Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-19

broken of temporarily, the Rus
sian constituent assembly has
opened its session in Petrosrad.
Tho bolsheviki government failed
to control Tho opening, aItho tho
session was not attended by msm-
bers Of the constitutional demo-
cratic party.
Demand that the assembly ap.
prove boIsheviki peace terms and
land laws was made in the opening
declaration of Temporary Chair
man sverdIoff, representing tho
congress Of workmen's and SOL
diers' delegates. Demonstrations
against the boIsheviki efforts to
control the assembly were not az
large as expected, aItho five per-
sons were killed and a dozen in
jured by tho Red Guard when they
fired on . group Of paraders.
Another halt in the Russo-Ger.
man peace parIeys is reported in q
dispatch to the Daily News Of Lon
don from Petrosrad. The German
delegates are said to be endeavor-
ing to force the Russians to break
off tho negotiations finally on tho
minor points 30 as to cast the blame
x. on the Russians.
Relations between tho boIsheviki
and the Roumanians are at tho
breaking point. The Ninth Russian
army demands that on two hours
notice the Rounanians permit the
passage Of Russians thru Jassy.
There has been no break in the
monotony on the western front,
the British portion Of which now is
sea Of mud, the snow having dis
appeared.
London, Jan. 19.-The boIsheviki
members Of the constituent assem-
bly, and those belonging to the left
wing Of the social revolutie,ists
withdrew from the constituent as
sembly in Petroerad at it's first
meeting, according to a Russian
wireless report received here to-
day.
London. Jan. 19.-The negotiations n
have been temporaril
according to dspatc
from Petrograd to the Daily Mail. TIL
Germans. it is added, appear to
to force the Russians tt
break the parley over minor points S
as to throw the blame on the Russian
Split Over German Occupation.
Further dispatches from both tn
German and Russian sides regardin,
the negotiations at Brest-Litovsk indl
cate that the discussions on Wednes
day turned largely on the question O
conditions to be recognized in dispos
ing of Poland, Lithuania, and Courland
DR.. Won Kuehlmann, the German for
eign secretary, said in effect that hi
was willing to permit tn,
peoples Of the territories occupied b,
German and Austrian troops to vote IL
regard to their political future, sucl
vote to be taken not later than on,
year after the conclusion of a genera
peace.
According to the Russian version
Leon Trotzky attempted to obtain
clear statement whether the votin,
would be preceded by the evacuatio,
Of those territories by the German ar
mics.
Negotiations Suspended.
DR.. Won Kuehlmann declared tha
Germany could not undertake any obli
cation regarding the withdrawal of tn
army. NJ. Trotzky returned to Petro
grad on Thursday night. APPARENT,
the negotiations were suspende,
altho there is nothing to In
dicate how things were left at adjourn
ment.
The Petrograd correspondent Of tn
Daily News on Thursday described tn
as steadily moving to
ward final rupture"
Referring to the negotiations betwee
the Germans and the Ukrainians, tn
correspondent recalls his recent state
ment that peace would more likel
be signed by the Ukrainians than b.
the bolsheviki. DR.. Won Kuehlmafln lie
slip the fact that the discussions witt
tho .Ukrainians had been begun. TAX
ing up the question Of the frontiers
The Importance of this lies in the fac
that the Ukrainians are ready to ne
gotiate Imperialistically'' with viey
to opposing territorial gains, thu
weakening the bolsheviki.
Fatal Street Battle.
A collision between the bolshevik
and members Of the societies for tn
defense OF the constituent assembly
who were marchipg toward the Taur
.de Palace. occurred about noon Friday
A. Ss- ~.
Reuters. Banners and 1ags demand