RUSSIAN AFFAIRS

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 185, 1 May 1920, Page 7

RUSSIAN AFFAIRS

JAPANESE DEMANDS ACCEPTED BY SIBERIAN GOVERNMENT PART OF SAKHALIN ISLAND OCCUPIED Br TsleeraDli—Press Association-OoDvrleh» (Rec. April 30, 5.40 p.m.) -. Tokio, April 29. A War Office communique announced that the Japanese had occupied the northern section of Sakhalin Island unopposed. Troops will proceed to Nikola vsk, whose garrison it is believed has been annihilated. The Siberian P.rovi- | sional Government has accepted the Japanese demands, including the withdrawal of all troops thirty kilometres from the districts occupied by Japanese, and tho surrender of-Russian warships,- arms, and arsenals, Russian police administering the occupied districts.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. SCHEME TO FOR(irRECOGNITION OF SOVIET . s PROMINENT AMERICANS MARKET) FOR ASSASSINATION. o!ec. April 30, 8.15 p.m.) New York, April 20. The New York "Times" Washington correspondent says that Mr. A. M. Palmer (Attorney-General) has announced that Hie Reds have marked a large number' of Slate, and Federal officials and other prominent men for assassination on May 1, jjs part of a .general strike demonstration. The Department of Justice is taking air precautions to protect those whose lives are threatened. It is understood Hint/ the Communist Party and the I.W.W. are co-operating in a scheme to force the United States to recognise the Soviet in Russia.—Alls.N.Z. Cable Assn.

POLISH AND UKRAINIAN LAUNCHED AGAINST BOLSHEVIKS. ' _ Paris, April ( 29; A, Polish and. Ukrainian offensive has been launched against the, Bolsheviks, andjias met with signal success in the direction ■' of ICieff. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. DECISIVE SUCCESSES GAINED. " (itec. April 2D," 11.50' p.m.) London, April 29. • The opening of the Polish-Ukrainian offensive on the., Volhyivla-Podolia front explains the recent dosing of the Polish frontiers. It is understood that the Bolsheviks for the past six weeks have been attacking heavily. General Pilsudski declined, to attack until the weather improved and everything was in readiness. Preparations were, carried'out with the greatest secrecy mid the offensive was finally launched on April 25 with immediate success. '''The Poles quickly captured Jitomir and several important villages oil the southern end of the front,' Decisive suc-ceas-'j continued on the following—day, when large quantities of booty, particularly rolling stock, were captured. It is* reported that the defeated Bolsheviks numbered thirty-six. divisions. .General I'ilsudski issued a proclamat'on declaring that the object of the attack is to assist the Ukrainians in driving out the invaders. The Bolsheviks' co'mmutrque vaguely claims miccesscs on the whole front. Almost simultaneously. General Wrangle, on the Crimea front, began'to attack northwards and heavily defeated' the Reds and made a big haul of prinoners and guns. He claims that his -success has cleaved the road from the Crimea. \ The "telegraph's" Berlin correspond, ent states that tho anti-Bolshevik movement in the Ukinino is spreading and becoming more organised.' The various leaders are. likely to . come to an agreement with General Wrangle.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

AGRICULTIM RUSSIA INCREASE IN CULTIVATED LANDS. London, April 28. A wireless report from Moscow states' that as tlie result of efforts by _ the League of Agricultural . Associations, there has been a great increase in the cultivation of land thoughout Russia. The average of cultivation in SaratolT will this year reach the 1915 level—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. >-