FURTHER FIGHTING AMONG THE RUSSIAN FACTIONS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 71, 17 December 1917, Page 5

FURTHER FIGHTING AMONG THE RUSSIAN FACTIONS

KORNILOFF'S TROOPS DEFEATED

KRYLENKO SAID TO BE CARRYING OUT GERMAN

INSTRUCTIONS

Petrograd, December 14. The Government delegate telegraphs that Maximalist troops occupied Taurarooke and Kaluga, disarmed and arrested Korniloff's shock troops, and restored revolutionary authority. The Commissioner of tho Black Sea Fleet telegraphs asking for tho immediate dispatch of all the Black Sea detachments with numerous machine guns. He says that the military Cadots am attacking Rostoff with armoured cars. Tho Commissioner of the sth Army has announced tho arrival of Krylonko at Dvinsk. Ho adds: "The •committee of the 6th Army has undertaken to arrange an armistice- on its front. General Boldyrcff, commander of tho army, has been dismissed and arrested." The Soviet at Moscow seized tho works of the "Russoo Slovo for publishing a rumour that Krylenko's seizure of the General Staff Headquarters was carried out on the insistence of Germau Headquarters. Trotsky announces that if an armistice is signed at Brest Litovsk (tho Russian centre front) tiie Commissioners will bo empowered to enter into peace negotiations.—Reutor. DAYS OF THE BOLSHEVIKI NUMBERED OPPONENTS ORGANISING FOR DECISIVE CONFLICT. London. December 14. The "Times" correspondent at Copenhagen states that the news from Russia indicates that the Bolsheviki's days are numbered. Their opponents are everywhere organising for decisive conflict.—"Tho Times." ARMISTICE NEGOTIATIONS RENEWED. London, December 14. A Gorman official report states: "A Russian delegation again arrived at Brest Litovsk on December 12, for the continuation of the armistice negotiations. Tho next plenary sitting will bo held on the 13th."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-Reuter. LENIN ORDERS EVACUATION OF EXTENSIVE TERRITORY. (Roc. December 16, 5.5 p.m.) Paris, December 14. The "Deutsche Zeituns" reports that Lenin has ordered the evacuation of the territory eastward of tho Riga front as far as Lake Peipus. Such a retreat would bring tho German troops within 125 miles of Fetrograd.— Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. ARREST OF GENERALS KALEDIN AND POTOTSKY REPORTED. (Roe. Dccomber 16, 5.5 p.m.) Petrograd, December 15. Tho Bolshevik Telegraph Agency reports that Generals Kaledin and Pototskv and their staffs have been arrested. Genoral Kaledin asked tho Mayor of Rostoff to come to Novo Tcborkask to discuss ,tho suspension of military operations. Tho agency also announce that the'ro aro overwhelming proMaximalist majorities in the Constituent Assembly from tho and olh Armies and the armies of Finland.—Router.

BRITISH SUBJECTS GRANTED PASSPORTS. (Rec. December IG, 5.5 p.m.) Petrograd, December 15. British subjects in Russia have boon granted passports,—"The Times,"

ALL GERMAN CIVILIANS RELEASED IN EXCHANGE FOR RUSSIAN OFFICERS. Stockholm, December 14. The Russian authorities stat'o that they have released all German civilians for four thousand Russian officers imprisoned in Germany.—Aus.N.Z; Calilo Assn. REPORTED OFFER BY THE KAISER TO RESTORE THE TSAR A DIGNIFIED REFUSAL. (Rec. December 16, 5.5 p.m.) London, Decomber 15. The "Horning Post's" Petrograd correspondent says a. story has been current recently that the Kaiser offered to restore the Tsar to the throne and provide German guards in Russian uniform and able statesmen to reestablish order, if Tsar Nicholas swore allianco with Germany for fifty-years. The Tsar replied: ''I will take my throne from nouo but my faithful Russian people, and will then decido myself with whom my country shall ally herself in the future."-—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. DISPOSING OF RUMANIA AND SERBIA (Rcc. December 10, 5.5 p.m.) EernOj December 14. The "Netio Frcio Presse," in an inspired article, says that Austria wants no increase of territory. Hungary, moreover, refuses to accept the inclusion of Rumania and Serbia in tho Monarchy. These points can easily bo settled with Lenin, but tho peace conditions must definitely guarantee to Austria all tho surplus grain and cattlo from Rumania and Serbia.—-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. PRICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF RUSSIAN TROOPS FROM FINLAND (Rce. December 16, 5.5 p.m.) London, December 15. A Haparanda report states that tho Military Revolutionary Committee and the Russain troops in Finland have demanded £300,000 from the Finnish Government as the price of their withdrawal. They refuse to release the com supplies until one-fifth of tho levy has been paid, notwithstanding that Finland has already paid for tho corn.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.