Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1918-02-28

London, Feb. 25.-Austrian and
Ukrainian troops are nearing kiev, the
Ukrainian capital, now held by the boil
6heviSts. according 10 dispatches from
Petrograd in the late editions of the
morning newspapers. 1t is said that
Polish DICTIONARIES aided the Germans in
occupying Musk.
P~etrograd newspapers report that
Russian soldiers on the northern front
seized 81 trains. which are being used
to carrfy 40,0Oc of the soldiers to Mos
COW. The Germans are taking no pris-
oners. merely disarming the Russians
and liherating them.
German airplanes, the Petrograd cor
respondent of the Times says, are dis
tributing p~roclarnations calling on the
Russian people to remain calm and
keep order as the Germans are coming
to suppress anarchy and to bring food
rs 500 as possible.
Tho bolshevists are greatly per-
turbed and depressed. Foreign Minister
Trotzky is reported to be sick in con
sequence Of renewal Of hostilities.
The inhabitants of Petrograd await
coming events with an outward calm
according to the latest dispatches re-
cetved here. and continue to pursue
their ordinary business life, seemingly
unconcerned oNer the great interests at
stake.
Welcome German Troops.
The Daily Mails Petrograd CORE
%spondent. in a dispatch sent last
Thursday. repeats q statement that the
majority would welcome the arrival OF
the Germans, fearing an outbreak of
uncontrolled anarchism with riot and
murder. The hulk of the population,
the correspondent says, is tired Of rev
olution. tired Of hunger and disorder
and tired Of 1.-The uncertainty p%erpetually
o*erhanging them.
The nly~information of current date
received here consists of official pro.
nouncelnents, The P~etrograd CORE
ponuent Of Reuters Limited, sends ar
official statement that the council o.
the peoples commissaries has appoint
cd q special general staff and has is.
sued a decree reiterating its warning
that martial law must be used merci
iesSly 20 repress criminal attempts
anc extirpate the counter revolutionar.
element. Measures, it is officially de
cared, have been taken for the regis
tcation and distribution Of foodstuff:
aud OF the mobilization Of the entire
Population for defense. The specia
seheral staff VIII appropriate all prop
erty required for defensive purposes.
An extraordinary session Of the cen
tral executive committee Of the soldiers
ana Workmen's delegates, was held or
FRIDAY evening. N. Sverdloff presided
and asked the committee to adopt {
Aeso3utol expressing confidence in thu
peoples comnissaries and approyin:
the1r measures aiming at peace. TIL,
resolution ARssed With only six dissent
ing votes.
Meet No Resistance.
In the last two days the German
have not met with q single case of re
sistance, a P~etrograd dispatch to tn,
Exchange Telegraph company says
Evacuation Of the port of Reval is pro
ceedlng slowly. the soldiers declinin,
to assist.
h headquarters OF the Russian
western army has been moved to Smo
lensk $50 miles southwest Of Moscow
Ihe change was made in such hast
that the staff lost touch with the VAR
GUS armies.
The Times correspondent report
some anxiety in the British colony il
Petrograd. A British military order d
reefs all E~nglishmen Of military ag
to hold themselves ready to start HON
at six hours notice. Other British SUI
5ects, especially women and children
have been advised to leave Russia with
cut 6alav