BOLSHEVISM.

Taihape Daily Times, 10 April 1919, Page 5

BOLSHEVISM.

BOLSHEVIKS DEFEATS. IN THE URAL REGION. FIFTH ARMY CUT OFF. PLAN TO RECAPTURE PETROGRAD. LONDON, April S. A British Murmansk official report says that reinforcements of infantry and marines rapidly moved down the railway line from Kola towards Petrograd in anticipation of nipping in the bud a mutinous tendency amongst the Finnish troops forming part of General Maynards' forces, whose object was believed to he to effect a junction with the Bolsheviks.

The Archangel situation is unchanged so far. The Bolsheviks have not resumed their attacks after their recent disastrous failure.

The recapture of Ufa'cuts off tho Fifth Bolshevik Army, which is believed to be surrounded and left without a loophole of escape. Other Siberian successes pushed back the defence from the Urals fifty miles, and are likely to destroy the whole Bolshevik offensive. Admiral Koltcrrak has an excellent stiffening of British battalions, while plentiful supplies of stores, arms and ammunition are pouring into Siberia. The army is splendidly equipped.

The Bolsheviks admit that the expulsion from the Don basin and the Urals is disastrous, as they depended on these regions for the bulk of the cereal and coal supplies. The "Daily Mail" states that a responsible Russian committee, headed by Gjenerals Kartascheff and Judeniteh, with headquarters at Helsingfors offered to arrange a Russian' expedition to retake Petrograd if the Allies would feed the captured city. Arrangements were completed ready to start, and the committee appealed to the British Government for permission, suggesting that the expedition should cross the Finnish frontier 30 miles from Petrograd

BANISHMENT OF ROYAL ,

FAMILIES. OF THE CENTRAL POWERS. Received April 10, 8.45 a.m. COPENHAGEN, April 8. A Vienna message states that the German-Austrian National Assembly unanimously passed a Bill relating to the banishment of the Royal Family. A fi'ill -was passed abolishing capital punishment, except martial law sentences. NORTH RUSSIA RELIEF FORCE. CALLING FOR VOLUNTEER,^. Received April 10, 9.40 a.m. LONDON, April S. The War Office has issued an appeal for immediate volunteers for the North Russian relief force, which it states is to consist mainly of trained soldiers, including demobiliseds and dischargeds. The men re-enlisting must be iof' general service, over nineteen, and exsold ierj: are to be given previous rank and pay the same as the armies of occupation. The maximum pei'iod of enlistment will be one year, but no man re-enlisting will be kept longer than required for tins special sei-vice, on the completion whereof aOl will be given two months' furlough on full pay.

| An English North-Russia official J message states a . of j Chinese workmen at Murmansk wore soon quelled, and the majority of rioters arrested. The North Russian, troops occupied Gapnavaloy, on Lake. Vigozero. STATE OF RUSSIA. VIEWS OF AMERICAN MISSION. NEW YORK, April 8. The New York "World's" Paris correspondent states: The American Mission to Russia has returned. Although members have been instructed not to talk to, newspaper men, I learn authoritativly that they found the conditions in Moscow better than previously reported. Trains are running regularly between Moscow and Petrograd. | The "Big Four," are considering the Russian situation. The tendency is to treat with the Bolsheviks. The correspondent adds: 111-health compelled M. Clemenceau to return home from the Conference -with President Wilson after a few It also prevented him having a conference with Mr. Lloyd George the same day. ODESSA CAPTURED. BY UKRAINIAN SOVIET TROOPS. PARIS, April 8. An unofficial wireless from Moscow reports that the Ukrainian Soviet troops have captured Odessa.

ALLIES EVACUATE ODESSA. Received April 10, 10.25 a.m. LONDON, April 9. Official: The Allies have evacuated Odessa. CLEMENCEAU'S GENEROSITY. PARIS, April 8. M. Clemenceau recommended President Poincare to communte Cottin's death sentence to ten years' imprisonment.