Show ARREST RAST Of FERDINAND ORDERED BY Premier Lenine Plans to Imprison King ling g of Rumania in Fortress of St. St Peter and I St. St Paul at Petrograd THINKS SLAV FORCE CAN TAKE MONARCH l I Little Nation Fights Plans of f Russ s Rulers Rulers' ll r r Regiment b bof of Slavs Is Surrounded and Disarmed l by hy r Rumanians P Jan 17 Premier li-Premier Premier Lenine today signed an nIl order for forthe forthe the time arrest of or King Ferdinand of Rumania Ru Ru- Rumania mania who is to be he sent to Petrograd for imprisonment in the thc fortress of or St. St Peter and St. St Paul The order for tho the kings king's arrest de- de in detail th the way it t is to be he carried out ont and in which bich the king is isto isto isto to be he guarded Tho The Bolshevik believe e they have sufficient forces on the tho Rumanian front to carry It out For several se weeks there has haR been friction between Rumania and Russia The troubles originated with the attempts at attempts attempts at- at tempts to spread the propaganda a of or the thc in Rumania It was charged by the Rumanians that Russian Rus Rus- Russian sian troops were Ju guilty 11 t of or disorders Recently Rumanian troops surrounded and disarmed a 3 Russian re regiment The Bolshevist government retaliated by arresting the Rumanian minister in Petrograd although ho he was released on the thc demand of or tho the diplomatic corps An ultimatum was dispatched to Rumania Rumania Ru Ru- mania threatening tho the severest measures measures meas meas- ur ures s If Russia's demands were not complied within twenty four hours IIrtH h of Armistice The evening papers declare that the arrest b by Rumanians of or Austrian officers of officers ot- ot who sought Bought to go through tho the Ruman Rumanian Inn lines on their thell wa way to tho Russian front to fraternize with the Russians It is one of the tile principal Continued on rage Page 2 RuMANIAN KING KINGTo I ITO TO BE ARRESTED Continued d From Pa Page c 1 1 r reasons for the crisis between tho the Bolsheviks Bol- Bol she anti and Rumania num Th The Rumanians declare that these officers broke the armistice a agreement agreement agree agree- ree- ree ment by b going beyond certain lines The fact tact of or tho the arrest t o of ot f the enemy was Immediately Immediate communicated to headquarters at Brest The Tho officials at the Institute are particularly incensed at the tho conduct conductor of or General commander on the Russian Rumanian Inn front suspecting sus sus- him of or working with the Ukraine forces and antl the Rumanians against the Institute Delegates to the constituent assembly as as- from the who arrived in Petrograd to today a declared that the Ukraine rada was moving troops to toward toward toward to- to ward a which is occupied by the Bolshevik forces and that a a. battle al- al i load roady had occurred on the outskirts of tho town Rumania Rumania's a as a's s Action Said I to Suggest Hun II un Agency Y London Jan 17 The i 1 The v version o of tho the Incident ent that resulted in the arrest of r Rumanian Minister given n b bythe by bytho tho the Petrograd correspondent of or the Dally Daily Dall News says that Rumanian troops surrounded ed a Ru Russian regiment and with It some soma Austrians who were I visiting visiting visit visit- lt- lt In ing the Russians thus breaking the conditions o of tho the armistice on the eastern astern front The Rumanians stopped the tho Russian supplied disarmed the tho Russian soldiers f and arrested the tho regimental regimental regimental regi regi- mental committee Tho whole incident the correspondent correspondent correspondent corre corre- suggests ests a I. I German says sas liu agency he because ause nothing would suit lh the Germans German better than an excuse to break with Russia sla over O a breach breach o of I tho the armistice Instead of or over an important Im Important im- im I pc point In the peace negotiations It la iy Insisted b by tire the correspondent that the visit of or the allied nn and neutral ne diplomats to Premier Lenino constitutes constitutes a do de facto reco recognition of or the Bolshevist government M. M mayor maor of ot Moscow and leader of oC tho the social revolutionists in invited invited invited in- in foreign n Journalists to meet him hinn of Or securing of-securing Tuesday for tor the tho purpose support for his party The conversations con conversa at the meeting D the correspondent of the Dall Dally Daily N News ws says a confirmed his view that more mOlo Is to be feared than gained from a replacement of tho the Dot Bol- he b by the social revolutionists Asked whether If It the retain re- re re retain tain power and wage c a holy hob war against as Germany the social revolution fists would support rt It M M. RUne Is ro- ro re reported ported to have ha replied We e regard the Bolshevist power power-as aa aaa a mirage in the case caso you OU mention we wc would net act toward the Bolshevist government gov- gov er acted toward the czar car t ment as ns wo |