REVIVAL OF RUSSIAN WAR SPIRIT

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 191, 2 May 1918, Page 5

REVIVAL OF RUSSIAN WAR SPIRIT

CONSCRIPTION ADOPIED CHARGE AGAINST THE SOVIET Petrograd, April 30. Russia is preparing to re-enter the war. The Pan-Executive Council has adopted the principle of universal military training for men between ciie ages of sixteon and forty, uud the cmsoripLion of nil workers, peasants, and miliary experts. The best army ofliors hovo been called into the service. , Tho plan is expected to furnish a large army in ten months. Tho representatives of the Allies attended tho. meeting >of ;hu Council. Tho Soviot Government is ch.irged with aiming at its own preservation and not defending Russia.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. NEW CO UNTER-REVOLUTION EE PORTED. Copenhagen, April 30. The "Aftenbladet" learns from Finland that there is a new counter-revolution in Russia. Tho Government at Petrograd infuses to accept the Brest Litovsk peace, .".ml demands now peaco terms. Esthonia remains under Russian rule.—Aus.-.N.Z. Giblo Assn. MYSTERY ABOUT GENERAL KORNILOFF. Amsterdam, April 30. German papers contradict tho report of General Korniloff's death. They stata that ho is marching on Orensburg, not with the object of restoring the monarchy, but to convolto Parliament.—Renter. POLITICAL SITUATION OBSCURE "DOCTORED'' NEWS SUSPECTED. London, April 30. Tho political situation in Ru?sia is obscure. Newspapers hero suspect that tho Germans in Finland are "doctoring" 'and delaying the news from Petrograd, in preparation for some new coup. ■ The "Daily Express" makes a feature of a Petrograd message, dated April 23, stating that the entire Red Army baa been ordered to the frontier to repel the Finnish WJiito Guards, who are trying to occupy Petrograd. Tho Germans justify the occupation on tho grounds that the Red Army is still aiding tho Finnish Red Guards. Tho Germans supporting the White Guards are now within 85 miles of Petrograd. General Schwartz, the original captor of Przemysl, is superintending the defence of Petrograd. A. message from Copenhagen states that it is officially reported that tho White Guards have captured Viborg and killed' nearly tho entire, garrison of fix thousand Red Guards. Christiania reports that the situation of tho Red Guards in Southern Finland i.- critical. Tho Germans captured Tavastehus on Friday. General Mannerheim (Whito Army) reached Helsingfors on Saturday. Ukrainians relations with Berlin oro drifting towards rupture.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.