THE RUSSIAN SITUATION.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16151, 4 March 1918, Page 7

THE RUSSIAN SITUATION.

GERMAN ADVANCE If. RESUMED. I I. AUSTRIANS ENTER THE S\ j UKRAINE. |j | (By Cable.—Press Association.—CopyxigitJ (Reuter'a Telegrams.) & j (Received March 3rd, 5.5 p.m.) j J AMSTERDAM!, March 1. | j Berlin reports stato that the Germanjj : havo resumed their advance in Russia,; and havo reached the Dnieper. 1 ; The Austrians have'begun to advance j into the Ukraine. S J ENEMY STILL ADVANCING « (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) KB ! (Received 3larch 3rd, 5.5 p.m.) fa PETROGRAD, March 1. W j The German advancc continues, dfirf ij spito the peaco negotiations. . % B Tlie enemy is throwing large ' 1 against the Orsha front. -■ The Russians are digging trcncho&W ? | north of Orsha. . A battle is imminent. > . M WHAT THE GERMANS M (Australian and N.Z. Cable ASBOciav|on.) ' (Reuter'a Telegraatg.i !*• ' Admiralty pir Wireless Frees. 'r WT (Received March 3rd,. 5.5 p.m.) j 'B LONDON, Mawh,l&»./ A German official report states "Wo are advancing eastwards aloftglßr the northern frontier of tho Ukraine We havo reached the Dnieper.: W®R cncoitnterod near a fortified bridgehead. Wo 6tormedW|||» town and the railway station, and trt|||H; a few hundred prisoners.' Wo seieed atf£H. : : Mosyr six armoured boats, 38 motor- S boats, and six hospital boats. W« * reached tho Keiff-Shmerinka railway 1 j near Eastofr and iKasatin, and hastened S j to assist tho Polish legionaries Vvhft Were, <m j tngaged agaiilst superior numbers ft J scuth-west of Starm and Konsfcantoff, BI the enemy being defeated. , Austro-Htingarian forces, in response, n to the Ukrainian appetll, have entered ; B the Ukraine on wide 6octofs notthWai'd B of Truth. I THE AUSTRIAN REPORT. H (Rout-cr'a Telegrams.) B j Admiralty per Wifeless Preas. •' B 1 (Received March 3l'd,. 5.5 p.m.) B LONDbN, Marti c 2.->M An Austrian official report states :— ,<1 "We entered Podorien and reached!® 'i the line Nowosielica-Chotin-Kagniec-B Podolski. K ' ; Ten thousand Russians so far ha7ell downod arms" M AUSTRIA'S EXCUSE. I ' (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association*) ' (Received March 3rd, s.£> p.m.) :mm ZURICH, March !•-«• t The Au&tro-llungarian GovernmentiW announces that it is acceding to tPeig Ukraine's request and troops to tho Ukraine against the Bopfc who are destroying the ceronls S| which the Ukraine promised to the Ccn-"«| tral Powers. ' r THE PEACE | | (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) . ... ■ 1 (Beut#r'g Taleffrmms.) Admiralty per Wircltes PrcM. J£l9| (Received March 3rd, 5.5 p.m.) 7s|ri LONDON, March 1. Sj A Russian official report states:—' "Tho peace delegation at Brest ~'J| Litovsk reports that the Central 'J| Powers, replying to the request for'tbfNjgß cessation of hostilities, have declared that they»will cease only when" the V I'.caco treaty has been signed. ijjl "Three days, are allowed for negotia-a tions, which are commencing to-day. "Lenia has rcceivod. a message from - ; the Brest Litovsk delegation requesting a train with an oscort. , J ' ! Lenin comments: —'This probably |J means that tho Germans "have broken .1 1 off the negotiations. We must be ,"v . ready for au immediate German ad-|| r \auce on Petrograd from all the fronts. M Ihe people must rise? and - strongtheo ■ , our defence measures."' > f . ORDER RESTORED IN PETROGRAD. f . . (United Service.) • (ilpjcived March 3rd, 5.5 0.m.) J PETROGRAD, March 1. J Russians .ire swarming in from cow and othc- points, and cntrenchinaH for sovcral miles. Civilians have fledSH and heavy fighting is expected. ' The Gem^u^

. • . jj•' '• points is, possibly connected f peace negotiations, but ; claim that it is due to |gBK& increasing resistance. ' Guards have recaptured • Hp" ie a l German forces do not ext ||eeed two divisions, perfectly equipped. in Petrograd has ceased. I f ALLIED ENVOYS LEAVE. y.< "• (Renter's Telegrams.) »■ _ (Received March 3rd, 5.5 p.m.) f LONDON, March 1. V;; An undated message from Petrograd ' etates thai; the British and French • E Embassies have departed. JTHEIf TOLL OF AVAR. (Australian and X.Z. Cable Association.) (Received March 3rd, 5.5 p.m.) BERNE, March 1. . The "Journal dp Genevo'' states that it has compiled from authoritative sources statistics which show that Russia's war losses include 5,000.000 killed and 6,000,000 wounded, of which 40 per cent, -will not work again. p|Three million arc prisoners, and of '.f;;these i,500,0b0 are suffering from conrjjfffeumption. - BOLSHEVIKS ORGANISE ■ . . 'DEFENCE. ( £ V ' (Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.) 'tat"-' (Eeuter's Telegrams.) , j LONDON. Mp.rch 1. k;* • A Russian official, proclamation,' >s»t - _ sued by the Presidency of the Central /j. Soviet's Committee of Defencc in Petro,j, - ' grad, declares } f.- "The proletariat is organising for tho ' t:« defence of thffTjapital, which -n-ill have I l _yto resist a JongViege; but it will not i' capitulate until nic last moment." ( j The proclamation urges all produc- ' j-,jng provinces to Wmd food to Petrograd t and Moscow, ancb also declares that 'F\ troops must be organised and sent to ' | tho front without delay. ' WriNLAND APPEALS TO GERMANY. II&-- (Austiallan and N.Z. Cable Association.) .iW': ' COPENHAGEN, March .1. 'See Finnish Government has written | £«*s•> tho Kaiser, asking hiin, as the *■ «m| "mightiest protector of the Germanic Bjfculture and evangelic faith,'' if he will I BSobtain uecuri ty for the Finnish peopie, j'Hrafwho are striving for full liberty and .Kfpeaceful development, by demanding at i«|Brest Litovsk that tho Russian troops .Bpgßie withdrawn from Finland. gBSr- Steps are being taken to see that Bffehpsn measures are carried into effect Jfpil once. The White Guards commenced Kra. determined offensive on Tammerfors INW Tuesday. " lp. PARTIAL LAW IN POLAND. ci R. "WASHINGTON. March 1. Jj »*:•. . Official advices have been received. . 1 ft:that martial law has been declared in in • »{N!O DELEGATES FROM AUSTRALIA . MELBOURNE. March. 2. *? Mr Aa,delegates 'of Australian Socialists Hjfirßtissia have "been refused passports. (PIiALTItJ FLEET TO PARTICIPATE. (® eutcr ' s Telegrams.)* vilkßeceived March 3rd, 5.5 p.m.) (I vtl V PETROGRAD, March 2. Committee of the Baltic Fleet flri Vfli il I" prepare the ships to Bright the Finnish White Guards. K AMERICAN LABOUR'S ADVICE, jj l (Australian and #X.Z. Cable Association.) lie {(Received March 3rd, 5.5 p.m.) « WASHINGTON. March 2. gj I'.jjp&Tlie Labour Federation has sent a n i KgKjljiage to Jthe Russian people urging SI figbt the Germans. fcujPOLES AND THE UKRAINE. cr jqjTi- and N.Z. Cable Association.) ■Sr jdttßeceived March 3rd, 5.5 p.m.) lv & :, v3h BERSIE, March 2. jjj of the Cracow newspapers states Germans killed and wounded , people in Warsaw during the deagainst the annexation of SplChpim to the Ukraine. The test of the suppressed speech of HK-*aPolish deputy, Glombinski, in the Chamber, shows that he de■kclared that Count Czernin forced Si on the unwilling Ukrainians withpreviously cpnsulting the Poles. He w Austria's duplicity as rivalling tl HjPrussian brutality. BITHE CZAR LOYAL TO THE ALLIES. \ flpn {(ku»trallan 'fnd N.Z. Cable Association.)' a' BjSj'r' (Received March 3rd, 5.3 p.m.) S m LONDON, March 2. • if ■p At a dinner given in his honour, Sir ei HgGeorge Buchanan, late British Ambas- P to Petrograd, said that he could ° |P|ot yet make a full revelation of the d Btthings he had seen in Russia; it albroke his heart to think of them. t< tojd the- Czar ft the end of 1916 he tl Hpad come to the parting of the ways and Blmust. choose between path leaiding st Hp> rictory and that leading revolu- T. Hit ion > : He chose the path of reaction,- hi Hjibut it was untrue to say that the Czar, Bfon. Jhe eve of his abdication, favoured jgcfamclnding a. 6pparate peace with GerPpnanj. The Czar -was not a traitor, and Kwould never betray the Allies' cause. p ROUMANIAN FUTURE. K DEMANDS OF THE CENTRAL ' Ei- POWERS. - (Australian a,ud N.Z. Calilo COPENHAGEN, March 1. ''Frankfurter Zeitung'' says that which the Central Powers are.

demanding from Roumania, include the cession of the Carpathian passes to Hungary and economic concessions. PEACE NEGOTIATIONS • RUPTURED. LONDON. March 1. Anstro-German newspapers Teport tJiat- the negotiations with. Roumania have been ruptured. Roumania resists the extortionate demands made on her. NO PEACE AT ANY PRICE. ("The Tim<s.") JASSY, March 1. It is officially announced that developments on the East front have caused the Government to consider the responsibility of entering into peace nesotiations. which will not be begun until it has received assurances that the terms arc acceptable in every respect. Tho rumours of peace at any price ! are unfounded. FERDINAND'S ABDICATION DEMANDED. (Reuters Telegrams.) AMSTERDAM, March 1. Berlin telegrams state that Count Czernin has demanded the King of Roumania to abdicate in favour of his brother. Prince William, or to take a referendum in Roumania regarding the succession to the throne. . Austrian prisoners from Russia are returning across East Galicia at tho rate of SCOO daily, and are beinij drafted to garrison corps after a briof quarantine. SECOND HELIGOLAND PLANNED. AMSTERDAM. March 1. Tl'.e German annexationists are planning to occupy Snake Island, in the Rlack Sea, and to convert it into a second Heligoland, limiting Roumanian control to Bessarabia.