New-York tribune., 1918-03-28
Bolshevik and Bourgeois
Bodies Both Demand
Invasion Halt
Foe Advancing
Against kharkov
Food Conhscation Anger.
Those Who Encouraged
German Occupation
[By Tho Associated Pressl

MOSCOW, March 25.-The Bolshev;k
to Kharkov before the Germans. is now
at Ekatcrnoslav, where it has adopted
resolutions refusing to indorse the
peace treaty between Germany and the
Ukraine unless the Central Powers
withdraw all troops from the Ukraine.
The Rada decided to oppose the Cen
tral Powers by means Of armed forces,
strikes and boycotts.
According to an unconfrmed report,
the Ukrainian bourgeois Rada (Which
was responsible for the peace treaty
with Russia and is opposed by the Boil
shevik Rada) has officially requested
Germany to stop the advance of her
troops in the Ukraine. as it tended to
shake the confidence of the population
in the government. Germany is said to
have replied she was invited to restore
order and could not leave until this
was accomplished. Colonel Mouravieff
has resigned as commander Of the Boil
shevik troops in the Ukraine and is
now in Moscow. He has been succeed
ed by an officer named Egorof.
Moving Against kharkov
The Austro- German forces advancing
in the Ukraine are moving from both
the northwest and southwest against
kharkov, transportation centre, the
capture of which would isolate the
south of Russia from the north. The
Austrians have occupied Znamenka,
about $50 miles southwest Of Kharkov,
and konotop, an equal distance north
west Of that city.
Dispatches from many points in the
Ukraine indicate that the advance of
Austro German troops and the general
confiscaton of foodstuffs are arousing
great antagonism, which is not con
fined to the Bolsheviki, but is being
manifested even among those who en-
couraged the German occupation.
M. Eliazarof, Commissioner of
Railways, has resigned. Admiral
feet, has been dismissed because of
refusal to obey commands of the
Workmcns and Soldiers Deputies.
After his dismis sal Admiral Raj
vozow was arrested on suspicion Of
counter revolutionary sympathies.
The naval commissioner, NJ Raskol-
nikov, charged that the admiral had
entered into negotiations to sell the
Baltic fleet to the commander of the
Finnish White Guards.
Prince Henry at Rcval
Prince Henry of Prussia. brother
of the German Emperor, and one OF
his sons have arrived at Reval,
Esthonia. They were greeted heartily
by the German population, but the
Esthonians refused to participate in
the reception. The visit is attributed
to a des ire to create proGerman feel
ing in the Baltic provinces.
The Germans are busy collecting and
exporting breadstnffs from the Pskov
district northeast of Dvinsk. At
Perchorskaya, near Pskov forty mem
bers Of German detachments requisi-
tioning bread were killed by the peas
ants. Bridges were DESTROYED by the
peasants, who also harassed the Ger
mans by carrying away the bread and
destroying carts and wagons.
In Great Russia a Bolshevik Su-
premc War Council has been formed
to take charge of army organization.
Leon Trotzky has been appointed
chairman of the Council. Agents are
benr sent from Moscow into all the
provinces to organize the peasants to
supplement the efforts of the city
"Oi NIHtli III opposing tic OcllndlS.
The French Ambassador. on behalf
of all the Allied diplomats stranded
at Tammerfors, Finland, and unable to
reach Sweden, has applied to M. Jofc,
the Petrograd Comm ssloner Of For
eign Affairs, through the Danish Lega-
ton, for permission for the stranded
embassies to return to Petrograd and
obtain special train to Volog(la,
where the American Embassy now is.
NJ. Joffe granted the desired permis-
sion, but in mis- reply he said it seemed
strange that Russia's allies should ask
permission through a neutral to enter
a friendly country.
The Italian Embassy and the Greek
and Serbian legations accompanied the
French Embassy from Petrograd. and
all are supposed to be returning from
Tammerfors.