RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 June 1918, Page 5

RUSSIA.

GERMAN DESIGNS. RUSSIAN OAHTMj TO BE QGOUPIED. Received June 16", 12,35 p.m, i Ottawa June 13. The United Press Stockholm correspondent, recently from Eussia, states • "The Finnish Government is organising an army of 100,000 German-trained men. In Helsingfors Harbor I saw nine German transports, and learned there are 40,000 Germap troops in Finland. It is Relieved their purpose is the occupation of the Murman Peninsula or Petrogradf All the evidence points to the fact that Germany intends to occupy, the Russian centres and establish a monarchy. "Austrian newspaper correspondents told me that the food scarcity ia most serious in Auff££o-Hungary, and the revolutionary spirit' amongst the subject nationalities ii widespread."—Press Assoc. . s , BY GERMAN ORDERS. RUSSIAN FLEET TO GO TO SEBASTOPOL. Received June 15, 1.20 ajs. London, June 14. Wireless Russian official: In compliance with Germany's demand, all Russian warships at Novorossusk have been ordered to be transferred to Sebaatopol, Germany promising not to use them before the conclusion of a general peace, and then toreturn them to Russia. This was a fundamental condition for the cessation of hostile action on the Ukrainian front, also of all further Russo-German negotiations and agreements.—Aua. and N.Z. Cable Assoc. and Reuter. !

COUNTER-REVOLUTIONARY PLOT. OVERTHROWING THE SOVIETS. Received June 14, 8.6 p.m. Mosaow, June 13. It is semi-officially declared that the counter-revolutionary plot includes bothMinimalists and Monarchists, the latter favoring the restoration of the monarchy by an understanding -with Germany, the Minimalists wishing a resumption of the alliances with the Western Powers. Notwithstanding the divergence in their views, both parties have agreed on a common platform to overthrow the Soviets. The central figures in the plot are Generals Dooguert and Savinkoff. The .plot aims at the isolation of Che Ural region from central Russia, compelling ■the Soviets to capitulate owing to lack of supplies. The Cossacks, under reactionary officers, are holding themselves •in readiness in the east,—Press Assoc. -