RUSSIAN UPHEAVAL

Hokitika Guardian, 18 December 1917, Page 3

RUSSIAN UPHEAVAL

GENERAL sKA LON’S DEATH MURDER OR SUICIDE. (Received This D:iy at a■ m.) PETROGRAD December 17. The violent death of General Skalon. the army representative at the Pence negotiations, has aroused a sensation. Leninist members of the Conference state'Skalon suicided, but the gig.cral belief is that he was murdered, as he refused to bo identified with a disgraceful peace. - COMIC OPERA CHANGING POSITIONS. (Received This Day at 11.25. a.m.) LONDON, Dec. 17th. The “Daily CTfroncile’s” Petrograd correspondent reports the Leninists decree ordering the abolition of offices, came into force on the loth. Practically all officers were degraded and many were assaulted, medals and epaulettes being tom off, and the officers sub jected to every insult, wherein German spie s encouraged the soldiers. Colonels were forced to exchange work with their own orderlies. Other officers were forced to clean the stables. , RED WINE FLOWING. (Received This Dav at 11.25. a.m.) i. LONDON, Dec. 17. The “Daily News” Petrograd correspondent says the latest returns of the Assembly election show 148 social re- . volutionaries, 78 Bolsheviks were elected. 1 Every day bring more outrages and confiscations by Leninists. The ('.outwits of seven hundred wine vaults in Petrograd were destroyed, valued at millions of roubles. Pools of wineformed in some streets which the people ; baled into anything handy. j f | LANDING DENIED. j (Received This Day at 11.25. a.m.) TOKIO, Dee. 17th. The landing of Japanese at. Vla'divostoek is denied. KORNILOFF WOUNDED. (Received this day at 1.30 p.m.) PETROGRAD, Dec. 17. It is reported that General KornilofF has been wounded in a fight with Bolsevik troops, near Potsheff. UNCONFIRMED. (Received This Day at 1.5. p.m.) PETROGRAD, Dec. 17. , There is no confirmation of the arrest of Kaledin.