The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-26

Amsterdam. Feb. 35.--stul hopeful
that the Red Guards and the workers
will rally TO a real defense of tha
ernment has named military dictator.
Unlimited powers have been given
General Bruiewltch. hitherto assistant
to Ensign Krylenko. The latter has
been removed as Bolshevist gensrai-
issiTno, for the reason, II ia believed.
that he despaIred of all chances to
save the capital
Incenssd over Krylsnkos pessinia-
tic account at the last meeting of the
5oviet's sxecutivs council, Socialist
tried to XIII him. Krylenko was
wounded IN the arm by bullet. The
would be assassin was arrested.
To General Brujewitch now falls
the duty OF speedily bringing ordsr
out of the chaos aud organize the Gs-
Tense Of Petrograd. The Germans ae-
cording to latest official clairns from
Berlin, have occupied:
porpat. in LiYonia 1877 miles south.
west of Petrograd; Tarkaua, in FL.
land. lis miles northwest of PETE.
grad. Perusu, in Livonis. ninety-nine
miles nortd-northeast of Riga. ana
zhitomir. In Ukrainia. eighty miles
west OF Kev. (Au distances are d.
rect)
The speed OF their advance vince thA
invasion was resumed has been an
average OF twenty-five miles a. day. n
developed today. At this rate Pstro~
grad would fall by Sunday night un-
less the Bolsheviii yet succeed In put
n
from Russian and German sources
state that the capital continues to be
the invaders goal, despite the fact that
new Russian delegation Is on thu
way 70 Brest Lttovsk to sign the un-
conditional surrender voted by the So
viets after Lenine had declared: Their
knees are on our chests Our post-
tion is hopeless"
Four thousand additional prisoners
have been taken by the Germans; g.
600 At Dorpat and another thousand
at Farkaus. This town Hes in the
heart of the Southern Finland, and tts
occupation, announced officially today
by the German war office, shows the
eEpedit'onary force has advanced at
great speed since its dieen barkatfon.
Near yarkaus Is the railway running
south TO Kotka- on the Finnish gulf,
Not far from the coast IL crosses thu
railroad leading to vfhorg. liz miles
southeast OF Varkaus as the crow dies.
AS they pass through Livonia and
Esthonia, the Germans are proclaim
ing to the population that their sole
aim is to police" the provinces and
protect" them from new excuses By
the Red Guards
Hundreds of automobiles and un-
told quantities of material have been
added to their booty during the last
forty eight hours. Their advance -
still led by cavalry. the Sixteenth
Hussars being especially mentioned
by the Berlin war Office.
In urging surrender, Premier Ia-
nine voiced his conviction before tbs
Sovtet's executive council that 'srhe
worlds proietariat' will ultimately
come to Russia's rescue. Trotzky also
adheres TO his recent predition: The
time will come when the Bofshevtkt
will negotiate with a Liebknecht ad-
ministration.'
There are indications that on &C
count of the continued threats by tbs
two Bolshevist chieftains to bring
about r. Grrnan revolution the Ger
man generals and diplomats have de-
cfded no longer to deal with Lenins
or Trotzky personally. In some quar-
ters this is taken as one of the rea-
sons for the naming OF a dictator.
Lenine. 1t developed from today's
Petrograd dispatches. faced consid-
cradle opposition to his peace argu-
ment in the Soviet. The surrender
resolution WAS, however. finally adopt
ed by a vote of 12e 70 as. Twenty
six delegates sbstalned from voting,
Bolshevist forces are rportsd 10
have taken Rostoff on the Don.
Swiss advtces today quoted German
az stating that Grand
Duke Nichola.ievitch. the former Rus
sian commander n-chief, is TO ba
tried on a high treason charge.