the criminal court to answer to the
charge OF spreading false information fe-
garding the armistice. or that otherwise
their lands will be confiscated.