THE RUSSIAN MIX-UP.

Hokitika Guardian, 23 September 1918, Page 2

THE RUSSIAN MIX-UP.

[per PRESS ASSOCIATION. COPYRIGHT.] SUCCESS IN SIBERIA. LONDON, Sptember 20. A French eastern communique states the Allies on Tuesday and Wednesday greatly extended their two previous days successes. The Bulgarians are retreating in disorder on the Cefna. Our troops pursuing have reached the Cerua at one part and have captured the mountainous zone of Djurevkamon and Cliavcrna. They crossed the rover at Delachcchtya and passed Razzden region. The 'enemy, abandoned prisoners and much material.

Auglo-Hellenic troops attacked in the region of Lake Doiran and secured a footing in tho first enemy positions, despite resistance. They have already captured numerous prisoners.

MORE ARRESTS. AMSTERDAM, September 20. An Essen newspaper reports that the Bolsheviks arrested the British, French Italian, and American Ministers at Passeh, who were proceeding homeward through Russia

ORDERED OUT. AMSTERDAM. September 20. The “Wese'r Zeitung’s” Berlin correspondent states the Soviet Government has requested all British representatives to leave Russia forthwith.

CZARINA AND FAMILY. NEW YORK September 20. The “World” publishes a message from London, stating it is reported the ex-Czarina and her three daughters, and two Grand Duchesses were burned to death by a local Soviet near to Ekaterinburg. A Central Soviet had ordered the local Soviet to shoot the Czar, but to hold the family. The women, however, were brutally murdered at the same time as the Czar was shot. Court servants identified the charred remains of the Czarina, daughters and Duchesses, by jewels found in mins of a burned house where they had lived.

GERMANS STOP MURDERS. LONDON, September 20. The "Times” Stockholm correspondent states there is a decrease in the massacres at Petrograd. It is reported this is due to peremptory injunction from the Gerrnas military authorities. Germany being alarmed at the growing horror and indignation at. these outrages.

FRANCE AND RUSSIA. NEW YORK, Septembr 20. Tim New York “Times” Paris correspondent states the French Government have published a Yellow Book, containing documents revealing tho origin and development of the late Fran-co-Russian Alliance and showing to bo false, a statement made by the former German Chancellor. Dr Mtichaelis, more than a year ago, that the purposo of the Franeo-Russian Alliance was aggression against Germany. The Yellow Book shows the Alliance was formed for protection against German hegemony in Europe, but not for the purpose of enabling France to reconquer Alsace-Lorraine. The documents prove tho Alliance was purely defensive, and that France anticipated Germany’s onslaught in 1914. The book also reveals that the French generals have correctly estimated the military forces of possible belligerents.