RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 March 1918, Page 5

RUSSIA.

ORGANISATION OF ARMY.' MORE FIGHTING. Pctrograd, March ,27. I'lie Soviet troops haw recaptured Khorson and Nicolaieli'. Tin; Germans have occupied Kreincntchug, The People's C'omniissiares are removinq; the ex-Tsar and his family the Ural region. Trotsky is appealing to the filiation to co-operate in the organisation of a lied Army. He announces that a decree is impending enforcing universal service and calling up Ix-otlieers as instructors.

The Chechen tribes, under Russian officers, have risen against the Soviet's authority in the Caucasus. Moscow, Starch 20.

The Bolsheviks ullieially state (hat after sanguinary lighting the loyal Soviet and Ukrainian troops, assisted by naval forces, have retaken Odessa.

- REVIVAL OF FIGHTING. SOVIETS AGAINST THE GERMANS AND UKRAINIANS. Received Marpli 28, 10.30 p.m. • Pctrograd, March 27. Moscow reports that the Soviet troops repulsed the German and Ukrainian forces in several sectors. A big battle is proceeding at Mirgorod. ' • The Black Sea squadron assisted in the recapture of Odessa. The Germans are concentrated at Bachroatch. The Ukraine Government has ordered the.French and British missionaries to leave the country. The .Soviets 'have declared the Crimean Peninsula a republic. Renter Service. Pctrograd, March 27. The Russian Black Sea fleet bombarded Sukhuinkale, a port in the Caucasus, which adopted'a Separatist regime. This news, in 'conjunction with the capture of Odessa, seems to imply a revival of the military spirit against both the Central Powers and the separatists.

Received March 29, u.5 p.m. 'Petrognul, Mardh 28. Despite the desperate fighting] around Sevastopol between the Soviet troops and Austro-Gerinan . detachments, the .iatest reports show that the Austro-fier-.nuins are fifty vevsts from Ekaterinovslav.