Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-03-27
WON
FROM HUNS
|;viet Troops Capture 1t
and Other Cities After
Bloody Fight.

Iondon. March -. - Odessa
..S been recaptured by the So
=, and Tkrainian troops after
bloody battle in which naval
i.rceS t0Ok part. according TO
MOSCOW dispatch from the
.smj.official Russian news ag-
eHcy.
4 The German war Office on
1 Wsreh IL announced that Odes-
q had been entered by German
,roops. Odessa is the most im-
1 .ar;ant seaport of southern
Rnssia and the fourth city in
/ .he. Its population is about
iony.fiTe thousand.
/ Eoscow. Sunday, March "a BY
:, Associated Press. Official re-
rs sav that NikOlayev. khersOn
IA Zuamenka, all southern
rainain cities, have been recap
I'd from the AuStTians by Red
asrds and armed citizens. The
r,ulation of Kherson organized
a expelled the invaders. a heavy
1riIlery bombardment is reported
Connection with the recapture of
Eolayev-
Protest German Demands.
y Demands not set forth by the
fsruans in the peace treaty with
jraine are creating disorder there.
Is latest Of these demands is that
raine surrender SO per cent of
! grain and all the sugar from its
/ "a refneries except that needed
r local consump ption- The Ukrain-
n rada has protested that this is
|.gt in the terms of the peace treaty.
The German commander at kiev
|sguested the bankers there to float
|, loan of 100000 rubles on Sc
zrity provided by German finan-
zsl Institutions. The bankers de-
.a1ed to do so.
Peasants Kill Huns.
German troops are constantly
ewing eastward through kiev.
asadstuffs are being eXQorled
Itum Kiev in large quantities and
1asequently there is an acute
hBftage. The municipal officials
ashed with the rada authorities
Eer the food situation and the
zayor resigned. Peasants at Newell
Z miles north of Vitebsk, organ
I'd to resist the German food re-
lsition. They are reported tc
ave killed so German soldiers.
VIII Oppose Invaders.
The Bolsheviki Ukrainian rada
Eairh fed from Kiev to kharkov
kiOre the Germans, is now at Eka-
Einoslav, where il has adopted
solutions refusing to endorse the
F2ee treaty between Germany and
|as Ukraine unless the central pow
Es withdraw all troops from the
raine. The rada decided to op-
pose the central powers by means
q armed forces, strikes and boy
SITS.
Prince Henry of Prussia. brother
{ the German emperor, and one OF
L sons, have arrived at Reval
|1sihOnia. They were greeted en-
aasiastically by the German pOpu-
alton. but the Esthonians refused
e participate in the reception The
FSit is attributed to a desire tC
feste prO-German feeling in the
|aaltic province.
The Germans are busy collect
e and exporting breadstuffs from
-e Pskov district northeast OF
JElnsk At Perchorskaya, near
SGoy, 40 members of German de-
2chments requisitioning bread
'ere killed by the peasants.
a Bolsheviki supreme war coun-
I has been formed to take charge
army organization. Leon Trot-
I.g has been appointed chairman
me council Agents are being
-at rom Moscow into all the prov
-ees to organize the peasants to
-pplement the efforts of the city
'Hkmen in opposing the Germans
Seized Ships.
Fress reports say that when the
Tfnans captured Odessa they
Sted two warships and large sup
'ass OF artillery, ammunition and
ls In the shipyard at Nikol-
~, according to these reports
= Germans took possession OF
N ships. including several
--a1naughts and submarines. de-
Loyers and two cruisers. together
"a large number Of merchant
VIII Never he EnSlayed.
Speaking at one Of the many
sungs arranged yesterday ''in
s'sase Of the fatherland. Leon
tolzky said:
ne soviet authorities temper
- n Moscow are virtually camp
:. We left Petrograd 10 show
-. even the capture of that city
- not mean death for the soviet
Pubic We seized power and will
~ let go, but we are now weak
poor We have no bread, nc
~ no transportation. but swear
want 10 live and wifi be strong
IL mat Russia will never be an
saved country.
We VIII introduce compulsory
s'ary training for the workmen
4 peasants and will create an
~ OF 300 .000 men within eight
,eh weeks and around II the rest
russia Will organize"
Il HOLDING THEIR OWN