The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-03-11
GERMANS BEGIN
 OCCUPATION OF
 FINN TERRITORY
Peace Treaty With Russia Greeted by German People as Master Stroke of War---Pan-Germans Hold
 Strengthened

WASHINGTON D. C., Mar. 4.-Semi-ohcial lntorma- ton received here today indicates that Germany shorty to occupy Finland we'll the islands off the Fnmsh coast The Germans this morning took possession o1 the Aaland Islands, which evacuated last week by the Rus sians and left in charge of the Swedish troops
 The possession of these islands is only preliminary to the possession of Finland dispatches to the Swedish cation here These dispatches say that Germany has - formed the Stockholm foreign office that she intends to oc cupy Finland.
 ment at once entered strong protest against such course of action and informed that Germany considered the occupation of Finland absolutely essential for the restora ton o order and that such occupation would probaD not
 KAISER ROASTING
 BERLIN Mar. 4-Offcial-The kaiser tonight tele- graped Chancellor Herting upon the conclusion ot sword wielded by the great German army leaders, has brought peace with Russia With deep gratitude to God who has been with us am filled with proud joy at the deeds of my army and the tenacious of my people especially It great of satisfaction to that German blood and German kutur has been saved
 MASTER STROKE OF WAR
 AMSTERDAM, Mar. 1.-The German press greets the advent o peace with Russia the master stroke ot the up the present tme Flags are flying in every city and throughout Germany.
 The nation will make tomorrow fete day. All schools will have holiday and celebrations being staged all the empire. The control of the pan-Cerman element has been greatly strengthened by the signing of German peace terms by the Russian delegates.
 A Berlin dispatch forecasts other peace negotiations following rapid succession It is declared that negotiations with both Montenegro and Serbia but matter of few hours the utmost
 CEASE HOSTILITIES
 PETROGRAD, Mar 4.-As the result of the signing German peace by the Russian delegates at Brest litovsb Ensign Kryenko conmandern-chief of the Rus sian army has ordered the field staff of the mobile army cease all hostties All Russian troops ordered to main their present positions until the council of woren and peasants has voted upon ratification ot the agreement
 TERMS SIGNED
 LONDON, Mar. "A Russian official announcement sion hv I enn TrOtz< of the Bolshevk says that the Boshev peace delegation has signed the German peace terms, and after the signature immediately left Bres Lovsk for Petrograd As they arrive in the Russian capital the of the agreement will be made public.
 This announcement accompanied by statement saying that the council of workmens and peasants dele gates with the Cossack deputies will Moscow on March 12 consider the ratification of the peace treaty It is generally believed here that the Cosacks will refuse sign the treaty but the council of workrnen and peasants will probably ratify the document.
 INVASION HALTED
 LONDON, Mar. 1.-The Russian peace delegates to Brest tovsk have halted the German invasion of greater Russia by agreeing the peace offered The dele gates declare that they forced make peace because every day of delay excessive German demands against which there apparently adequate of defense.
 It is unofcaly stated that some of the added provi- slons the present agreement require the Russians to re tire from Turkeys Asiac provinces and also from the ter ritoy Kars Batum Karabagh which captured by the Russians from the Turks in former wars The Ger offensive has resulted in the capture of 63OOO Russian soldiers and much material and food since its renewal
 PEACE WITH RUMANIA
 BERLIN, Mar. 4-O6cial-The chancellor issued an announcement late tonight stating that the Rumanan dele gates Bucharest have accepted German armistice con- dtionS and the final peace settlement but question of short time The signing of the Russian peace terms is said to have largely influenced the action of the Rumanian dele gates and has made the further continuance the war of Rumana practically impossible