ALLIES AT ARCHANGEL

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLII, Issue 11611, 10 August 1918, Page 5

ALLIES AT ARCHANGEL

OPPOSING FORCE DEFEATED

BERMANS AND WAR MATERIAL

CAPTURED.

London, August S. After the landing at Archangel the Allies advanced southward along the Volgoda railway. The opposing force, supported by Germans, offered resistance five miles south of Archangel, but were driveu back and retired towards Obozersfcaya, seventy miles south of Archangel. Some Germans and war material were captured.

BOLSHEVIKS RETREATING

Loudon, August 8,

The Bolsheviks are withdrawing as the Allies are advancing along the railway towards Vologda.

OCCUPATION OF ARCHANGEL

SKILFULLY CARRIED OUT,

London, August 8,

The occupation of Archangel was skilfully prepared aud carried out with complete success, notwithstanding a > Bolshevik proclamation exhorting the troops to massacre Allied subjects. The'railway lino is now clear for sixty six miles despite Trotsky’s order to destroy it.

BOLSHEVIKS AND CZECHO

SLOVAKS,

SITUATION AT BAKU

SERIOUS,

London, August 8,

The Bolsheviks are trying their utmost to overwhelm tue Czechoslovaks before the Allies can succour them. It is reported that Germany has agreed to no further advance on the east front, enabling the Bolsheviks to’conceutrate in the Volga region against the Czechs. The situation at Baku is precarious. The Turks are advancing against the Armenians determining to ex ploit them for their own benefit. T HE SIBERIAN EXPEDITION.

Washington, August S). Mr Baker announces that a Japanese ranking officer commands the Japanese-American-Siberian Expedition.

LEAGUE OF NATIONS.

AN IMPASSABLE ABYSS,

GERMANY'S AIM UNIVERSAL DOMINATION. London, August S. Mr Balfour replying te protests against the Government’s alleged failure to respond to peace feelers and to declare its views on a League of Nations, said he was unable to see anything in the actions, statements and writings of the German Government, politicians or publicists affording the slightest hope that peace aiscussions would be fruitful now. Au almost impassable abyss separated the Entente and the Central Powers, unless the war re suited in changing the heart of Germain- or a complete Entente victory proved to Germany the failure of her policy. Every sign indicated that Germany’s aim was universal domination. There was small hope that, Germany would be a peaceful member of the League of Nations until such ideas were eradicated. The only way of eradicating them was to show that they could not succeed.