SEMENOFF'S MARCH IN SIBERIA

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

SEMENOFF'S MARCH IN SIBERIA

A JUNCTION WITH THE CHINESE. (Rcc. May 21, 8.20 p.m.) Petrograd, May 20. It is reported from Manchuria that General Semenoff's Cossacks have joined forces with Chinese detuchmonls.-lieu-ter. RUSSIAN TURKESTAN DECLARED A REPUBLIC. (Rec. May 21, 8.20 p.m.) London, Maj 20. Tho Soviets have proclaimed Russian Turkestan a Republic.-Reuter. BOLSHEVIKI InToNFL'XT WITH THE MUSSULMANS MANY KILLEITIN BAKU. Potrograd, May 20. Tho Soviet forces at Baku are in deadly contlict with tho Mussulmans. A Moscow paper states that 2000 men havo been killed and 3000 wounded. Various parts of Baku, including entire etroets and the Persian Bazuar, are- burning.— Renter. TRIAL OF EMSAR ORDERED (Rec. May 21, S p.m.) London, May 20. A telegram from Moscow states that a Bolshevik Commission, presided over by General Krylcnko, has ordered the trial of the ex-Tsar on charges winch include: Causing a coup d'etat; changing the electoral law for the Duma; and illegally disbursing public funds. An escort ol Lettish Rifles has been sent to Tobolsk to bring tho ox-Tsar to Moscow—Pouter. THE FOOD SLUiFIn THE UKRAINE WHAT HAPPENED. London, May 20. The "Morning Post's" Zurich correspondent states that the German disappointrnont regarding tho food supply ni the Ukraine is due to tho large sum» of money which small farmers had amassed in the early part of the war owing to the extortionate prices secured lor corn. When tho Bolshevik regime commenced, the farmers hid the money and lived on hidden stores of gram, and thus far they have not even tillsd the soil — Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE CAPTUrUrAND DUKES JUBILATION IN GERMANY AND AUSTRIA. London, May 20. The "Morning Post's" ,Zurich correspondent states ihut there U much rejoicing in Germany and Austria over tho capture of tho Uuwaser Empress and threo Grand Dukes. Tho "Nieuo Freie l'rassc says: i™ Central Powors will not ill-treat them, though all of them, especially Iho Ojrni-mandor-in-Chiof, Nicholas, havo merited punishment." ■ Tho newspapers state that until tho arrival of the Germans the Russian Imperial Family had only ordinary soldiers' rations, and had noithar meat Jior sugar. The Grand Duchess Olga had to do hoiwe-

work and washing clothes, and had to sell some of her clothes in order to pay a bookseller's billi-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. EX-TSATIE\ITCn: -.LL. London, May L'O. A telegram from Tobolsk states that tho ox-Tearovitch Alexia is seriously ill, and that there, is little hope of h"is re-covery.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. GERMAN COMMANDEER OF POLISH STOCK si. HUGE DEMAND. (Rec. May 21, 8 p.m.) Berno, May 20. The Germans in occupied Poland demanded the delivery of ono hundred thousand head of cattle and thirty thousand pigs, comprising one-fifth of the entire stock of tho country.—Ecuter. TURKISH OFFENSIVE IN ARMENIA POPULATION MASSACRED. (Rec. May 21, 8.20 p.m.) ■ Petrograd, May 20. A telegram from Tiflis, dated May 12, state 3 that peace pourparlers between tho Caucasus Diet and the Ottoman Government have been broken off, owing to the monstrous demands of the Turks, who immediately began an energotic offensive along the whole front, and occupied the town of Van, massacring tho Armenian population.—Eeuter.