RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 11 February 1918, Page 5

RUSSIA.

ULTIMATUM TO BOLSHEVIKS. WAR WILL BE RESUMED. NO EVACUATION INTENDED. Times Service. Received Feb. 10, 11.35 jj.m. Amsterdam, Feb. 10. Germany has delivered what tlie Vorwaerts calls an ultimatum to the Bolsheviks, requiring Trotsky to accept the German demands of December 27, otherwise the war against Russia will be returned. The Nord Deutsche semi-officially states that the Central Powers have in-, (imated that they have unalterably resolved against the evacuation of Russia's western territories, claiming that they have already gone an extraordinarily long way to meet the Russians on the question of the right of national selfdetermination, and that further concessions are impossible. THE BOLSHEVIK MOVEMENT. SUBSIDISED BY GERMANY. LENIN AND TROTSKY HAVE LARGE CREDITS. Received Feb. 10, 5.5 p.m. Paris, Feb. 8. Lc Petit Parisien publishes documents showing that Germany subsidised the Bolshevik movements with large sums of money, paid Lenin and Trotsky money, and provided for the publication of Maximalist leaflets, 120,000 marks being placed at Gorki's disposal. The Disconto Gesselschaft placed 252,000 marks to Lenin's credit at Copenhagen, promising him another 120,000 on his arrival in Finland. A Stockholm banker's letters notify the opening of an account in Trotsky's favor by a Rheinisch-Westphalian syndicate. ;

' The Imperial Bank of Germany instructed its representatives in Switzerland that money required for the pacifist propaganda in Russia will be paid through Finland to Lenin, Trotsky, Kolovski and certain others. THE POLES AND BOLSHEVIKS. IvRYLENKO'S PROCLAMATION". THE LEXTN-TROTSKY SUBSIDY. Received Feb. 10, 5.5 p.m. London, Feb. 8. Lord Robert Cecil, interviewed, stated that information from a reliable source sfcows that General Krylenko issued a proclamation on February 4, denouncing the I'oles' attitude towards the Bolsheviks. Lord Robert Cecil, commenting on Le Petit Parisien'a statement with respect to Lenin and Trotsky having received financial assistance from Germany, said such action appeared inconsistc.>n't with their attitude at Brest Litovsk. UKRAINIANS DEFEAT BOLSHEVIKS. THE FIGHTING AT KIEFF, FINLAND IN TURMOIL. Received Feb. 10, 5.5 p.m. Stockholm, Feb. 0. Brest Litovsk reports indicate that the Ukrainians, in a great battle, routed the Bolsheviks, capturing 200,000 rifles, 300 machine guns and 200 truckloadß of munitions. It is announced from the same source that the Bolsheviks vainly endeavored to occupy Kietf, being severely defeated, their casualties including 3000 killed at Kieff. The Rada's position id daily strengthening. Fighting of a scattered jiat.uvj sways throughout Finland The White Guards suffered defeat at Nystad, the Red Guards pursuing them until they sought refuge upon the ice in the direction of Aaland. It is reported that the Red Guards were totally defeated at Tammerfcrs, losing several thousand killed and wounded. Scandinavian refugees declare that terrorism prevails, the Red Guards resorting to awful practices. UKRAINE SIGNS PEACE AGREEMENT. Reuter Service. Received Feb. 10, 5.30 p.m. Copenhagen, Feb. 9. A German semi-official report states that peace was signed by Germany and the Ukraine Rada to-day. BRUSILOFF ARRESTED. Times Service. Copenhagen, Feb. I). General Brusiloff was arrested at Moscow, by order of the local Soviet. BOLSHEVIK THREAT TO BRITAIN.

Petrograd, Feb. 8. The Oouncil of Peoples Commissaries has sent an ultimatum to the British Embassy declaring that, unless Britain recognises Litvenoff as Ambassador in London, Russia will take stringent measures against British subjects in Russia. GERMANS DARE NOT BREAK OFF CONFERENCE. London, Feb. 8. The Petr&grad correspondent of the Daily Express reports that the delegates at Brest Litovsk telegraphed that upon tilie resumption of negotiations the Central Powers demanded the immediate signing of a separate peace. The Russians unanimously refused, tat, despite this rebuff, the Central Powers dared not I break off negotiations, fearing thereby to make it impossible to conclude the urgently desired bread treaty with the 1 Ukraine.