AN AMBASSADOR DISMISSED.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 December 1917, Page 5

AN AMBASSADOR DISMISSED.

GERMANY PREPARED TO NEGOTIATE. FOR "DEMOCRATIC" PEACE Reuter Service. Received 'Dec. 3, 10 p.m. Pctrograd, Dec. 2. Trotsky has dismissed M. Maklafoff, Ambassador to Paris, because be attended the Allied conference. Trotsky informed the Allied diplomats that Germany is prepared to negotiate for a democratic peace on all fronts. Sir James Buchanan did not acknowledge .the letter. Amsterdam, Dec. 2. The Reichstag has adjourned indefinitelv.

[FRATERNISATION WITH ENEMY AN AMAZING ARM}" ORDER. Times Service. Received. Dec. 3, 10 p.m. London, Dec. 2. M,-. Bourehier, writing on the 30th mat., g ayg General Krylenko, in an army order announcing negotiations, ordered fraternisation on a!' fronts immediately, though vigilance should be observed regarding the enemy. Cenernl Krylenko snya. the army is starling, being without boots or slothes, whilst horses are. dying, there Ufa* no transport, adding that soon they -will have a general peace. •Lenin is replacing the Militia with the Red Guards. . LOYAL RUSSIAN TROOPS. REFUSE TO REOTRNISE REBEL GOVERNMENT. Received Dee. 4, 1.45 a.m. Paris, Dec. 3. The Russian troops in France and Salonika have refused 'to recognise the Leninist Government. They state that they remain in strict alliance with the Allies. THREAT TO INTERN ENGLISHMEN. IF AGITATORS NOT. RELEASED IN ENGLAND. CADETS POLLING HEAVILY. Received Dec. 4, 1.43 a.m. Petrograd, Deo. 3. Trotsky announces that if Tchitchtrin and Petroff, two Russian agitators, are detained any longer in a concentration camp in England, the Russian Government will take similar measures against Englishmen in Russia.

Trotsky has also appointed Tchitch trin as F.ritish Ambassador.

Tlie Cadets are polling heavily in the provinces. It is understood in London that Tehitchtrin and Petroff are quite unimportant personages. They were interned for refusing to comply with the British regulations regarding reeruiting Russian troops. J RUMORED ESCAPE OF CZAR. i . Berne, Dec. 2. The Neilio Freio Presso says it is rumored that thp Czar has escaped from Tobolsk, traversed Kharbln, and reached Japan. ' PROTESTS AGAINST SEPARATE PEACE. Petrograd, Dec. 2. The American military representative at Russian headquarters, on behalf of the United States Government, strongly protested to General Dukhonin against Russia concluding a separate armistice. The French representative told General Dukhonin that France will not rccogniee the people's commissioners, and is confident that the Russian command will reject criminal negotiations.

DETAINING BRITISHERS Petrograd, Dec. 2. M. Trotsky has ordered that no Brittsbers shall bo allowed to leave Russia till two Russian agitators interned in England are released. DEALING WITH FRATERNISATION. London, Dec. 2. A Roumanian communique says: Russian artillery prevented attempts at fra- ' jrni»ation. A Roumanian patrol arrested a German sub-lieutenant and cadet carrying manifestoes and proclamations to the Roumanians.