THE ARMISTICE

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 99, 21 January 1919, Page 5

THE ARMISTICE

FOCH'S REQUISITIONS ESSENTIAL

STATE OF GERMAN ARMY

UNCERTAIN

LARGE NUMBER STILL UNDER ARMS Australian-New Zealand Oablo Association. London, January 19. The Australian Press Agency understands that the situation of the Gorman Army is very uncertain. The 1918 and 1919 classes are retained with tho colours, and number half a million, apart from at least as many others already under arms. Hence it is essential that tho Allies should agree to all Marshal Focli's requisitions for men. The railway from Batocim to Baku is now in British hands, and it is therefore easier to supply General Maleson via tho Caspian Sea, where a scvero winter has sot in. The British force is tho only stable factor in Trans-Caspia, and it is essential to prevent a* Bolshevik penetration of Northern Persia. It is equally necessary to retain the present force in Northern Russia, though there is no intention to sencb largo reinforcements or to attack Russia. The Bolsheviki on tho Ural front are advancing upon Orcnsburg.. The difficulties facing tho Omsk Government arc laruely duo to the condition of the Trans-Siberian railway; which is only capable of carrying ouo train a day. About 120,000 Bolsheviki are oporating on tile Omsk front, including many German officers. There has been severe fighting between the Don and the Caucasus, where General Dcniken is in command of all tho anti-Bolshevik forces. Denikeu defeated tho Bolsheviki in severe fighting oast of Stavropol ; nevertheless 140,000 Bolsheviki arc fighting well owing to their discipline, wliioh is ruthlessly enforced with the death penalty and corporal punishment. The Allies are helping Dcniken with arms and ammunition, LuVonly a few French detachments have landed at Sebastopol and Odessa. The situation in the Balkans continues to he difficult. There have been conflicts between the Bnlgars and llumnnes in' the Dodruja..—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. HIDDEN SUBMARINES DEMANDED Paris, January 16. The new armistice conditions insist that Germany shall give up a number of submarines which have hitherto been hidden. The Allied Naval Commission lias also discovered that Germany has not given full details of uncompleted submarines—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. BRITISH PRISONErTrEPATRIATED^ London, January 19. Thus far 8047 officers ■ and". 145,776 men, British prisoners from .Germany, have been repatriated:^—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. SPEEDING UP THE SEARCH IN GERMANY URGED. London, January 16. Mr. Box' (official • secretary to the High Commissioner for Australia) attended tho Prisoners of War Comimnittee and urged tho necessity for speeding up. the search partiej-in Germany with a view to the discovery of missing Australians, and the details of the fato of those dead.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.