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Show Cestal Powers and Ukraniaii Rada Close Negotiations This Moraiiag. LONDON, Feb. 9. Tho peace agreement agree-ment between tho central powers and Ukraine was signed at 2 o'clock, this morning, according to an official Berlin Ber-lin statement ns forwarded from Copenhagen by the Exchange Tele-i Tele-i graph company. BERLIN, Feb. 9, via London. Peace between the central powers and thc Ukraine was signed at 2 o'clock this morning, according to an official statement issued here today. COPENHAGEN, Feb. 9. A peaco agreement has been signed by representatives repre-sentatives of tho central bowers and of the Ukrainian rada, a semi-official Berlin telegram announces. The Bolshevik government probably will recognize no peace agreement signed by representative sof the Ukraine Uk-raine rhda. This is tho legislative body set up by the Ukrainians at the time they declared their independence of Russia and has been opposed by tho Bolshevlki as bourgeoisl. Attempts to overthrow the rada and establish a Soldiers' and Workmen's council as tho governing authority in Ukraine havo resulted in fighting during the last few weeks, concerning tho results of which conflicting reports havo been sent out by tho Ukrainians and the BolshovHci, each claiming -decisive military successes. When the peace negotiations at Brest-Litovsk were begun tho Bol-shevikl Bol-shevikl consented to tho admission of Ukranian delegates but subsequently discovered that the Ukrainians were carrying on secret negotiations with the Germans and Austrians. They thereupon repudiated the Ukranlans and sent new delegates, representing tho Bolshevik regime in Ukraine, to Brest-Litovsk. The Germans and Austrians, however, declined t6 rccog-nizo rccog-nizo tho new delegates. Germany's efforts for peace on the ! eastern front, centered now apparently apparent-ly in an effort to open up frontiers through which sho may secure supplies sup-plies of food for her hungry people, havo progressed so far as the Hinging of a separate peace agreement with the Ukranian rada, according to semiofficial semi-official advices from Berlin. This peace, important or otherwise,- as events may show, is the first to be signed by any of the belligerents. How far tho Teutonic plan may prove successful seems to depend upon thc measure of control tho rada has ovor the territory of tho so-called Ukranian republic, which embraces rich grain growing lands. Such control is hotly disputed by tho Bolshevik!, who recently disowned tho rada's delegates del-egates as bourgcoiso when they were found treating secretly with the Central Cen-tral powers, and named delegates of their own. The Germans and Austrians, Aus-trians, however, continued to treat with tho rada's representatives. Both Bolshevik! and rada have been claiming claim-ing military successes against each other Jn tho Ukraine. Apparently the Germans feel none too sure that the rada will triumph unassisted, as tho suggestion has recently come from German sources that tho Rumanians would do well to join forces with tho Ukranlans against tho Bolshevlki. Rumania, Ru-mania, It was pointed out, could obtain compensation for the loss of Dobrudja to tho Bulgarians by taking over Bos-sarabian Bos-sarabian territory from tho Russians. Although the early advices regarding regard-ing tho signing of the agreement said nothing about ttho terms, it has been proviously reported that the Ukranlans wero offered a section of Russian Poland Po-land as an Inducement for them to make peace. , |