New-York tribune., 1918-03-03
Invaders Plan to Force
Capitals Surrender bv
Famine
Vital Freight Centre
Seized by Teutons
francis Safe; All Ameri-
cans Out of Moscow
and Petrograd

London, March 2-German forces az.
moving on the town of Boloroie on
the Moscow Petrograd railroad wh;.h
place Is the chief freight centre for
the feeding of Petrograd, SAYS a dis
patch from Petrograd, under date Of
frlday, received by The EXCHANGE
Telegraph Company. The Germans
probably intend, the message adds.
thus to cut off supplies from Petro-
grad and to compel the capital to
capitulate by famine.
Large columns of German troops, the
correspondent says, are marching tow
ard Novosokoliniki. Enemy forces have
occupied the station of Klasttsa in
their movement in the direction of
, Petrograd.
German troops have captured Kieff.
the capital of Ukrainia, and are mov-
ing forward at many points, said the
onlclal war statement given out in Ber-
lin to-day. The Bolshevik defence
measures, seemingly, are having little
effect on them.
A delayed Austrian official war state
ment says troops of the dua! monarchy
have entered Podolio, "for friendly in
terventions,' going "in response to re-
peated appeals by the government and
the population"
Bolsheviki Defeated
Neheral Won Linsingen's forces. said
to-day's Berlin official statement. do
leated the Russians near Rvccbitsa o,a
'hen captured Gomel, 1870 miles south
east of the former Russian general
headquarters city of Mohlev. The TAX.
! ing Oh Gomel Is important, because il
SHOWS the enemy has crossed the
Dnleper River here. Rvechits. 1;os -,
the west bank of the stream and Gomel
just beyond the marshes on the east
bank. This formidable barrier did not
mold up the Germans a day, apparently
ne invaders are also probably across
the Dnleper, at Kieff, which is about
100 miles south of Gomel
klev, which is one of the most i'm
! portant cities in the old Russian Em-
pire, was liberated by Ukrainian and
oaxon troops the Berlin Official state
ment said. No reference is made to
fgntlng for the city, which was can
tured by the Bolshevki from the forces
of the Ukrainian Rada on February
with reported casualties of 1000 killed
and 1000 wounded. Kiev urdoubtedlv
no" nov. becomes the capital of the new
Ukralnian republic
Austrians Enter PodoIia
The Austrian official statement of
Friday, received here to-day, said the
appeals from the inhabitants of Po-
dolla for troops of the Central Powers
to help them had been especially press
ing the last few days. Therefore. Cen
eral Won Boehm-Ermolli's troops ad-
vanced and have reached the line of
Novo Sielica-Chotin and Kamenets- Po-
dolsky. They are instructed to ire
establish order" and protect CONNER
clal routes needed for Importation"
The points mentioned are just east
OF Bukowina and just north of the
extreme northern end Of Rumania. The
Austrians, therefore, are rounding the
right flank of the Rumanan army,
while on their own left they link up
WIN Noi |lHSlHSeu 0cIlHdHS.
The Austrian statement says so far
about 10000 Russians have laid down
their arms and considerable munitions,
railway cars and supplies have been
captured.
Losses by Germans
An Amsterdam dispatch says that in
the capture of Pskov by the Germans
one of the German battalions suffered
heavy losses through an explosion
caused by the retreating Russians. ac-
cording to q Berlin dispatch printed in
the "Volkszeitung," of Cologne
The decision of the Austro-Hun-
garlan government to send troops into
the Ukraine was explained yesterday in
the upper house of the Austrian Par
Lament by Premier Won Seydler as hav-
ing been taken in response to an urgent
request for assistance from the Ukrain-
ian government. The request was
made, he said, in consequence of events
IN the Ukraine which threatened to in
terferc with the transportation Of food
stuffs.
In the circumstances" he continued,
we could not refuse our help. The
necessity has arisen for participation
oy the monarchy in an action which
has not the least connection with any
act of war and which possesses no po-
litical character whatever. 1t rather
constitutes solely an act of legal adj
ministrative assistance rendered at tho
request of another state in the interest
of that state. Naturally this assist
ance cannot be given except by the en-
ployment Of limited military forces"
Demand Holy War
A dispatch from Vologda, Russia,
whittier most Of the foreign diploma
lists have fed from Petrograd, says an
example of the tendency being shown
in interior Russia to follow the ex-
ample of Moscow and declare against a
separate peace with Germany and for
fight to the limit for the revolution
is furnished by the action of the Coun-
Gil Of Soldiers and Workmen's Dele
gates at Penza, some $50 miles south
east Of Moscow. This council has de-
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