Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-01-12
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REPUBLIC UNDER
GEN. KALED|NES
First Russ Battalion Goes Back
to Trenches; Women Make
Request to Form Le-
gion Of Death.
iRx Associated Press.l

Petrograd, Thursday. Jan. l0.-Re-
ports from Rostov today say that the
republic OF the Don has been declared
existent with General Kaledines as
president and prime minister.
Organize Struggle.
General Alexieff, former Russian
commander n-chief, around whom
has gathered a corps of some $4,000
officers, has considered it necessary
to organize struggle against the
Bolshcviki on all all-Russian plan and
to create in Russia moderate liberal
regime. Monarchical principles are
said to be very strong among Alex
ieff's group.
General Kaledines and bis party op-
pose General Alexieff in his desire to
utilize the Don government against
the Bolsheviki and is willing to in
clude in the Don government repre-
sentatives of all the democratic or
CARNATIONS in order to bring an end
to civil war.
The French government has ap-
pointed General Tabouille the repre-
rentrtive of France to the Ukraine
republic. This is considered in Petro-
grad as recognition by France OF the
independence Of the Ukra ne.
The announcement was made by an
officer of the French military mission,
Russ Go to Trenches.
Paris, Jan. 1.-THE First battalion
Of the Russian legion. composed OF
members of the Russian expedition
ary force, which held sector on
the front in Champagne until the
time of the revolution, has lett Tor
the trenches. 1t was formed as the
result of an appeal by General
Eokhvitzky, who commanded the
Russian contingent in France. Fur
ther detaehments will follow as soon
as they have been organized =.
In a statement today General
Lokhvitzky said he hoped to be able
To recruit iraany inofe RUSSIANS and
that there were ,ntifierous frlensbets
of the original two brigades, who
were stiff in France and were de-
sirous Of joining the legion, show
ing that all Russians should not be
confounded with those who are serv-
ing the interests Of Germany A
number OF Russian women have ask
ed that a woman's battalion OF death
be formed to fight on the French
front, but the. general said this could
not be realized. n 'a. r."
Reds Ready for War.
London, Jan. ll.-Nikolai Leiiine
the Bolsheviki premier, although he
has possibly gone on holiday to FIN
land, also possibly may go to Stock,
holm TO confer with German and
Austrian socialists, the Petrograd cor
respondent of the Daily News says.
In a speech before his departure
from Petrograd Premier Lenine said:
~ fear we shall have tc stop the
demobilization and prepare for war. Ii
Germany and its allies do not accept
our conditions of peace, we will de-
clare a revolutionary war on them"
Urges Agreement.
The correspondent emphasizes The
importance of an agreement between
the Bolsheviki and Ukrainian nego
tiators, as the position of the Rada ha'
lessened Trotzky's chances of obtain
ing satisfactory peace. He says tina
if the Germans could buy off the Uk
raine, the significance within Germany
Of Trotzky's stand would be cut ii
half =.
The correspondent adds that moth
ing is more foolish than to suppos,
that because the Ukraine oppose th'
Bolsheviki, it, therefore, favors th'
allies ana prosecution of the war.