The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-19
Ends Life When Govern
ment Resigns in Favor
,Workmen's Council
GERMANS BEGIN AN
ATTACK ON RUSSIA
Cross Dvina River in Move
to Aid Hard Pressed 81
Ukrainians
(By Associated Press.)

London, Feb. 19.-Rumors
are current in Vasa that the
Bolshevik government in Petr0-
grad has been overthrown by
the Social revoIutiOnists under
the leadership of M. Tchernoff,
according to the correspondent
there of The POlitiken, of Co
penhagen, says a dispatch to the
Exchange Telegraph company.
Nikolai Lenine and Leon T2otz-
ky are said to have escaped to
Riga.
Vasa, or Nikolaistadt, is in Fin
land, on the only railway between
PetrOgrad and Tornea, on the
Swedish frontier.
M. Tchernoff is the leader Of the
Social revolutionists and was chair
man Of the shortlived constituent
assembly. He served as minister Of
agriculture I'm the Kerensky govern
ment during last July and August.
Tchernoff has been a strong advo-
cate Of land reform and has been
aligned with the Minimalists. When
the constituent assembly met In
Petrograd in January Tchernom was
elected chairman over the BolsheytE
candidate. The next day the as
sembly was broken up by force by
the Bolshevild and IL was reported
that the BOlshevild intended to ar
rest TcheTnoff.
In an interview with the Associate
ed Press correspondent in Petrograd
on January 10, NJ. TchernOr said
that the Social revOlutionist party
held that the constituent assembly
should Immediately call a conference
OF the entente allies to consider war
aims. He said his party expected
that the allies would state their aims
clearly and explicitly and would try
to harmonic them with the demo-
cratic principles OF the Russian reYo-
luton.
Russian army probably could not Be
expected 10 fight to any great ex-
tent but he declared that Russia
could act as a magnet to draw the
German forces and prevent their be-
ing thrown to the western front, thus
helping the allies.
KaIedines Ends Life.
Petrograd, Friday, Feb. 1b.-General
Raledines, hetman Of the Don Cos
sacks, committed suicide at NoYo
Tcherkask. headquarters Of the Don
Cossaclzs, during a session OF the
Novo TcherlKask government which
he attended. The government decid-
ed to resign and transfer its power
to the local worizmen's and soldiers
After the decision General Ka1e-
dimes went to an adjoining room ana
shot himself.
General Nazaroff, who succeeded
General KaIedines as leader OF the
Don Cossacks, ordered the immediate
and arming Of all
Cossacks to fight the Bolsheyikt
troops advancing toward NoYo
Tcherkask.
As leader Of the Don Cossaces
General Kaledines was opposed 10
the Bolshevii and he was the leader
OF the counter revolt against the
early last December. On
January / the republic OF the Don
was declared with General Kaledmes
as president and prime minister. II
probably was the resignation OF this
government that led 10 his suicide,
He was elected leader Of the Don
Cossacks in July, 1917.
Demand Annexation Of Rumania.
Amsterdam, Feb. Ig.-Peace terms
offered Rumania by Germany, the
Neusta Nachrichten, OF LeipsiR SAYS
must include the surrender OF the
to Bulgaria Germany al
SO must demand an indemnity OF an
kind especially az % raw
The newspaper continues:
IF we allow Rumania to keep the
mouth Of the Danube she must
pledge herself to support only O cen
tral European economic policy. We
could not allow her to have a wholly
anti German king, but Ferdinand's
influence after the war win be gone
Agree On Offensive.
Amsterdam, Feb. 19.-An agree
ment has been reached between Ger
many and Austria Hungary where
by. in the event Of military action