RUSSIA.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3348, 28 November 1919, Page 5

RUSSIA.

ALLIANCE or BALTIC STATE-S. PEACE WITH RUSSIA PROBABLE. Received 9.40 aan. LONDON, Nov. 24. According to Berlin advices, an alliance has been concluded between Esthonia, Lettlanfl, and Lithuania.’ Their first task will be ihe.» conclusion of peace with Soviet Russia. It is confidently hoped that Poland, Ukraini-as. and Finland will join. RUSSIAN PEACE rnnnnns. Received 9.40 a.1n.~ COPENHAGEN, Nov. 24. There are many 1-'fi‘r'noilirs that Litvinoff, -115 Commissioner, will institute ltpaele ,pourpal‘.l.ers\, flout. this is \discredited. O’Grady is not authorised to deal with any‘ subject’ except the in-ter-change, of prisoners. GERMAN DEFEAT AT MITAU. COPENHAGEN, Nov. 24. . The capture of Mitau was affected from the north west. The -booty secured was very large. Fighting cointinu“es to the sou_fn—ea_s"E of the captured town. i ' B'ermond_t’s beaten '-troops have been obliged to refrevat southeast from Mitau to“the . Lithuanian" EEronti.er,' in-' stead of directly“ to Germany.. The Gerr‘nan retreat- on the -Libau front is "proceeding towards the LithuanianGerinan frontier.

The Lett ladyance has been aided by a. large amount of captured GeVrnlan ammunition. I ' _