Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1918-02-18
HUNS TO. WAR ON RUSSIA.

of Denouncing The Armistice.
Berlin, Feb. 13.-British Admiralty,
per wireless press:
The armistice between the Rus
sian and German forces which has
been in existence for several weeks
on the Russian front will expire AZ
noon today, according to the Of
fetal statement issued yesterday sy
the German Army headquarters
staff. The text reads:
f'Eastern Theatre-On the great
Russian front the armistice expires
at noon tomorrow
Amsterdam, Feb. 18.-An official
statement issued by the German I'M
perial Government states that the
Petrograd Government by it's conduct
has denounced the arnistice which
had been in existence on the Russian
front This announcement is regarded
as having occurred February 10.
In conformity Herewith, the Off
cial statement says, the German
Government must, after lapse CT
seven DAYS, give notice of the ter
mination as provided for it unuer
the treaty and reserve free nan;
in every direction.
Discussing the puzzling relations
between Germany and Russia, lhe
Koelnische Zeitung says:
"Our bread peace with the Ukraine
is threatened. Fighting between ne
Rolsbeyiki and the Rada already Las
brought the Rada Government, into
snch peril that it has been transfer
rod from Kiev to Zhitomir and the
suburbs of Kiev already are IN tine
hands of the Bolsheviki. This hight
mo not only endangers the Rada
Government, but the supplies of food
in the country.
"The Bolsheviki are rushing troops
to reinforce the anti Rada FORCES
includine the Nineteenth Infantry al
vision and parts of the Secohu
Guards corps. Further fighting is TO
be expected which has serious
character for us"
A dispatch from kiev dated Jan
uary 20, says:
""Wbite Guards, after defeating
Red Guards and revolutionary troops
holding the arsenal at PetchersN'
shot nearly 1900 workmen. All VINO
wore the workmen's blouses or VINO
had horny hands were massacfea
and all the members Of the reVoiu-
tionary military committee were
shot.
"ukrainian troops of the Counc'!
If Soldiers and Worhmens Dec
rates, under command of Comrade
Kobiubinsky, are fighting desperate
" and are determined to act merc'-
lesslv against the bloody mercena-
rios of the Ukrainian bourgeolsie.
In an all night battle, during when
iewelrv stores and wine cellars IN
petrograd were pillaged by maraud-
mo soldiers, about 100 persons were
killed.
Forty thousand German ana Aus
TRAN prisoners, who were freed by I've
Councils of Worlmen and Soldiers
delegates in smaller Russian to"h'
are now in Petrograd, homeless and
in danger of starvation as a result
of the riots" :.
1naiscriminate shooting now is
Going on throughout the city. notn
hv day and by night, but usually IS
most general after nighHal pnlas'
ing followed by shooting spread from
yoznessensky prospect past 81
1saacs Cathedral to Galernaya street
where private apartments were
broken into and plundered, culmina'-
ing in protracted firing between the
villagers and Red Guard. The wouno-
ID were taken to hospitals.
Three of six armed men were
canpbt after shooting the cashier OIL
the weekly illustrated paper Ne'a'
who had returned from the pos'oi-
6ce with 10000 rubles. Their motor
car upon which soldiers were fr4ng
came to standstill before hoie
in the street at Nevsky Prospect ara
Marskaya street, where they leapeo
out and scattered. A militiaman VINO
tried to arrest one of the bandits
was shot dead after which the roD-
her rushed into a courtyard and was
found in the attic of house where
soldiers shot him and threw his body
into the canal.
Meanwhile, a crowd had lynched
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