The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-02-20
Readiness To Sign Treaty Fails
To Retard Invasion.
German Army Pushes Into Rus
sia on 4OO-Mile Front.
WILL DEFEND RUSS CAPITAL
Slavs Stop Demobilization and
Are Ordered To Fight.
Americans Shatter Attempted
Thrust With Shrapnel Fire.
(By the Associated Press.)

Notwithstanding the Bolsheviki
have announced their Willingness to
conclude an immediate peace, on the
central powers terms, the German
armies are continuing to advance into
Great Russia on a 400 mile front,
twelve and a half miles deep.
The German headquarters state
ment today reports a further for
ward move of the German forces
which recently crossed the Dvina on
the northern front and occupied
Dvinsk They pushed on east and
northeast of that city yesterday, it is
announced.
Germany undertook this campaign
to safeguard peace and order in the
occupied regions on her eastern
frontier, Doctor Won Kuehlmann, the
German foreign minister, told the
reichstag main committee yesterday
She has lost faith in the pacific inten-
tions of Russia, he declared. Never
theIess- Doctor Won Kuehlman an
nounced Germany. even now was
ready to make peace with the Rus-
slams on a basis which would pro-
tect German interests
II seems probable that his ADDRESS
was made before the Bolshevik1 pro-
test and offer of submission was re-
ceived in Berlin, but the continued
advance of the German armies re-
ported today, makes 1t appear ina
the German military authorities at
least are in no haSte 10 cheSh liz
forward movement
Russ Must Confirm Peace O11ef-
The Bolsheviki government in TINS
connection reports that Generdi i1oii-
mann. German military Representative
at the Brest-Litovsk peace conference:
has asked that written coniessaous ~ y.
tbe Russian wireless peace o11er pe
cent to Dyinsk. The Russlans nave
forwarded such confession by mes
senger they announce Every eiiol
is being made by the Austrian author-
tiles to convince their people that lhe
De.ce m1de with the Ukraine was not
onIv one of the greatest material ad-
vantages to the central powers put
that anv Injustice that might nave
| been done to Poland by subtractlhg Z
from her the province OF Cholm anu
Giving if to the Ukraine will be rem
edied Great dissa atisfaction has been
created .mong the liberals in the dual
monarchy by this territorial feature or
| the peace statement.
Will Get Food From Ukraine.
! Premier Won Seydler now announces
a separate agreement between Austria
Hungary and the Ukraine under wnich
| a mixed commission will be named to
decide the disposition of Cholm on
race principles. At the same time the
premier points to the material gains
which will come from the peace Inc
| Austro- Hungarian plea for food Will
| he met from the Ukraine stores, he IN
tinated. declaring that the Ukrainian
surplus, which has been placed at the
/ disposal of the central powers, Will be
more than the latter can possibly
/ carry away by the means OF transpor-
! tation available.
j., Set New German Strike.
News agency advices report indica-
lions Of continued industrial unrest in
, Germany manifested by the determ-
nation of the German independent So
/ ci1 lists tc arrange for demonstratlve
strike in the German munitfon fac
tories beginning on March l.
Move Not Popular in Austria.
German and Austrian newspaper
are alarmed over the renewal of the
German war against Russia, which ap-
parently is not popular with the peo'
nIes of the two countries, especially
the Austrians. Vienna papers say
Austria has no cause to make wal
| on Russia and the Socialist organ
there calls on the government to an
nounce that hostilities with Russia
are over. They say nothing, however
against the German terms to Russia
which include the surrender of Po
land. Lithuania, Riga and Moor
Island and the payment OF a tribute
tof s4,O0O,000.000.
Altho quite prepared to advance
against defenseless Russia, the Ger
mans have made no offensive move
rnent on the western front Activity
on the British and French fronts ha:
been confined almost wholly to artil
lery bombardments particularly OF
the Arras-St. Quentin sector in Cham
pagne and northeast of Verdun.
On the American sector, a German
patrol has been dispersed with cas-
ualties and the American artillery ha,
been scattering shrarnel over tn,
German trenches. Raiding and artil
lery operations are becoming mor'
active on the italian front.
Marked aerial activity continues OF
the western front and entente aviator
have accounted for thirty-nine NOR.
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