Evening star., 1918-01-26
RUMAN|ANS FIGHT
BOLSKEV|K TROOPS
Reported to Have Surrounded
Kishinev-AssembIy Men,
bers Freed.
COSSACKS IN CIVIL WAR
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, January 26.-kishinev Is re-
ported to be surrounded by Rumanian
troops. according to Petrograd dis
patch to the Exchange Telegraph Com
pany, and hot fighting is said to be in
progress between the boishevik troops
and the Rumanians-
The social revolutionary members OF
the recent constituent assembly. who
were arrested, have been released, ac-
cording to a Petrograd dispatch 10
Reuters. Ltd. The same dispatch states
that the congress OF peasants. which IS
supporting the constituent assembly.
has been dissolved and the members OF
its presidential board arrested.
To War on KaledineS.
PETROGRAD. January 26-An off,
cial statement issued today by the boil
shevik government says that Wednes-
day the congress of cossacks from the
front was inaugurated at the military
station of Kamensky and passed unani-
mously resolution declaring war on
Gen. Kaledines and relegating all au.
thority to the congress.
Greetings to Nations.
The congress of all-Russian work.
mems and soldiers delegates has
adopted the following greetings to the
peoples of the principal nations OF Eu-
rope and America:
"The congress of all-Russian work.
mems and soldiers delegates salutes
the proletarian organizations of Great
Britain. America, Sweden. Norway.
Switzerland, France. Germany. Austria
and Italy. which have always lent their
aid and support to the proletarian class
cf Russia in it's struggle for socialism,
The congress sends ardent wishes Tor
socialism in all countries and asks for
friendly assistance and support for the
Russian socialist revolution"
Congress Is Organized.
The congress of all-Russian workmen's
and soldiers delegates organized for
mally Thursday. naming Nikolai Le-
nine. Leon Trotzky and Marie Spirioon-
ovo honorary presidents. 1t also desig-
mated an executive committee OF thir-
teen members, eacn OF whom VIII act
in turn as chairman of the congress.
Lenine delivered an address TO the
congress. reviewing the work OF the
bolsheviki, which. he said, had abolished
the old order entirely and would re-
place it with proletariat organizations
and great red socialist army COM
manded by members of their own party
to insure safety against bourgeoisie
oppression.
Navy Is Uemocrat1Zed.
The council of soldiers and work.
mems deputies has promulgated a de-
cree democratizing the navy and pro-
viding that all officers shalf- be elected
In explanation of the entrance OF
British warships into the port of
Vladivostok the British embassy has
informed the bolsheviki that the pur-
pose was to protect allied subjects
against possible disorders. and par
ticularly against enemy prisoners freed
in Siberia.
Army Demoralized.
Gen. Bonch- -Bruevitcl. chief OF staff
at the Russian front, paints a gloomy
picture of the condition of the Rus
sian armies in report to Ensign kry-
lenko, the commander-in-chief. The
army organizations are utterly demor-
allied. he says. the officers are mex
pcricnced and the maintenance of dis
cipline is impossible. The only pos
sible salvation for the army. the only
chance for Offering an effective resis-
taace he declares. is for the various
sections of the armies to fall back to
their natural defenses and undergo q
thorough reorganization of the units
under trained leaders.
Would Set Aside Liberties.
Addressing Il meeting of the kek-
Shclm guards today. Ensign krylenko.
tHe pOiSHeslh NC
clarcd that while he believed in the
freedom of speech. all liberties must be
set aside during the struggle with the
bourgeoisie.
we uphold the power of the work
mems and soldiers delegates" said
krylenko. and shall shrink from,
nothing not even from spreading
wholesale, terror and woe to all whp
atteulnt u cross our paths. We must
not stop short in our reign of terror
until we have completely exterminated
all our enemies. Vengeance on them
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