THE INVASION OF THE BALTIC

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 170, 8 April 1918, Page 5

THE INVASION OF THE BALTIC

FORTY THOUSAND GERMANS LANDED RUSSIJW RED GUARDS PREPARED TO RESIST Stockholm, April 5. Forty thousand Germans have landed at Hango. The Russian commanders blew up the submarines in the harbour in order to avoid capture. Hango is only 7o miles from Relsingfors, where there is a strong force of Rod Guards and many Russian warships. The AY Into Guards took 1000 prisoners at Tammerfors. —Aiis.-i.u-Z. Cable Assn. WHY THIS INVASION? Petrograd, April 5. When the G t>rman transports arrived at Hango the commander of the Baltic Fleet sent «i deputation to the German commander to ascertain the object of the arrival! of the squadron end to protest against the violation of the Brest Litovsk trqiaty, which guaranteed the safety of the Russian fleet.— Aus.-X.Z. Cable .Ikssn. GHEMANS EXPLOITING THE "PEACE." Petrograd, April 5. The Germans e>,re reaping the fruits of the peace. An Ambassador is expected shortly, ani will probably be Y r on Lucius, who was known in connection with Protopoiwff and the old regime. A German newspaper, edited by Russiaus, is appearing in Germany. Merchants are pouring into the annexed territories, and a l&ernian bnnk has opened at Minsk. The German banks have offered the Russian Government a loan of a thousand million roubles guaranteed by the avenues of the North Siberian railways.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.