The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-22
DISGUST AND SHAME
AMONG RUSSIANS
OVER ERCAPITULATION
SERIOUS AND INTELLIGENT
ELEMENTS ANGERED
AT BOLSHEVIKI.
.PETROGRAD FACES FAMINE
German Army Can Easily Reduce
1t by Starvation Even if Russians
Tried to Resist Capture by Storm
Huns Advance on Wide Front,

London, Feb. 22-The German
advance into Russia is not the
march OF conqucror, for nowhere up
to the present have they met any
serious opposition. The compara-
lively rapid progress is ascribed to
the fact that the Germans found a
clear passage.
Special dispatches from Petro-
grad, none of which is dated later
than Wednesday, indicate that the
invaders arc making their own pace
in collecting immense stores OF
weapons, munitions, food and other
valuable property which the disor-
ganized Russian armies abandoned
in their hurried flight.
The strength of the German ad-
vancing army is not believed to be
great. A Petrograd dispatch to the
Morning Post says that there is only
one division of cavalry and one di-
vision of infantry
Germany's ultimate objective, Of
course, can only be speculated upon,
but, according to the correspondent
there is nothing whatever to pre-
vent them from reaching Petrograd
if they wish, for the decentralization
of the Russian soldiers is so COM
plete that orders to resist the inva-
sion would be impossible of eXecu-
ton.
Moreover, the enemy could easily
reduce the capital to famine, which
already is closing its grip on the
people. ,v,a Rg@
Disgust and Shame.
The hoiShevist capitulation to a
German peace nd news of the Ger
man advance was received in Petro-
grad in various ways, according to
Wednesdays reports The CORE
Spondcnt of The Times says that
profound disgust and shame was
felt and uttered by serious and in
telligent people, and was reflected
in the non-bolsheviSt newspapers.
4 report to the Morning Post says
that the saner element of the popu-
lation calls for close relations with
the allies, looking to the uniication
of Russia and the abandonment OF
the dreams of amateur statesmen.
1t is reported in this connection
that the non-bolShevist and non
socialist parties will try to reassem-
bic the constituent assembly with
the view of appealing to the allies.
| The Petrograd correspondent of
the Daily Mail describes the atti-
tude OF the people as mostly of
apathy and fatalism. He says that
a majority would welcome the ar
rival of the Germans in the hope
that they would restore order. the
feeling that anything is better than
present conditions,
Trotzky Turns Over.
| AS to the decision to surrender to
the Germans accounts differ. Some
say that Premier Lenine, and Others
that Foreign Minister Trotzky was
responsible for the capitulation. The
correspondent of the Daily News,
who has been in close relations with
the bolsheviki, says that at the meet
ing OF the council of peoples COM
misaries which voted on the qucs-
ton, Trotzky who has been in Ia
vor OF fighting to the last, unex-
Ipectedly went to the other side. This
caused indignation in his party and
he probably will resign.
| The change in the bolshevist pol
icy OF one of surrender, surprised
both their enemies and friends and
threw their supporters into confu-
sion. The foreign embassies, ac-
cording to The Times, knew moth
ing OF the bolshevist capitulation
until Tuesday might. The believed
the Russians intended to resist the
German advance at all hazards.
| Whatever happens, 1t is regarded
as probable that the Germans win
stiifen the peace terms offered at
Brest Litovsk,
Although the delegates sent by
the Russian commissioners to in
form the Germans officially of Rus
sia's capitulation departed for
DVinsk on Wednesday, no news has
been received from them, SAYS AN
announcement made by the commits
sioners, as forwarded In a Reuter-
dispatch from Petrograd, The an
nouncement reads,
ut seems that the German gov
eminent Is putting Off its reply and
evidently Is refusing peace and car
rying out the wishes of the capital
lists of all countries"
A Berlin dispatch received via
Amsterdam last night said the Rus
sian written confirmation of the ac-
ceptance of the German peace terms
had passed tho German lines.
Health Conditions in Army
Washington, Feb, 2-Health
conditions IN oil