The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-18
ARM|ST|CE BETWEEN RUSS AND GERMANS E EXPIRES Al ONCE.
Official Report From Berlin Gives Notice of Resump- ton of Hostilities.
 Monday

Berlin, February 17.-tBritish Ad- miralty per Wireiess Press.)--The ar- mistice between the Russian and Ger man forces which has been in exis- tcncc for several weeks the Rus sian front will expire at noon tomor- row, according to the official state ment issued today by the German army headquarters staff.
 London, February 17.-A Russian government wireless dispatch received here gives . message from Leon Trot- sky to the German government, dated February IF. It asl<s whether the state- ment received to the effect that Gen. eral Hoffman on February 10 declared that state of war would be resumed at noon. the 18th. between Germany and Russia was correct, "because it seems . provocative act to give only two days notice instead of seven. as stipulated in the armistice agreement.
 ULTIMATUM TO RUMANIA
 London, February E.-The Russian government has sent an ultimatum to the Rumanian government. demanding the evacuation of Bessarabia by the Ru- manian and counter-revolutionary troops and the right to transport Russian troops through Rumanian and Bessarabian ter ritory.
 The ultimatum. according to the re- port. was to expire February 16.
 FIGHTING IN PETROGRAD
 Petrograd. Monday. February 1s.-tBy the Associated Press )-In an all-night battle during which Jewelry stores and wine cellars in the capital were piIlaged by marauding soldiers, about 100 persons were killed. Forty thousand German and Austrian prisoners. who were freed ny the councils of workmen's and soldiers delegates In small Russian towns, now are in Petrograd homeless and in dam ger of starvation as result of the riots.
 Petrograd. Monday, February 1S.-In- discriminate shooting Is going on throughout the city both by day and by night. but usually Is most general after nightfaIl Pillaging followed by shooting spread last night from yoznessensky prospect past St. Isaac's cathedral to Galernaya street. where private apart ments were broken into and plundered. culminating in protracted firing between the pillasers and the Red guards. The wounded were taken to hospitals
 WORKINGMEN MASSACRED
 Petrograd. Sunday. February 17.-A dispatch from Kiev. dated January 70. received here today. sayA:
 White guards. after defeating red guards and revolutionary troops hold ing the arsenal at Petchersk, shot nearly 15O0 workmen. All who wore the workmen's blouses or who had horny hands were massacred and all the mem bers Of the revolutionary military com mittee were shot.
 ..Ukrainian troops of the council Of soldiers' and workmen's delegates under command of Comrade Kobiubinsky are fighting desperately and are determined to act mercilessly against the bloody mercenartes of the Ukrainian bour- geoise.
 GERMAN SOLDIERS REVOLT Petrograd. February 12-( (Tuesday.) (By tho Associated Press.) )-German soi- diers 1t Grdno and Kovno. according to report received here from Moscow. have refused to obey command to move to the French front. The troops have ontrenched themselves under the protection of their own artl1lery and have. dofsated q detachment of loyal forces which tho 0eFman etah tent te pnnfoh thtm. z ,;. E $ $ ls% %