The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-02-21
GERMANS CAPTURE:
RUSSIAN CITIES
Dispatches Received at Pet
rograd Indicate Move
ments Along Fronts
ARE ADVANCING
TOWARD PSKOFF
Soldiers and Worlkmen' Delegates Ac-
cept Peace After Heated Debate
Military Men Explained Impossibility
of Offering Resistance.

PETROGRAD. Feb. 20, by The Asso-
ciated Press.-Despatthes received hera
indicate continued German movements
along all fronts toward Eitebsk, Minsk,
Pskoff and Reval German airmen are
reported to have Iaided Regitsa on Mon
day Many bombs were dropped and
several persons were killed Just two
hours after the armistice ended German
troops entered Dvinsk 1t was o'clock
on the afternoon of Feb. Is that German
patrols unexpectedly appeared around the
city and seized the railway station and
other central points. Only small skir-
mishes with fleeing soldiers took place
Gen. 1anousheyteh, former chief of
the general staff, was shot on his way to
prison by a member Of the red guard
When told he was being taken to Petro-
grad the general, according to the guard,
endeavored to seize revolver for the
purpose OF committing suicide, upon
which the guard shot him.
The decision OF the soldiers and work
men ) delegates to accept the German
peace terms was reached by a majority
OF the voters after a heated debate last
ing throughout Monday night Great Sc
crecy was observed In regard to the meet,
ing, which was adjourned several times to
permit the Bolsheviki and the social rev
olutlonists to hold party caucuses There
We're divisions in both parties on the sub
ject
Military men explained the inpossi-
. bllity of offering effective resistance but
no decision was reached until messages
had been received showing that the Ger
mans had captured Dvinsk with ease and
were advancing all along the front Be
fore the capture OF Dvinsk. Premier
Lenlne said he was opposed to peace but
finally urged that peace must be obtained
at any price in order TO insure the recon
stuetion OF Russia The Russian press
! Is divided as to the wisdom Of the coun-
cns action.
! LONDON, Feb. 2I.-German troops
have occupied Dvinsl and are advancing
toward Pskoff, $50 miles southwest
/ Of Petrograd, according to a Reuter- des-
| patch from Petrograd They also have
occupied Hapsal, Esthonia. and then
cavalry is pushing toward Mohilev, the
former Russian general headquarters. \
| Petrograd newspaper, the despatch adds
says the Germans have occupied NIolo
dechno, an important railway junction
northwest Of AIinsk. According tc
another Petrograd paper the Austrian.
have begun an advance on the Ukrainiar
front.
The news that Leon Trotzky. the
Bolshevik foreign minister had sent {
wireless message to the German imperia
chancellor, Count Won Hertling. acceptin.
the peace terms of the central powers
caused great excitement in Berlin, ac
cordlng to an Exchange Telegraph des
patch from Amsterdam
p Chancellor Won Hertling is expected t,
make statement in the reichstag toda,
bearing on Germany's reply.
!, BERLIN, via London, Feb. 21.-Th,
Russian town OF Rovno has beer
cleared Of Russians. the war Office re
ports. Trains with about 1000 ears
many laden with food, have been cap
tured as well as airplanes and an in
calculable amount of war material. Be
tween Dvinsk and Pinsk tae German
are pressing eastward. Gen. Won Lin
singer S movement continues. Impor
, tant railway and highway junction
, have been occupied. The war office an
nounced that 1853 guns and betweel
1000 and 5000 motor ears have beer
. captured from the Russians