RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 January 1919, Page 5

RUSSIA.

A SWIFT CAMPAIGN. ' ■to Stamp Out Bolshevism. Planneu Dy Allies. <3 . Beeeived Jan. 5, 5.5 p.m. % , J New York, Jan. 3. York' World's Paris corre-, V V®de?t that the Americans and a definite swift to 3tamp oat Bolshevism. They . BWy Attack the Russian Bolshevik forces ; It' tint'river, and sea, with Poland m) tie chief battle ground. The pwpose ig to prevent German Beds from joining Russian comrades. FIGHTING tHE BOLSHEVIKS. RUSSIAN BODRGEOISE FORM UNITS EKA AND VILNA ENTERED BY *.-■ —BOLSHEVIKS.

, Received Jan. 4,5.5 pjn. . _ Helsingfors, Jan. 1. , v*t* tab thousand volunteers have the Esthonia auxiliary expedition, rtarttsante of Russian bourgeois fogih*W hive arriyed at the Finnish Froatur.in order to form fighting units / the Bolsheviks, aid embark on y- la offensive on Petrograd. Received Jan. 4, 5.5 p.m. Base, Jan. 1. «• press states that the .BobheviSs hafe entered Riga and Vilna, tided by the Germans.—Renter.

BOLSHEVIKS MUST BE . STOPPED. fIBTUSH ULTIMATUM TO GERMANY

- Received Jan. 6. 6Jt pjn. Amsterdam, Jan. 3. according •to the Berlin Deutsche ages Zeltuog, the British Government ftM sent an ultimatum to the German Gorantipent demanding that the German troops prevent further advances by the Bola&evik forces. Valk Venden must b« recaptured.—Aus. N.Z. Cable Assoc.

CRUSHING BOLSHEVIKS.

STRONG MEASURES URGED. 9 ' . Received Dec. 5, 5.5 pjn. New York, Jan. 3. The N#w York Times' Washington 6W**pofcdent reports that the Russian / Embassy has received advices from the RnfMign Embawy at ¥aris saying that M. Sazanoff has communicated with the . Allied. Governments declaring that the I elemeflt in Russia favored unirifdhta, strohg measures for the purpo<ie. <rf crushing tie Bolsheviks. Qtoati Poole is now conferring with MM. Sazanoff and Deniken.—Aus. N.Z. Odfle A*oe.

A BOLSHEVIK'S VAPORINGS.

6PARTACUS CONGSSSS.

i itailieft Jan. 5, SM p.m. - Amsterdam, Jan. 1. I HBmbmi Soviet delegate, in h Bpcecli iat lie Spartacns Congress at Bartfn," declared Oat tie German Govennnent- kad rejected the offer of two ferainfoadaof breadstuffs. The Bnsslans Warn to share what Httte they W wi&Vtte German proletariat. He ridjoojed ths idea of the Entente sending troops farther into Russia, because they bftiKfUte infected with Bolshevism. He dectert that Russian workmen were te *fly to fight alongside Heir German comrade* on ike Rhine gainst the Britfab; capitalists. IM proposed a world Q»npv*g it Berlin to negotiate ft. world peace.—Renter. . .

THE RIGA TROUBLE. . J\ GERMAN VERSION. Received Jan. 5, 5,5 p.iS, Apiirterdaia, Jan. 2. fhe Qerimm version of British inter' • motion at Riga on the 29th says that two r companies of Lithuanians.mutinied, vMfpg the Bolsheviks. Tfce Gtrioan refused to ifisaiw Premier appealed • The to bombaid the barI*e» surrendered.— Cable MiLtjON RUSSIAN TROOPS.

Received Jan. 5,11.5 p ra. Oljita (Trans-Baikalia), Jan. 3. (JaterarSemenoff, interviewed by the Awmriratn Press Agency, said Russia was able to place a million troops in the field against the Bolsheviks.' Differences had arisen between General Semenoff and General Kdehik, howem, which "BEve delayed action. There are numbers of British troopaat present in Chita. General Semenoff was wounded when a fcojnb attempt was ma 4« off him reeently la « crowded theatre—Beater. I A BATTLE IN UKRAINE. BmM j&a. 0, 1 tin. t loadon, Jan. 4. <p %%aniM wiwtaw message states that were ramnmded at EfiimlcfaL am is is pro-

AN AMERICAN SQUADRON,

JOINS BRITISH FLEET IN BALTIC. RUSSIAN FLEET TURNS'TAIL. Received Jan. 4, 5.6 p.m. Copenhagen, Jan. 1. An American squadron has gone to the Baltic. The Russian fleet, including the dreadnoughts Peltava and Sevastopol, left Kronstadt to meet the British fleet in the Baltic, but was fired on from the Finnish coast and decided to return owing to dissensions aboard.—Aus. N-Z. Cable Assoc.

PROTEST FROM SWITZER-

LAND,

AGAINST RETENTION OF LEGATION

Received Jan. 4, 5.5 p.m, Berne, Jan. 1. The Swiss Government has telegraphed to the Soviet Government protesting against the refusal to permit the Swiss legation to leave Russia.—Renter.