ALLIED ADVANCE IN RUSSIA

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 298, 5 September 1918, Page 5

ALLIED ADVANCE IN RUSSIA

SEVENTY-FIVE MILES SOUTH OF ARCHANGEL ' NEW York, September 3. The Allies'are advancing nil Obozerskaya, scvonty-five miles south of" Archangel, and defeating the enemy.—Aus.N.Z. Cablo Assu. EFFECTIVE WORK OF ARMOURED TRAIN GUNS. (Rec. September 4, 7.20 p.m.) London, September 3. A British official report from Head-' quarters'ill North Russia states: "The Allies, including Russian troops, captured, on August 31, a position northward of Oberzerskaya, seventy-live miles southward of Archangel. Wo repulsed a counter-attack with heavy losses. Wo are pushing on to Oberzerskaya. Our armoured train guns played a very effective part in the fighting."— Aus.-N.Z, Cable Assn,-Router. GENERAL ADVANCE OF THE JAPANESE CAVALRY IN ACTION. (Rec. September 4, 7.20 p.m.) London, September 3. It is officially announced from Peking that a Japanese division is moving towards the Usuri. ■ A general advance began on Monday. A. message from Tokio adds that the Japanese cavalry has captured the Usuri bridge.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ITALIAN TROOPS EN ROUTE TO SIBERIA. (Rec. September 4, 8 p.m.) London, September 3. The "Daily Mail's" Tientsin correspondent states that Italian troops liavo arrived at a northern noint en routo to Siberia.—United Service. THE ATTACK ON LENIN WOUNDED BY EXPLOSIVE POISON BULLETS. (Rec. Soptember 4, 8 p.m.) Copenhagen, September 3. The "Hamburger Fremdenblatt" reports that Lonin was wounded with poisoned explosive bullets, of which tho full effect has not yet developed. Thousands of porsons have moved from Moscow to Petrograd. The authorities warn tho public that persons carrying weapons will immediately ho killed. Anti-Government agitators wiii be interned and their property confiscated. —Renter.

OUTRAGE ON BRITISH EMBASSY AT PETROGRAD London, September 3 ; Tlie Red Guard? looted the Britisli Embassy in Petrograd, aiid an Englishman was shot dead. —Aus.-N'.2. Cable Assn. AN ENGLISHMAN SHOT. (Ree. September 4, 8 p.m.) Petrograd, September 4. - Tho newspaper "I'ravda" states that after the. murder of TJritski, Bolshevik Commissioner for Homo Affairs, who was in the company of Lenin when the latter was shot, the authorities ordered a general examination of tho houses in Petrograd- Tho British Embassy was searched, and several shots were fired. Ono Englishman, one of the Bolshevik Examining Committee, and two others were killed. Several arrests wore made. Bolshevik troops occupy the Embassy. Documents, weapons, and food wero seized.- The slaughter of thousands of officers in various payts of Kussia is reported.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn..

DETENTION OF ALLIED SUBJECTS RIGOROUS REPRISALS THREATENED. (Rec. September 4, 8 p.m.) Paris, September 3. M. Ficlion has informed tlio Russian Government that rigorous reprisals will be taken against prominent Bolsheviks in Allied countries if Allied subjects in Russia are not liberated and. their departure facilitated.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. AMERICA RECOGNISES NEW CZECHOSLOVAK NATION (Rec. September 4, 11,45 p.m.) Washington, September 3. The United States lias recognised the Cuecho-Slovaks as a, _ co-belligerent nation, warring against Austria-Hungary.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.