The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-03-07
Six Students Executed in Raid
on House Where Con-
spirators Were
Meeting.
AGAINST GOVERNMENT
Moscow Soviet Votes Overwhelmingly
to Ratlfy Peace Treaty
Made With
Germany.
[By Joseph Shaplen, United Press
STAR CorresDOndent

GBy Joseph Shaplen, United Press
Staff Correspondent.1
PBTROGRAD, March 6.-(night)-
A conspiracy of students and officers
to overthrow the Bolsheviki govern
ment resulted in raid on house
near the winter palace. Six students
were shot.
| German troops, after aiding Rada
government forces in the occupation
Of Kieff, moved toward Zhitimor, (1OO
miles west of Keff in volhynia).
General Petleur, leading Ukrafn-
ian detachment sought to cut OF the
Russians from the central provinces.
| At Konotop (150 miles northeast OF
Kieff) in the province Of ChernfgoT,
heavy forces of revolutionary troops
defeated Petleur, com pelling him to re-
treat, The Germans did not partici-
pate in this action.
Both the Bolshevik and anti-Bol-
shevik newspapers regard Hertling's,
Balfour's and Sonninos latest
speeches as an indication of plan
by the western belligerents to con-
clude a compromise peace at Rus
sia's expense.
Japan's preparation-with the al
lies consent and possible co-opera-
tion-to occupy Siberia is regarded
as a blow against the Russian revo-
luton. The Boisheviki point out
/ that 1t proves the existence of an in
| ternational conspiracy to wreck the
soviet government-with Germany
permitted to do "the dirtiest part Of
the work"
| Moving Out Of Capital.
[By Joseph Shaplen, United Press
| Staff Correspondent
| PETROGRAD, Mar. 5.-American
Ambassador Francis, wiring from
Vologda to the Norwegian envoy
here, urged the latter TO afford every
protection to Americans in Petrograd.
According to the commissarial of
foreign affairs, Francis and his staff
have left Vologda for Perm Capital
of the province of that name, $50
miles east of Vologda and less than
500 miles from the Siberian border)
Despite the signing Of peace with
Germany, the Russian government Is
removing It's valuables from the CAP
ital
The foreign office is moving to
Nfini-Novogorod, capital of the prov
ince of that name, 375 miles east Of
Moscow. Women, children. aged per.
sons and invalids continue their ex-
odus.
mmfssarie Bonchbrujevich,
Schutko and Pronchian have been
named defensive triumvirate. The
newspaper Pravda, supporting Pre-
mier L,enine says:
"Junkerism is Haunting its reac.
tionary banner with the obvious de-
sign of destroying the revolution and
restoring the bourgeoisie regime. A
Russian counter offensive now would
afford the junkers an excuse for COM
Melting the destruction of the revolu-
| ton.
peace Is unfortunate, but does not
matter, as the struggle against I'M
perialism Is continued under changed
! forms"
The Novayazeisn, internntionaHst
socialist organ, demands holy war -
rThe Pravda's urgings against a
Russian counter offensive tend to
confidential advices received In
Washington and carried by the Unit
ed Press yesterday that Premier
Lenine has agreed to deliver Russia
into Germany's hands. The Pravda
supports the premier.l
| Massacre Of Russians.
[By Joseph Shap1en, United Press
Staff Correspondent
PETROGRAD, March 5.-(night)-
Germans shot and hanged two hun
dred Russian citizens at Yurieff with
out mercy, refugees from Esthonia re-
ported to Smolny institute today.
Women's and children's bodies were
thrown in the river, they said.
| Foreign Minister Trotsky was asked
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