RUSSIAN CRISIS.

Taihape Daily Times, 30 March 1918, Page 5

RUSSIAN CRISIS.

ODESSA RECAPTURED BY THE

SOVIET TROOPS

LONDON, March 28

Reuter’s Moscow correspondent says that the Bolsheviks officially state: — After a sanguinary fight loyal Soviet and Ukrainian troops, assisted by naval forces have retaken Odessa.

ALLIED EMBASSIES,

RETURNING TO RUSSIA,

Reeivcd 9 15,

PETROGRAD, March 29

Allied Embassies have returned to Russia from Finland. They have issued a statement 1 affirming the necessity of the Allies defending their interests, which arc seriously compromised by tlie separate peace. They announce that they are: taking up their residence 1 a+- Voloyna because there is no central authority in Petrograd, and for other reasons. ''-- ■ ——- ■•••■ ~~ RU SSI Aid changes; SOVIETS LOSING GROUND _ .‘v ”-‘7 , i-V Rceiyed ,8.50. PETROGRAD, March 29 r The Soviets arc Losing, touch with tho electors, and arc becoming : ,,mcro bureaucrats, hostile to the demands. A minority of Socialists have accordingly . established a workmen’s conference seeking to replace .the. Soviets, , wipi m ii ■ . rtCT RUSSIA. WANTS INFORMATION PEACE TREATY OVERSTEPPED. Received 10.10 MOSCOW, March 29. The Council of Commissaries has asked the German Government to state definitely how wide she intends to define the Ukraine frontiers, as already she has gone beyond ttie peace treaty. The Germans are now aiming at the capture of Vitbsk. ODESSA RECAPTURED

GERMANY PROFESSES IGNOR-

ANCE. AMSTERDAM, March 29,

Thc German Foreign Office professes to have no knowledge of the Soviets recapture of Odessa. German newspapers report that the Black Sea, between Odessa and Constanza, is cleared of mines. Three German steamers arrived at Odessa from Turkey on Tuesday.