ON THE EAST FORNT.

Hokitika Guardian, 15 April 1918, Page 3

ON THE EAST FORNT.

FINNISH HOPES, deceived, this day at 8.45 a.m. STICKHOLM, April 14. Finnish politicians proceeding to Berlin informed the “Folks Dageblad” that Germany had agreed to the creating m a Greater Finland including Russian carrying the Murman Railway ■to the Arctfo Son, also Petirpgrad which General Mannerham has undertaken to capture by June. Finland will bocomo a greater Baltic'' flower than Sweden or .’Norway.. Also, 'Germany will linvo an Arctic port, and will retain Aaland Islands, and renew tho w.tt against the Bolsheviks, after securing a victory in the West.

RUSSIAN PROTEST. Received, this day at B.4ft a.m. LONDON April 14. The Russian Government has sent a note to Berlin, declaring the offensive of Turkish troops in the Caucasus front was followed by the murder of tn«. whole Armenian population. Women and children were killed mercilessly, and property plundered and burnt. The pea re treaty which the Russians wore' forced to sign at Brest Litovsk left the determination of the future destiny of the people of the provinces of Ardilan, Kars and Batoum to the people themselves. Recent events tesify the renew a I of the old policy of annihilation of the Armenian people. The responsibility for all the honors the Armenian population i s now suffering in the region already occupied by the Turkish troops lies with the German Government, wlyen directly helped Turkey to secure these region. The Russian Government insists mi in’n.i(' ,| i'ite energetic intervention, by Germany, in the Caucasus, stopping furher murders and annihilation. I

AT HELSINGFORS. AMSTERDAM April 1-1. A detachment of the German Navv is

anchored at Helsingfors,