ON THE EAST FRONT.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 July 1918, Page 3

ON THE EAST FRONT.

[rF.R PRESS ASSOCIATION. —COPYRIGHT.]

MIRBACH’S MURDER

A DELIBERATE ATTACK

(Received This Dav at 10.15. \ m.) MOSCOW, July 8.

B j Two unknown men requested an iuter- * view with Count Mirba-ch on the pretext of presenting a petition. They entered ’ the ambassador’s room, where Roigler, secretary to the Legation, and a German officer were in attendance. One stranger fired two revolver shots, hitting Mirbach in the head. The other threw three bombs, inflicting fatal injuries. The. murderers escaped by a window. Reigler and tile officer were uninjured. The murder lias caused a tremendous sensation in political and military circle's. Grave developments are ex- J 1 pected. LENIN’S INDIGNATION. (Received This Dav at 10.15. t m.; : LONDON, July 9. | Russian Wireless—Lenin, in informing j ! Ambassador .Toffe at Berlin of the murd- j er of Mirbach ordered him to immediate- i i ly visit Ivuhlmann, aid express the in- I dignation of Lenin, Sverlofer, Tchitcherin and Karahan. On receipt of the news he immediately assured the chief ! of the German mission that extraor- j linary measures Would be taken for the 1 discovery of the murderers. The whole j quarter wherein the Embassy is situated was immediately surrounded by troops , and severe control established of arrivals . and departures from the town. An extraordinary plenipotentiary will be dispatched to Berlin to express their indignation. .

ANOTHER LEADER SHOT

MOSCOW, July 8

Volordarsky, the Bolshevik Government Press Commissioner, was killed by a revolver shot at Moscow. The murderer escaped.