RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 December 1918, Page 7

RUSSIA.

BOLSHEVIK ARMY,

POMMAOTED BY GERMANE

New York, Dec. 2.

Mr Ackerman, correspondent of the New York Times, telegraphing from Ekaterinburg, states that, despite Germany's agreement to withdraw her troops from Russia, German generals and officers remain commanding the Bolshevik armies. The Czecho-Slovak staff has information clearly indicating that General Bruecher remains as Chief of the Bolshevik General Staff, also that General Eberhardt still commands the Bolshevik army at Samara, On the southern front assisting the German generals is a German-Magyar staff which is busy attempting to form a large Bolshevik army for operations next spring According to Czecho-Slovdk information the Bolshevik army numbers 227,000, with 23 new divisions called up for the spring. The Czecho-Slovak army faces formidable Bolshevik forces, which threaten their communications with Vladivostok. The Czechs must either withdraw from Siberia or obtain Allied military assistance.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assn. . .„ .

BOLSHEVIK BURGLARS.

Copenhagen, Deo. t. _ The Bolsheviks entered the Norwegian Legation in Petrograd and removed documents belonging to Switzerland, whose interests were under the protection of Norway. The Norwegian Minister vainly protested. The newspapers now demand that Norway should break off relations with the Soviet Govern- | ment.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Aesn.

THE LEMBEEG MASSACRE.

" Berne, Dec. 2. The Polish Press Bureau admits that 40 Jews and a dozen Christians were killed in the recent disorders in Lemberg. It says that the perpetrators w«re 100 released criminals, assisted by deserters. It adds that 50 of these bandits have been shot and 1500 impns. oned, of whom less than half are Poles. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.