The Washington herald., 1918-02-26
As Last Hope Russians Re-
place Krylenko by His
Assistant.
HUNS PRESS ON DAILY
AVERAGE OF Is MILE,
AT This Rate the Capital
Would Fall in Six
Days More.

Amsterdam. Feb. 25.-SdIl hope
ful that the red guards and the
workers will rally to real stand
in face of the threatened catastro-
phe. the BOlshevik government has
named a military dictator. Un-
limited powers have been given
Gen. Brujewitch. hitherto assistant
to Ensign KryIenko. The latter
has been removed as Bolsheyik
generslissimO, for the reason. n
is believed. that he despaired of
all chances to save the capital.
lncensed over KyIenko's pessi-
mishc account at the last meeting
Of the soviets' executive council, .
Socialist tried to kill him. Ku-
lenko was wounded in the arm by
a bullet. The wouId-be assassin
was arrested. To Gen. Brujewitch
now falls the duty of speedily
bringing order out of the chao, and
organize the defense of Petrosrad.
Dorpat. Pernau, FsIIs.
The Germans. according to latest
official claims from Berlin, have .oc-
cupied Dorpat, in Livonia, ls7 miles
southwest Of Petrograd; varksus- IN
Finland, I7S miles northwest OF Petro-
grad; Perpsr- in Livqnia. ninety
niue miles northeast Of Riga and
Zhltomir. ID Ukrainis, eighty miles
west OF Kiev.
the invasion was resumed has rv-
eraged twenty-five miles a day, Il be-
came known today. At this rate Petro-
grad would fall by Sunday night un-
less the Bolsheviki yet succeed IN
putting up real resistance. All dis
patches from Russian and German
sources state that the Capital con-
tinues 10 be the invaders goal. despite
the fact that a new Russian delc-
cation is on the way 20 Rrest-Iitovsk
to sign the unconditional surrender
voted by the Soviet after Lenine had
declared:
The knees are on our chests Our
! position is hopeless"
Take 1000 Prisoners.
-Four thousand additional prisoners
4 have been taken by the Germans
( 200 at Dorpat and another 100 az
Iarkaus. This town lies in the heart
Of Southern Finland. and its occu-
/ patton. announced officially today by
0 Il
eXpeditionary force has advanced at
( great speed since iti decentralization
Near Narkaus is the railway running
south to KotBa, on the Finnish gulf:
/ Not far from the coast # crosses the
railroad leading to ViborC. 112 miles
! southeast Of Narkaus as the crow
! fines
As they pass through Livonia ana
Kathonia. the Germans are proclaim
ing to the population that their sole
| aim is to police" the provinces and
I protect" them from new excesscc
by the Red Guards.
Hundreds OF automobiles and un-
told quantities OF material have
been added TO their booty during
the last forty-eight hours. Their
advance is still led by cavalry. the
Sixteenth Hussars being particu-
larry mentioned by the Berlin war
office.
In urging surrender. Premier Le-
nine voiced his conviction before
the Soviets executive council that
'the worlds proletari would ul-
timately come to Russia's rescue.
Trotzky also adheres to his recent
predictions:
The time will come when the
BOlsheviki will negotiate with q
Liebknecht administration"
Germans Fear Revolution
There are indications that on ac-
count OF the continued threats by
the two Bolshevist chieftains 10 bring
about a German revolution, the Ger
man generals and diplomats have de-
cided no longer to deal with Lenine
or Trotzky personally. In some guar
tiers this is taken as one Of the rea-
sons for the naming OF a dictator.
Lenine, IL developed from todsy's
Petrograd dispatches. faced consid-
cradle opposition to his peace argu-
ment in the Soviet. The surrender
resolution was. however, finally
adopted by a vote of Ies 10 S.
Twenty-six delegates abstained from
voting.
Bolshevist forces are reported to
have taken RostoI on the Don.
Swiss advices today quotes Ger
man newspapers as stating that
Grand Duke Nicholaievitch. the
former Russian commander-in-chief,
is TO be tried on A high treason charee