| Show WITHDRAW OFFER TO ALLIES SIAN PACT PACI Y N i PE NO 0 Has Ignored ly y Proffer Terms I e Christmas Are H. H I Kuehlmann Says KS DECLARE DON REPUBLIC 5 Heads Movement Forces to Crush i ar t Plan I r Renewal of War r Ii- Ii I ers rs have c withdrawn their ils made IDad public at t the 1 Ie 1 conference December by Dr on von 1 I the he German foreign sec sec- Ilis speech at the Bret Brest J f rence with the Russians inns t lr l the b by a all 11 i powers welS of of those terms Dr ann nann stated elated 1 that document j null and void ernin the Austro jj at a full sitting conference at Lit Brest o said that as Husla Rus- Rus v had md la 1 not r replied to the ill in- in the a question of ot ofa a sep- sep l bet Russia and the thep I p ers J y T Aily All Influence Out IB S N reasons for Cor not wishing the negotiations to neutral T r. r desire to prevent 1 f d d emissaries and sal said that ana ians were animated b by the ions ens as the thc central pow powers 9 tithe I the negotiations would be beu bei i u p If not responsibility for fort aU t exclusive exclusively 1 on the Rus- Rus the tho German forit for for- it said he considered that thatIes its Ies ts which had Interrupted f negotiations wore were not suf- suf the failure of the theand theand I wand and a presumable lie He said the first p. p was t tn to ft at t the l p point I t ll where t they r off oft at the time of the Referring to termination of oC the central to accede to tb the i f transference of ot the neo ne- ne o neutral territory ho he said d d' d her allies wore were not in a R. conduct elsewhere the die die- leun le- le un at Brest al- al were were willing to have hae final carried on and the 0 the tho preliminary agree agree- fat t some place to be agreed the debate SU fl Good I ed d is e conduct of oC the I in which they M extremely important It that since the conc conKo conlie con- con Ko lie exchange o of views be- be interruption of or tho the has happened which dilated u a ed to o erea create te dou doubt bl a as K e intention o of ot tho the Russian W to lo arrive at speedy edy peace I W were rR of f he quadruple alliK alli- alli Ie K refer reter to the tone of oC corIda cor- cor Ida lelal declarations of oC the against tho the cen- cen especially the declaration gra telegraph agency arde l abroad as nl the semi semi- lan Inn agency 1 need Iced In iii detail a reply M. M ber ber r of oC the Russian lan dele dele- S. S f log log-ed d to have made male at the i I. I December t S 8 which as the tho I ws we orl originated solely In iii the lof of its I author This enI ene en- en I tied e 1 report has haK had a good goodKin oo l lj J Kin j In confusing ju Judgment nt In Inic ic le course of oC the thc fr in n endangering endangering- their theil r rs rA iH li and nul Bulgarian allan sen- sen 0 the remarks of oC the A el cut it t Slavs Slav's j ole is of ot the German chief chic Hoffman HoHman protested 1 on Page Pate 2 I HUNS WITHDRAW OFFER TO ALLIES ALLES Continued d From Page Pago 1 1 most strongly a against wireless messages mes sages sent out from Crom Russian military stations containing abuse abuso of the German German Getman Ger Get man military institutions ant and appeals appeal German German Ger Ger- of oC a revolutionary re character to the man troops This the general said transgressed sed th the spirit of oC the armistice armis armis- tice lice Representatives of th the th armies of oC German Germanys Germany's s allies joined In the protest At the proposal of Leon Trotsky head of oC tho Russian delegation time the sitting sitting sit sitting sit sit- ting was vas adjourned luton rr Tres Wilson ilson The che ho Wilsons Wilson's iI ons on's says In r regard ard to President war alms aims speech We a are arn working out our terms of 01 peace and nd Mr Wilson will soon be become be- be como come aware of oC them The Tho newspaper adds that GermanY a agrees rees with Mr Ir Wilson on tho the qUeStion question question ques ques- tion of ot freedom of ot the seas sen but adds Mr Wilson Is unable to guarantee to en enforce enforce en- en It for Cor us therefore we propose force It with U boats The tt says Bays of or President Wilsons Wilson's Wilsons Wilson's Wil- Wil Mison's Mi- Mi sons son's speech Mr 11 Wilson would find himself mis rots mistaken mistaken taken If Ie ho he surmised that the reichstag committee was ready to negotiate peace on the basis which ho declares to o be bc the only one possible The Vienna newspapers according to o dispatches from that elt city consider President Wilsons Wilson's proposed peace conditions conditions con con- such as could only only- bo be Imposed if IC f the quadruple alliance was as com com- defeated Republic lic Is Declared by Cossacks in iii Don Region Regi-Oll Pdro Petrograd rad Jan 11 M. J M re requested requested requested re- re quested adjournment of oC the tho peace conference conference con con- ference In order that tho the Russian re reply reply reply re- re ply to the German Austro-German declarations might be prepared The next sitting was vas fixed for 11 a. a m ni Friday Y It was agreed that the Russian and Ukrainian replies replica would b be he read at that time Reports from today say aay tast the ho republic of the Don has been de declared de- de dared existent with General as president and prime minister A majority of ot the Cossacks and the I population of or the Don district In general general gen gen- eral grouping themselves around the Don military ry government und under r G General General Gen Gen- n- n eral whose aim was said saido to o be not to fight the Bolshevik but buto butto butto to o consolidate the democratic or organIzations organ organ- an- an In the tIte Don district with a arIe aview view rIe to bringing about an end to civil war t Covers Cover Large T Territory The territory of ot the Don Cossacks takes akes In an area of or more mor than square miles comprising a largo large part of oC f the lower lo basin b of or the Don river in Russia The population populations Is s mainly Cossack whose hose society structure structure ture has hos been on a military basis with he tile chief Kov governing official bearing the ho title of ot hetman General the he holder of or this office wa wafe wae reported late ate last month to have havo re resigned on the ho ground round that there thero was waa opposition to o him him at the front but his re-election re to o the office oHice was announced shortly afterwards by L out of or a a. total of 38 votes otes The social revolutionists are plan plan- t toehold hold a convention of peasants peasants' deputies anti and other or organizations In connection with the Russians all TIu workmen's work- work non's mens and soldiers' soldiers congress congre s on January January Janu Janu- ary 21 l. l An effort will be made ml to form forma a federation of ot Russian republics In Including In- In tho the Ukraine Siberia the time Don territory and the Caucasus France Recognizes Ukraine Tho The French Fromich government Jo has appointed appoint appoint- ed General the representative of ot Prance France to the Ukraine republic This I is s considered In Petrograd as recognition ton tion by hy France of the independence of at tho the Ukraine The fhe announcement was made by bv an officer o of the French military mh mission slon Prepare to Organize New Nelv Armies Arnies London Jan 11 Confirming ll previous previous pre pre- Iou reports that the are are I preparing to re establish the fighting power of ot the army against ag a possible I final break In tho the negotiations with the central powers the tho Petrograd rad correspondent correspondent correspondent corre corre- of oC the Dally Daily News r says sas that they are not attempting attempting- a il reanimation of ot the th old worn-out worn army but to create a new and much smaller ono one ConcernIng ConcernIng Concerning Concern- Concern Ing this new army Foreign Minister Is reported to nave lIa said It will wage not war t hut but re tion Its Ita front trenches will be barricades barricades barri barn cades cruise against oppressors The doubt whether hether t the e eGerman German soldiers will but If IC the they do and take more territory they will bo be no nearer an end of or the war Tho The correspondent says saya that the greatest greatest great great- reat- reat est cst difficulties of or the Bolshevik in these preparations are transport and supply of or which the former is the less hopeful question To llo Volunteer r Force Forces Ensign 1 time the Bolshevik commander commander com corn mander In chief ehler chief Is reported to be or organizing or- or a volunteer army and has hos or ordered ordered or- or dered an nil officers to return to the posts they held before the time Bolshevik ro tion In reference to the civil wars wais In different different dif dif- ferent parts of oC Russia Sla the correll pond pond- ent eat says lays they are aro not riot wars wara by one part of Russia HusSla against another but attempts to spread class lass warfare In n those parts part where the tho proletariat has not yet obtained ob oh- tamed the tha upper hand Thus the lid Bol- h are not warring against the Ukraine but against tho the bour bourgeoise Ukrainian rada roda not the Cossack country court coun I tr try but tho the military government of ot the Cossacks Lenine Fear Kc-ar Renewed War Var gr I Nikolai Lonine the Bolshevik premier pre pre- mier although h he lie has pos possibly gone on ona a a. t. t holiday to Finland also possibly may m I go to Stockholm to confer canCer with German and Austrian socialists the Petrograd Pe correspondent of tho the Dally Daily News says nt In a a. before his departure from Crom Premier Lenino said saidI I tear fear we wo shall have to stop the tho demobilization demobilization demobilization de de- de- de mobilization ant and prepare for If It Germany and arid h her r allies do lo not rIOt accept o lr conditions o of peace we will vilL declare a revolutionary war Will on them rh The correspondent emphasizes the Importance of ot an nn n agreement between the tho Bolshevik and Ukrainian negotiators Kotla- Kotla torn tors as alS the position of the rada has lessened YlI chances of ot obtaining u satisfactory peace He says 8 that If It the Germans could buy off the Ukraine the significance within Germany of stand Bland would be cut In half haJt |
