Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1918-02-27

Inaccurate information published in
them will lead to the arrest Of the
editors and their STATS.
Forcing Rnmanians Under.
Rnmania, cut of from her allies
through the disaffection Of Russia, at
last has entered into formal peace ne
gptiations with the Central powers,
according to advices reaching Lon
don. Those past masters In Teutonic
allied politics, Won Kuehlmann and
Czernin, respectively the German and
Austrian foreign ministers, and RAJ
doslayof, the Bulgarian premier, are
treating with M. Averesco, the Ru-
manian premier. at point near Bu-
charest. Doubtless, as were the
terms imposed on Russia, the peace
conditions that will be offered Ru-
mania will be hard ones.
Already they are said to embrace
territorial acquisitions for Bulgaria
and economic preferences for Ger
many and Austria.
Ambassadors Leaving.
London, Feb. 24.-A dispatch from
Petrograd, dated Saturday, says:
The American and Japanese en-
bassies and the Chinese, Siamese and
Brazilian legations are leaving Petro-
grad to-day for Vyatka or Vologda.
If necessary If they will go to Vladi-
vostok."
Americans Leaving Petrograd.
Washington, Feb. 26.-The State
Department was advised by Ambas-
sador Francis to-day that on yester-
day the German army was only eight
hours march from Petrograd and
that he was preparing to leave the
Russian capital with his stan.
The message, which was dated yes-
terday and sent by way of Pekin, said
Mr.. Francis would join the Chinese
and Japanese diplomats, also prepar-
ing to leave. 1t did not refer to
plans OF the European diplomats:
Arrangements have been made to
move the Americans in Moscow to
Samara, 450 miles to the east. No
immediate occupation OF Moscow by
German troops is expected, but it was
thought advisable to move the Amer
leans.
The consul general at Moscow, re-
porting these arrangements to the
State Department to-day, added that
all Americans there were we'll.
l'skov Retaken by Bolshivikf.
London. Feb. 26.-Pskov, 175
miles southwest of Petrograd, had
been recaptured by the Bolsheyiki
and street fighting Is going on there,
according to a dispatch from Petro-
grad dated Monday. The Red
Guards are resisting the German adj
vance everywhere.
The capture Of Pskov by the Ger
mans was announced in the official
statement issued last night at Berlin.
The Bolsheviki headquarters have
been transferred from the Smolny in
stitute in Petrograd to a military
camp, according to an Exchange Tel
egraph dispatch from Petrograd
dated Monday. At this camp, The dis
patch reports, the workmen OF the
city are assembling en- masse, carry
ing red banners and fighting detach-
ments are being formed continually.
Germans Admit Some Resistance.
Berlin. Feb. 26.-Gen. Linsingen's
forces operating in Volhynia have
captured the town or Kolenkowitz
after a battle, the German general
stan announced to-day.
south Of Pskov our regiments
met with stubborn resistance They
defeated the enemy in violent bat
tie, and the town was captured.
Near .Kolenkowitz enemy forces
threw themselves against detach-
niahts which were pressing forward
into Ukraine along the Pripet. The
enemy was thrown back by a sharp
and the town and railway sta
ton were taken by storm"
Geological survey estimates put
me me petroleum production OF the Uni
led States last year at 3I1 ,sOo,0 ,0CO
barrels, or Ia per cent more than the
recOrd thu .Wpa established IN 1o1s