RUSSIAN OFFICERS INSULTINGLY DEGRADED

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 73, 19 December 1917, Page 5

RUSSIAN OFFICERS INSULTINGLY DEGRADED

ALL COMMISSIONS ABOLISHED

ANARCIiY AND OUTRAGE SPREADING

By Tcleiraph-Preßß Association-Copyright London, December 17. Tho "Daily Chronicle's" Petrograd correspondent states that the Leninist decree of the abolition of officers came into force on December 15. Practically all the officers wero degraded. Many wore assaulted. Their medals and epaulettes were torn off, and they wore subjected to every form of insult, in which German spies oncouraged tho men. Colonels were forced to exchange work with their own orderlies, and other officers were forced to clean stables. Wino Vaults Raided by tho Mob. Tho "Daily News" Petrograd correspondent states that the latest returns of the Assembly show that 148 Social Revolutionaries, and 78 Bolsheviks were elected. Every day thero are more outrages. Leninists confiscated the contents of seven, hundred wino vaults in Petrograd, and destroyed them, to tho value of millions of roubles. Pool sof wine formed in some of tho streets, and peoplo bailed them with anything handy.—Aus.-N.Z. CaWo Assn. CONDITIONS BECOMING INTOLERABLE New York, Decoiuber 17. The United Press Agency's correspondent atTokio states that'conditions in Russia are becoming intolerable. There is increasing evidence of an approaching famine. The American Ambassador (Mr. Francis) has advised all Americans to leave Petrograd. There are one hundred and sixty-seven awaiting passage via the Siberian railway.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn.

CIVIL WAR SPREADING (Rec. December 18, 8.50 p.m.) I Potrograd, December 17._ Fighting occurred' yesterday at Odessa between Ukraine and Bolshevik regiments. The latter were defeated. News from South Russia and Siberia indicates an extension of civil war. In Petrograd rthe banks aro closed.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ' LATEST BOLSHEVIK HORROR VIOLENT DEATH OP GENERAL SKALON. V Petrograd, December 17. The violent death of General Skalon/the Army_ representative at ihe peace negotiations, has aroused a solvation. Leninist members of the conference state that General Skalon committed suicide. The general balief is thab ho was murdered, as he refused to be identified with a. disgraceful pe'acs.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. IS KALEDIN UNDER ARREST? Petrograd, December 17. There is no confirmation of the reported arrest of General Kaledin.— Reutor. , ' KORNILOFF REPORTED WOUNDED. Petrograd, December 17. It is reported that General Korniloff was wounded in the fight with Iho Bolshevik troops near Potshep—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE REPORTED JAPANESE LANDING AT VLADIVOSTOK. .' . Tokio, December 17. Tho landing of Japanese troops at Vladivostok is denied.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. CHINESE TROOPS SENT TO HARBIN (Rec. December 19, 0.35 a.m.) i London, December 17. Router's correspondent learns from Japanese sources that Harbin, the population of which is largely Jewish, is entirely under _ Bolshevik control. Great disorder prevails. Brigands attacked the premises of important Japanese and other firms. The Allied Ministers at Peking have decided to entrust tho preservation of order to Chinese troops, who are already enrouto.— Renter.