Show FALL fAllt EAR AR I IA A AS T T ADVANCES I II I Russians Si Calmly mb A Await Ai i Former Foes Evidence 1 of Organized Resistance Resistance Resistance Resist Resist- ance Being A Absent b s e n t tI I I WASHINGTON March 20 20 Russian warships at Odessa es escaped escaped es- es to Sebastopol when the eS 1 Germans took Odessa according I Ito to a dispatch to the state department department department depart depart- ment today from American Consul Consul Consul Con Con- sul Summers at Moscow Recent press dispatches quoted Berlin authorities as declaring declaring- decla ing ng that fifteen fifteen fifteen teen ships were taken when the city was occupied By Associated Press Pre L LONDON ONDON March l 20 Occupation tion of Petrograd by the Germans is only a a matter a-matter matter of hours flours according to dispatches from Petrograd to several of the morning newspapers The Russian capital is said to be assuming a waiting waiting waiting wait wait- I ing attitude altitude and is it not displaying the slightest sign of oC organized d resistance The Germans are reported In a Reuter dispatch from Petrograd to I have reached the vicinity of station station station sta sta- tion about miles south of Petro Petro- grad The German Austro-German advance In southern Russia continues The enemy has occupied five tive hours m march from the dispatch says The various reports from Russia also indicate the greatest anxiety over what appears to be an enveloping movement the German Austro-German forces are carrying out against Moscow There is talk of ot moving the government government govern govern- government ment according to these advices advice to probably miles southeast of Moscow or orto to 26 miles northeast of Moscow Moscow Mos l Mos Mos- cow I By United Pre Press WASHINGTON ASHINGTON V 9 March 20 The The United States government holds firm to the belief bellet that there is yet hope of arousing Russia Hussla against the It Is a small margin high officials say but worth woith hanging onto And It may be assured that President Wilson will continue his efforts to drive home to the Russians Americas America's friendship to the last Cont Confidence dence In official clr circles les here I has been aroused slightly by the new newtone tone lone adopted toward America by the I Russian press since the presidents president's message to the soviet congress It appeared likely today that President President dent lent Wilson Vilson would delay his expected statement on the war situation until confused events now in the process of development had a chance to assume definite form torm For the moment Japans Japan's proposed expedition Into Siberia Is held up by conflict of opinion as to Its necessity In n her own country and cabinet By Dy International News Service COPE COPENHAGEN HAGEN March 20 LeadErs Leaders of sf the Russian Bolsheviks see e no hope for or a general peace resulting r from the separate agreement effected between Russia Hussla and the central empires A X dispatch from Petrograd today quoted the tho Bolshevik newspaper Pravda as sa saying Contrary to the expectations of the German erman soldiers tricked by an Imperialistic Im im- lI tlc peace dictated by hy General GenE Hoffman HoUman to Russia It ig is not the be- be Continued on page page page- 2 2 t FALL PETROGRAD FALL i Continued from page L 1 1 ginning nning of t a general peace peace but merely the base for a renewal of the struggle o gle 1 fhe The Pravda goes on to say that old agreements are breaking and that re relations relations re- re lations between Germany and Austria are becoming more and more difficult Fresh dissensions are reported to have broken out between the Bolshevik Bolshevik Bolshevik vik leaders at Petrograd and Moscow over the peace situation Mt Meanwhile the Germans are reported report d di i io to be continuing their advance through I IBy IBy IBy By Associated Press LONDON March 20 A A Reuter disi dis- dis i from Petrograd l reports report thet the patriarch t of ot the Russian n church to I 1 Ivd sent a message to the orthodox P pd population fi declaring that the church cannot regard as Finding binding a peace which 4 dismembers the country countr and andu I u places it ft under r the domination of a c conquering ring for foreign ign power In this connection the Communist is quoted as I declaring that the Russian proletariat Cannot make malee further concessions but mst be ready to rise at any moment moments s- s respective of its state of prepared- prepared 7 I J ES Other ther her reports from Petrograd state t the te council of peoples people's commis commis- ners ers has ordered the arrest of M M. enko the commissioner of marine i opposition to the ratification of the tl peace ice ce treaty a Petrograd dis dispatches flied tile on March 13 reported that M M. had nad been missing for several days a j By Dy Associated Press March 20 Russia's Russia's remt rela- rela t s 's ti with the entente are unchanged i u the Bolshevik foreign minister flitter ter declared In an interview tit the A Associated Press ss correspond- correspond Wit t today More friendly relations Were being established d with the United be he added and he commented President Wilson Wilsons message to Russia as showing that America would mould not take tape aggressive action against her Leon and Other Bolshevik leaders are arc quoted here as denying rumors that large numbers of Austro- Austro German prisoners have been armed by the Bolshevik at Chita and other Siberian cities as well as in European European European Eu Eu- Russia The announcement that the United States is 13 sending a mission to inv investigate th the reports of the arming of prisoners is hailed with enthusiasm by y the government organs organs Premier Lenine announces that he does not intend to tp form a coalition with the other Socialist parties but states state that the vacancies in the government government gov gov- ent caused by resignations in protest protest protest pro pro- I test against the ratification of the peace treaty will be filled by hy Bol- Bol |