The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-02-27
RUSSIA'S ADJECT SURRENDER.
TO STOP HUN INVASION RCSSY I
WILL GIVE UP MUCH OF
HER VALUABLE YVES
TERN TERRITORY.
VIII Withdraw from Finland and Will
Give Back TO the Turks Ground
Taken From Them i'm Battlc-Sur-
render is Abicct.

London, Feb. 24.-The Bolshcviki
government in Russia, represented by
NikOlai Lcnine and Leon Trotzky, has
acceded to the demands of Germany
and announced its readiness to accept
the hard peace terms which Germany
has laid down.
Thus apparently, without further
hesitation. the Russians are prepared
in an effort to stop the inroads the
Germans now are making into their
country, to add to the enemy's al
ready vast holdings more Of Russia's
most valuable western territory, ex-
tending from the Gulf of Finland
southwark to the Black sea, and even
to withdraw her troops from Finland
and give back to the Turks what has
been taken from them in battle.
The surrender seems abject. Russia
is Immediately TO send a delegation to
Brest-Litovsk, there to discuss with
German representatives the final de-
tails Of the peace and sign the COM
pact.
At last accounts the German armies
in the east were giving no heed to
talk of peace, but. on the contrary.
were methodically pushing forward
their line over the more than 500
mile front from the Gulf of Finland
region to Volhynia, and still nowhere
meeting with any systematic attempts
to hinder their progress.
Numerous additional towns have
eeen captured and several thousand
more Russians made prisoners. In ad =
dition nearly 5000 German and Aus
trian prisoners Of war have been lib
Grated by the invaders. Russia's prin
cipal port on the Finnish gulf is rap
idly being approached, notwithstand-
ing the snow-covered roads. The
troops here are being pushed forward
in forced marches, the desire of the
ing to capture the port which would
re available, If necessity arises as n
base for operations by feet OF wa,.
vessels against Kronstadt and Pctro.
agreed.
Meanwhile the internal situation in
Russia continues chaotic. SO bad have
conditions become in Petrograd that
state of siege has been declared by
military authorities.
Looting> and other depreGating
deeds will result in sentences OF
death, it is announced by the Bolshe-
wiki authorities. and all explosive
must Immediately be turned in to the
authorities on pain Of the holders be-
ing declared outlaws. Opposition
newspapers have been suppressed anG
other organs have been warned tha,
inaccurate information published in
them will lead to the arrest of tho
editors and their staffs.
Rumana. cut off from her allies
through the disaffecton of Russia, n
last has entered into formal peace ne
Sotiations with the Central Powers
according to advices reaching London
Those past masters in Teutonic allied
politics, Won Kuehlmann and Czernin
respectively the German and Austrian r
foreign ministers, and Radoslayoff
the Bulgarian premier. are treatine
with M Averesco, the Rumanian pre-
mier, at point near Buchares,
Doubtless, as were the terms imposed
on Russia, the peace conditions thu.
VIII be offered Rumania will be hard
ones
Already they are said to embra o.
territorial acquisitions for Bulgari,
and economic preferences for Ger.
many and Austria.