Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1918-03-01
Germany, Forcing BoIsheviki to
Accept Her Terms, Resumes
the War On Russia.
CIVIL CONFLICT CONTINUES
Americas Preparations Are Being
Speeded Up, and First 6attleplanes
Are Shipped. None Too Soon
Premier Lloyd George Sus-
tains the Program Of the
Supreme War Council.
BY EDWARD W. PicKARD.

-No longer believing in the pacific
intentions of Russia" and with the
profeSsrd purpose Of restoring peace
and order In the parts of that country
they already occupy the Germans lust
week re-opencd the war on the boil
Shryilli. Their first advance took them
across the pvina and into DvlnSk ana
IutSk. ana thence they continued on
their way toward petrograd, gathering
in many prisoners and large quantities
Of arms and supplies After protesting
against the resumption Of hoStilitirS
against Russia Austria Hungary joined
In the invasion The move is extreme
Is unpopular among the socialists OF
Germany and the people generally oi
Austria, but the prus>ian mililarlSts
have the whip hand and my little heed
to objections from others
Continuing their advance, toward the
end Of the week the Germans sent n
large fleet Of Wurshps 10 Reyal and
landed troops Ia invest that great sea
port. They also landed a force Of
I.nnS. who had been fighting in the
German army. in Finland, presumably
Ia attack the holshcvlkl ut TANNER
fors and Nborg
Trotzky. finding his hope that the
Trutonic workers and peasants would
refuse to fight against those of Rus
sin. emitted loud wall offering to
sign the peace treaty Germany had de-
mandrd. but seemingly Dr. Won kuehl-
,ann deemed 1t too late. Further
more. there were strong indications
that the ons-eXprcied split in the
ranks of the bolsheyikt leaders had
come, for Lenlne countermanded Trotz-
Ly's orders for immediate de-
mobilization, stating that they were
unable vet to announce the terms of
peace as pence had not yet been
signed.
The Red guard Is necessarily scat
tered. because civil war Is raging In
many parts of Russia. The bolshevlkl
claimed to have established their au-
thorlty in that part Of East Siberia
known MS Trans uIkalla. 10 have cap
tured Rotalsk and advanced far be-
vond RoStoy-onthr-Dan and 10 have
routed the CnSsnckS In AStrakhan. In
Finland, too they claimed decided vie
tories over the White guard of the
government. Official dispatches from
pcu nd said the Ukralnlans had
made nm alliance with the Roumanians
and that Joint army had occupied
[lshinev, but that the bolshevlkl
forces had driven them from TiraSpol
on the DnicSter The Ukrninians, on
the other hand appealed to Germany
for help against the holSheviki. who,
they asserted. had invaded their terri
tory and were burning and loOting
their towns.
In the Don CoSsack region the gov
eminent foStered by General kalen-
dimes was ousted and n new republic
organized nj TcherkaSk by the work
mon and soldiers. Kalendlnes canmlt-
ted suicide, and his successor as het-
man, General Na2arof. ordered all
CossackS to mobilize ut once and fight
the advancing holSheviki forces. Al
together 1t is pretty mess, and no
one will envy the Germans the task
they have assumed Of restoring order.
"a
The German and Austrian ministers,
addressing the reichraths, expressed
the strong conviction that the peace
with Ukraine was the beginning OF
peace with all Russia, but warned the
people they might be disappointed,
They explained that, In order not to
disruDt this peace and lose the chance