Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-05-15


land. ES.hOnia and Poland.
Moscow. Friday, May 10 CBy
Associated Press Rosrov-On-Don,
the largest city in the Don Cos
sack territory. was re-captured to-
day by the Russians. who drove
out the Germans. The Germans,
who had held Rostov for only a day,
are retreating.
The armistice on the Kursk
front has been extended to the
Voronezh and Don districts. Mar
tial law has been declared and the
soviet troops have been ordered to
disarm the bands invading Russian
territory.
The Caucasus government has
proposed peace negotiations, For
eign Minister Tchitcherin is in
formed by the Turkish government
Turkey acting with Germany, has
insisted that the Caucasus govern
men send its delegates to Batum
Washington, d. c., May 10
Germany has begun preparations
10 draw on the man power, as we'll
as the wealth, OF conquered Russia
and her provinces to wage war. on
the United States and the allied
powers.
Official and press dispatches re
ceived here yesterday told of the
ksisers schemes to Te-invigorate
his waning strength with Slav
blood and Slay possessions.
Count Mirbach, the new German
ambassador to Russia, has served
upon the Soviet government an ul-
timatum, which, if literally COM
piled with. would make a German
colony OF the once proud Russian
empire
The German Ultimatum.
Information concerning the new
German demands in Russia was
conveyed to the state department
through official channels. 1t is
based on Swedish press reports
which heretofore have usually
proved 10 be fairly accurate. 1t was
made clear that no confirmation oi
the reported ultimatum has yet
been received from other sources
There have been several references
recently TO a drastic ultimatun
served upon the Soviet government
Moscow by Count Mirbach.
The Stockholm dispatch follows
Count NiTbach, German ambas-
sadOr at Moscow. recently trans.
mitted a note to the Russian gov
ernment formulated as an ultimat-
um and demanding the immediate
enforcing OF certain financial meas.
ures which would virtually make
Russia a German colony.
Demands Moscow.
The chief points of the note
were the immediate solution of The
question regarding the exchange o
war prisoners, the complete aban
dOlment of armaments, and tht
dissolution Of units of the army re
Gently formed; also the occupation
OF Moscow and some other large
Russian cities
Petrograd is believed here to bt
one Of the three large cities
which the kaiser plans TO seize
While vague hints in press dis
patches have warranted the infer
N4ANC mat Tic bOfitt gov GI 44AA4CAI II
considering the possibility OF
forced withdrawal from Moscow
Il has not been believed here tina
Germany was planning an earl!
occupation of the ancient Russian
capital
"Lithuania VIII Not Consent"
Concerning the kaiser's scheme
10 make Lithuania help fight hi!
battles. the following statemen
was issued by the Lithuanian ma
uonal council here today:
The assumption that Lithuani;
VIII participate in the war burdens
OF Germany means a contribution
OF three things: Money, munitions
and men" the officers declared
The first we have not, as German,
has already impoverished US; tn
second we have no means of sup
plying because we lack the first
Therefore Germany can have refer
ence only 70 men. Men, from self
declared democracy to fight in th'
ranks Of autocracy2 Unthinkab
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