THE GERMAN ADVANCE ON PETROGRAD

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 208, 22 May 1918, Page 7

THE GERMAN ADVANCE ON PETROGRAD

LAST DEFENCE EVACUATED BY THE RUSSIANS INTENSE FEELING IN THE UKRAINE Paris, Hay 20. The "Matin's" Stockholm correspondent states that tho Russians on Saturday ovacuated Fort Ino, the last defonco Hoarding Petrograd.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ■ BJOBKO OCCUPIED. Petrograd, May 20. The Germans have occupied Bjqrko, in the Gulf of Finland, south of Viborg.— Reuter. ( BOUNDARY VIOLATED RUSSIAN OFFICIAL STATEMENT. London, May 20. A. Russian wireless message states: "The Germans in the Reval region, on iho west and south of the Gulf of Finland, have violated the boundary fixed on March G, , and have advanced to tho oast in spito of protests from the Russian Commander. Foroign Commissary has requested tho withdrawal of tho troops. "The White Guards at Holsingfors executed tho Russian Fleet. Coniniiesaiy, Jemtohnjin, on Iho pretext that he was conducting a revolutionary campaign among the Gorman marines. Tho Gorman commander replied to protests from tho Russian Admiral that Jemtehujin had outlawed himself by inciting a mutiny, consequently his execution was exclusively a Finnish affair."—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Aesn.-Reuter.

ANARCHIST OUTBREAK IN MOSCOW QUELLED WHOLESALE AKRESTS. (Rec. May 21, 8.20 p.m.). London, May 20. If, is officially announced from Russia that the Anarchist movement in Moscowhas been completely suppressed. Eighty Anarchist organisations have been dissolved, and over five hundred members arrested. Order was re-established after severe gunfire, which caused serious damage.—Reuter. LENIN'S POLICMVAIT AND SEE (Rec. May 21, 8 p.m.) Petrograd, May 20. . Lenin, in the course cf a npeecti, epitomised his foreign policy by saying: "Until a revolution has broken out in Western Europe -ko must manoeuvre, retreat, and wait."—Reuter.

FOOD RIOTS RED GUARDS FIRE ON THE MOB. (Rec. May 21, 8 p.m.) Moscow, May 20. Food disorders have occurred sit Pavlosky, where the peasants and workmen burned Iho Soviet building. Several members of the Soviet were burned to death, A detachment of the Red Guards fired on the mob, killing or, wounding thirty.— Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. COSSACK HETMAtUN IMPOSTOR FEELING" AGAINST SKOROPADSKI. London, May 20. A Russian wireless message states that Skoropadski, the Cossack, who was declared Hetman of Ukraine, has been t'c clared an impostor at various places in the Ukraine, and his decrees are disregarded by the peasants. An assembly at Kieff, numbering 20,000, was closed l.y the Germans. Tho population is exasperated. District assemblies decided to burn all bread and other provisions, and landowners have been declared outcasts. Skoropadski has no troops except a bodyguard of a hundred. Tho country is goaning ivith hunger and misery nnil slavery, everybody is endeayouving to flee to Great Russia, and guerrilla bunds £>ro forming. Tho ineinbere of iho Riida are regarded pa traitors. Almost wholo population is armed, and attempts to dia. arm it will bo resisted to tho death. Towns and villages are aflame. 'J he Germans everywhere aro appointing their own officials, and aro exporting to Germany all the provisions they can seize.— Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.-Reuter.

THE FALL OF SEBASTOPOL

■SEVERE BLOW TO THE HOLSHEVIKI

London, May 20. The Zurich correspondent of tho "Morning Poet" states that the fid! of Sebustopol was a sovero blow lor the li.ilsheviki. They hail been fighting in bodies from 2000 to SOOO strong, with plenty of artillery and mackino-guiis. A battle often lasted two or three days. The fighting made groat demands upon the n rimes ot tho Central Powors, which had to cover vast distances. The Bolshcviki always evaded defeat by ilight.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. . ' ' ■