Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1918-03-01
RUSSIAN TROOPS
DESERT TO THE FOE
Regiment of Esthonian Soldiers
Joins Germans.
TO FIGHT TO THE DEATH
BoIsheviki Orders Resistance to In
vaders and Calls on All Slavs to
Defend country-Teutons
Continue Drive.
TO FIGHT TO THE DEATH

Berlin, Feb. 23.-A regiment Of ES-
thonian troops has gone over to the
Germans, the war office announces.
German troops, advancing in Els
thOnia, have captured Hapsal on the
coast near the entrance to the Gull OF
FinlaAd end have gone beyond Ron
neburg, Wolmar and Spandan.
They marched into Rieshitsa, about
100 miles southeast of Riga, and were
received with rejoicing by the inhab-
itants, the statement says.
Farther south the Germans pushed
on to Lenzin.- Minsk also was occu-
pied.
At -VOlkynski the Ger
mans came into touch with Ukrainian
and other columns marching on the
VoIhynian fortress of DubnO.
The main committee of the reichs-
tag adopted the peace treaty between
Germany and the Ukraine.
Russ to Fight to the Death.
London, Feb. 23-'.Defense to the
death" against Germany is ordered in
the proclamation of the Russian COM
miSsionerS. Reuters PetrOgrad cor
respondent telegraphs. The commits
siOners appeal to the soldiers to de-
strOy railways and provisions and
compel the bOurgeoisie to dig trenches
under penalty of death. The commits
sioners' appeal to the country also in
Inmates that the Germans plan the
capture of PetrOgrad.
''The German generals, it says, de
sire to establish their own order in
Petrograd and Kiev. The republic is
in the gravest danger. The duty of
Russian wOrkmen and peasants is de-
Tense to the death, of the republic,
against the masses of bOurgeOiSie and
Imperialism of Germany.
An exchange telegraph dispatch
from Petrograd says the evacuation
of Finland has been ordered by the
commissioners.
Lenine Issues Proclamation.
Petrograd, Feb. 23.-A proclama-
tion ordering resistance to the Ger
man advance, calling on all Russians
10 defend the country and declaring
Petrograd in state of siege was is
sued from the SmOlny institute, the
bOlsheviki headquarters. The procla-
natiOn was issued at the order of the
peoples cOmmissaries and is signed
by Premier Lenine and Ensign kry-
lenko, the bolsheviki commander in
chief.
Germans Capture Minsk.
Berlin, Feb. 22.-German troops
have entered Minsk in their advance
eastward in Russia, according to the
report from headquarters.
Other German regiments have passed
through Wenden, 55 miles northeast
of Riga, and are now before Wolmar,
20 miles northeast of Riga.
Rovno has been cleared of Russians.
Cross Sound on Ice.
The day statement reads:
army Group of General Won Eich-
horn-Our regiments from Moon is
land, having crossed the frozen sound,
marched into Esthonia and occupied
Leal. In the march along the Gulf of
Riga, through Pernigal and Lemzal,
there was fighting for short time, in
which 500 prisoners and 20 guns were
taken.
"Our troops marched through Wen
den and are now before Wolmar. Be-
tween Dvinsk and Pinsk we are
pressing eastward.
Army Group of General Won Lin
singen-The movement continues along
the whole front. Important railway
and road functions have been occupied.
Rovno has been cleared of the enemy.
at is impossible yet TO give an ap-
proximate estimate Of the booty. Up
to now the following has been an
nounced:
prisoners: The general in COM
mand of the army, several divisional
commanders, 425 officers and $500
men.
Booty: One thousand three hun
dred and fifty-three guns, 100 ma
chine guns. 1000 to 5000 motorcar
trains, with about 1000 carriages.
many of which were laden with food,
aIrplanes and an incalculable amount
of other war material"