RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 8 January 1918, Page 5

RUSSIA.

BOLSHEVIK CLAIMS. LOOTING THE BASKS. Petrograd, Jan. 0. The Bolsheviks claim that they have defeated the Ukrainians near Kharkoff and captured the whole of the Kharkoff district, where 20,000 Red Guards are soncentrated. The Bolsheviks hate commenced an inspection of safes in private banks, whioh are expected to yield the State two or three milliards of roubles. AN ALL RUSSIA CONGRESS. OI'KRATIOXS AGAINST COSSACKS. Petrograd, Jan. 0. The Saviet's executive has resolved to call a third All-Russia Congress. M. Sinovieff openly declared that the Soviet i opposed the Constituent Assembly and would brush it itway if the assembly hindered revolutionary action. General Krvlcnko has ordered the removal of headquarters to Smolensk, and has organised a special field staff to direct operations against the Ukraine and Kaledin's forces. THE TURKISH OFFER. A ONE-STDED PROPOSAL. Petrograd, Jan. fl. The main points in the Turkish offer of peace terms to Russia are a return to pre-war frontier lines, conclusion of a convention respecting sea trade, consultation within two years of peace, refunding individuals' war losses, guarantees of Persia'o entire independence, the free passage during the war for Russian ships through the Dardanelles and Bosphoru3, limited mobilisation for national defence, removal of Russian armies within pre vious borders, except one division guarding the frontier, Russia demobilising the Armenia units of the anny and the Black Sea navy, Turkey retaining an active army in consequence of the continuance of the war against the Entente Powers. THE CONSTITUENT ELECTIONS. | KALEDIN OBTAINS OVERWHELMING MAJORITY. United Service. Received Jan. 7, 8.30 p.m. Petrograd, Jan. 6. At the Constituent elections in the Don province General Kaledin secured 1,856,080 votes and the Social Revolutionaries •293,288. THE BOLSHEVIKS' IDEAL. RELEASE OF THE UNWILLING. AN ARMY CREATED FOR THE PURiPOSE.

TJnited Service. " ■ j Received Jan. "8, 1.35 a.m. London, Jan. 7. Mr. Ransome, in an interview with M. |Radek, a colleague of M. Trotsky and a keen participant in tilie negotiations, | stated that the Bolsheviks were definitely creating an army willing to fight for | their ideals, releasinf the unwilling. RETURN OF RUSSIAN DELEGATES. Amsterdam, Jan. 0. The German Government has received a telegram fr.om Petrograd announcing the departure of the delegates from Brest Litovsk, accompanied by M. Trotsky, who is convinced that it will not be difficult to arrange a transfer of negotiations to a neutral country. Another meeting of the German Crown Council is impending. FINNISH INDEPENDENCE. Paris, Jan. G. Le Temps announces that France luib recognised the independent Finnish republic. GERMAN DESERTERS REVOLT. London, Jan. 0. A Russian despatch says tfiat German deserters state that as a consequence of drafting all soldiers under 35 for the western front in contravention of the armistice desertions are numerous. Twen-ty-five thousand soldiers at East Konv no revolted and entrenched with rifles and machine-guns. The authorities are powerless and are trying to cut the food supplies off. HUNGARIAN AND RUSSIAN WHEAT CROPS Amsterdam, Jan. 6. The heads of the Hungarian War Products Office have left for Berlin to discuss the division of the Russian wheat stock#.