RUSSIA.

Taihape Daily Times, 1 March 1918, Page 5

RUSSIA.

MORE GERMAN PROGRESS. LONDON, February 27. Wireless Russian official Revolutionary troops captured Novotcherkask. Cadet officials fled. Wireless German official.—We captured two Russian regiments northward of Dorpat and dispersed a battalion opposing us thirty kilometres, east of Jitomir. We reached Berdatcheff, southward of Pitomir. We captured at Crementz the Russian commander's staff.

GERMANS ADVANCING IN TWO DIRECTIONS.

PETROGRAD, February 27,

Reports from Pskov state that the German forces have split, and are advancing In two directions. One aims at the capital direct, and the other, through B'ologoe. aims at cutting off Petrograd from Moscow and the south. Detachments of Red Guards are concentrated at Luga. Germans attempting to capture Vitebsk were forced to retire. The Eussians have removed stores from the Orsha region. Austro-Germans, without uniforms, are already swarming the city. The Eussians hurriedly evacuated Orsha and Smolensk. The Germans have captured Borisov. GERMANY USING .MAILED FIST. LONDON, February 28. Russia has been notified that the German advance will continue till the peace terms have been signed and carried out. * —— ' ■ —■ GERMANY AND AUSTRIA. SERIOUS CONFLICT ARISES. WASHINGTON, February 27 Evidence of the growing strain in the relations between Germany and Austria is contained in an official despatch from France, which quotes the Austrian Premier as formally reiterating that Austria will take no part in the military action against Russia ot .Eoumania, nor will Austria send troops into Ukraine. The despatch also .refers to a meeting of the Emperor and the Kaiser on Sunday, and says there.seems to be little doubt that a serious conflict has arisen .between the two nations, which Germany is" determined to settle by violent .measures, if necessary, ( , r » hi FOREIGN MINISTERS LEAVE [ PETROGRAD. Received 11.10. NEW YORK, Feb 28;

The United Press Petrograd correspondent states that American, Japanese, Brazilian and Siamese envoys have left for Vologda.