GERMAN FORCES DIVIDED.

Taranaki Daily News, 1 March 1918, Page 5

GERMAN FORCES DIVIDED.

10 CAPTURE AND CUT OFF CAPITAL A SUCCESSFUL RESISTANCE. Received February 28 7 p.m. Polrograd, Feb. 27. Reports from Pskoli' state tlial. the Germans have split nnd are advancing in two directions. One aims at the capital direct, ami tlio oilier, through fSoln;./oe, aims at cnUm;.' Pctrograd oil' from "Moscow ami the south. Detachments of Red (iuards of)i!L-ciil rated at l.uga. The Germans attempting to capture Vitebsk were iorced to retire. The Russians have removed stores in the Orsha region. FURTHER ENEMY CAPTURES. UNUXJFOiaiKI) HUNS IN I'KTUOGIiAD. Uuited Service. Received February 28, 7 p.m. Petrograd, Feb. 27. Austro-Germans without uniforms are already swarming the city. The Russia in hurriedly evacuated Orsha and ■Smolensk. The Germans have captured Borisov. RUSSIANS FIRE ON SWEDES. HAND-TO HAND FIGHTING. Renter Service. Received February 28, 8.40 p.m. London, Feb. 27. The first conflict, between .Swedish anA Russian troops ig reported from the Aaland islands, where the liussiun batteries fired on the Swedish military expedition on its arrival. The shells exploded in the water. The Kod Guards attacked two Swedish posts and hand to hand fighting ensued in one ease. This v 'll inevitably entail further military intervention by Sweden, whose people arc I'.naiiimoiis in desiring the Aaland Islands which in foreign hands constitute n danger to Sweden.