RUSSIA.

Taihape Daily Times, 13 June 1918, Page 5

RUSSIA.

ALLIES AND RUSSIA. ’ ’ 1 DECIDING ON ACTION. j NEW YORE, June 11. The United Press Association's ] Washington correspondent telegraphs that Russian officials say that with the arrival of M. Konov.aloff, VicePremier under M. Kerensky, there will bo a speedy decision as to what action the Allies will take in Russia against Germany. M. Konovaloff has arfiyed at Seatte, and will probably sec President Wilson shortly. The arrival of several hundred American (specialists isi expected at -Vologda to participate in a special conference to reorganise the whole of the Russian railways. CONDITION OF UKRAINE UNSATISFACTORY. A GERMAN ADMISSION. Received 9 a.m. ZURICH, June 12. The “Frankfurter Zeitung” admits internal situation in Ukraine is difficult and the Government is disliked by all classes. Every village is under military control for the purpose of confiscating corn. The country Is without coal, and there are 1,600,000 unemployed in Odessa, Kieff, and Ekaterinos. AWFUL CONDITIONS IN PETROGRAD, POPULATION DYING OF HUNGER. Received 9 a.m. LONDON, June 12. The Morning Posts ’ Stockholm correspondent reports that Pcfrograd is in a state of turmoil/ The Soviet is only supported by a dwindling number of Lettish soldiers. The population is dying of hunger and smallpox, and typhus is raging. CZECHS AND SLOVAKS FIGHTING BOLSHEVIKS. CAPTURE A TOWN. Received 10.5 a.m. > LONDON, June 12. Delayed Russian messages indicate there is fierce fighting in different parts of Siberia and European Russia between Czechs, Slovaks, a'nd Bolsheviks. The former, although ...prisoners of warfare bitterly hostile to, the Central Powers, but it is impossible to gauge the full significance of, the encounters. German Magyar prisoners assisted the Bolsheviks at Penza, on the Moscow-Siberia railway") 220 miles westward of Samara, which another Czech force is threatening' The Czechs captured Penza subse quently and gave up the prisoners, except Germans and Magyars whom they intend to shoot. It is reported that a force of fifteen thousand Czechs and Slovaks cut the railway line south-east of the Urals. Similar insurrections are occurring in many Siberian towns between rival bands of released pris.

oners. TRIAL OF EX-CZAR. SENSATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS PROMISED. Received 10.5 a.m. LONDON, June 12. The Daily Express’s Potrograd correspondent says the forthcoming indictment in the trial of the ex-Czar promises to be sensational. The Moscow Soviet has a collection of telegrams and letters sent to European monarcliSj including iho- Kings of Italy, Bulgaria, Belgium,, Greece and Germany, also to Rasputin. M. Poincare, in ail item in the indictment, alleges that the Ex-Czar had a secret understanding with the Kaiser amounting to a verbal alliance against France, and England, Nicholas promising not to hamper a German military mission to Turkey.