RUSSIAN CRISIS DEVELOPING

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 70, 17 December 1918, Page 5

RUSSIAN CRISIS DEVELOPING

BOLSHEVIK LEADERS AT VARIANCE | PROPOSAL TO DROP THE j SOVIETS 1 Stockholm, December 15. | The Swedish Naval Attache at Petro-j grail has arrived. He says that the Bolshevik leaders heatedly discussed the question of abandoning the entire Soviet regime. Lenin favoured abandonment,: but 'flrotsky opposed it, and the latter; secured a small majority for holding out.' The last advices from Kieff stato that tho Don Cossacks defeated the Bolsheviks in a two days' battle at Novochojiersk, and took '1100 prisoners and 21 guns.—Aus.-N.7i. Cable Assn.-Reuter. j THE WAR ON BOLSHEVISM i ALLIED OPERATIONS. j Archangel, December 15. | Bolshevik attacks against the Russian; and Allied positions betkeen the Dwina and the railroad near Narasevo were; repulsed, with considerable losses. Fight-; ing occurred in the snovclad forests. The victors secured much booty. In the. Pinega sector the Russians and Americans were withdrawn to more tenable positions than the recently captured villages far up the river.—Renter.

TO PROTECT THE RUSSIAN PEOPLE | ALLIES MAY OCCUPY AVESTEKN < RUSSIA. : (Rec. December 16, 11.25 p.m.) I New York, December 14. ! Tho New York "Times" Washington; correspondent states that in well-informed; circles it is understood that the Allied; troops will occupy the western provinces of Russia when the German forces evacu-; ate them. The Russian populations of. these Territories liave asked for protec- ; lion against the Boisheviki — Aus.-N./5.; Cable Assn. i

BOLSHEVIK, ASSASSINS ARRESTED i MISSION TO KILL THE FRENCH : PREMIER. j London, December 15. \ The Geneva "Tribune" stales that two Bolshevik emissaries were arrested after; crossing the French frontier with thej intention of assassinating M. Clemen-j ceau (Premier of FriΗAus.-N.Z.: Cable Assn. i

RIVAL CLAIMS OF POLES AND i UKRAINIANS ; BEQUEST EOR A PLEBISCITE. | (liec. December IG, 9.40 p.m.) j New York, December 14. ( The New York "Times" Washington, correspondent reports that tlio Ukrainian! Congress has adopted a resolution re-, questing,' tlio l'eaco Conference to settle! the conflicting territorial claims by Po-. land aihl tlio Ukraine by ft iilcb\6cite,—; Au,s.-N.Z. Cable Assn. j