RUSSIA.

Taihape Daily Times, 31 January 1918, Page 5

RUSSIA.

TROTSKY PESSIMISTIC.

AMSTERDAM, Jan. 29

Trotsky, addressing the Soviet, at Petrograd, said he doubted whether the negotiations would have any result as the Central Powers' delegates represented only capitalistic interests. The Russian delegates decided to stick to their point. ,

UKRAINIANS OCCUPY LUZK

LONDON, January 29.

It is reported from Kieff that the Ukrainian troops have occupied Luzk ; ejecting the Bolshevik army, after three days' severe fighting with heavy losses. , ..

THE PEOPLE'S ENEMY.

RUSSIAN GENERAL DEPOSED

PETROGRAD, January 29,

The Bolsheviks declared the Russian general TscherbatshefT, commanding in Bessarabia, to be the people's enemy,, and deprived him of the law's protection. TscherbatshefT promised to assure the Roumanian army's food supplies.

ROUMANIANS SUCCESSfUL ADVANCE.

The London Daily Chronicle 's Petrograd correspondent says it is reported that the Roumanians advanced in Bescaptured Ugeni and besieged Kishinev. The Moldavian Regional Council has declared Bessarabia autonomous.

The Council announced the rupture with Eoumania on the 27th stating tha tthe RovTrhariian legation and all Roumanian agents would be sen! abroad

THE FROTHIMGS OF A PRAGMA!".

GLORIES IN THE COMING

CARNAGE

Received 11.40

PETROGRAD, Jan 30

Lenin continually glories in the idea cf civil war, saying: "The real terror is yet to come. We are unabashed by the cries of those who weep or shudder in the presence of the great struggle. We are the first Government in the world that opemy declares they are carrying on civil war.