THE ASSASSINATION OF VON MIRBRANCH

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 251, 11 July 1918, Page 5

THE ASSASSINATION OF VON MIRBRANCH

ATTRIBUTED TO EXTREME MONARCHISTS PROBABLE REACTION ON WESTERN FRONT Paris, July. 9. The "Petit Pension's" Petrograd correspondent considers that tho murder of yon Mirbach was the work of agents of tho extrome Monarchists, with the objeot of forcing tho Germans to seize Petrograd and Moscow. It may result in the removal of German divisions from the West front to police Russia-.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. A SIGNAL FOR A COUNTER-REVOLUTION. Amsterdam, July 9. Messages from Moscow , state that the assassins of von Mirbach fled to a building occupied by Social Revolutionaries, who aro defending the place with machine-guns and rifles. The murder was tho signal for a great counter-revolu-tionary movement, and tie rebels attacked and seized a portion of the city, including tho central telegraph office. Tho Bolsheviki claim to have arrested the leaders of tho revolt, except General Savinkoff, who was M. Keren6ky's Minister of War.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. GERMANY'S PROBABLE REPRISAL. j ' The United Press correspondent at Stockholm states that as tho'result of Mirbach's assassination Germany will demand the right to police Petrograd ami Moscow and also the passage of troops to Miirman. Tho Bolsheviki will either accept the German demands or abdicate.—Aub.-N.Z. Cablo Aasn. I ANOTHER VERSION OF THE MURDER ... , London, July 9. Tho Moscow railwaymen have refused to strike as requested by tho Socialists, and nro on the eve of revolt. Tho leaders .arrested includo Spiridovna, who confessed that von Mirbach was murdered by Terrorist members of tho party in order to provoke- tho annulment of the Brest-Litovsk Treaty. Humours (if revolution in Pelrograd and Jaroslav are denied by tho Government;—Reuter. WHOLE COUNTRY IN A FERMENT (Rec. July 10, 7.30 p.m.) ' London, July 9. The telegrams from Russia are mostly coming from Berlin, and are scrappy and hazy. Apparently tho whole country is in a ferment. There has been further fighting at Omsk and heavy fighting with tho Cossacks in tho Don region. The situation at Moscow is obscure. .Tho Bolsheviki, terrified fit tho possibility of German reprisals for the murder of-von Mirbach, continuo to make wholesalo arrests of leaders of parties opposing ! their regime.—Router. REPORTS NOT RELIED ON. \ (Rec. July 10, 5.5 p.m.) ' London, July 9. The newspapers accept reservedly the Bolshevik statement that the counterrevolution has been suppressed. Sunday's reports, the latest received, do not support this. The newspapers domand decisivo action by the Allies.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. • LENIN AND TROTSKY (Bμ. July 11, 0.15 a.m.) Amsterdam, July 9. According to Hollwid'e News Bureau, Lenin and Tirotsky took refuse in Iho Kremlin, and soldiers era guarding all the streets leading to ILo citadel. Social Eevolutionaries arrested the Prefect of Police, holding- him lioetage.—Atis.-N.Z. Cable Assn. AMERICA'S LINE OP ACTION Now York, July I). The "United Press Agency at Washington learns authoritatively, but unofficially, that America will send an econoniic mission to R-usein; also troops to protect the mission. There will be no military intervention at present.—Aus.N.Z. Cablo Assn. THE COUP AT VLADIVOSTOK FURIOUS FIGHTING PRECEDES THE OCCUPATION. Tokio, July 9. Dispatches fiom Vladivostok state that furious artillery fire and street fighting preceded tho overthrow of the Soviet. A Bolshevik steamer received many shots, and escaped in a orippled condition—"Tho Times." AUSTRO-GERMAN-BOLSHEVIK FORCES DEFEATED. (Rec. July 10, 5.5 p.m.) Vladivostok, July 9. The Czecho-Slovakg, under General ])ietriohs, after disarming tho Bolsheviki here, moved westward and encountered near Nicholaievsk a largo force of Aus-tro-German prisoners and Bolshevik troops; A battle followed, which resulted in a heavy enemy defeat. General Dietrichs occupied Nicholoievsk and disarmed tho population.—Reuter. GERMAN ADMISSION OF BOLSHEVIK COLLAPSE Amsterdam, July 9. Tho "Cologne Gazetto" roports that a distinguished German, who has returned from the Far East, describes the Czecho-Slovaks as a splendid force. Ihe powor of the BolsheYiki, he says, is everywhere waning, and it no longor exists in Siberia—"Tho Times." UKRAINIAN GOVERNMENT RESIGNS Amsterdam, July 9. The Ukrainian Government has resigned.—Reuter.