Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-01-30
HERTLING STILL HOPES PEACE.
BOlslleviki Reject German Terms
Adjournment Till January 20.

bcIlih, Jan. Oh Ho lHpeIldi G8I-
man chancellor, Count Won Hertling,
in his address before the Reichstag
to-day, said he still holds fast to the
hope that tho Drest-Litovsk peace
negotiations will reach a satisfactory
conclusion at an early date.
Unanimously Rejected.
Petrograd, Jan. 23.-The Russian
delegates to the BrcSt-LitOvsk peace
conference have decided unanimously
to reject the terms offered by the
Germans.
The decision was announced to-
night by NJ. Kameneff, Il member of
tho Russian delegation.
Final decision as to peace or war,
NJ. Kameneff said, rested with the
congress Of soldiers and working
mems delegates, which was convened
here tonight.
Threaten War With Russians.
Petrograd, Jan. 23.-Russia must
give up Courland and all the Baltic
sumo military operations and occupy
Reval within week, the German del
egatton at the Brest-Litosk negotia-
:ions Informed the Russian represen-
tatives at the last session Of the con-
ferees. An adjournment was taken
until January 20 to permit the Rus
slams to consider the German terms.
Reports Of the session indicate
that the Germans took definite
stand and most frankly outlined de-
mands upon which they are inslstent.
The secretary of the Ukrainian dele
cation gave out an account Of the
meeting. 1t says the Russians put
question to the delegates Of the cen
trail powers as to what were their
final peace terms.
Gen. Hoffman, one of the German
delegates, replied by opening a map
and pointing out the following line,
which they insisted should constitute
the future 'front.' of Russia:
From the shores of the Gulf Of
Finland to the east Of the Moon
Sound Islands to Walk, to the west
of Minsk. to Brest-Litovsk.
This completely eliminates Cour-
land and all the Baltic provinces
The Russians asked the terms of
the central powers in regard to the
territory south Of Brest-Ltovsk. Gen.
Hoffman replied that was question
which they would discuss only with
Ukraine.
Threat Against Rcval.
NJ. Kameneff, member OF the Rus
sian delegation, asked:
"Supposing we do not agree to such
conditions. What are you going to
do?"
Gen. Hoffman's answer is reported
to have been:
within week, then, we would
occupy Reval."
The Russians then asked for a re-
cess, which was granted reluctantly.
The Germans declared 1t was the
last postpOnement to which they
would consent. The request was
made by Leon Trotzky, head of the
Russian delegation. who said he de-
sired an opportunity to lay the Ger
man peace terms before the council
of workmen's and soldiers delegates.
The negotiations between the Uk-
ranians and the central powers are
proceeding amicably. The Austrians
offered to cede Cholmtchina to the
Ukrainian republic, but only on con-
dition that the Ukrainians send grain
and other foodstuffs to the central
powers Immediately on the conclu-
sion OF peace.
Many Arc Arrested.
The Bolshevik authorities to-day
arrested scores Of persons, including
party leaders, whom they charged
were involved in a revolutionary plot
organized among the majority fac
tion Of the Social revolutionists in
the constituent assembly which con-
trolled the assembly in the single
session which was held before it was
suspended by the Bolsheviki. A
battalion OF death is reported to
have been ready to support this
movement. The Bolsheviki found
large quantity OF bombs, firearms
and documents.
\ soldier and member of the Red
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with the murder Of A. l. Shingaroff