THE RUSSIAN MIX UP.

Hokitika Guardian, 4 March 1918, Page 3

THE RUSSIAN MIX UP.

A FINNISH APPEAL. TO THE KAISER. , CIDPENHAGEN March 1 , The Finnish Government has nrii- , ten to the Kniser asking as the might?, lest protector of Germanic culture aH I evangelic faith, if he 'will obtain se. I curity for the Finnish people who I striving for full liberty and nme '. l d | development, by demanding at Bros* I Litovsk that Russian 'troops he withdrawn from Finland and that steps be taken to see the measures carried into j effect at once. I , FINNISH FIGHTING. ; COPENHAGEN March 2. I The “Frankfurter Zeitung’’ says the j terms the Central Powers are demand- j ing from Ron mania include the e«'s- j sion of the Carpathian passes to Hun- , gary and economic concessions. !

THE BALTIC FJVKKT. PETROGRAD March S. The Committee of the Baltic Fleet lias decided to prepare ships to light the Finnish White Guards. THE RUSSIAN FLEET. LONDON, March 1. From the position of the Russian Fleet in the Baltic it' seems there is little doubt that it will fall into German hands. The enemy. however, probably through shortage of seamen, will find it difficult to adequately man the* larger vessels. A few British submarines in the Bnl--1 c are unlikely to fall into the enemy's hands LENIN’S REQUEST (Reuter’s Telegram.) [ LONDON March I. Wireless Russian. —Lenin lias received a message from the. Brest Lit—ovsk delegation requesting a train with an escort. Lenin comments that this probably means that the Germans have broken i the negotiation. We must be ready j lie said, for an immediate German ad- ! vnnee on Petrograd on all,fronts. The people must rise and strengthen the defence measures. NO CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES. LONDON March L Wireless Russian official: —The peace delegation at Brest Litovslc reports that the generals replying to the request, for a cessation of hostilities declared that that would be the ease only when the peace treaty was signed. Three days are allowed for ‘nego-, tiations, to-day. PAN-GERMAN PLOT. AMSTERDAM March 1. German annexationists are planning to occupy Sn ahe Island in the Black Sea, and to convert it into a second Heligoland, to limit Roumanian control in Bessarabia. ARMED GERMAN EX-PRISONERS IN SIBERIA.

TOKIO, March .! It is reported that 200,000 AuslroGerman prisoners in Siberia have been liberated and supplied with arms. This is regarded as a serious menace. MUNITIONS' AT VLADIVOSTOCK. SEIZED BY MAXIMALISTS. ‘ TOKIO March 1. Maximalists are reported to have seized munitions at Vladivostok. AN AUSTRIAN REPORT. T ABMTRALTY VER WIRELESS PRESS.] (Deceived This Dav at 10.15. +.*r. i LONDON, March. 3. Austrian official. —We have reached Hacsowy, Prosltorow and Lipkonv, and occupied Chotiu, Kamienec and Pobolski, where the staffs of two Russian. Corps surrendered. Three hundred guns, two hundred field kitchens and a complete radio station and much material was captured. GERMAN ADVANCE RESUMED rLONDON TIMES SERVICE—COPYRIGHT] Received, this day at 8 4o a.m. PETROGRAD March 3. 'Fhe Germans resumed their advance from Pskoff and occupied Khastitea. It is expected an attempt will be made to capture Pologoie, which is tho main j channel for Petrogjrad food supply with a view to starving the capital.

ESTHokIA’S ATTITUDE. (Received. This Dav at 8.50. a.m.l BERLIN March 3. It is reported that Reval town council’s proclaiming Ethonia’s independence and neutrality. A Provisional Government is being formed. Esthonia’s soldiers have been called from the Russian army. SEIZURE DENIED. • Received This D:m' m 9.50 a.m.*, NEW YORK, March 3. The United Press Tokio correspondent says the report that the Bolsheviks seized the piers at Vladivostok containing munitions and supplies valued at hundred million roubles, is not confirraed.Bolshoviks threatened to requisition foreign merchantmen whore upon an Allied warship in the haibour prepared to land marines.

A\ H URRIED DEPARTU RE. (Received This Day at 9.15 a.m.) NEW YORK March 3. After a meeting of the Emperor ana Cabinet on Friday Admiralt Tuna lei hurriedly departed for Vladivostok. AN ENCIRCLING MOVEMENT. (Received This Dav at 11.25. a.m.) PETROGRAD, .March 3. Germans have begun encircling move merits southward of Petrograd, apparently to cut off the capital from Moscow. A CHANGE OF ATTITUDE. (Received This Day at 11.25. a.m.) PETROGRAD, Mnrlie 3. 1 'The former peace delegates have is sued a proclamation. —We have decidec in favour of war. The enemy will on lv'enter Petrograd over.our bodies Our slogan is—“ Victory or death.”

! RUSSIAN HISTORY. LONDON. Aiarcii A, At :i dinner in honour of Sir Gei Buchanan, late Ambassador at Petri ! grad, said lie could not make a fu 1 revelation of the things seen in Russia ilt almost broke his heart to think o them. He told the Czar at the em of 1916 that he had come to the part ing of the ways, and must choose be tween the path leading to revolutioi and that leading to victory. He chosi the path of reaction ; but it was untrue to say that 'the Czar on the eve of abdication, favoured concluding a separate peace with Germany. The Czar was not a traitor, and he

would never betray the Allies cause DEFENCE OF PETR ©GRAD. (Received iliis day at L3O p.m.) PETROGRAI) March 3. The If evolution ary Committee have summoned all officers.on the military list to co-operate in the defence of the country. PEACE DELEGATES MESSAGE. i (Received this day at 1.30 p.m.) ; PETROGRAI) March .3. ■ The peace delegation wired to the i Council 1 of Commissionaries ordering : (hem not to surrender anything wit I '- ; out a struggle and urging them to tight to the last and to add to the garrison. adding there were only small detachments. Nevertheless, it appears that the delegates have dc. : cidecl to sign the peace regardless of conditions. Under the latest Russo-German agree ment Russia is to hand over the districts of Ratmmi, Ears, and Tvaraghan in Persia.