RUSSIA.

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 6978, 20 February 1918, Page 3

RUSSIA.

TAMMERFORS TAKEN BY WHITE GUARDS.

Leninists Offer to Help Finnish Revolutionaries.

The Times Rec Feb 19, 5 55 p in Petrograd, Feb J 8 The White Guards have captured Tainmerfors, Finland, which is burning. Australian and N Z Cable Assoc. S'^'choltn, Feb IU Advices from Petrograd slate that the Leuin:sts telegraphed to the Rsvolutionary Government at Helsiugfors that troops aud artillery are !>-M'ng sent, aud urged them to hold U'.ll. Asperate Conflict at Kieff. The Times Rec Feb 19, 8 45 a in London, Feb 19

The Times Petrograd correspondent say _ : '* Extraordinary stories are coming from Kioll descriptive uf the recent lighting between the Bolsheviks, Ukrainian and Cossack forces. Over -2,000 were killed and 9,000 wounded. The lurid picture includes street battles, bombardment from both banks of the Dnieper, aud au artillery attack on Petehorsky Monastery. Bolshevik aeroplanes are bombiug indiscriminately. Simultaneously wholesale looting went oa in shops and residences by armed hooligans aud soldiers. The Jewish quarter particularly suffered. The Bolsheviks twice captured Kieff; Tho second time they, wero reinforcod by six infantry regiments, aud two divisions of artillery aad cavalry from the south-west froufc. The artillery razed the walls of Petchorsky, iv which the Ukrainians, Cossacks* ancl (.adets resisted for three days. Then the Bolsheviks enteied and made the garrison prisoners. The Ukrainians fought in the centre of the town until their ammunition was exhausted. They suffered severely and then surrendered. Two days later detachments of Ukrainians and Cossacks re-former^ and hid, and re-opened a violent fire in various parts of the town During two days of terror 300 residents were killed, A Bolshevik report states that tho massacre reached its climax by a murderous Cossack 'bombard-

ment on tne workers' quarter. L'lfcimately the Ukrainians and Cossacks were driven out and took refuge in Kievopetcbcra Monastery in the suburb*. They used artillery, but were surrounded ou all sides. The Bolsheviks heavily defeated Aliexieft near Veroness, and Alexieff retreated to jtfovocherkaafe. The Cossacks are forcing the miners at Taganrog to supply coal exclusively to the towns in the Don region, and railway men, for refusing to handle coal, are being shot." Central Powers Prolong Rumanian Armistice. Australian aud N Z Cable Assoc Rec Feb 14, 12 35 p m Paris, Peb 17 The Matin's Zurich correspondent states that the Central Powers have prolonged the Rumanian armistice till Friday uexl to enable a reply to the ultimatum demanded. Enemy Successes in Russia Australian and N Z Cable Assoc Rec Feb 20, 8 55 a m Londou. Peb 19' The G-ermans have captured Dviusk and the Austriana have captured Lutsk. Enemy Preparing to Land Forces in Finland Admiralty—Per Wireless Press Rec Fob 20, 8 55 a m Stockholm, Feb I*J Accoiding to reports in the Swedish press Germany is preparing t 1- land a Finnish battaliou of the German army and other forces in Finland. These operations will bo accompanied by naval action in the Baltic So , with a landing also ia the unoccupied parts of Livonia aud Estb.ou.i_i.

Red Guards in Southern Finland Australian and N Z Cable Assoc Rec Feb 20, 9 do a m Stockholm Feb ID A message from Helsingfors reports that fifteen thousand Red Guards armed with rifles and machine guns have arrived in Southern Finland from Petrograd. Several hundred White Guards reached the Aaland Islands after crossing tho ice. and caused further bloody lighting with tbe Rus.-iau., who now refuse to leave unless the Whito Guards also loavo. Bolsheviks Refuse to Recognise Peace Petrograd, Fob 11) The Bolsheviks unrest ol all the members of the Ukrainian delegation at Brest Litovsk, incaniiug tho president, charging them with high treason. The Bolsheviks refuse to recogni_o the paace concluded by tho Ukrainian Kada,