RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 27 December 1918, Page 5

RUSSIA.

All APPALLING CATASTROPHE* APPEAL TO THE ALUEa Bftrei DSt 86, T p.m. Borne, Dec; 2L *. KOtnkoft, ex-Rmudan Forei'-n Jlirkterrfcwcd, Mid Rustia was ttnttHMi villi tii* motk frP* l,: ' | g caiMtrahft Ik hirtory. Allied Intervention mjiaaliie. A null effort would fcwrt IM«4 Buai* a year ago, but tofey » rtratf amy «u required. Ninety■too mt cant. of tlu population, ineludiig tka Modtrato Hocialirta,. favored AlIWL iotWßntiML—BMaiec

AtUEft CONSIDERING SITUATION. JPffiCSJEED TO SEND LARGE FOHCE. Baottrtd Dec. £O, ffi p.m. Washington, Dec. 24. Reports frost Puis indicate that the Allitt an ronaldmng the Russian situation. They are generally dUradined to detpatch » large expedition there, be<£DM tfcs iwwni are unable to form » iwb government with which to cooperate. It is understood that President WilBon, while in London, will discuss the Bitn|iioi( thoroughly with British staUaluibl—Ama. NJZ. Cable Assoc. THE BOLSHEVIK ARMY.

GERMANS RETREATING BEFORE IT. Received Dee. 26, 5.5 p.m. Copenhagen, Dec. 21. German eastern armies are retreating before the Bolshevik army, leaving quantities of wj r materials The Bolafcerik army intends to assist the German Bolsheviks. A Riga suwspaper states that the BoUnrik molutionaty court sentenced to death 460 persons accused of counter revotatioaary agitation. They were compelled to dig their own graves.—Aus. KZOrile Awoe. TREATMENT OF FRENCHMEN.

SBS BOLSHEVIKS WARNED. Received Dec. 26, 7 pjn. Paris, Dec. 20. La M&tta states that the French Covl •mnent has wirelessed the Bolsheiks that they will be held personally responsible for every outrage against Bnnehmeii. A number of Bolsheviks aboard a vessel about to depart will be interned unless Frenchmen in Russia are immediately liberated.—Aus. NX Cable Jmoe.

BOLSHEVIK! DEFEAT. A HOPEFUL OUTLOOK IX NORTH RUSSIA. Washington, Dec. 23. The Rnfltan Embassy has notified that the hare defeated the Boldwviki an the Ekaterinburg front. The Bobheriki are retreating on Perm, losing much equipment and supplies—Aus. KZ CUria Assoc. Copenhagen, Dec. 23. Jha Lokal Anxeiger states that Germh troops lighting the Bolshevik! captured fifteen guns near Zhitomir.—Aus. N-Z-QsNe Assoc. London, Dec. 23. The Horning Post's Archangel correspondent states that Allied intervention in North Russia has achieved important molia, promising the resurrection and regeneration of Russia. Already the ban established military and security in North Russia. —Aw. NJZ. Cable Assoc. New York, Dec. 23. Dr. Uwnmi, the New York Times' Vladivostoek correspondent, states that Russia's civil war has resided the stage where decisive battles are in preparatioft between the Bolsheviki in the east aad tile militarists and monarchists in the west A distressing feature of Russia's civil war is that it is not a light f« freedom, but a contest for power between anarchy and military autocracy - as represented by Kolchak and Deniken. The action of Semenoff complicates the ' situation. —Aus. NJZ. Cable Assoc. New York, Dec. 23. Mr. Charles Crane, a member of the Knot mission to Russia in 1917, is returning from the Client. He stales that Siberia ie full of little republics with no Stability. The Allies' intervention in pnyit has, be says, small chances of aUKtea. Hie better plan would be for tha Allies to. repair Russia'? transportatittiavsttnu and carry on relief work.— Ami HI Cable Assoc • - ■ l - • - " r ; 1 RUSSIA'S WAR LOSSES. iy;vv- __ '- 1 * London, Cw. 23. 1 "Russia's war casualties totalled ' toftOOO, including 1,7W,000 dead and |y>00 ( 000 prisoners.—Renter. KX-TSAR'S FATE. ' New York, Dec. 23. Mr Adterman, the New York Times' correspondent at Ekaterinburg, has * tsrviewed Parfen Alexeivitdi Dominm, wbo was the ex-Tsar's major-domo, acedUDaayins: Mm to exile. "From him, la says, "I obtained the first eyewitness aeeount <4 Ihe 4ays under the Bolshevik l Hts trial was brief, as also was his farewell to bia Tbe account shows that the Tsar onto. his last hours «ras intriguing with the military leader? for the restoration of the monarchy. The disooveryof tms plot Ud to his trial and cansed the So; tM to order his execution.—Aus. S.A CUrie Assoc.

gfAKVATION ANT) EXPOSURE. Blttived Dw. 26, 7.45 p-m. Paris, Dee. *>• iM JotrMl lam that the Petrognw •» «o«M with