THE RUSSIAN MIX-UP.

Hokitika Guardian, 20 August 1918, Page 1

THE RUSSIAN MIX-UP.

(PUU Pit ESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT.] A -REIGN OF TERROR. NEW YORK, August 18. Arno Dosclilleurot, the New York “World’s” Fetrograd correspondon t, states: Throughout Russia there is a reign of terror. The Bolsheviks are trying to maintain their power by spreading fear at the bottom of the trouble. If the disaffection spreads to the peasants who are refusing to yield their grain at the low prices fixed, except in exchange for manufactured articles at equally low prices which the Bolsheviks are unable to provide they are capable of seizing power. This Bolsheviks are having the greatest difficulty with scattered uprisings. The .1 ugo-Slavs are now mutinying. Poole, lake United (States ConsulGeneral at Moscow cabled the State Department, saying that after he turned over the American affairs to the Swedish representative, lie considered it was his duly to remain and aid the Allied officials, although he was aide to obtain safe conduct and leave from Russia. Expeditions will he sent to the villages to force the peasants to yield their grain. As the result of constant killings the Bolshevik soldiers dare not leave the railways, except in force. In one instance the peasants killed a hundred and fifty soldiers, consisting of an expedition sent against them, The correspondent adds: “I was struck, on returning to Russia after an absence of three months, at the fact that the masses had fallen away from the Bolsheviks, but the masses (have no organisation. He with the aid of the Swedish representative, obtained the release of several hundred Entente citizens, mostly French and English who were held at hostages by the Bolsheviks for the Soviet members imprisoned in the north. Ninety civilian hostages remain in the custodv of the Bolsheviks. Poole added that the Japanese Consul had left Moscow under safe conduct aim would report the conditions to the Entente Governments.

- IRKUTSK CAPTURED

WASHINGTON, August 18. Diplomatic advices from Russia announce that Irkutsk has been captui ed by the CV.oeho-Slovnks. Miltinry officials point out that the Czech o-Sl ov ak s capture of the oily will have an important, hearing on the Siberian situation. The city was the base of the former Germnn-Anstnnn prisoners of war, who, after their release hv the Bolsheviks organised an armed force, and attempted to obtain control of Siberia for the Central Row-

ers, . Official despatches from Russia nun that the Trans-Siberian Railway is open between Irkutsk and Samara, indicating that tbe railway between these points is under Czeelio-Slovak control.