The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-20
B0LSH EVIK Is
PLEA FOR PEACE
NOT ANSWERED
Government Unprepared for At.
tack Of Teuton Armies,
Asks for Terms
AUSTRIA Is MUCH ALARMED
Looks with Disfavor Upon the Re-
newal of Hostilities Against
the Slav Nation
AUSTRIA IS MUCH ALARMED
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Bolsheviki offer to accept an en-
forced peace. Her armies, having oc
cupied Dvinsk and Lutsk, continue the
invasion of Great Russia on front ol
more than 400 miles from the Gulf Of
Riga to Lutsk. Menaced by the pow
er of German militarism, the BOlshev
Xxi government unprepared for war
fare and it's armies partly modified
agreed to accept the hard terms re
fused but a few days ago at Brest
LitOvsk. 1t is uncertain whether the
backdown on the part of Great Rus
sia will halt the onward march OF the
Germans, who may intend the capture
of the great portion of Russia torn
as it is by internal strife.
Eolsheviki power depends greatly
upon making peace. the cry for which
has caused the overthrow of three
other Russian governments within a
year. In agreeing to German peace,
the Bolsheviki protest against the in
vasion. Russian army units have been
ordered to propose to the invading
German troops that they refrain from
lighting. Should the Germans decline
the Russians are to offer resistance
German and Austrian newspapers are
alarmed over the renewal Of the Ger.
man war against Russia, which appar
emily is not popular with the peoples
of the two countries, especially the
Austrians. Vienna papers say Aus
tria has no cause to make war Oi.
Itussia, and the socialist organ there
calls on the government to announce
that hostilities with Russia are over.
They say nothing, however, against
the German terms to Russia, which In
clude the surrender of Poland, Lith-
unia, Riga. and Moon Island and the
payment of a tribute Of $4,000 100000.
Although quite prepared to advance
against defenseless Russia, the Ger
mans have made no offensive move
ment on the western front.
WANT GERMAN PEACE.
Amsterdam, Feb. 2O.--"We can no
longer believe in the pacific intentions
Of Russia and must see that peace and
order prevail in the occupied regions
OF the adjoining countries Dr. Won
Kuehlmann, the German foreign min
isterer declared in addressing the
re,chstag, main committee, yester-
day. ..
The foreign minister said he hoped
Germany's new war with Russia
would strengthen the inclination for
peace at Petrograd.
Even today" he added, I'VE are
prepared to conclude a peace which
corresponds with our interests"
The foreign secretary read the wire.
less dispatch from the Bolsheviki an
.nouncing that they found it necessary
to sign peace agreement on the
terms dictated by the Central Powers.
He said he would like to warn memb-
ers of the Reichstag main committee
against the belief that peace with Rus
sia was in their pockets, adding
peace with Russia will have been ar
rived at only when the signatures on
the treaty are dry"
DR.. Won Kuerlmann said the con-
duct Of the Russian delegates at the
peace negotiations at Brest-Litovsk
and in particular that of Leon Trotzky
was without precedent in history.
With his last declaration the Foreign
Minister declared NJ. Trotzky attempt
ed to extricate himself from posi-
tion which had become untenable.
ADVANCE EAST OF DviNsk.
Berlin, Feb. 2y.--Gerlnan forces on
the Russian front yesterday advanced
to the northeast and east of Dvinsk,
the German war office announced to-
day.