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New-York tribune., 1918-02-22
Ukraine Not Opposed to Union
With Russia, President Says
Informs Iageblatt' That Leaders of Majority Parties
Favor Federated Republic With Local Sovereignty;
Socialists Dominate Ministry and Parliament

fewer representatives in the Central
Rada and in the ministry than the two
parties just mentioned, is formed bv
the Ckrainian Socialist Federalists.
This party may be called bourgeois.
Among its members are the intelligent
classes. the officials, teachers and the
representatives of the liberal pro
fessions. OF course, it is democratic
through and through
Most radical, from the national
point of view, are the National-Revo-
!utionlsts and the Union of the Ukrain-
IAN State They have only little in
huence in the Rada and no representa-
tlVes III the ministry. But there is no
doubt that they will play an important
Ukraine.
United for Sovereignty
"All the Ukrainian parties are for the
sovereignty of the Ukrainian people.
The Social Democrats and the Social
lst.f ederalists want the Ukraine to be
united IN a federal union with Russia.
ne Social Revolutionists. the National
SOCIALISTS and the Union of the Ukrain-
IAN States are for the absolute separa-
tlon of the Ukraine from Russia. The
parties of the national minorities. how
ever, and the Jewish 'Bund' are in pcn-
eral era opposed to the idea that the
Okralne should form q separate state"
Speaking Of the contrast between the
Ukraine and Russia, he said:
IN the revolution which is now tax,
ing place in Russia the social question
IS predominant. The Trotzky- -Lenine
government IS dictatorship of the
proletarlat. In the Ukraine, on the
contrary, the revolution has & national
character. In spite of the opposition
on social questions. all the Ukrainian
parties are acting in solidarity on ma
tlonal problems. 1t is true that we had
been at war with the kerensky govern
ment, and no political party of the
Okrane Is IN favor of Kercnsky's party
which was opposed to the autonomy of
the Ukraine. But the Ukrainians bavo
never been hostile to the social reyoll,-
tion in Great Russia
The Russians and the Ukrainians
need peace in order to devote them
selves to their great social problems
and to form a federated republic"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-22
Russians Abandon
Wide Front, Leaving
War Material Behind
Tie Ne7o York. Tribune

iUTC0N
Here a picture of the desperate
conditions Of the Russian army. based
on wireless reports from the Russian
front. which appeared in the "Frank-
1urter Icltung' few days before the
breaking oil Of peace negotiations at
BreSt-Ljtogsk:
he Russian wireless reports about
Tine hunger-agony of the Russian army
are sufficient proofs Of the degree to
which the Russian front has become
dlsorganizod. According to informa-
ton which we are constantlv receivinr
the Russian army is completely disinte-
grating. ~ soldiers arc tired Of the
war and have again and again de
clafed that, no matter what the result
OF the Brest LitoNsk peace negotiations
may be they viii not and can not fight
I'm accordance with this view the
Russlan front is demobilizing by itself
~ recent order all the troops till
the yoar }90S have been sent home
Among the great number Of divisions
many much Younger troops left the
front. Russian defence positions are
no longer being constructed. The posts
Tor the barbcd wire are being burned
down On long stretches OF the front
the Russl@n troops are leaving the
front trenches and are going back to
the rear or sometimes returning home.
Artlilery aad defences are being taken
away.
The Russian front has been com
pletely cleared of troops on width
Of about 200 kilometres. Heavy guns
which are buried deep under the snow
have been left in the rear. Russian
officers are deserting the army. In
three Caucasian army corps it has been
ascertained 800 officers have deserted.
The horse gear is often being sold to
German soldiers rs means for purchas-
ing food. The number Of runaways is
lncroaslng from daN 10 dAN ~
New-York tribune., 1918-02-22

purposes. the food administration an
nounced tonight.
"All manufacturers Of essential food
products" a food administration state
ment said. ARE advised shat they will
be able TO obtain their full necessary
requirements. This applies particularly
to the packers Of fruit, condensed milk
and such vegetables for the preserva-
ton Of which sugar may be necessary,
as we'll as to the housewives for usage
in preserving purposes.
GAS the car shortage is relieved. sup
plies of sugar viii be available for the
necessary preservation purposes. Ship
ments from Cuba are steadily increas-
ing''
New-York tribune., 1918-02-22
Bolsheuiki Peace
Decision Hinged
On Single Vote

PETROGRAD, Feb. 20.--Thc decision
OF the Soldiers and Workmen's Dele
gates to accept the German peace terms
vote, after a heated debate lasting
throughout Monday night. Great Sc
crccy was observed in regard to the
meeting, which was adjourned several
times to permit the Bolsheviki and the
Social Revolutionists to hold party
caucases. There We're divisions in
both parties ON the subject.
Premier Lenine. Foreign Minister
Trotzky, Ensign krylenko, commander
IN chief, and many other leaders ad-
dressed the council. Military men ex-
planned the impossibility of Offering
effective resistance, but no decision was
reached until messages had been re-
ceived showing that the Germans had
captured Dvinsk with ease and were ad-
Vancing all along the front
This news reached the council early
Tuesday morning and influenced the
delegates to decide for peace Before
the capture OF Dvinsk Premier Leuine
said he was opposed to peace but final
ly urged that peace must be obtained
at any price in order to insure the re
construction of Russia. He said the
Germans were advancing on a solid
front from the north to the south.
First Refused Message
The announcement OF Russia's de
cision to accept the German terms was
sent by wireless at o'clock Tuesday
less station showed a disposition to
refuse to take the message, but finally,
four hours later, acknowledged it,
Bolshevik leaders had repeated con-
ferences throughout Tuesday, and late
in the afternoon received the German
reply, refusing to accept the wireless
message as official and requesting
that delegation be sent to Dyinsk to
confer with regard to peace.
Che Soldiers and Workmen's Depu-
ties decided that only one member of
the delegation which represented Rus
sia at the Brest-Litovsh conferences
should go to Dvinsk to deliver to the
Germans an official copy of the an
nouncement that Germany's terms had
been accepted.
The Russian press is divided as to
the wisdom OF the councils action.
The "Pravda" says the Soldiers and
willingness to make peace and carry
out their pledges, and that whether
Germany accepts or does not, the Boil
sheviki have won a moral victory The
Nova jim" says the Bolsheviki have
brought the affair TO an ignominious
end and have proved themselves 10 be
adventurers who are willing TO keep
themselves in power at any price
To Defend Petrograd
Bolshevik leaders declare that if the
German advance continues they will
defend Petrograd with the Red Guard
aud harass the German advance by
guerilla warfare. No plans have been
made for evacuation of this city.
The Bolshcviki say this IS a new
war, not the old war, and that they will
present a united front against the Ger
mans. They believe the proletariat Of
Russia viii be able to continue the
struggle.
Newspaper opinion as to The Ger
man plans is divided. Some OF the pa
pers believe Petrograd will be attacked
but others. regard this as improbable.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-22
Thc Nc1r Yo1I; Tribune

In an interview with the Berlin
"Tageblatt," Audrey Zuk, the newly
elected President of the Ukraine Re-
public, declared that the majority of
the Ukrainian parties arc not opposed
to a union with Russia He discussed
the influence and strength of the var
lous parties in the ministry and the
Ukraine Parliament, the Central Rada
which consists Of 1872 merbers. and
pointed out that neither the ministry
nor the Central Rada is bourgeois in
character, but both arc dominated by
Socialist members.
Reviewing the various parties enter
ing into the present government, An
Cvey Zuk declared:
Il have been personally connected
with almost all the members of the
government of the Ukraine Peoples
Republic. Premier Wynntchenko, War
Minister Petljura, Minister of Justice
Tkatchenko, Minister of Public Works
Porsh, Minister of instruction Stech-
enko and Minister Of Agriculture
NAL toS, are luc lpdueIS Oh tilc KcNOlu-
tlonary Socialist party. Wynnytch
enko is somewhat more moderate than
the other members of the Ukraine GOV
ernment, and it is thanks 20 him that
admission to the Ukraine Central Rada
has been granted to the national min
critics, the Russian Social Democrats
(Mensheviki), the Jewish Socal-Dem-
ocrats OF the Band, and the Polish
Social-Democrats.
The leader of the Ukraine peace
delegation, which signed the peace
treaty with Germany, is Wsemold
Holubowytch, who belongs to the
second leading party of Ukraine, the
Ukrainian ocial-Revolutionary party,
the real head of which is the Minister
OF Provisions Kovalevsky. Also, the
president of the Ukraine Central Rada,
the great Okrainian historian Hrushey-
sky, belongs to this party, which is for
the distribution OF the soil.
The third leading party, which has
New-York tribune., 1918-02-22
Russia Sick; Spreads
Infection, Saws Leopo]d

LONDON, Feb. 21.-An Intercepted
German wireless message, according
to Reuter- dispatch from Petrograd,
quotes + Prlnce Leopold. OF Bavaria,
the Austro- German commander ~
the Eastern front, as saving to h;s
troops:
RUSSIA is sick and is trying to
contaminate all the countries in tho
world with a moral infection. We
must fight against the disorder In
oculated by Trotzky ad defend out
ragged liberty. Germany is fortunate
III being the incarnation cf the senti-
ments of ether loving peoples" >"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-22
Food Crisis in
Next Sixty Days,
Hoouer Warns
Continued from page 1

costs Of the dairying industries
have necessarily greatly increased.
Fourth Through the large con
suming areas we have been living
off reserves through the period OF
scant supplies. These reserves are
in many sections approaching eX-
hauStiOn.
''Fifth-We have been unable TO
transport to seaboard the neces-
sary foodstutfs for the Allies. This
has not been due SO much to the
actual inability of the railways
giving priority to foodstutfs for
Allied shipping as it has been to
bringing products from the farms
to the terminal markets where 1t
can be aggregated, prepared and
purchased by the Allies.
Ramifications Are Countless
"The economic ramihcations Of this
whole delay in the movement OF the
national harvest are almost count
less, and they present the most crltl-
cal of situations, of which no solu-
ton exists but continued expansion
OF the efforts of the railway admin
istration in the movement OF food
stutfs in every direction, to the eX-
clusion Of much other commerce OF
the country. Considerable progress
has been made in the last ten days,
but continued rises in the prices OF
cereal commodities and the failure to
secure sufficient surplus over immedl-
ate domestic consumption to feed the
Allies are evidence that there still is
n deficiency in food cars and that
they need be still further increased.
Comparisons of the movement
from day to day during the last few
days with movements of similar
periods last year reflect the efforts
being made by the railway director
ate. We have, however, a long ac-
emulation to be got over, and to be
got over i'll the next sixty days. The
situation calls for every cooperation
of the public, through the quick
loading of cars, loading them to ca
pacity and discharging them quickly
and IN every way reducing the tax
on the railways. Cooperation can be
given by reduction in consumption
of foodstutfs, by the consumption of
home and local stores to the exclu-
sion SO far as may be of transported
articles. If every interest co0p-
crates we shall supply the Allies and
remedy the distribution of our album
dant domestic supplies, for our farms
are full of foodstutfs.
NO effort is being spared to move
Allied food as fast as it can be ac-
cumulated in the interior. and to-
day the railway directorate is arrang-
ing. special trains TO carry meat and
packing house products from Chicago
to load the waiting ships"
New-York tribune., 1918-02-22
Says Rumania Wants No Peace
Purchased by King Abdication
Native Writer Asserts Foks-
hani Farley With Ger
many To-day Will Come to
Nothing if Teutons Insist
on Deposing Ferdinand

IN the tolloaOimg article q Ruua-
nlom qVriter discusses the meaning
OF The peace negotiations, forced On,
has country BY Germany, which are
to begin ut Fohshani to-day:
By Vasile Pop
AS the American people are much
Interested in this question, because a
peace with Germany would be defec-
ton of Rumania toward the Allies,
am going to explain why, as long az
King Ferdinand lives and as long as
Rumania is ruled by honest Rumanian
leaders, peace on the present German
terms cannot be concluded.
The Germans need Rumania's friend
ship and help more than one can i'm
aglnc. That is why they have made
concessions in the conquered parts Of
my country of which nobody would
have dreamed when they entered Ru-
mania. And that is why, row having
the possibility of crushing this iso-
lated island of "pro-Allyism," they are
willing to negotiate.
But, as the papers announce, they
have pointed out the elimination of the
Rumanian King.
| firmly believe that in so far as the
Germans will insist upon this point, the
peace negotiations will be closed be-
fore they will have q chance of being
opened.
King Wins Loyalty
For true Americans it may seem Of
very small Importance that n people
should adhere so firmly to a king Ru-
mania as a republic would find more
friends here than as kingdom. But
one should know the true political con-
ditions of the Rumanian state before
the war and now at this time, the sem
timental Il should say the passionate)
state of the Rumanian mind.
Before Rumania entered the war the
King was the most unpopular person.
alty of his kingdom. He was some
times openly accused of two crimes
being a German and being a pro- Ger
man. When he appeared in the street
he often was not saluted, except by
officers and soldiers. The Queen, when
she appeared. was covered with flowers,
because she was not of German origin
Bat after Rumania entered the war
the whole country went wild over the
King. The most antagonistic papers,
which before the war were conducting
oren anti-royalistic campaigns, became
trenzied, and from this very day they
heralded him as the greatest Rumanian
the country ever has had.
German Dominance
Ii one could know how deeply the
Rumanian people, the middle classes,
were in the German hands, how the
Rumanian industry, the Rumanian
credit and commerce, and Rumanian
politics, were enslaved by Germany.
one would be truly astonished why and
how this people could enter the war
against the Teuton interests.
We were forced to get our loans
from Germany. The Germans took
money from France on which they paid
. per cent interest and gave it to US
at A, 4 Y and 5 per cent Our national
New-York tribune., 1918-02-22
Cleveland Bakers Lower
Price They Increas

CLEVELAND. Feb. 21.- Seven b
Cleveland bakeries. which last Nondl
increased bread prices 10 retailers on
cent a loaf over the protests Of Il
State Food Administrators to-day pron
lsed to restore the old prices, begil
ming tomorrow morning The decress
may be onl V temporary. however, pend
ing hearing Of the bakers claims be
fore State Food Administrator Croy.sl
tomorrow.
County Prosecutor Doerfier was quss-
tloning representatives of the se'r,
might be warranted III proceednr
bakeries to-day to ascertain if fs
against them under the Valentine .aRis
trust law.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-22
Don Cossacks Battle
To Saue Rostou Garrison

PETROGRAD, Wednesday. Feb. 90
The latest dispatches from the Don re-
gion report that fighting is still in
progress. The Cossack garrison of Ros-
TOW and the besieging force of Bolshe-
Wiki are engaged in battle two miles
from the town.
Admiral Berens, chief of the Naval
General Staff, has been appointed COM
mander Of the Baltic fleet.
General Yanoushkevitch former
chief of the General Staff, was shot on
his way to prison by q member of the
Red Guard, When told he was being
taken to Petrograd the general, accord
ing to the guard, endeavored to seize
revolver for the purpose of commit
ting suicide, upon which the guard shot
linn.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-22

resistance. while the artillery and in
fantry were demobilizing and wholly
unprepared to fight.
Attempts to evacuate tho city were
unsuccessful, and heavy artillery and
large quantities of ammunition fell
into the hands of the German. The
civil population had no opportunity
to escape.
The commissarics of the local Work
mems and Soldiers Council tried to es-
cape disguised as soldiers, but they
We're seized by the Germans.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-22
Nova Scotia Women to Vote

HALIFAX. Feb. 21.-The extension OF
the electoral franchise to women on
The same terms as now enjoyed by men
is promised in the speech from the
Throne delivered at the opening of the
Nova Scotia Legislature to-day by
lieutenant Governor McCallum Grant.
The announcement follows q similar
statement some time ago from the gov
ernment at Ottawa.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-22
Spain Signs Trade
Agreement With US
BY 1t. Pershing Sees Supplies
Return for Commodities
Form Us

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-Aa e'
nomic agreement with Spain, une
which General Pers1ing viii get mul'
army blankets and other materials
that country in return for cotton, :
and other commodities frori the INN
States, was signed to-day IN Madrld
The State Department was so adsls'
tonight by Ambassador Willard,
New-York tribune., 1918-02-22
BolsheUiki Extend
Propaganda to China

PEKlNG, Saturday, Feb. Bolshc-
wiki from Russian Turkestan. as well as
Germans and Turks, are inhaming the
Chinese Mahometan population of the
province OF Sin-kiang, Chinese Tur-
Aestan, against the government. accord
ing to q report from General Yang
Tseng- sin, Governor of the province.
The general warns the government
that arms and ammunition are being
supplied by the enemy. Even the loss
New-York tribune., 1918-02-22
Relief Ship at Dark Harbor

EoCkLAND, Me, Feb. oi-A govern
ment steamer with provisions for the
people of lslesboro, cut off from steam
boat service with sne mainland since
January /, reached Dark Harbor. an
island port, last night. and was cheered
by half the population. The vessel had
to force a passage through ice eight
inches thick
New-York tribune., 1918-02-22
Report That Francis
Would Aid Red Guard
Worries Firms

STOCKHOLM, Feb. 81 .- Concern
over report that Ambassador David
K. Francis, at Petrograd, had prom
ised the Finnish Red Guard provisions
from America was expressed to-day bv
NJ Grlpenberg, Finnish Minister here
VINO visited Ira Nelson Morris, tho
Amerlcan Minister to Sweden.
NJ: 1r!penberg requested Mr. Morris
to inquire whether Mr.. Francis was
correctly quoted and whether he had
expressed Americas attitude toward
the Finnish situation.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-22

of Chinese Turkestan is possible, in the
generals opinion.
A special meeting of military leaders
was held on the receipt of this infor-
mation.> The War Ministry ordered
General Ma An-liang, the most promi-
nent Mahometan general, to devise
means Of COMBATING the movement
New-York tribune., 1918-02-22
Plan to Make Hawai-; Drv

WASHINGTON. Feb. 21.-Wartime
prohibition in Hawaii is provided in
a blll tavorably reported to the House
to-day by the Territories Committee.
New-York tribune., 1918-02-22
Supply of Sugar Will Meet
Manufacturing and Home
Preserving Purposes

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-Ample sup
plles OF sugar will be available during
tne coming season, to meet the neces-
sary requirements of food manufac-
turers and for household preserving
New-York tribune., 1918-02-22

sion ceased they would advance new
subtorfuges"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-01
AMERICANS WERE
At THEIR POSTS
THIS IS WHY THE GERMAN RAID
ON TRENCHES ON WEDNES-
DAY FAILED
FOG SAVED THE ENEMY
DETAILS OF THE ASSAULT ON THE
AMERICAN POSITION READ
ABOUT RIGHT

WITH THE AMERICAN ARMY IN
FRANCE -Thursday-By The Assoc
lated Press Conditions were quiet on
the American sector all day because
of the fog. Beyond a few shots from
both sides at registered targets there
was but little artillery fire and no
infantry activity.
The details of yesterdays raid show
that only the heroism of the platoon
in the trenches near the listening post
prevented the enemy from entering
the trenches and prhaps capturing
prisoners.
AS soon as the barrage lifted the
platoon came out of it's dugout and
stepped to the firing platforms, and
their rifle fire held off the superior
number of Germans who tried to ap-
proach. When the enemy saw the
Americans determined to hold their.
position they withdrew into the fog.
Later a number of bloody enemy
rifles and other equipment were found
beyond the American position.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-01
GRINDING OUT MILLIONS
OF AMERICAN SILVER COINS
Mint at Philadelphia Works Now as 1t
Never Worked Before to Meet
War Demands

PHILADELPHIA - Uncle sam
largest money factory, the Philadelp-
ia mint is working these days as II
never worked before in the history
of the country. This is in the natural
order of things because the war has
created unprecedented demand for
coin of all denominations. No gold
is being minted at present, but halves,
quarters. dimes, nickels and pennies
are being turned out by the million.
A double force of workmen keep the
mint going 16 hours day and more
men are employed now than ever be-
fore.
In peaceful times much coming was
done here for foreign governments,
principally South America, but since
the United States entered the war the
special work has been stopped. The
last Job of this sort was for Cuba,
the entire coinage of the island having
been made here.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-01
CHARGES IGNORANCE
AGAINST OFFICERS
FORMER GOVERNOR WEST OF
OREGON THROWS LIGHT ON
SPRUCE INDUSTRY

WASHINGTON - Former Governor
West of Oregon told the senate mill
tary affairs committee today that the
delay in getting out spruce for air.
craft could be charged to the ignor-
ance of the spruce industry by the Of
fcers of the signal corps in Wash
ington and the personnel of the Ore
gon advisory board West attacked
the appointment of George S. Long as
a member of the branch of the aircraft
board at Portland contending that
Long is connected with the Weyer-
hauser lumber interests from which
the government buys its spruce, and
that the board should be composed OF
men not financially interested in the
lumber sales.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-01
LEGAL TO ACKNOWLEDGE
SIGNATURE BY TELEPHONE
Judge Steele Decides Important Law
Point in Clearwater County Case

Judge Edgar c. Steele of the district
court has just rendered a decision in
the Clearwater case of Charles S. Mey-
ers against Mary e. Ebel, ct al, hold
ing among other things thatsa mort
gage may be acknowledged over the
telephone. Upon this point of general
interest the court holds it to be the
law that an acknowledgement may be
taken over the telephone; that it
makes no difference whether the per-
son is 10 feet away >er 10 miles away,
if it is certain that it is the right per-
son who acknowledges the instru-
ment
The evidence seemed clear in the
case that John w. Bartholf and his
wife, who later became Mrs. Mary E.
Ebel signed the mortgage in ques-
ton; that Bartholf called on the
notary public and acknowledged his
signature and that the notary public
took the Acknowledgement OF the
woman over the phone
In his decision Judge Steele holds
that this was a proper acknowledge
ment.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-02-01
PIeases the Crowd

The entertainment given last nlgnt
at the high school by Robert .. bow
man, impersonator, was enjoyed by a
good crowd. He has the pleasing
ability of taking his audience into MS
confidence and making friends 'of
them. His characterizations were all
good. most of them were numerous,
but not all. His power in the dramatic
portrayal of Shylock, and the recita-
tion of "Gunga Din" showed him an
artist in emotional roles.