RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 16210, 13 May 1918, Page 7

RUSSIAN AFFAIRS.

GERMAN CLAIMS

(By Cable.—Press Association. —Copyrlg-htJ (Australian and N. 2. Cable Association.) (Reiner's Telegrams.) LONDON. May 10. A German official message says:— "We have reached the mouth of the Don and have occupied Rostov."

MOSCOW, May 10.

Hetman Skoropadski. iu a manifesto on assuming oJßce, tola the Ukrainians that thev owed their salvation to the Central Powers, who were invincible.

The manifesto does not mention peace with Russia, and therefore it is assumed that the Ukraine will continue operations against Russia. Germany has informed tho Foreign Commissary that, in view of the change of Government in the Ukraine, the pcaco delegation from the Ukraine must be radically reconstructed, ancr Kieff, not Kursk, must be tho scene of pourparlers.

(Renter's Telegrams.) (Received Mav 12th, 5.5 p.m.)

MOSCOW, May 11

A new Government, composed of Cadets and Octobrists, lias been formed in the Ukraine. Tho Premier is M. Custimviteh, and the Finance Minister M, Bernatsky, formerly a member of the Kerensky Cabinet.

(Received May 12th, 5.5 p.m.)

AMSTERDAM, May 11

A message from Vienna states that the Bolsheviks have murdered General Rennenkamff.

Moscow reports stato that the Grorirjm Ambassador sent on ultimaturii to the People's Commissaries demanding the disarmament and disbandonmont of military units, and the occupation of Moscow and other cities in Great Russia.

Tho • Germans have established a rigorous censorship at Kieff.

The' police raided tho residence of Professor Grouchodsky, President of tho Central Rada, intending to arrest him. They also attempted to arrest M. Salikoviky, Government Commissary at Kieff, but both escaped.

The newspapers aro full of descriptions of tho irruption of Gorman soldiers in the Rjidu, with members and tho public standing at tho pistol point with their hands up. The President, Sf. Crushovsky, alono protested. The efforts of the Ukrainian Ministers and tho Rada to secure a compromise with the Germans proved unavailing, the German Ambassador at Kieff replying: "It is too late."

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.)

MOSCOW, May 10

Tho Council of Commissaries arrested the Czarina's sister, the Grand Duchess •Elizabeth, and sent Her to Ekaterinburg, whero tho Imperial family has been transferred.

The supreme War Council lias ordered resistance to German war bands trespassing across the Ukraine border.

In the Don district Russian cavalry recapturcd Bostoff, and drove Germans back 30 miles.

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.)

(Received May 12th, II p.m.)

NEW YORK, May 10

The ''Now York Times" Moscow correspondent says that protesting groups of Ukrainian Socialists were told by tho German authorities that they would not restore tho Rada Government. The correspondent adds that the former Grand Dtiko Dmetri Pavalovach actively participated in tho overthrow of the Rada. Tho Dowager Empicss Marie Feodoravada has arrived at Jvieff.