Show a s EVOY A AND OTHES OJ R RUIT WET UIT RU RUSS CArlI At e Fi Francis With Japanese Brazilian and Siamese Leaves Ambassadors for Slav Eastern Point GRAD Feb The Thc 28 The PETRO JT American envoy left Petrograd Petrograd Petro- Petro I grad d last night for V olo da ncI ae- ae companied by the tho Japanese Brazilian and ancI Siamese envoys is the principal city r K of the province of that name east of Petro Petrograd grad and miles north of Moscow From this point the envoys can travel by ly rail either to Archangel miles orth north or to Moscow where they can take the trans-Siberian trans railway to the Pacific coast The former place is icebound ice ice- bound and practically untenable until bate late spring Epling l United Press Pres dispatches have already intimated that Ambassador Francis would go to San Francl Francisco co when he Petrograd There is also the possibility possibility pos pos- he may remain at or orsome I i some some other interior point for some sometime sometime time The American embassy's affairs areto are aro believed to be in the hands of the Norwegian Nor Nor- or- or envoy United Press dis dispatches dis patches pat hes Tuesday said Francis was tap tak taping taking ing steps in that direction ADVANCE BEYOND The German invaders are reported to have ave one station above PS skov is miles southwest of Pe Pe- The next station of ot any importance Importance importance im Im- on the railway leading to the capital is fifty miles nearer Retiring from Reval mil miles s west of Petrograd of f Petrograd the Russians are preparing pre pre- paring to destroy all aU railways and asphalt as as- as- as ph lt roads as they fall taU back upon the capital The loyal Coss are rushing from the the Don r region toward to aid aidIn In iii the defense of Petrograd T Partisan warfare on a serious scale ha has hag broken out at Minsk miless miles s southwest of Petrograd G GERMAN AIMS rt Replying plying to Ensign qu query as to why the Germans are ad advancing advancing advancing ad- ad in the face of Russia's accept accept- an and an of peace proposals General Hoff- Hoff replied that Germany would co continue to a advance I on the basis of tho German proposals proposals defense defense of Finland Fin Fin- l land laird nd Livonia Esthonia and Ukraine Ukraine- until peace e ce is signed the Russian delegation arrived at atI I yesterday to renew the I peace conference I Hoffmanns Hoffmann's reply strengthens the I belief of the Bolshevik that the Germans Germans Ger Ger- rj r- r j mans do not intend to capture Petro- Petro gal Instead it is believed they intend in intend intend in- in tend to occupy a line from Norva miles west of Petrograd to miles south of Petrograd under the pr pretense tense of protecting small na ria- ria tio s. s i |