Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-01-27
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Peace Delegation Crosses
Esthonian Line Under
Heavy Guard.
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DORPAT, Esthonia, Jan. 27.-Over the
shell-torn road which ran between the
lines of barbed wire guarding the OF
posing trenches of Esthonians and boIshe-
Wiki, slowly travelled a small cortege. II
consisted Of a motorcycle, with a side
car, bearing an officer of the Esthonian
army, a Red Cross ambulance with the
door carefully closed and sealed,
lastly, an open truck filed with armed
Esthonian soldiers and three men in Rus
1ian costume-the latter evidently prison
ors.
Thus came into Esthonian territory the
bolshevik delegation headed by NJ. Lit
vinon. With the red peace emissary were
two women, Miss Rosalie Zarezkaja and
Miss NJ. KOrobovkina, and A. Umblia,
who was to act as his secretary and carry
back to the bolsheviki word Of the re-
rult Of the conference with the Esthon-
tans. The three British prisoners Of the
Yorkshire regiment who had apparently
heen sufficiently converted to the boil
Bhevik policies to be allowed freedom.
The procession was met between the
lines of the two armies By NJ. TamingaJ.
representing the Esthonian foreign Office;
Capt. Sir Victor W~arrender, representing
the British political mission to the Bal
tie state and the correspondent OF the IN
lernational News Service.
gPECLAL TRAIN
MEETS ENVOY
Lityinoff was met at the nearest point
to the boIshevik lines within reaching
distance of the railroad to Dorpat, a
rpeeial train having been provided for
the conveyance Of the deputation. Is
borsk was the town selected and the
front line Of trenches was reached after
IN automobile ride OF about four miles.
Che station had not suffered greatly from
she occasional shells sent over by the
oolsheviki and only a few ruined build
lngs showed the presence Of war; these,
IN addition to the fact that the train was
Irmored and. that every man in or
around the place wore a uniform and
rarried arms.
During the run Of four miles to the
front lines the skies became heavily
overcast and a very cold. wind howled
across the wasted fields. Now and then
a soldier would peer curiously from the
ioor Of a hut or from a dug out en-
trance. On reaching the observation
post Of the Esthonians a white flag was
waved toward the bolshevik lines and
through a glass could be seen an an
Ewering signal.
OCCASIONAL SHOT
ECHOES IN AIR.
In spite Of the armistice, which had
been announced while the delegates came
across mo mans land an occasional
gun shot could be heard, and there was
now and then the whine OF a passing
over. One shell exploded in the road
way near the observation post.
It was a most desolate scene with
only a few stumpy trees to break the
monotony of the cold, bare field. A
hock of crows few over the trenches,
their harsh cries mingling with the ring
of an ak as d squad Of soldiers made
preparations for a fire. The wicked
looking muzzle Of a m~achine-gun was
run through the lookout window Of the
observation post and the road through
mo mans land was guarded by other
death-dealing weapons, in case there
should be an attempt on the part Of
the bolsheviks to rush" the E~sthonian
lines as the cortege came over.
BARBED WIRE
DRAGGED ASIDE
The barbed wire guarding the road,
which was not much more than a frozen
cowpath between the two lines Of
trenches, was hastily dragged to one
side and the dispatch rider started Off
toward the red lines. He was followed
by the ambulance and then by the heavy
motor truck. Every vehicle carried a
white flag but, nevertheless, each mem
Der of the guard was heavily armed and
every rife was ready for instant action.
LitvinOf was standing just outside the
barbed-wire guarding the bolshevik
trenches. With him were the two women.
his secretary and the three British
prisoners. He was invited to step into
the ambulance and the doors were at
once closed and locked. When the women
heard that the three British prisoners
would have to travel in the bitter col9r
In an open truck they at once took OF
their shawls and insisted on the men
wearing them. The men had no coats
end the only protection for their bodies
were light cotton shirts worn outside
the trousers.
QUICK RIP
TO IsBoPSK.
A quick trip was made to Isborsk,
where LitvinoR posed for a photograph
before getting aboard the train. They
were then hurried into a special com
partment and guarded from all ap-
proach. Not even Capt. W%arrender was
allowed to see them in spite Of the fact
that the bolsheviks had refused to al
low any OF their representatives to enter
EsthOnia unless a British representative
met them and guaranteed their safety.
Litvinoff had evidently received hur-
ried instructions as to the course of
attitude to take, for, although for days
preceding the meeting the Esthonian Of
fcisls had declared their hope and be-
lief that the meeting at Dorpat would
result in an armistice, they soon changed
their tone after the arrival of the
British officer and would say only that
the conference was to decide on the
terms of exchange Of military and po-
litical prisoners, together with the
hostages who were being held in Russia.