The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1918-01-04
SLAV DELEGATES TO pE|C
FARLEY REFUSE PROP
OSiTIONS.
CONFERENCE NOT ENDiED
annexation Plans Sccn--l,olshfNl
Nat to Make Peace With
Imperialists.

Germany's peace terms showed pc
sitive arnoxationist plans on the part
~ the Central Powers and are IN
accountable to Russia in their pr sent
form. the Bolsheviki delegates re port
cd N tho Soldiers and Works an's
Council on their return from ! est
litovsk TO Pctrorrad.
Previous reports that the ned'th-
tons had boon broken of apucal O.
roncous. in view OF the context q tnis
statement, which takes 4 rcsunl I on
of the parlevirg for granted. Y Is
declared however that in case th'
German delegates insist u1on 'nc'f
,err,s Prs.;, will net make roocc
with IL. "Cerrau Inperialists.'i Her
peace will bs made with The rcpr'-
sentstives Of .he seeple. the ca man
Secialists." the Spokesman OF the
pus.;,n d-,,,st,s insisted. with wi
l.,. r.r.r.r,. I, the cr>-,-.xprt es-l
hone Of the Bolsheviki for sosiI re
velution in Germany.
From other reports IL appear ina
the Bolshoviki detected anuexatinni
PURPOSES on the pant Of the Cch'Nar
IN the proposition bv tho latte that
Tho Central Powers troops should
not be withdrawn from Poland} Ia
tijuana and Courland, the Russians
holding that i was impossible Tor
those provinces freely to choose then
own political destiny until cvcry} Ger.
man soldier had left their territory
Terms MOI Discus>eS---
M. Kameneff. Aember of thf Rus
sian delegation. read the Gcrman
terms. which he characterized =
showing the positive anneyatiorl plans
Of the Central Powers, and ~ de-
cared thew were unacceptable in
their present form. Ne added that thu
trms had not been discussed.
"If after the resumption 90 pegd
tiations." the delegate said. "thJ Gov
mans insist unon these terms rtussa
will conclude peace. not with thu Ger.
man IrDcriolists. but with the ,cnre-
Sentatives Of the people. the Socialist.
of German.
Negotiations Ended?
London. Jan. Peace negoti atoms
AT Rresf-y .itovq'- have been broken If
Nv the Bolshev:k government owing Il
the German attitude in REGARD 10 20
land and Lithuaria and the enemy.
proposal that garIisops be retained a
Libau. Ripa and elsewhere according
to a Telegram from the Petrogr;ld cor
respondont of the Daily News alpDrar
ing in a late edition Of that paper to
day.
FIVE MORE SOLDIERS
SENTENCED TO II,,Ti
San Antonio. Tex. Jan. 2.-t1iv- q
the negroes tried bv the last court
martial in connection with the Nous
ton riots have been sentenced I" b'
hanged. according I" the ve'd'ct o
the court announced bv Mai. Gen
Ruckman this morning.
Thew ave Privates Babe tllier
Thomas Mcdonald James Rbbi bison
Joseph Smith ard Albert D. wv ght
oil of Company !, gath United 8 ate'
Infantry. Execution Of the stntkncec
will be susnendcd until after he cas-
is reviewed by President Wilson
Three cf the fifteen tried Were sent
cnced to tor wears at IeavrnWorti
and seven to seven wears each.
NOTED AMERICAN FLYER
BARELY MISSES DEATH
Paris, Jan. 2.--Iicut. Raou luf
berry. Of Wallingford. Conn. of thu
LAFAYETTE Escadrille. had narrow
escape IL a fight with four Gel,rai
battle machines last SATURDAY. |hs
gasoline pipes on his airplanc \ e''
punctu,pd during the enragemnt
and although he had the advantage
Of higher altitude, his machine oc-
came almost helpless through thu
stoppage Of his motor.
Lieut.. Lufbcrv seemed virtual,l Al
the mercy of the Germans. but b,
clever maneuverine, with one o1ths
Germons following him down altos'
10 earth and firing continuously he
managed to escape unhurt. Wis ma
chine was found to have ele'en pull
lei holes in il.