Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-05

London, Jan. 5.-When the delegates
Of the central powers arrived at Brest-
Litovsk to resume peace negotiations
they found no Russian delegates there.
according to a Vienna dispatch to
Zurich, forwarded by the Exchange
Telegraph Company. All that awaited
them was telegram from the Rus
sian delegates asking for transfer
Of the conference to Stockholm
Altho Leon Trotzky announced that
the German peace terms would not be
accepted it was expected that the Rus
sian delegates would return to Brest-
Litovsk to inform the central powers
Of Russia;s attitude. The Russians re-
quested transfer of negotiations to
Stockholm because they would have
less difficulty there in obtaining full
publicity concerning the negotiations
and because they preferred q neutral
place for holding the discussions Tho
German chancellor. Count Won Hertling,
told the reichstag main committee IN
Thursday that the German delegates
had been instructed to refuse to trans
fer the negotiations to Stockholm.
More Intriguing.
Special dispatches from Pctrograd
report attempts by the German dele
gates at Petrograd to make some sort
Of clandestine agreement with menS
bers Of the constituent assembly.
The correspondent of the Daily News
says that the Germans are trying thru
neutral diplomat to get in communi-
cation with the delegates to the as
sembly.
The version Of the correspondent OF
the Daily Mail is that the Germa,<;
have been putting pressure on the gov
ernment in connection with the as
semblying OF the assembly, as the
Germans have made 1t obvious that
they are unwilling to recognize the boil
sheviki as the representative Of the
entire people. The Germans believe
the members Of the assembly are moro
inclined than the bolsheviki to make
peace.
Ukrainians Want Pesce.
Regarding the attitude Of the uk-
rainians the correspondent says the
rada Is willing to strike bargain with
the Germans. The Petrograd corre-
spondent Of the Times, who is now in
London, writes that the Ukrainians are
determined iss teer1 mined e send delegation TO
Brest -Litovsk to ascertain Germany's
intention toward little Russia.
Newspapers in Petrograd continue
to report fighting in the south. where,
according to the correspondent Of the
Times civil war Is waging fast and
furious. In several places there is re-
ported to have been fierce lighting.
These include Ekaterinoslav, whore It
Is said lighting already has lasted five
days. However. as communication
south and east from Petrograd Is pre-
carious at best, the reports convey
little information.
The Austro- German delegations in
Petrograd profess to have Information
that the allies have decided TO break
relations with Russia.
Amid the whirl OF events involving
the fate OF the nation tho bolsheviki
government has found time 70 decree
that Russia shall adopt phonetic spell
ing on Jan. 10. Three vowels and ono
consonant wero eliminated from the
Turkey MaISs of9sr.
FREQ passage Of the Dardaneiles for
Russian ships. Russian evacuation q
Turkish territory and dsrnobiliEation of
tho Russian Black Sea a..<sess are pro- = q
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