New-York tribune., 1917-12-25
Teuton Prisoners, Armed,
Sent to Petrograd, Is Re-
port in Capital
Germans Seizing
Trade Opportunity
Bolshevik Propaganda Re
fused Admittance IN
Kaiser's Ranks

LONDON. Dec. 24.-Msny news DIS
patches from Petrograd speak OF the
supposed impending arrival OF tne
Germans there, which is SAID 70 DC
the universal topic of discussion IN
the city. out everyone seems to nave
q different version. Many OF THESE
stories centre around the reported
concentration near the capital OF large
force of released German war prisoners
10 whom arms are being handed over
according to some Of the reports.
Referring 70 these rumors. the
Petrograd correspondent of 1.-THE Post"
saws that unquestionably thousands OF
German war prisoners are iocking tow
ard Petrograd from all parts OF Rus
sia. but he believes that at present
q more important phase OF the STU
alton is the active and thorough man
ner in which the Germans have been
pushing trade with Russia since the
frontier was opened.
He reports they are making the most
Of n commercial opportunity such as
the world has never seen before. in
asmuch as Russian industries are
nearly dead and the Germans have no
competition.
Draw Rein on Lenine
The Germans have refused to ad-
nit NJ. Zinovieff, a close associate OF
Nikolai Ienine, and other Bolshevikl
whom the Soldiers and Workmen's
delegates wished "a send in to spread
their doctrines in the German army
Thev also declined. to admit Trotzky's
newspaper. printed in German for army
propaganda.
It is reported that the Germans are
moving troops from the Russian north-
ern and western fronts to the soutn-
western Rumsnian front. thus threat
ening both the Ukraine and Rumanla'
A Caucasian army Of 100000 men IS
advancing on the rear Of the troops OF
General Kaledine, the Cossack leader,
according to\ an announcement mace
Sunday in Petrograd by the BolsneVik
Press Bureau.
General Antonoff, the military COM
mandant Of the Petrograd district, has
gone to Kiev, says q dispatch to inc
Times" with instructions to negotiate
with the Ukrainians in an effort to
settle the differences between II ana
the Bolshevik government
Petrograd dispatches report that the
authorities of the Ukrainisn govern
ment are ready to accept Bolshevlk
proposals looking toward peaceful
arrangement. The movement for hsr-
mony is attributed by the correspond
ent of "The Times" to the fact that
the growing dangers OF the situation
are being recognized to an increasing
extent by the Bolsheviki. For the same
reason. he says, they are believed to
be inclined to modify their attitude of
hostility toward the Constituent As
sembly, which is likely to meet within
q week.
C.ncurrently with these statements
appear numerous further reports OF
military activities on the part Of the
Ukranians and Cossacks, and OF the
sending of more Bolshevik troops
southwark to oppose the Ukrainians.
The Bolsheviki are negotiating with
the Social Revolutionists of the Left
tor the formation of coalition gov
ernment, wherein the latter will hold
the ministries of the Interior, Justice,
Posts and National Affairs.
A dispatch from Tashkent. capital of
Turkestan, describes the lynching
under horrible circumstances of Gen
eral Korovitchenko. who was Keren-
sky's military commander in the prov
ince.