THE RUSSIAN MIX UP.

Hokitika Guardian, 21 May 1918, Page 3

THE RUSSIAN MIX UP.

(PER TRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT.j THE TREACHEROUS HUN. LONDON, May 19. A wireless Russian official message points out that the Germans despite the agreement for cessation of hostilities, aro still engaged in military operations in the Don region. The Government have communicated with Oirhaeh pointing out that there was no justification for refusing an armistice, and requested Oirbach to expedite a reply with a view to restoring peaceful conditions. The Peoples Commissiares sent a message to the Provincial Councils, ordering compliance- within a week, with a decreo for the creation of a strong united Red Army, to defend the Republic from internal and external enemies. UPRISINGS AT KIEFF. BERNE, May 19. Several attempts have been made of late at Kieff against the occupying authorities, and street fighting has occurred. The German Command in conjunction with the Divisional Government has decreed a state of siege, and have arrested many members of the Revolutionary Committee, and sent them for trial by Military Courts. PETROGRAD DEFENCES. (Reoeived, This Day at 8.50. a.m.) LONDON, May 19. The “Matin’s” Stockholm conespondent. says the Russians on Saturday evacuated the forts in the last defence guarding Petrograd DOWAGER EMPRESS OF RUSSIA. TROUBLOUS EXPERIENCES. (Received This T>nv at 11.25. a.m.) LONDON, May 20. The “Morning Post’s’’ Zurich correspondent states there is much rejoicing in Germany and Austria, at the capturo of the Dowager Empress of Russia and three. Grand Dukes. The “ Neuve Free Prcsse ” says the Central Powers won’t ill treat them, though all, specially the Commander-in-Chief Nicholas, merited punishment. The newspapers state that until the arrival of the Germans, the Russian Imperial family were allowed only ordinary soldiers’ rations, and lmd neither tea nor sugar.

The Grand Duchess Olga had to do house work and washing clothes, and had to soil somo clothes in order to pay her bookseller’s hill.

BOLSHEVIK BLOW. .'Received Th><= Hit nr 11 25'. a.m.) LONDON, May 20. ' The fall of Sebastopol was a severe blow for the Bolsheviks, who had been fighting in bodies, two thousand and five thousand strong, with plenty of artillery and machine-guns. The battle often lasted two or three days. The fighting made great demands upon the Armies of the Central Powers, which had to cover a vast distance. The Bolsheviks always evaded defeat by flight. GERMANS DISAPPOINTED. (Received ThL -it 11.25. a.in.) LONDON, May 20. There is German disappointment regarding the food supply from Ukrkaine due to the large sums of money which the small farms amazed in the early part of the war, owing to the extortionate prices secured for corn. When the Bolshevik regime commenced the farmer who had money, lived on hidden stores of grain, and so far have not even tilled the siol. HELP IN RUSSIA. NEEDED TO AID ALLIES. (Received This Dnv at 11.2.3. a.m.) NEW YORK, May 20. The “New York Time” says that Americans from Europe'sav the Allied Government officials fear the situation ,on the West front may reach a deadlock, unless something is done to stop German, progress and domination in Russia. General JofTre, nine months ago, urged that an Allied expeditionary force he sent to Russia to help to expel the Germans. Joff're pointed out that Germany might extend her control to the Siberian coal, oil and mineral lands.

"red"RUSSIA. A GREAT UPSET. LONDON, May 20. A Russaii wireless says Skoropadsky has been declared an imposter in various places in Ukraine, and his decrees are disregarded. The Peasants Assembly at Kieff, numbering twenty thousand, was closed by Germany. The population are exasperated and tlie district assemblies have decided to burn all bread and other provisions. Landowners are declared outcasts. Skoropfidsky has no troops, except a bodyguard of a hundred men. ■ The country is groaning under hunger. misery and slavery. Everybody is endeavouring to free Great Russia, and guerilla hands are forming. Members of tho Rada are regarded as traitors.

Almost the whole population is armed and attempts to disarm, are resisted to the death. Towns and villages are ; aflame. . The Germans are everywhere appoint- | }nit their own officials, and are export- ; ing to Germany all the provisions they , can seize. RUSSIAN NEWS. fAUSTRALIAN & N.Z. CABLE ASSOCIATION] A REUTER.] (Received This Dnv at 11.2 m LONDON, May 20. A Russian lvireless states the Ger- ’ mans in Iteval region, have violated the . boundary fixed on 6th March, and have ; advanced eastward, despite the protests , of the Russian commander. j ’ A foreign commissary who requested the withdrawal of the troops ot . the I ■ White Guards at Helsingfors, executed tho Russian fleet commissary, Jeinten- : ujen, on the pretext that he was conducting a revolutionary campaign

among German marines. The German commander replied to a protest by a Russian Admiral, that Jemtehujen had outlawed himself by inciting a mutiny, consequently the exe--1 cution was exeusively a Hunnist affair. f GERMANS IN BJORKO. 1 PETROGRAD, May 21. Germans have occupied Bjorko in the • Gulf of Finland, south of Viborg. 7 ~ ——

1 BAKU BUP.NI,ve. •PETROGRAD, May 20. Soviets forces at Baku, on. the Caspian Sea, are in deadly conflict with the ilussulmen. A Moscow paper states two thousand were killed and three thousand wounded. , . Various parts of Baku, including entire streets and the Persion Bazaar are burning *