The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1918-02-27
Continued from Page -

~
The Bolshevik government has not
yet received reply from the Ger
mans to tho message of Ensign
Krylenko, asking whether Russia's
acceptance of Germany's peace terms
renewed the previous armistice.
A German detachment has appear
ed at Savage, half way between Luga
and Pskov. This is the nearest the
invaders have approached to Petro-
grad, where factory workers, men
and women, are enrolling for the de-
Tense of the capital.
The Exchange Telegraph Co. says
Germans operating in the region of
Pskov inquired of the German gem
eral Hoffman whether, in view OF
Russia's acceptance of the German
peace terms, they should continue te
advance. Gen. Hoffman, the dis
patch says, replied in the affirma-
tive.
1t is uncertain whether the Ger
mans or the Russians now hold
Pskov. An Exchange Telegraph Co.
dispatch from Petrograd, dated Tues
day, but bearing no time, says the
Bolsheviki announce that Pskov has
been recaptured.
All reports confirm the earlier
statement that the town frequently
changed hands.
Another telegram says Borisoff 60
miles northeast of Minsk, has been
captured by the Germans, and that
Orsha and Smolensk, northeast OF
Minsk, are being evacuated.
| Fighting at Rostov on the Don
ceased Monday night. The Cossacks
retired and are pursued by Bolsheviki
forces. Gen. Nazaroff, the Cossack
leader, has been arrested by Bolshe-
Wiki troops who now are attacking
Novo Tcherkask, which is resisting
strongly.
| London, Feb. 27.-The Russian rev.
olution will defend itself against Ger
many. says an official Russian state
ment sent out by wireless and which
announces that Germany has refused
to grant an armistice. The announce
ment reads:
"a peace delegation now is on the
way to Brest-Litovsk. We expect any
moment news that it has arrived a
the place appointed for peace nego
tiations, but there is no armistice. The
German government has formally re
fused an armistice and German de-
tachments continue to advance.
I'VE are prepared to sign theil
peace of usurpation. We have alread!
declared this, but there are many in
dications that the German Imperial
lists do not desire peace at the presen
moment, but rather an immediate
strangling of the worknen's and peas
ants revolution.
Resistance to the German horde
thus becomes the principal task of tn
brave, heroic, obstinate an
pitiless resistance. Every position
INvery railroad station, every locomo
tive must be defended Every posi-
BILE obstacle must be put in the way o
the enemy.
"Our greatest strength is in GU
wide territories. Enemy detach
ments still very small, have occupie
itself, which is still far distant, ca
no way decide the destiny of the revo
luton. The government of the PEG
pies conmissaries can and, if need
be, must retreat, must gather it
forces and must appeal to the coun
try to use it's whole strength for tn
defense of the revolution. Shout
the threat to take Petrograd IN
crease, the government will remov
to Moscow or any other city of Rus
STA.
eff Germany's plundering raj
should advance, the task of the gov
eminent would be to destroy the pos
sibi1ity of a simultaneous catastrc
phic decision by the Germans. The
are attempting to crush the author
ity of the councils and are in scare
of it on the routes leading to Petrc
grad.