Show I SIMS lAV JA I T TO WN fR HIOM M MI I G EMA MAN TR P l Desperate Desperate Street t Fighting Fighting Fighting Fight Fight- ing Goes on as Lenine I II I Demands Peace Pact j I Russ Refuse to Sign By Associated Press LONDON Feb 26 26 miles southwest of Petrograd has 1 i been e recaptured c. c r bv y he L B ViKI and street If fighting is going Ion on on there according to o an Exchange ExI Exchange Ex Ex- Ex- Ex I change Telegraph dispatch from fromI Petrograd dated Monday The I Red guards are resisting the German Ger Ger- man advance everywhere j The capture of by the Germans was announced in the official statement issued last II night at Berlin I By Joseph i United Press Staff Correspondent I PETRO PETROGRAD RAD Feb G-De- G DeJL De- De JL 1 spite acceptance of the German Ger Ger- man Inan imposed impose peace mobilization and hurried preparations for the defense of Petrograd l continue Small German detachments are re reported re v ported moving toward Petrograd from miles southwest of Petro Petro- grad Workmen's battalions were i quickly organized and anti several are al alI already at- at ready moving in the direction of ot I I After the capture of the j I Germans advanced several stations The Russians then began a counteroffensive counter offensive and the city changed hands I several times The remaining RusI Russian Russian Rus Rus- I sian sim workmen's battalions are continuously con I leaving for The garrison soldiers refuse to fight but the workmen are enthusiastically enthusiastically I Joining the revolutionary army Four our thousand from the tho Pu- Pu works works' and from the Viborg Vi- Vi Iborg bor borg and works have formed I an n armed camp with red flags fly fly- ing fly I As soon eoon as the news of ot the capture capture cap cap- ture tUTe of was received here bere the I factory whistles called the workmen to arms Their spirit Is belligerent and anti they are determined to die for forthe forthe forthe the revolution The defense committee Issued a proclamation declaring the revolutionary revolution ary capital is In the gravest danger and urging all to fight and die for the revolution Red lIed guards and riflemen re recaptured recaptured recaptured re- re captured the postoffice battling In the streets with German detachments detachments detach detach- ments meats which had been cut off oft from the main lines Reval was stubbornly defended before before before be be- be- be fore it was captured Tho The scenes at today's meeting of the Soviets Soviet's executive committee were most stirring Men accustomed to follow Premier Lenino unswervingly Cursed and arid swore demanding that the revolutionists revolution revolution- dio die fighting Despair filled the antechambers antechambers' and J corridors of the which origInally originally originally saw the birth of the noblest I hopes of the revolution The coolest and most unconcerned of all was Lenine The premier short and stocky with massive head hd d sturdy shoulders eyes and iron iron features walked up and down the fa famous famous fa- fa hall hail L Lenine calmly calmy discussed the situa situa- tion lie He ridiculed the idea that Russia Russia Rus Rus- sia sla is able to fight and pointed out that Russia peace at all alt costs so as to or organize further and strike In revenge at the proper political mom moment nt Dy By International News Service COPENHAGEN COPE Feb German German troops that occupied the Russian naval base of Reval neval at the entrance to the gulf of Finland are moving n in the di- di t Continued on pa page go 2 sLAys SLAVS tA TAKE TOWN ToWNS S t Continued from page page 1 1 S S. S j I ion f p ii Ta Taj Taps a according to a It r report port a a German so source ce today I Taps fe one miles n northeast of ot otI I n l and id mil miles s' s southwest o st of I P It On bi r the Reval-Petro- Reval S t f trait graft j f railway From enl ts m inti made by tb the G war office it is isI 5 I t th that tha f time the Germans are foi- foi Jo the routes r i In th their ii if I advance S SI I By United d Pr pf Pres t a. a I L LONDON Feb teb The i-The The The Ame American 1 an anI and aid British embassies are departing I from Petrograd l leaving a few few lew persons I In jn Charge harge according to to- Exchange T Telegraph tel l gf r ph dispatches s from the HasI Rus- Rus RusI I I sIa filah laiI c capital dated February rY 25 25 5 50 I pm m i j By Associated I Prell Press WASHINGTON Feb 20 S Arrange Arrange Arrange- have b been en m made de to move the Americans in Moscow to Camara GOO COO GOOI I mlleS mileS to the the east No Immediate oc j of ot Moscow by German troops is I II I report reported d but Jut it was thought advisable to move th the Americana I |