Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1918-03-07
BOLSHEV|K| AGREE
TO PEACE TERMS
Berlin Announces Signing of
Treaty With Russians.
KAISER CALLS OFF ARMY
Slav Delegates Accept All Conditions
in Fear Argument Would Result
in Even More onerous
Terms.
KAISER CALLS OFF ARMY

Berlin, March 5.-"The Roumanians
have accepted our armistice condi-
tions," says a German official COM
manication issued here.
Berlin, March 4.-'By reason of the
signing of the peace treaty with Rus
STA" says the official communication
from headquarters military move
ments in Great Russia have ceased"
Russ kneel to Kaiser.
Petrograd, March An the fear
that argument would result in even
more onerous terms, the Russian dele
cation at Brest-Litovsk has accepted all
the German peace conditions and is
ABOUT to sign an agreement, according
TO telegram from the delegates re-
celVed at the Smolny institute, the boil
she7ik headquarters. The demands
already have been increased, they re-
ported.
Message Sent Leaders.
Ihe message, which was addressed
to Premier Lenine and Foreign Minis
va AAOIAhy, 1O1lOWS.
las we expected, deliberations on a
treaty of peace are absolutely useless
and could only make things worse in
comparison with the ultimatum of
February p. They might even assume
the character of leading to the pre-
sentation of another ultimatum.
In view of this fact and in conse-
quence of the Germans refusal to
cease military action until peace is
signed, we have resolved to sign the
treaty without discussing it's contents
and leave after we have attached our
signatures. We, therefore, have re-
quested a train, expecting to sign to-
day and leave afterWard.
Feature Of New Demands.
The most serious feature of the
new demands compared with those of
February p is the following:
''To detach the regions of Karaband,
kars and Batoum from Russian ter
ritory on the pretext of the right of
peoples to self-determination.'
Austrians Aid Ukrainians.
Berlin, March 2.-Called in by the
Ukrainian government and population
to protect them from bolshevik bands,
Austro-Hungarian troops have adj
vanced into Little Russia, one wide
sector north of the Pruth, the war Of
flee announces.
$4,000 Rifles Captured.
Berlin, March 1.-Germanys mill
tary operations on the northern Rus
sian front are taking their normal
course, the German general staff an
nounced. Another Esthonian regi-
ment has placed itself under COM
mand of the German staff. At Minsk
the Germans captured $4,000 rifles and
1000 machine guns.
Kaiser on Russ Peace.
Berlin, March 5.-Military opera
lions in Russia stopped on Sunday,
says the statement issued yesterday
by the German general staff.
Emperor William, according to an
official announcement, on the conclu-
sion Of peace between Germany and
Russia, sent telegram to Count Won
Hertling, the German imperial chan
cellor, reading:
"The German sword, welded by
great army leaders, has brought peace
with Russia. With deep gratitude to
God, who has been with US, am filled
with proud joy at the deeds of my
army and the tenacious perseverance
of my people. 1t is of especial satisfac-
ton to me that German blood and Ger
man kultur have been saved. Accept
and strong cooperation in the great
work."