THE WAR.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLII, Issue 1016, 19 November 1917, Page 6

THE WAR.

THE RUSSIAN SITUATION!. SIR GEORGE~BUC HAN AN'S MESSAGE. (ID EIKOTIUO THlifSGnAl’Jl—-CoriKUHIT.) (Fna Feem Absooutioh.J (Iteuter’is Telegram*) LONDON. Nov. lb. Reuter's agency learns that the last otiieial news from Russia was a message from Sir George Buchanan (Ambassador til Pelvograd) via. Hapariiuda, on the 15th, “All’s well.’’ The Russian Embassy in London has received no news for several days. Telegraphic communication with .Russia and Japan is cut oil’. PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT i DEPOSED. Austndian-Now Zealand Cable Association. LONDON, Nov. 17. A wireless Russian odioial message says: General MurayiefF, commander, of the Petrograd revolutionary district, ordered the Kishinev Soviet to liberate comrades who were imprisoned at Kishinev for revolting against the Provisional Government, which, General, Muraviclf says, is now deposed. SOVIETS CONTROL THE WIRELESS Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. LONDON, Nov. 17. Latest Pctrograd messages show that the Soviet troops control the- international wireless. ilaparanda messages show that guerilla lighting.- continues. The Bolsheviks control the centre of the city after driving back KArensky's troops, the latter losing 1500. of whom 200 were killed, chiefly by machine-gun fire. Kerensky’s armoured train is playing a great part in the lighting. The food problem at Pctrograd is most serious. Casualties in the street lighting at Moscow are now 2600. The mob are breaking into private houses. SOCIALIST COUP D’ETAT IN FINLAND. The Daily Chronicle’s .Stockholm correspondent stales: Ilaparanda telegrams report that tlic Socialists in Finland have made a “coup d’etat.” .Supported by .Russian soldiers, they seized the telegraphs and all official institutions, and went to the Senate and declared the Senate and the Diet dissolved. The old Diet with a Socialist majority will be summoned and a new Socialist Senate be . formed. 'I he “coup d’etat” passed without any disturbance, though public feeling is very excited. A general strike is proclaimed, including tho railway men. KERENSKY FORCES RETIRE. LONDON, Nov. 17. Reuter’s correspondent at Pctrograd says Kerensky’s forces have retired in the direction of Pavlovsk and Gatchina. The Maximalists announce their occupation of Tsarskoo Solo, and claim 1500 Cossack casualties in the fighting near Alexandrovsky station. Tho railway union has initiated negotiations with tho view to tho formation of a Government comprising all the Sociaist parties. The message which is dated the 13th states that Tsarskoc Solo has changed hands twice since tho 11th. Kerensky first occupied it and approached within live miles of Pctrograd. Afterwards tho Maximalists with superior forces drove them back. Pending negotiations, which arc proceeding, the railway strike has been suspended. The latest reports from Moscow show that there was much rioting and bloodshed. Two thousand were killed. The promises occupied by a cadet corps were invaded and many slain.

FOOD STOCKS RUNNING SHORT.

MORE CONFLICTING REPORTS. LONDON. Nov. 17. Petrograd messages to the 15tlv state that food stocks arc running out and that the stoppage of water and electricity is imminent. Business is at a standstill. The banks have been closed. Crowds throng the streets al! night indulging in orgies of vituperative oratory, The railwayman threaten a general strike unless a coalition democratic government is established. Meanwhile the railwaymon refuse to convey troops and munitions for either side. Regiments continue to march against Kerensky plentifully supplied with machineguns. Conflicting reports are current regarding the results of the lighting, though certain Red Guards captured an important station near TsarSkoe Selo. There are widespread disorders in Southern .Russia. Kaledin is organising another Government, and has seized the railroad- and provisions bound for Petrograd. It is reported that tlie Cossacks are engaging in guerilla Warfare and have captured Kiel!'. A message dated I lie 16th says: \\ c are as ignorant as ever regarding Moscow happenings." Negotiations between the : moderates and extremists _ continue,_ Once a Cabinet excluding Lenin and Zinovielf was almost formed, but news of the victory for the extremist troops again plunged the situation into the melting put. In Ihursday's battle at I’sarskoc Selo the Gatchina extremists outnumbered and defeated Kerensky’s three Cossack regiments. The Red Guards won a heavy encounter at Pulkova, six miles from Petrograd. Numerous women and children were killed. IMPOSSIBLE TO FORECAST THE FUTURE. Aufltrtilißii-New Zealand Coble Association. LONDON, Nov. 18. The Daily Chronicle’s Petrograd correspondent, telegraphing on the 15th, says; ‘‘lt is impossible to forecast the future. The Bolsheviks today have the upper hand in Petrograd. After a few days’ lighting between Gatchina and Tsarskon Selo, Kerensky’s 1500 Cossacks concluded an armistice on Wednesday with a Bolshevik force” of 16,000. KrasotY, commander of Iho Cossacks, offered to sejul Kerensky to Petrograd under a Cossack convoy, Kerensky escaped and his whereabouts arc unknown. He appears to be universally discredited. The Bolsheviks re-entered Petrograd with bands playing, but the populace was silent. Flu; lighting in Moscow lasted from the 11th to the 15th. Loth sides tire using artillery. The Bolsheviks bombarded the Kremlin and the cathedrals, and sniping occurred all over the city. Riotous crowds broke into the spirit stores and completely terrorised the city. Kaledin with Ids Cossacks controls the Don region. It is reported the Cossacks surrounded Kharkoff and \ cronetz and captured Viazma. The Bolsheviks will probably Ini compelled to conic to terms with the other Socialist parties. The non-Socialist Ministers arc still imprisoned. CALM IN PETROGRAD. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. COPENHAGEN, Nov. 17. Haparanda telegrams state that I’elrograd is calm. Delegates from the front declare the entire army supports the new rulers. KERENvS’KY disappears. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. PARIS, Nov. If. Le Mafitu Hates that Kerensky., after his failure, attempted suicide and then disappeared into the country to try to join Kondloff and Kaledin. LOST DESPATCHES. THE VALUE OF SILENCE. Australian-Now Zealand Cable Association, LONDON, Nov. 17. A Court of Enquiry has opened to enquire into the case, in which Mr Stanley Wilson lost despatches in December, I.bo. .Mr Wilson narrated that lie was carrying four bags of despatches from Athens. A German submarine stopped the. vessel and lie threw one bag overboard, which floated, •but the darkness intervened, and it was -cot noticed. An American lady took another bag, saying that no German or Austrian would dare to enter the cabin of au Amenoa*u woman. This bag reached Loudon safely. When in Austria, Mr Wilson'heard that'the Austrian authorities read reports in the English newspapers of the floating bag, and had .sent a submarine, which found (no hag. There were two other bags aboard the steamer, which were not discovered >LV| ihe German-', and which eventual)?-vouched