RUSSIA'S PROBLEMS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17427, 23 September 1918, Page 5

RUSSIA'S PROBLEMS

ENEMY FORCES DEFEATED. HEAVY LOSSES INFLICTED. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association and Reuter. . . . LONDON, September 20. A British North Russia official report states that on tho Dwina the largest enemy armoured steamer has been captured. General Karelian's troops severely defeated German-led forces at Ukhtinkaya, 40 miles eastward of the Finnish frontier. heavily 1 ™ 1 ' 3 tllQ enem y> who suffered EX-CZARINA AND DAUGHTERS. BURNT TO DEATH. CHARRED REMAINS FOUND. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. NEW YORK, September 20. A message to the New York World from London says it is reported that the ex-Czarine, the three of her daughters, and two grand duchesses were burnt to aeath by the local Soviet near Ekaterinburg. The Central Soviet ordered the Local Sovi<s to shoot the Czar, but to hold the a a mil y. ihe women, however, were brutally murdered at the same time as the ex-Czar was shot. The Court servants identified "the charred remains of the Czarina, her daughters, and the grand duchesses by jewels found in the ruins of the burned house in which the family had lived. ALLIED MINISTERS ARRESTED. . _ AMSTERDAM, September 20. An Essen newspaper reports that the Bolshevists have arrested the British, . irencn, Italian, and American Ministers at rassch, who were proceeding homeward through Russia. BRITISH REPRESENTATIVES. ASKED TO LEAVE RUSSIA. Reuter's Telegrams. AMSTERDAM, September 20. Ihe Weser Zeitung's Berlin correspondent states that the Soviet Government has requested the British representatives to leave Russia forthwith. RUMOURS OF &USSO-GERM 4.N AGREEMENT. EVACUATION STIPULATED. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association. STOCKHOLM, September 20. It is reported that the Russians and Germans havfe signed an agreement stipulating for the German evacuation of occupied Russian territory. The report is not confirmed. ENEMY SHIPS SUNK. HEAVY LOSSES INFLICTED. Australian and N.Z. Cable Association and Reuter. LONDON, September 21. (Received Sept. 22, at 5.5 p.m.) A British North Russian official message states that successful operations by naval units and Allied. troops on September 16 and 17 on the Dwina River resulted in the sinking of two cnemv ships, the capture of three guns, and tho infliction of heavy losses. BOLSHEVIST OUTRAGE. PROPOSED PROTEST. Australian and N.Z. Cablp Association. WASHINGTON, September 21 (Received Sept. 23, at 0.15 a.m.) The Government lias decided to approaclr the Entente and neutral Governments to take steps apart from the conduct of the war to indicate the world's disapproval of the Bolshevist outrages. • The State Department understands that peaceable citizens in Russia are suffering extreme' terrorism, being shot or imnrisoned without trial. Voters in this electorate arc being asked to sign a counter-petition to that circulated by the N.Z. Alliance. Before doin- , so examine this counter-jetition on behalf of the Liquor and see just what it asks and what it involves. In the first olace it claims to ask for a "fair, just, and'reasonable poll. Phis is how it proposes to ■ secure it. Every voter is to vote for one issue only, and no issue is to bo carried unless it secures a majority of tho total votes cast on the threo issues. Tho«e provisions give Liquor a 3 to 1 chance—lon"odds, with a vengeance. Five hundred thousand electors would probably vote on the issues. Suppose that 250,000 favoured National Prohibition, ISO.OCO voted for National Ownership, and 100,000 voted for iNational Continuance—what happens? Continuance wins, for no is?ue lias secured a majority of tho total votes cast. This is the petition the Trade asks electors to sK'n By extending the issues it uses its old method of splitting the votes and secures for itself another lease of life. Remember these facts whan you are asked to si"n the Liquor Traffic's Petition. Do vour oart— s-.gn the Alliance Monster Petition 'for a poll this rear on a straight issue—the National Efficiency Board's Recommendation, after an impartial investigation which heard evidence from every side and class If you have signed tho Lictuor Petition under a misapprehension, aek your M.P. to , have your name withdrawn, or send word ' to the N.Z. Alliance representative at once —Advt ' , Have you heard the pood news? Colds 1 fiv before NAZOL—tho rendy-for-u<=e nnd money-saving remedy. Keep NAZOL : bandy Sixty doses la i