THE INVASION IN THE BALTIC

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 182, 22 April 1918, Page 5

THE INVASION IN THE BALTIC

GERMAN WAR ON THE RED GUARDS

ENEMY COMPELLED TO

REINFORCE

Washington, April 19. Advices- lo tlie War Department say that the Germans have been compelled to greatly reinforco tlie army which is fighting the Bed Guards in Finland. The Germans plan to gain control of the Petrograd-Kola railroad and capture tlie Btores and munitions at Kola, which is guarded by British marines,—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

GERMAN GOVERNMENT UNEASY

REVOLUTIONARY PROPAGANDA IN

PRISON CAM'S. (Rec. April 21, 5.5 p.m.)

London, April 20. A German wireless report. 6tiUes: "In view of reports of the formation of revolutionary committees iii the war prison camps in Russia, notably at Omsk, Tomsk, and Jilcateritisburg, aiming at equality of officers ami men and the prevention of the repatriation of prisoners, the German Government demands that tho Russian Government shall immediately disarm all prisoners and take over the management of all camps, pending the arrival of a German Commission; also the separation of German and Aus-(ro-lliingariau prisoners, tho reinstatement of officers, and the Russian occupation of tho railway station at Omsk in order to secure the freo passage of prisoners from Siberia."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.-lieuter.

SPEEDY .EVACUATION PROMISED,

(lice. April 21, 11.20 p.m.) London, April 20.

A Russian wireless message lo the German Foreign Office .stales that measures liavo been taken for the speedy evacuation of the German war prisoners from Knslorn Siberia—Aus.-N.P. Cable Assn—Router.

THE WOLF INSIDE THE DOOR WEAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN EXPECTED. (Bee. April 31, 5.5 p.m.) Washington, April 19. The State Department lias received nn intercepted wireless message addressed from the Bolshevik Commissary for Foreign Affairs to Berlin, complaining that German soldiore are burning Russian villages and committing other atrocities.— Ans.-N.Z. Cable Assn. GERMAN ADYANQTf SODTH RUSSIA (Roc. April 21, 5.5 p.m.) London, April 20. A German official report states: "We occupied Tschaplinka and Mclitpoi, in Taurida (Southern Russia)."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assli.-Reutter. BOLSHEVIK CLASHWITH THE CHINESE ULTIMATUM AND BOMBARDMENT. Harbin, April 13. Theßolsheviki at Wauria station 6ent an ultimatum to the Chinese authorities demanding tho immediate delivery of the Cossack General Samenoff and tho disarmament of his forces. TTid Chinese.refused and the Bolsheviki bombarded a MivncWian station. It is reported that tho Bolsheviki are concentrating in force at Vtorairccka station, near Vladivostok.—Keuter.