Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-02-27
RUSSIA ACCEPTS HARD PEACE.
Delegation on Way to Brest-IAtovsk
to Conclude Terms.

London, Feb.a -. Germany
peace terms have been accepted by
. Nikolai Lenine, the BolsheStki pre-
mier, and Leon Trotzky, foreign min
ister, acting for the central executive
committee OF tie Soviets.
This announcement Is made In an
oficiaf Russian statement received
by wireless. 1t adds that Russia will
send a delegation Immediately Ito
Brest-Litovsk.
A Russian government wireless adj
dressed to the German government at
Berlin announces that parliament
<tary representative left Petrograd
Sunday at noon for Dvinsk for the
purpose Of transmitting to the Ger
man high command at Dvinsk Rus
sia's official reply to Germany's peace
conditions.
Another communication addressed
to all' announces that the following
message has been sent to the govern
ment at Berlin:
According to the decision of the
central executive committee of the
Soviets, taken at 4.3O O'Clock Sunday
morning, the Sovlets' and peoples
commissaries have decided to accept
Germany's peace conditions and win
send a delegation to Brest-Litovsk."
To Meet Hard Terms.
The Bolsheviki government in
Russia, represented by Nikolai Len
inc and Leon Trotzky, has acceded to
the demands of Germany and an
nounced its readiness to accept the
hard peace terms which Germany has
laid down.
Thus, apparently, without further
hesitation, the Russians are prepared
in An effort to stop the inroads the
Germans are making into their coun-
try, to add to the enemy's already
vast holdings more Cf Russia's most
valuable western territory, extending
from the Gulf of FINLAND southwark
to the Black Sea, and even to with
draw her troops from Finland and
give back to the Turks what has been
taken from them in battle.
Abject Surrender.
The surrender seems abject. Rus
sia Is Immediately to send delega-
tion to Brest-Litovsk, there to discuss
with German representatives the
final details of the peace and sign the
compact. '#
At last accounts the German armies
Z in the east were giving no heed to
talk OF peace, but, on the contrary,
were methodlcally pushing forward
their line over the more than 500
mile front from the Gulf OF Finland
region to Volhynia, and still nowhere
meeting with any systematic attempts
to binder their progress.
Prisoners Liberated.
Numerous additional towns have
been captured and several thousands
more Russians made prisoners. In
addition nearly 5000 German and
austrian prisoners Of war have been
liberated by the invaders. Russia's
principal port on the Finnish Gulf Is
rapidly being approached, notwith-
standing the snow-covered roads. The
troops here are being pushed for
ward in forced marches, the desire OF
the German high command evidently
being to capture the port, which
would be available, If necessity
arises, as base for operations by
! fleet OF war vessels against Kron- /
stadt and Petrograd D
Meanwhile the internal situation in
Russia continues chaotic. SO bad
have conditions become in Petrograd
that a state Of Siege has heen declar4
ed BY military authorities.
Death the Penalty.
.% Looting and other depredating
deeds will result in sentences of
death, 1t Is announced by the Bolshe-
Wiki authorities, and all explosives
SmuaG immediately be turned in to the
50 thorities on pain OF the holders be-
Ing declared outlaws. Opposition
have been suppressed and
'19Iinp other orgaps have been warned that