Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-02-27
BOLSHEv|KI GIVE
IN TO GERMANY
Foes Occupation of Dvinsk and
Lutsk Forced Action.
TO GIVE q BILLION INDEMNITY
kaiser's Troops Continue Invasion of
Russia Despite Offer to Yield
Esthonia in Hands of
the Enemy.

London, Feb. 20.-Russia is now
forced to sign peace upon the cond1-
tons proposed by Germany, says an
official Russian statement received
here on Tuesday.
The official statement was signed by
Premier Lenine and Leon Trotzky, the
foreign minister. 1t protests against
the German resumption Of the war
and says the councils of peoples COM
missioners is now forced to declare
its readiness to sign peace as dictat-
ed by the delegation of the quadruple
alliance at Brest-Litovsk. 1t promises
to give detailed reply without delay
to the German peace conditions.
Russians Enter Protest.
The statement was transmitted
through the wireless telegraphy sta
tons of the Russian government to the
government of the German empire at
Berlin. The text reads:
"The council of peoples commits
saries protests against the fact that
the German government has directed
its troops against the Russian coun-
war at an end and which is demobil-
izing its army on ell fronts.
"The workmen's and peasants gov
eminent of Russia could not anticipate
such a step because neither directly
nor indirectly has any one Of the par
ties which concluded the armistice
given the seven days notice required
In accordance with the treaty of De-
cember 10 for terminating it."
Russia's decision to yield to Ger
many comes on the day after the re-
sumption of military operations by the
Germans resulting in the occupation
by them of the Dvinsk and Lutsk.
Whether it was the threat of German
military power or the chaotic domes-
tic conditions which induced the boil
shevizi TO accept the German terms is
not made clear by the advices thus far
received.
Four Billion Indemnity Demand.
A dispatch to the Times from Petro-
grad under date Of February 10 quotes
Leon TrOtzky. the bOlsheviki foreign
minister as declaring in his report
upon the ending of the negotiations at
BreSt-Litovsk that the German terms
included the retention of Poland,
Lithuania, RIGA and Moon island and
an indemnity of $4,0O0,O0O,O00, presum-
ably in gold.
The Russian government, according
TO an official statement received here,
has addressed the following message
nj oil
1.-THE council of peoples commits
saries has offered to the Germans to
sign peace Immediately. / order that
in all cases where Germans are en-
countered massed pourparlers with
the German soldiers should be organ
lied and the proposal TO refrain from
fighting made to them. If the Germans
refuse, then you must offer to them
every possible resistance.
"KRYLENKO."
Germans Invade EsthoEia.
Berlin, Feb. 21.-The forward move
ment of the German troops into Russia
continues, according to the official COM
munication. The text says:
'@The forward movement continues in
the east. German troops have entered
ESthonia. Werder has been passed
through in an easterly direction.
con both sides of the Riga-Petro-
grad railway the Russian positions
were crossed, and we advanced 20 kilo-
meters (12.4 miles, beyond the line
which had been our front. Feeble re-
sistance on the part of the enemy near
Inzeen, north of the railway, soon was
broken.
"Our divisions pushed on from
Dvinsk to the northeast and to the
east.
Between Dvinsk and Lutsk they
advanced on wide sectors. Divisions
which pressed forward beyond Lutsk
are marching on Rovno.
prisoners to the number Of $500,
several hundred guns and great
amount of rolling stock fell into our
hands,"
1000 Killed In Battle at kiev.
Petrograd. Feb. 19.-Kiev, one of the
principal cities of the Ukraine, was
captured by the -bolsheviki on Febru-
airy 8, after sanguinary fighting.
The casualties were estimated at
1900 killed and 1000 wounded.
While the fighting was at its height
on Thursday the city was bombarded
by bolsheviki agitators.
Polish troops have defeated the boil
sheviki at Boghuisk. IS miles southeast
of Minsk.
Counter-revolutionary Polish legions
were defeated by the bolsheviki at
Minsk on February 6. the Polish forces
suffering heavy casualties, according
to dispatch to the semi-official news
bureau dated at Minsk, February Z.