RUSSIA.
JOINING THE BOLSHEVIK ARMY, TO SECURE MEANS OF SUSTENANCE Copenhagen, Dec. 23. Reports from •Russia show that many people are joining the Bolshevik army aa the only chance of securing means of subsistence. During three weeks in Nobemlier 300,000 recruits joined in Petrograd and Moscow alone. Discipline ia very severe, even small thefts being punished with death. The Swedish Consul from Reval ha\, arrived at Stockholm to ask for assistance against tho Bolshevik invasion of . E.-itlionia. The position in Estlwnia ia i critical.
The Foreign Minister said the Riksdag would never permit a Swedish army to he sent out of the country. The Consul is now sneJring British assistance.— Aub. N.Z. Cable Assoc.
REVOLUTIONARY SCHOOL. ESTABMSHED BY BOLSHEVIKS. Copenhagen, Dec. 23. M. Skavenius, ex-Danish Minister in Petrograd, states that the Radek has established a special revolutionary school in Moscow, where agitators from all countries, including Chinamen and Irishmen, are being trained in revolutionary ideas. Afterwards they will, return to their respective countries as missioners of revolution.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc.
BOLSHEVIK PROPAGANDA. ALLIANCE WITH ALLIES URGED. Received Dec. 28, 2.15 a.m. London, Bee. 2(T Mr. Jeffries cables that several groups of Bolsheviks arrived at Warsaw during Yuletide, including a so-called Bed Cross delegation Ihej stayed *« the leading hotel and subaequenßy tented several large houses, whence flowed lavish streams of money for propaganda and bribery. The authorities, alarmed at their activities, arrested thirty, and found in their possession nearly two million roubles' All parties in German Poland, except the Socialists, hav* issued an (lection manifesto proclaiming an anti-Russia, anti-Germaa policy and dewandlag the return of Dantzig and favoring a formal alliace with the Ailiei Service.
A GENERAL MOBILISATION. ACTION OF COMMISSARIAT. Received Dec. 28, 1.30 a.m. Stockholm, Dec. 24. Apparently a general mobilisation is preparing of the Russian people. Commissaries have ordered to the colors all officers under 'SO, colonels to 56 and generals to 60.—Aus. and N.Z. Cable Assoc. RESISTING BOLSHEVISM. THE ALLIES' POLICY. 4» Received Dec. 28, 1.30 a.m.
Paris, Dee. 24. M. Piehon the Committee of Foreign Affairs that the Allies intended continuing their policy of resisting Bolshevism ,in Russia, but without armed intervention.—Aus. 'and N.Z. Cable Asbqc,
TOTAL WAR LOSSES.
TREMENDOUS FIGURES. Received Dec. 27, 7.45 p.m. Petrograd, Dec. 23. 14 is estimated that Russia's war losses total 9,158,000, of whom 1,700,000 were killed, 4,950,000 wounded, and 2,500,000 were taken prisoners.—Reutcr.
BOLSHEVIKS DEFEATED. SOUTH-EAST RUSSIA EMANCIPATED Received Dec. 27, 7.45 p.m. Paris, Dec. 23. Le Matin says that General Koltchak gravely defeated the Bolsheviks in the Perm district, and also overthrew the revolutionary Government at Samara. General Koltchak is nojv in communication with General Sazonoc, the head of the Government in the Don region. The whole of south-east Russia is now emancipated from Bolshevik influence.
CONFERENCES IN PARIS. Received Dec. 27, 7.45 p.m. Paris, Dec. 23. Prince Lvoff and M. Kokovisoff, exPremier of Russia, have arrived, and are holding important conferences {vitli the ambassador and other leading. Russians. ] POSITION .OF GENERAL SEMEJTOFF. New York, Dec.\26. Dispatches from Vladivostock say\that General Semenoff has agTeed to recogflise the Kolchak regime, provided he is retired in favor of General Tenikine, he£man of the Don Cossacks.—Aug. N.Z. Cable Assoc.
AMERICAN CONSUL ARRESTED. Washington, Dec. '2B. Ii is reported that Mr. Roger Treadwell, American Consul, has been arretted at Taslikent at the instance of the Bolsheviks for some unknown reason. Thtf State Department is hoping to secure his immediate release.
STRONG ALLIED FORCES REQUIRED New York, Dec. #O. j The Paris correspondent of the.'New] York Times says that there is, strong indignation in official circles (at the Allied Governments deciding not to intervene with a large fore© in /.Russia.— Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc. / A PEACE PROPOSAL, -c ~ Received Beo. 2*B' ?T5 a.m. London, Dec. 27. M. Litvinoff, on behalf of the Russian Government, has sent ia Note to the i Allies, proposing peace.—rAua, Cable As'"l \
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TDN19181228.2.44
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Taranaki Daily News, 28 December 1918, Page 5
Word count
Tapeke kupu
643RUSSIA. Taranaki Daily News, 28 December 1918, Page 5
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Taranaki Daily News. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International licence (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.