Show 1 HUN CONQUERORS ROB RUSSIA vAll i OF A All Workmen Compelled to Toil Twelve Hours c w I Every Day MOSCOW April A 20 20 A Russian woman woman wom worn an doctor who has returned to Moscow fro from D tells the conditions there thereafter after aUer the Germans entered the city Municipal Mu Mu- Iu- Iu al officials and anil persons of or all Class Classes la Ies I- I of disorder and confusion welcomed welcomed wel wel- es cs the tho to the Germans gave flowers officers and paid mid them every ever courtesy The Tho Germans were kind the first day but the second day the they commandeers commandeered reduced food allowances all nil food supplies one half and shipped supplies supplies sup sup- to Russians by of cit The Tho mayor plies out of the city l D sk offered the German c commander broad d and salt according to the Ru visitors but this feelIng feel feel- greeting erecting custom in toward the Invaders in invaders In- In Ing was soon oon changed and enforced harsh became who nho compulsory labor for tw twelve hours a da day dayto dayto to skilled workmen the highest wages wales three thre rubles per d day being paid Russian officers were ordered b by the tho Germans to restore their and then were made prisoners FO FOOD D ALLOWANCE SMALL small mall The Thc dalt dally daily food allowance I Is now a a. piece of bread brad and a R quarter of a pound to paid from forty fort Clerks are of pork vork forty eight rubles monthly and ph physicians rubles for the same e time The value sixty of it a a. ruble is now about 10 cents cent Reval ral i Narve and Kiev as S well as other othel Germans commandeering commandeering comman comman- occupied d cities report supplies deering and shipping out food be before before before be- be address Leon an n declared un- un soviet let an and fore the Moscow for or a A. new arm army of to commanded b by trained officers 7 it Is disciplined lIe He said ald and IHL strictly be I can that officers foolish h to suppose e and denoun denounced ed guerilla war war- Improvised warfare war war- war war-I and undisciplined He s said useless t faro fare rc as u the tho army is helpless against skilled troops troop I CALLS FOR ARMYo ARMY Vc We need a strong n army to defend ourselves ourse in this critical world position he From cast eat and west enemies ars ar upon US n 11 According to news reports Gp Germany nan hat has proposed peace without annexations annexations an nn- or contributions to the western Ai to bo be return returned tl to powers with AI ace ce France and Belgium lum to be re restored It I means peace at Russia's russas expense Th There re Is a l struggle I b tween n two currents In I One favors a compromise at nu England and I tB e other reckons JU t 1 Ia a. a f a e Vii P 1 pc ns e v. v with a a. powerful development of the la laboring la- la boring horng masses which warn against an alliance with Germany Gennan Wo Vo are surrounded sur sur- surrounded ur- ur rounded b by enemies s on all sides If It it were proposed to France to return Alease Al- Al ease case the Fr French bourse would sell Rus- Rus Rus-I Rus Ua tomorrow M. M denied the charge that had hac wrecked tho the old army armr but saW sad that it was disorganized and enfeebled enfeebled en en- by three years ears of war and when fals fable alu war alms alma were made clear the complete complete com com- pl t collapse ensued endued en OPPOSES FOREIGN INTERVENTION Although former Russian Rusan officers inmany in I mat many sections and anti lar largo large p numbers of the I have haw expressed their prefer refer once ence for tho the Germans rather than tho the and many Conservatives announce announce an an- the they would desire Japanese Jl intervention inter Inter- foreign forth n assistance nc which or an any will r restore quiet the views of or such persona por- por sons sona are ar not representative tl thI of con conservative conservative conserva conserva- er a tive thc Ru apparently Newspapers which are aro the tho organs or of tho the Constitutional Constitution Constitution- al Democrats Minimalist the Social Revolutionists of the right are arc practically practical practical- In their opposition to any ly h unanimous of foreign Intervention sort The Tho Hu k If loading leading in Constitutional H- H I Democratic or organ an says MS t tha na Russians welcome German aerman occupation occupation occula some ome tion lion and denounces these as reactionaries len ies It H says that those thORe who favor or Japanese Japa Japa- Japanese Intervention are not quite HO so conservative con con- er nese as they can Justify this position 1 position 0 1 the ground tion to a limited extent on that Japan 1 Is 18 an nn all ally The newspaper ne continues We c cannot take either cither position Any Any Intervention o would be a cal calamity I forel foreign n nu Russia In would pit pay dearly for an any sort of Inter Intervention of foreign powers T The e Russian Rus RUs- themselves and sian elan p people must save e help must come tram front within I to Talk Ukraine Peace in Ukraine By International News Service AMSTERDAM April Peace 20 20 P O.-P Peace aco negotiations between the Russian lations and tho the Ukrainians nil wll be bo opened at tt according to information I ree received today from Berlin The dispatch said ald that tho the ministerial ministerial rial lal council nt at Kiev the capital of tho the had accepted the terms term erns In Is now practically under German control German troops have been eon fighting with the army of or theada the rada ada and many civil cl posts in filled tilled by Germans are arc ire now said to be bo Spaniards May Halt I Firing on Paris Alonso Alonlo former former forner for for- PARIS PAniS April l 20 Senor Senor mer ner secretary of the Spanish chamber of or f commerce In Paris has addressed of o Spanish residents an Rn n appeal to 0 to King Alonso Alton Al- Al Franco France ranco to sign a 1 petition him to endeavor lo to ton fonso NO requesting the bombardment of ot Paris b by Gernan Gorman Gor- Gor I top stop e guns uns The man nan aircraft and long ran range appeal says tho the lives of ot thousands ot or I while I Spaniards here are menaced Spain pain extends her hospitality to subjects of the central powers German Berman Diplomats To Co Approach Russ AMSTERDAM A r. r April 0 20 o. o German newspapers say that tho the German gov- gov I j Is about to resume permanent diplomatic relations with Russia Gon- Gon eral ral Count Counton von on former oem oem-I minister ruin min ister tar to Greece who recently was named amed ambassador to Russia departed departed from ono Berlin on Thursday for tor Moscow Hun lun Prisoners to Evacuate Siberia i MOSCOW IO COW April 20 Rel O.-Rel Replying b by el wireless ss- ss telegraphy r phy today to th the German Ger- Ger Ger 1 I tho the I man government M. M 1 Bolshevik lk foreign minister said at I I measures were being taken for tor speedy evacuation of German n war prisoners d from eastern castern Siberia Repeated Repeated Hun Raids I Dismal Failures By Associated Pr Press PARIS April The Tho 20 Tho French of official of- of tidal statement says The Germans attempted a raid last ni night ht in ht the re region lon of ot Han Hangard- Hangard ard- ard I I I en Prisoners Including an I officer remain In our handsOn handsOn hands On On both sides shIes the artillery fighting fight fight- fI fighting ht- ht ing continued to be very ven active be between between he- he tween Lassigny m. m and Layon During the night French detachments detachments detachments detach detach- ments carried out a number of or raids at various points along tho the front especially northwest and east cast of ot Rheims In tho the Champagne In the sector of or and near tho thel I heights of or the Mouse Meuse The French i i took a number of ot prisoners The I Germans made mado several te of ot these at attempts attempts at- at I at-I I tempts west of ot Butte Butto du Meant Mesnil andin and andin I in the tune All AU were repulsed Everywhere elso else the night was calm Britons Near Y Ypres pres Are Forced Back BackBy By Associated Press WITH THE BRITISH ARMY IY IN FRANCE April 20 Along Along the Ypres front the German artillery kept up an intermittent Somo British posts were driven in northeast northeast northeast north north- east of ot Ypres yesterday morning but these almost Immediately Immediate a ero re re- re established About noon the enem enemy attacked the I British post on hill 35 southeast of ot Fortuin and forced the defenders back i Hostile artillery did more shooting in the va valley 11 e last night The i villages of ot and Corbie Corble and anti the surrounding region below tho the I Somme continued to bo be shelled b by bythe by bythe the enemy y Slight blight Advance Is is Scored by British By United Press Preas LO LONDON DOX April 20 British O. British forces advanced slightly between Arras ArTas and Albert toda today Field Marshal lIal re reported rc- rc ported tonight South of ot eight miles north of Albert and south of or the river which cross the battle battlefront battlefront front at Arras we advanced our line slightly taking thirty seven prisoners prison prison- ers Halg sal said In Iii the neighborhood of Ayette five flee miles northeast of or and south of or the La Bassee canal the southern extremity of the Flanders I front there was artillery firing Low fl flying airplanes In reconnaissance and snow sno snowstorms snowstorms sauce sance yesterday between rain storms dropped a ton and a n talC calf of or station station station sta sta- bombs on the railway tion the Engel ammunition dump an another and other tar targets ets Last night sixteen tons of ot explosIves explosives ives hes were dropped on th the Warneton and andI Chaulnes railway junctions Direct I were made marje on four our trains one of ot I whIch undoubtedly was waH full lull of ammu- ammu n It lon |