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RUSSIA CONCLUDES PEACE
TREATY WITH
STATE OF WAR IS
DECLARED AT END;
TROOPS R
While Delegates Desist From Signing a Formal Peace
Agreement, Hostilities Are Declared Ended; Demob
ilization of Forces Ordered; Details of Conference
at Which Treaty Between Germany and Ukrainian Re
public WAS Concluded Now Given
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 11.—Russia has declared the
state of war to be at an end and has ordered demobiliza
tion of Russian forces on all fronts, according to a dis
patch received here to-day, dated Brest-Litovsk, Sunday.
spatcli toll
"The president of the Russian delegation at to-day s (Sunday)
sitting stated that while Russia was desisting from signing a
formal peace treaty, it declared the state of war to be ended with
Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey and Bulgaria, simultan
eously giving orders for complete demobilization of Russian
forces on all fronts.''
DETAILS OF TREATY
BETWEEN GERMANY
AND THE UKRAINIANS
Amsterdam. Feb. 11. —A dispatch
from Brest-Litovsk. via Berlin, giv
ing the details of the conference at
which the peace treaty between the
central powers and the new Ukrain
ian republic was signed, has been re
ceived here. This dispatch follows:
Basis Agreed Vpon
"It was possible to announce at
the beginning of the last pause in the
negotiations that the basis for the
conclusion of peace between the
quadruple alliance and the L krain
ian peoples republic had been found.
After the return of the delegation to
Brest-Litovsk negotiations on this
basis were continued.
Thanks to the energetic and un
tiring work of all commissions and
thanks to the spirit of conciliation
inspiring all parties, agreement on
all points was established so that the
linai drafting of the treaties and
their signature could be carried out.
< iwing to the technical difficulties
connected with the five treaty texts
it was not possible to hold a formal
sitting and affix signatures until in
the earlv hours of Saturday.
•Dr. Richard Von Kuehlmann,
German foreign minister, as presi
dent, opened the sitting shortly be
fore 2 o'clock in the morning with
the following speech:
Von lvuehlniann's Speech
"'Gentlemen: None of you will be
able to close his eyes to the histori
cal significance of this hour at which
the represenatives of the four allied
powers are met witli the representa
tives of the Ukrainian peoples re
public to sign the first peace attained
in this world war. This peace, signed
with your young state, which has
emerged from the storms of the
great war, gives special satisfaction
to the representatives of the allied
delegation. May this peace be the
first of a series of blessed conclu
sions, peace blessed both for the al
lied powers hnd for the Ukrainian
peoples republic, for the future of
which we all cherish the best wishes.'
Hope For General l'cacc
The president of the Ukrainian
delegation replied:
" 'We state with joy that from
this day peace begins between the
quadruple alliance and Ukrania. We
came here With the hope that we
could obtain a general peace. The
political position, however, is such
that not all of the powers are met
here to sign a general peace treaty.
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Inspired with the most ardent love
. for our people and recognizing that
this long war has exhausted the cul
tural national powers of our people,
we must now divert all of our
strength to do our part to bring
about a new era and a new-birth. We
are firmly persuaded that we con-
j elude this peace in the interests of
j great democratic masses and that
! this peace will contribute to the gen
eral termination of the great war.
We gladly state here that the long,
j hard labor performed at Brest
j Litovsk has been crowned with suc
cess and that we have attained a
democratic peace honorable to both
parties. From to-day the Ukrainian
peoples' republic is born to new life
and it enters as an independent state
j the circles of nations. It ends war on
| its tiont and it will see to it that
all of the powers, which in it lie, will
! rise to new life and flourish.*
Signatures .Speedily Affixed
"Dr. Von Kuehlmann then invit
ed the representatives to sign the
peace treaty. At one minute before
" 0 clock Dr. Van Kuehlmann. as
the first signatory, signed a copv of
the treaty prepared for Germ'anv
,and by 2.20 o'clock all of the signa
tures appeared."
Peace Aims
j The treaty is entitled: "A treaty
of peace between Germany, Austria
| Hungary, Bulgaria and Turkey on
one part and the Ukrainian peoples
republic on the other."
1 r-, Th f , P reamble states that the
I krainian people, having in the
■ course of the present world war de
clared itself to be independent' and
expressed a wish to restore peace
between itself and the powers'at war
Russia desires "to take the first step
toward a lasting world's peace, hon
orable to all parties, which shall not
! only put an end to the horrors of
! war. but also lead to the restoration
; of friendly relations of the peoples
j in political, legal, economic and in
tellectual realm."
The names of all of the plenl-
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Dr. Schaeffer Urges
Thrift Stamp Sales
Dr. Nathan C. SchaefTer. State
Superintendent of Public Instruc
tion, in a statement issued to-day
urges the teachers of Pennsylvania
to encourage in every way the pur
chase of War Savings Stamps by
pupils of the schools of the State.
Dr. Schaeffer says "The movement
to promote the sale of Thrift Stamps
and War Savings certificates is of
great importance as a help to en
couragement of habits of thrift and
economy among the pupils of our
public schools. For a number of
years our schools have had organi
zed school savings systems, but the
War Savings Stamp movement will
be far more comprehensive. In my
opinion it will be most helpful in
educating our boys and girls for'
their duties as future citizens of the
state and nation.
HARRISBURG, PA.,MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 11, 1918.
| MEN WHO SOLD |i
NIKOLAI LENINE LEON* TROTZKY
Nikolai Lenine, premier of Russia, and Leon Trotzky, foreign min
ister in his cabinet, are the two leaders of the Bolshevikl. They over
• threw the provisional government. Lenine has long been suspected cf
| being in the pay of the Germans. Trotzky was employed on a New York
| Jewish daily newspaper several months ago at sl2 a week.
BAKER ORDERS
DRASTIC REFORM
IN DEPARTMENT
Heads of General Staff Divis
ions Given Sweeping
Powers
"Washington, Feb. 11.—An elabo-j
j rate reorganization of the Army gen-|
| eral staff was announced yesterdayi
by Secretary of War Baker, in the
I form of an official order to the Adju-:
tunt General. The action was taken;
; in response to the frequent criticism'
] that the general staff almost since!
i the beginning of the *\var has been
without a definite program, due'
| chiefly to the fact that the chief of!
| staff has been detailed on other duty!
and the members of the corps left toj
meet problems along individual lines.]
The appointment of Major Gen-1
eral Peyton C. March, of Easton, Pa., I
as acting chief of staff and the gen-|
eral expectation that he soon will,
succeed to the full title, prob&blyl
! with the rank of general, was thej
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LACK COMPLETE
LIST OF TROOPS
SAVED FROM SEA
Estimate of 113 Lost on Tus
ennia Still Stands as
Official
By Associated Press
Washington, Feb. 11.—From a list
of 1,832 American soldiers saved
from the torpedoed Tuscania thus
far reported to the War Department,
the Associated Press to-day is en
abled to give the names of more 1
than 300 troops aboard still unac-1
counted for. No report has reached
the department to change the esti- j
mate that only 113 American soldiers j
were lost and officials, although ex- |
pecting additional names to conte in
slowly, could give no assurance as to
when the list would be complete.
The names already received by the
War Department chocked against
the sailing list of troops shows 345
men unaccounted for but 35 names ■
of survivors were made public last
night which do not appear on the
sailing list. It is assumed that some
soldiers possibly went aboard the,
Tuscania at the last moment with- j
out being recorded on the sailing list;
and also that members of the crew 1
may have been reported among the
military survivors.
Two Washington Papers
Raise Price to Two Cents
Washington. Feb. 11.—Both Wash
ington evening newspapers, ihe
Evening Star and the Washington
Times, announced that beginning
February 13 they will increase their i
price from 1 to 2 cents.
"The great increase in the cost of
production has forced the same
change in the newspapers of virtual-!
ly all cities of considerable size 1
throughout the country," their an-J
nouncement states, "and the few re- I
maining one cent papers will doubt-!
less find an increase In price inevi-i
table." J
CITY HAS WON
LONG FIGHT IN
HARDSCRABBLE'
Last Appeal of Property Own
ers in New Park Dis
trict Up
!
Tn the trial to-day of the last of j
the Hardscrabble appeal cases the'
| city has finally brought to a conciu-;
i sion the long drawn out litigation'
i which developed when it was decided
! to take over the properties from i
Herr to Calder street on the west
; side of Front street and complete the
! River Front Park improvement.
Only one reserved point of law re
| mains to l>e decided. This will prob-
I ably bo argued before the local
| courts. The question involved isj
j whether or not owners of the prop- - ,
erties are entitled to any damages j 1
I for improvements since 1871. The j
I city contends that under the act of /
| that year the owners are not. The I'
viewers in making awards provided I
| damages for land and improvements! '
j existing in 1871 and also a schedule :
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IMOYNE STANDS
BACK OF VICTIM
OF HUN U-BOAT
Purse to Be Forwarded to
McCormick to Buy
Necessities
i
In forty-eight minutes Saturday j
evening:, J. C. Thompson, electrical
engineer of the Valley Railways I
Company, collected $39 which will 1
be forwarded to Robert P. McCor-j
] mick, the Lemoyne boy who was
; one of the survivors of the Tuscania.
, The money was turned over to lhe|
Hnrrisburg Telegraph and is being
| held until word is received from the j
I Secretary of War containing infor-|
' mation as to how the money can be|
| sent.
The Emergency Aid Society of 11
Camp Hill volunteered to send al"
sweater, helmet, wristlets and scarf]
to the boy's mother, to forward to
him. The clothing was offered toj
Mr. Thompson when members of the
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L— :—J
This Probably the Last
Heatless Monday in East
Washington, Feb.' 11.—The Kast i
will observe to-day what Fuel !
Administration officials last night '
predicted would be its last heat- j
less Monday. Already the clos
ing order has been suspended !
insofar as it applies to eight
states, and officials believe the '
good weather of the last few |
days, with its consequent im- I
provement In railroad traffic con
ditions, will make enforcement j
unnecessary anywhere after this !
week. |
Fuel Administrator Garfield is !
greatly encouraged over the pros
pects and is confident a situation
will not arise again similar to
that which brought the order
suspending activity for five days
in succession and the Monday
closings. n
■U.S. PATROL MADE
I SPLENDID SHOW
IN AMBUSH FIGHT
Only One Returns to Trenches
After Fierce Enemy
Encounter
INFORMATION IS LACKING
Five Arc Killed and Four!
Taken Captive in No
Man's Land
By Associated Press
Washington, Feb. 11.—Details of
the encounter on Friday night with
the superior German force in the re
gion of St. Mihiel show that every
American fought desperately to over
come the larger force of the enemy.
Suddenly coming upon the Germans
ir. No Man's Land, the little party of
fourteen Americans quickly changed
formation and in the minute and a
j half that followed before the enemy
j retreated the rifle gave way to hand
grenades and automatics, so close
| were the combatants. On Saturday
ar. American artillyeryman was
i killed by shell fire and five others
| wounded. These casualties, though
I light, indicate that the American
< forces in the trenches have assumed
their full share of the burden in the
sector under their control.
As on the other fronts, the big
guns are bearing the brunt of the
work in Italy. On the Asiago pla
; tcau and west of Monte Grappa ar
l. tilery duels nr reported to be live
ly. Advanced Italian posts repulsed
: two enemy raids south of Daone
j Chiose.
Artillery Activity IncrcnNc*
I In France, where the American
j forces recently have engaged the
! enemy in minor encounters, the vlo
j lence of artillery action is daily in
| cteasing. On both sides of the
Meuse and in the Vosges the French
and Germans are engaged in an ar
tillery duel, while frequent enemy
raids on French positions are report
| ed, the most recent in the region of
Boureuilles having failed.
I'IIMII Diplomatic Ail varitiiKCN
While engaging in the daily in
ci easing military activity in Bel
[ gium, France and Italy, the Central
! Powers are pushing their diplomatic
i advantages in the smaller enemy
j ccuritries with the view. It is be
lieved, of forcing the Bolshevik gov
| ernment of Russia to accept a sep
! orate peace.
; The new Ukrainian people's re-
I public, which, however, the Bolshe
. vile leaders at Petrograd declare
does not exist, has made a peace
agreement with the quadruple al
liance, which in the meantime holds
| the threat of military power over
Rumania to force a similar pact with
j that country. On February 6 Field
i Marshal von Mackensen is reported .
in German newspapers to have given
jto the Rumanian government four
i days in which to enter peace nego
i tiations with Germany. This time
| lias expired, the Rumanian cabinet
i lias resigned as a consequence of the
: ultimatum and the Germans are re-
I ported to have repaired the oil wells I
| in Rumania which the British dam
aged just previous to the Rumanian
! retreat.
(irniitx Germany Favor*
' Tile new Ukrainian republic, ac
l cording to a Stockholm report, is
| said to have granted to the Central
j Powers full facilities for the devel
-1 opment of important mineral lands
in return for a large loan and the
| addition to her territory of a large
part of eastern Galicia. On this
j phase of the agreement, as well as
| on the general subject of a separate
1 peace between the Ukrainian Rada
and the quadruple alliance, the
j Bolshevik government is silent, Lon
{ don having received nothing from
j the Russian capital to explain the
| Ukrainian situation.
Col. Roosevelt Escapes
Another Operation
By Associated Press
New York, Feb. 11.—Colonel
Roosevelt's condition continues to
improve, it was stated at Roosevelt
Hospital early to-day. He passed a
comfortable night.
Colonel Roosevelt was resting
| quietly at the hospital last night.
His condition h\veil marked ini
\ .-client, according to a statement
| issued by n.o i<n.s.clans In attend
ance.
Last night's bulletin says:
"Colonel Roosevelt continues to
improve. His temperature and pulse
are normal. The alarming symptoms
in his ears have subsided so that
there is no indication that a further
operation will be necessary. While
Colonel Roosevelt, in all probability,
suffered acutely for several days, the
attending surgeons look for hfs com
plete recovery. The essential thing
now is absolute quiet and rest."
Mrs. Roosevelt Issued the follow
ing message from King George of
England:
"The queen nnd I regret the ill
ness of Colonel Roosevelt and hope
for his speedy recovery."
There was a stream of callers at
the hospital all day inquiring as to
the patient's condition. No one is
allowed to see him but the immediate
family,
1 BIG BAKERIES
J FACE A SERIOUS
FLOUR SHORTAGE
Shipment on Way Six Weeks
Con't Be Located by
Tracers
PLANTS POOL RESOURCES
Bread Is Baked With Supply
Coming in, Which Is
Depleted Daily
Due to an unprecedented holdsip
in wheat Hour shipments, the Ber
nard Schmidt bakeries, which sup
ply a large part of the bread in Har
ri&burg, are facing a stringent flour
shortage which may develop seri
ously within the next forty-eight
hours if a supply of flour does not
arrive.
Wheat flour ample for the needs
of the entire capacity of the baker
ies, has been enroutc to Harrisburg
for these bakeries since tha first of
1 January, but has not yet put in an
. appearance. The Hour is on the
way from Kansas and has been side
i tracked by the railroad congestion
, between here and the west during
i the last six weeks. Officials of the
i bakeries said that the flour might
! put in an appearance to-day, and
on the other hand may not turn up
for another six weeks. Unless" the
. Hour becomes wet, there is no Jan
; ger of it spoiling in the transit, no
matter how much delayed, bakers
say. There are wheat, corn and rye
flours In the shipment.
Until the arrival of the flour, the
Schmidt bakeries are working from
hand to mouth. At the present lime
there is only a couple davs' supply
in the bins. It was said this morn
-1 ing that the danger of a shutdown is
small, inasmuch as other bakers in
the city will furnish supplies from
day to day until the supply comes
One plant in the city has been fur
nishing flour to the Bricker bak
ery, which is also hard pressed be
cause of a failure of flour shipments
to arrive on time.
Chinese Celebrate Their
New Year's Day Here
You would hardly have known it,
but to-day was New Year's. Not a
sound of merriment, no revelry, no
whistles, no parade. And yet it was
New ear's day; New Year's for ev
ery Chinaman.
Yes, tlie year just began to-day,
according to reckoning as ancient as
history, and, while you could get
ycur "shirty" if you had your
"cheeky," nevertheless the Celestial
citizen of Harrisburg in his silent
manner celebrated. New Year's day
for this ancient race means a pay
ment of debts and burning of incense
lin the joss house, in cities like San
Francisco and New York, where
there is a big population of Chinese,
it is a memorable day, with burning
of redfire and banquets. Here there
are so few Chinamen that their New
Year's makes small impression.
Small Loss of Life on
Tuscania Due to Fine
Discipline, Says Baker
Washington, Feb. 11. —The rela
tively small loss of life among
American soldiers aboard the Tus
cania is attributed by Secretary
Baker to the fine discipline of the
men and the efficiency of their offi
cers. In his weekly war review,
published to-day, the Secretary also
expresses the nation's appreciation |
of splendid work of the British navy
in rescuing the American forces.
The review points out that recent i
reconnoitering thrusts by the Ger- 1
mans, notably in Flanders and !
around Cambrai, may suggest devel
opment of Germany's long deferred
offensive in the west. Thus far,
however, the department's statement
says, the action? have been local in
character.
American troops occupying a sec
tor on the Lorraine front are de
scribed as having proved themselves
well fitted for their task.
City Tightly Closed For
Fourth Fuelless Monday
Harrisburg stores and factories
were tightly closed to-day, for the
fourth fuelless Monday. Fuel Ad
ministrator Ross A. Hickok has had
no trouble enforcing the workless
days in Harrisburg, and to-day finds
the plants and stores of the city as
tightly closed as before.
Many of the factories and busi
ness places that are idle to-day will
continue quiet and lifeless to-mor
row, in celebration of Lincoln's birth
day. Harrishurg's business places,
and workmen, got one of the big
gest holidays of their lives this week,
when many of the factories, offices
nnd stores closed down Saturday for
a three-ilay period of idleness.
Indications nro that to-day will be
the last fuelless Monday, and Har
risburg businessmen are preparing
accordingly. If the weather con
tinues favorable, there is no doubt
that by next week Harrisburgers will
have forgotten the fuelless Mondays.
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