The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-02-21
AUSTRIA BALks
At GERMAN MOVE
WILL NOT. TAKE UP THE FIGHT
AGAINST BoLsHEvlkl
KIEF CAPTURED BY RED GUARD
Russians Being Mobilized for Defense
Against Alexieff. Germans Arrest.
ed and Held as Hostages to
Prevent Invasion.

London, Feb. 1S.-Germany doclar-
alton against the Bolsheviki has caus-
ed the most serious situation between
Germany and Austria-Hungary accord
ing to Correspondent exchange tele-
graph wireless received here today.
The Austrian Press is protesting
against the reopening of hostilities in
which Austria has no desire TO par
ticipate, according to the correspOn-
dents.
The newspaper "Zeit" hopes "the
Czermin and the Wilson approvals
will continue and that Germany will
not interfere with them
Bolsheviki Take kief.
Petrograd, Feb. 18.-Kief has been
recaptured by the Bolsheviki troops.
The Ukrainian forces have been
routed and they are now in fight.
The Red Guards routed General AL
exieffff's forces at Lomax and Vieryo.
Polish legionaries have been defeat
ed in the Kricheva district.
" Battle Imminent.
Pctrograd, Feb. 18.-The Bolsheviki
arc rushing armies from Moscow
against General AleXieff's forces who
are near on to Veronica, the latter
trying to cut the Moscow railroads on
their match onto Petrograd.
Dutch Minister Robbed.
London, Feb. 1S.--Thc Dutch minis.
ter to Prussia was robbed and stripped
OF his clothing at the Palice-Quay ac-
cording to Petrograd dispatches re-
ceived by the London mails today.
The mails arc in receipt of note
that General Kalendine heads man of
the Don Cossack forces who is in re-
volt against the Bolsheviki has COM
niitted suicide which is probably
correct" -r' -
Germano Held &c Hostage.
Amsterdam, Feb 1S.-German fore
es are already being concentrated in
Ukraine to attack the Bolsheyild, ac-
cording TO a. Berlin dispatch to, tho
Tijd, and declarations looking to the
prosecution of the war against the
Bolshcviki in north Russia also will be
made at Berlin next week.
The Bolsheviki are making whole
sale arrests of Germans in Russia and
holding them as hostages, according
to Riga dispatch received by way of
Berlin. Three hundred Germans and
many prO-Gefman Esthonians al Dor
pat have been arrested and trans
ferred to Kronstadt. All the food in
the Dorpat districts has been confis-
Gated, and it is almost impossible to
feed the German women and children.
The lives of those arrested as we'll
as Germans and German supporters
who have not yet been arrested arc
hourly in danger adds the dispatch, as
the Bolsheviki threa>,n Wholesale
butchery. The BolsheViki have official
ly declared the Baltic nobility outlaws.
Russia a Dangerous Foe.
(By J. w. r. MasOn)
New York, Feb. 18.-The increased
indications or anarchy and civil strife
III iNuoSid SttIlHOJ Dt utulhtu ny lnt
German militarists to any advantage
Any attempt by the Germans to
start major offensive against tho
Russians at this time would undoubt-
eddy result in stimulating Russia TO
bitter resistance against interference
with her international affairs.
During the anarC.lic conditions of
the French revolution the French ar.
mics held Europe at bay when Europe
tried to take advantage of the lack of
orders within the revolutionary era
The Russian people are capable of
such similar action now '' Pc. .. 90
Russia, though obstensible before an
invading army is rzore dangerous to
Germany at this time, than she has
ever been since the drive of Won Mack
enSen through Galatia. ... .. ... Sc.