The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-19
RUSSIANS WILL
RESIST INVASION
Continued from page II

sheyikf,s strength, the allies refusing
to admit realities.
The allies blundered continually,
hereby tanning the flame OF Boil
shevism which spread until Russia
was ripe for the German blow which
shattered alike the allied and Boil
sheyik illusions.
Not Recognized by America.
rRv Carl d. Groat, United Press Stan
Correspondence
WASHINGTON, March l9.-Ine
United states government does not
and vii! not recognize the GermaR
peace pact with Russia and Rumanla'
Already pledged to the limit to
srae R,ssia from Teuton duress, this
g-overnment agrees with the allied
war council statement of rejection OF
these terms. This rejection and the
general American disgust and horror
at Gertnany's shameless plumber push
in the east, may find concrete ex-
preston in President Wilson's pro-
posed statement.
Everything points TO yirtle declara,
ton along the lines of the aiheo
council statement
The presidents friends expect MN
to make a stirring war appeal TO the
nation, shunting aside all peace talk
and exposing the uselessness OF Try
ing for any agreements with lne
power mad Teuton mli1tarlsts. MS
war statement, however, may 40 an
these things, yet have In II the eie-
ment of appeal to the Austrtans or
Germans to see the ruthlessness OF
the leaders and the folly of keeping
on against a world united against
Germany because of her crimes. the
administration is now convinced that
peace talk is utterly useless n even
dangerous as peace talk
Rut it Is still believed that the
nolitical offensive can De used advan-
~tageously to support the men ana
guns.
When the Versailles council re-
jected German peace terms and an
~nounced, in effect, that Germany must
be crushed, there was a disposition
here to disagree with that idea as II
would indefinitely make the German
people believe there was no hope Tor
them except through a victory or
their leaders.
Now. the spirit is here-put every
last ounce of fight into this war TO
force a conclusion; no separate peace
with Austria is now possible. Inc
appeal to the nation to put up Its
maximum fight will undoubtedly be
forthcoming. With it, however, will
probably be a lucid explanation OF
Americas position toward the mill
tary controlled Teutons and toward
the shattered Russians.
Government authorities now believe
the situation is that the allies and
America should be together in their
war statements and that hereafter
there should be less going it alone
on both sides of the Atlantic.
Plumber Continues.
[By Joseph Shaplen, United Press
Staff Correspondent
PETROGRAD, March 1S.-German
forces have occupied Bachmatsch,
Konotop and yoroshba. Saxon troops
are reported continuing toward Kursk
and Charkoff. The local soviet is
eyacuating Choskoff. The German
movement is regarded as a cover
ing" campaign for Ukraine.
The Russian retirement from
Odessa was orderly. The Black g
fleet refrained from bombarding the
city after German occupation be-
cause it was loath to destroy 1t.
The fleet is awaiting arrival of the
social revolutionary officials who re-
fuse to ratify the peace treaty and
who are now enroute southwark from
Moscow.
Bachmatsch is 100 miles northeast
of kieff. Konotop is twenty-five
miles east of Bachmatsch. Kursk,
the capital of the province OF that
name, is 100 miles east of Konotop
and only 290 miles southwest of Mos
cow. Charkoff is 100 miles south of
KuTsk and $50 miles northeast of
Odessa.
Declines to Discuss 1t.
COPENHAGEN, March 1N-Chan-
cellor Hertling, addressing the Ger
man ~reichstag yesterday, declared he
did not wish to discuss the enemy's
opinions regarding the Russian peace
treaty, according to dispatches re-
ceived here today.
The chancellor said the treaty did
not contain terms disgraceful to Rus
STA and that if certain provinces
were breaking away from Russia it
was in accordance with their own
wishes.
IF the reichstag adopts the treaty
OF peace, the WnOle east front Will
be restored" Hertling said.
"But among the entente allies there
is not yet the least inclination to
finish the terrible war. The respon-
sibility for continuation of bloodshed
will be on the heads OF those wish
ing to continue it,"
Hertling's declaration was received
with loud cheers, except from the
p1onbarE nf the extreme left