RUSSIAN SITUATION.
EVACUATION OF PKTKOGRAD
• TKANSPO'I'TATION OF RUSSIANS 1 TO GERMANY. I '«MH.>r'a 'rolfitnuii > , (Received March 16. 2_.25 p.m.) : PKTROGRAD. March 15. > The commander on the Northern trout - arrested Prince. Lvoff. The Germans are occupying Abo. They , number 3000, and came " with artillery , and from the Aalalid Islands. The town , was bombarded for half an hour. f j Three Russian torpedoers and a number of mine-.s weepers were seized. It is announced that the evacuation of J'etrograd has been concluded. The iiiliabitants are prohibited from entering > or leaving. All trains have been suspended. Bourgeoise newspapers are allowed to republifeh. BERNE, March 15. German Agrarian newspapers are urging that all males m the occupied Russian territories should be transported to Germany m order to furnish cheap agricultural labor. STOCKHOLM. March 16. The Germans ordered the Aalnndors to surrender all weapons and abolished the right of meeting.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14555, 16 March 1918, Page 6
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145RUSSIAN SITUATION. Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLV, Issue 14555, 16 March 1918, Page 6
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