The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-02-22
lBY the Associated Pressl

(By the Associated PreSs).
Petrograd, Thursday, Feb. I'll
(Midnight. "A proclamation order
ing resistance to the German ad-
vance; calling on all Russians to
defend the fatherland, and declar-
ing Petrograd in a state of siege
was issued tonight from the Smolny
Institute, the bolshevist headquar-
terS.
The proclamation was issued at
the order of the peoples commits
saries," and is signed by Premier
Lenine and Ensign Krylenko, the
bolshevist commander-in-chief.
The commissioners appeal to the
people also indicates that the Ger
mans plan the capture of Petro-
grad.
Defense to the Death"
The German generals" it says,
desire to establish their own order
in Petrograd and Kiev. The re
public is in the gravest danger. The
duty Of Russian workmen and peas
ants is defense to the death OF the
republic against the masses of bour-
geoiSie and imperalists OF Germany"
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from PeUograd says the evacuation
OF FinlanN has been ordered by the
commissioners.
In the appeal for reorganization
OF a defense OF the revolution
against Germany, the council Of
commissioners says:
The Socialist fatherland is in
danger. In order to save the coun-
try in its exhaustion from further
trials of war, we resigned ourselves
to making immense sacrifices. Our
delegates on Feb. 20 lett Regitsky
for Dyinsk, but up to the present,
no news from them has been re-
ceived."
Afater stating that it is the duty
of workmen and peasants to defend
the republic to the death, the ap-
peal continues:
German militarism wishes to
smother the working class and the
Ukrainian masses, t ogive back the
land to the land owners factories
and workshops to the bankers and
power to monarchy"
What Is Demanded.
Following are the points urged in
the appeal:
First-All the forces in the coun-
try in their entirety must place
themselves at the service of the de
fense Of the revolution.
Second-All the council of work
mems and soldiers revolutionary or
ganizations must enter into the com
pulSory defense of each position to
the last drop OF their blood.
neutrality-suspicious. on rail
ways and the soviets connected
Herewith are obliged with all their
strength to check attempts of the
enemy to profit by the equipment of
lines of communication. In their
retreat they must destroy railways
and blow up the stations. All roll
ing stock and locomotives must be
sent eastward and into the interior
OF the country without delay
Fourth-Corn and provisions in
general arc placed on the same foot
ing as valuable property when lin
danger of falling into hands of the
enemy, and must then be DESTROYED.
The local soyiets must see that these
decisions are carried out and the re-
sponsibility falls upon their repre-
SentatiVes.
All Must Dig Trenches.
Fifth-Workmen and peasants of
Pctrograd, Kicv and all towns, vii
lagos and hamlets on the line OF the
new front must raise battalions TO
dig trenches under direction of the
military socialists,
Sixth-All members of the we'll
to-do class, women as well as the
men, must enter these battalions of
Red guards, and In case of resist
ance must be shot.
Seyenth-All institutions which
offer resistance to the action of the
revolution on the defensive and pass
to the side of the German bour-
geoisle, or which have a tendency To