RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 December 1917, Page 5

RUSSIA.

KORNILOFF DEFEATED. I I ACCORDING TO MAXIMALIST^. Petrograd, Dee. 14. The Government telegraphs that the Maximalist troops have occupied Taurarovka and Kaluja and disarmed and arrested KornilofT's shock troops and restored revolutionary authority. The Commissioner of the Black Sea fleet telegraphed asking for the immediate despatch, of all Black Sea detachments with numerous machine-guns. He says that the military cadets are attacking Rostoff with armored ears. The Commissioner of the sth Army announced the arrival of Krylenko at Dvinsk, and adds that the committee of the sth Army has undertaken to arrange an armistice on its front. General Bolyrefl, the commander of the army, ''as been dismissed and arrested. Tiie Soviet at Moscow seized the works of the newspaper Rnsskoe Slovo for publishing the rumor that Krylenko's seizure of the General -Staff headquarters was carried out at the instance of the German headquarters. Trotsky announced that the armistice had been signed at Brest Litovsk, and the commissioners had been empowered to enter into negotiations. Renter Service. Received Dec. 15, 5.5 p.m. London, Dec. 14. According to Petrograd telegram's today the Maximalist news agency state 9 that General Korniloff's forces were beaten back by the Red Guards and regular troops. Korniloff fled, BOLSHEVIKS' DAYS NUMBERED. OPPONENTS ORGANISING. FOR DECISIVE CONFLICT. Times Service. Received Dec. 15, 5.5 p.m. London, Dec. 14. News from Russia, via Copenhagen, indicates* that the Bolsheviks' days ore numbered. Their opponents everywhere are organising for a decisive conflict. GERMAN CIVILIANS EXCHANGED. Stockholm, Dec. 14. The Russian authorities are stated to have released all German civilians for 4000 Russian officers imprisoned in GerEVACUATION OF TERRITORY. HELPING THE GERMANS. Received Dec. 16, 5.5 p.m. \ Paris, Dec. Id. The Deutsche Zcitung reports that Lenin has ordered the evacuation of tie territory eastward of Riga front as far us Lake Peipus. Such a retreat will bring the German troops within 125 miles of Petrograd. . SOLDIERS' EXACTIONS. ' PRICE OF THEIR WITHDRAWAL. Australian Cable Association. Received Dec. 10, 5.5 p.m. London Dec. 15. A Haparanda report states that the military revolutionary committee of the Russian troops in Finland demanded' £390,000 from the Finnish Government | as the price of their withdrawal. They refuse to. release the corn supplies until one-fifth of the levy is paid, notwithstanding that Finland has already paid for the corn, BRITISH SUBJECTS. GRANTED THEIR PASSPORTS, Times Service. Received Dec. 10, 5.5 p.m. Petrograd, Dec. 15. British subjects in Russia 'have 'been granted their passports. ARREST OF GENERALS. A BOLSHEVIK STATEMENT. Received Dec. 10, 5.5 p.m. Petrograd, Dec. 15. The Bolshevik telegraph agency reports Generals Kaledin and Pototsky 'and staff have been arrested. General Kalediii asked the mayor of Roatoff to come to NovocSicrkask to discuss the suspension of military operations. The agency also announces overwhelming pro-Maximalist majorities in the Constituent Assembly from the 12th and oth armies and the armies of Finland. KAISER AND EX-CZAR v Received Dec. If!, 5.5 p.m. London, Dec. IS, The Morning Post's Petrograd correspondent says a story is current that recently the Kaiser offered to restore H>e Czar to the throne and provide German guards in Russian uniform, with able statesmen to re-establish order, if Nicholas swore an aßiance with Germany for fifty years. The Csiar replied: "I will take n»y tbrone from none but mv faithful Russian people. Then I will decide myself with whom my country snail ally herseK in future."