Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-05-11
CRISIS IN UKRA|N|A::::
ALARMS GERMANS
Situation So Disturbed That
Cavalry Is Dispatched =,
by Teutons. u
R0STOV TAKEN BY RUSS


Ukrainia has become so disturbed that
the Germans have dispatched large de-
tachments OF Bavarian cavalry from
Flanders on the way to Ukrainia, the
correspondent at Amsterdam OF the
Exchange Telegraph reports.
LONDON. May 10.-The Russians have
recaptured Rostov from the Germans
and Ckrainians. according to informa-
ton received in MOSCOW. says a dis.
patch to the Exchange Telegraph Com
pany. The capture OF Rostov. the Larry
est town In the Don Cossacks' territory.
was reported In the ofYicial statement
from Berlin Thursday
A Russian government wireless DIS
patch announces that peace negotfa-
menced. 1t says that hostilities have
ceased on the Veronezh. Karsk and
Briansk fronts. and that a line Of
demarcation has been established.
1t il expected. says the dispatch. that
the Russian delegation will shortly
meet the GermanU krainian delegation
and sign a peace. Meantime. the Rus.
SLAMS have established on all fronts de-
fensive guards. who will not permit
armed detachments to enter Russian
territory.
The statement which Is signed by
Leon Trotzky. the bolsheviki minister
OF war ana marine. asserts that many
enemy detachments have violated tho
orders OF the central authorities and
crossed the frontiers of the Ukraine
and invaded the region of the Don Co.'S
sacks. These attachments It SAYS,
must be disarmed by the relentless use
Of force.
In State Of Siege.
I, vi. with ~. lew lew TO combating such
declared to be in a state Of siege.
Guards will be placed at exposed points
manders made responsible for a Wig
liant defense. The statement says a.
we're discipline must be maintained and
that reports shall be sent to the high
these instructions. as well as informa.
ton concerning the movement of all
bands.
LONDON. May 1o.-Dispatches from
MOSCOW say that the newspapers there
published statements that an ultima
tum was recently handed to the council
Of the peoples commissaries by the
German ambassador. Count Won Mir
bach. which demand the immediate exc
cution Of measures making Russia virtual
ly German colony. The main points of
the ultimatum were the settlement of The
prisoner question, complete cessation
OF arming troops and the disbandment
OF units recently formed for the occu-
patton OF Moscow and other cities of
Great Russia. y
Russian General Murdered.
COPENHAGEN. May 11-Gen. Rem.
nenkampn, Russian commander in
the Japanese and present wars, has
been murdered by the bolsheviki at
Taganrog. southern Russia, according
10 the vienna correspondent of the Local
Anzeiger Of Berlin.
In the japanese war Gen. Rennen-
kampn commanded q Cossack of cay
viable record as governor general of
Trans-Bakilia. In 1914 Gen. Rennsn-
kamph gained successes against the
Germans in Poland and East Prussia.
only to be defeated by Field Marshal
Won Hindenburg. In 1915 he was placed
on the retired list, and in June, 1877
was arrested by the Provisional gov
eminent for offenses against the gov
eminent and informed in the fortress
Of St Peter and st. Paul.
By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW. May 10.-The new govern
ment formed in Ukraine is composed Of
constitutional democrats and october
Prof. Pernatsky, minister of finance.
was member of the cabinet headed by
former Premier Kerensky. :"
0eeAS mA1edIy OCCuPdt1ou.
LONDON. May 11-Russia has been
suddenly faced with events that may
again change the political outlook, the
Petrograd correspondent of the Daily
Express telegraphs. Germany. he says.
has apparently found that economic
dominion over Russian territory Is IN.
sufficient and is seeking military occu-
patton.
An extra session of the bolshevik
government council has been held in
Petrograd to discuss the situation
created by the ultimatum recently de-
livered by the German ambassador,
Count Won Mirbach, which embodied do.
mands of a character apparently cal
culated to turn Russia virtually into q
German colony. Premier Lenine's speech
at this meeting was extremely pessi.
mistic. the correspondent reports.
According to the newspaper Poinfa,
the question of transferring the capital
to ni-Novgorod was preached, a.
was the subject of immediate military
measures for the defense Of Moscow