The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-20

London. Feb. 19,-Lenire and TroH-
zky have officially declared thai they
are now forced to sign a German
neaoe--a peace which they denounce
IN the bitterest terms. because Its
conditions include
l. Virtual annexation to Germany.
Of Poland, Coprland. Lithuania. and
parts of Esthonia and Ilvouja' under
the guise OF independent states
:. Retention of the Moon islands.
which means control-economic and
strateg1c-of the Gulf OF Riga and
pm ctical domination of the entire
Baltic sea tRiga to remain a Ger
man city as per number /, since II In
the capital OF Livonia).
B An indemnity of 1900, 900, 900
to be paid. + is presumed. In tho
form OF food and raw ma terials.
Preceding and following Petro-
grad dispatch roughly quilting the
above facts there came from RuSs'an
Trajectory dispa tches; some OF them
were dated as far hack as ten days
ago.
Important RI TINE
Out OF the tumble of unconnrrned
reports contained In those f1ied With
in the last forty eight hours two
were Important If true"
/. TIL" Bolsheviki regime was said
70 have been overthrow by the So
cial revoiutionists. Tchernofy. who
was chosen president Of the recent
short-lived constituent assembly, over
his Boishevist opponent. was said to
have taken the reins of government
in hand. as premier.
2. Lenine and Trotzky were sa.d
10 be fleeing, TO Riga, one report had
Il; anywhere inside the German
lines" said another.
Up to late this evening the ofscfai
announcement OF the Bolshevists. will
lngn ess TO sign, under pressure. the
extorttonist German terms. seemed "a
stand authentic and supersedinx all
other dispatches
The pressure to which the go.shev-
iki were finally forced 70 yield was
manifold. First and foremost was
the resumption by tina Germans OF
the invasion. Dwinsk, the great
strategic stronghold on the pw1na,
40 miles to the southeast OF Riga.
fell to one German army without a
lannon's shot a few hours after the
campaign had been resumed. Drwinss<
had defied the invaders ever since
September, 1915. They crossed TIRE
Russians had planned. but failed 60
destroy, Little resistance was Of
fered. the Official Berlin announce
nent SAYS,
Huns March into Lutax.
At the same time another German
army under General Won IAnsingen.
practically walked into Lutxk. the
Volhynian fortress taken and re-taixer
many times In some OF the bloodieSt
battles Of the Russo-Teuton war. TN
both sides OF this stronghold they now
are marching e@stwards, In the dtrec-
ton OF Kiev. the Ukrainian capital
Two sfrateg,caI roads are at their dts
posal TO bring up supplies and artif-
lery. Ksev lies 240 miles to the east.
That ancient city Is In the throes OF
blood orgies. the Bolshevfki having
for the time being the upperhand.
From Berlin today was spread
throughout the world . heart-rsnding
appeal by the Ukrainians for German
aid. an appeal mantfestly dictated
from wilhelmstrasse since Il gives
the desired pretext for the new In
yaston.
Besides being threatened with 4
land and sea drive on retrosrAd. tia
Rolshevtld were. and are. faced ~
terrific pressure from other CANNES.
The capital itself and the whole oc
Northern Russia Is starving, From
the south large CossAuk forces aro
reported marching on the capital
Countryside discomfort with Bclahev~
Xxi rule grows hourly. Ihouannda az
peasants tnquired wrNxn4A1ih N1y
land wa~ Given them HIN II N -
fAken AMAy NJ The inFl l