RUSSIA.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 16304, 3 December 1918, Page 3

RUSSIA.

STRONG BOLSHEVIK ARMY.

UNDER COMMAND OP GERMANS. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright. (Received Dec. 3, 9.10 a.m.) NEW YORK, Dec. 2. Mr. Ackerman, correspondent of the New York Times, telegraphing from Ekaterinburg, states that, despite Germany's agreement to withdraw her troops from Russia, German generals and officers remain commanding the Bolshevik armies. The Czocho-Slovak staff has information clearly indicating that General Bruecher remains as Chief of the Bolshevik General Staff, also that General Eberhardt still commands the Bolshevik army at Samara. On the southern front assisting tho German generals is a Gerraan-Magyar staff which is busy attempting to form a large Bolshevik army for operations next spring. According to Czecbo-Slovak information the Bolshevik army numbers 227,000, with 23 new divisions called up for the spring. The Czechoslovak army faces formidable Bolshevik forces, which threaten their communications with Vladivostock. The Czechs must either withdraw from Siberia or obtain Allied military assistance.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

ADVANCE OF ALLIED TROOPS. NEW YORK, Dec. 2. Dispatches from Archangel state that Russian-American forces advanced up the Pinega River and captured Karpazorskoi.—Aus. Cable Assn. NORWEGIAN LEGATION. BROKEN INTO BY BOLSHEVIKS. (Received. Dec. 3, 11.55 a.m.) COPENHAGEN, Dec. 2. The Bolsheviks entered the Norwegian Legation in Petrograd and removed documents belonging to Switzerland, whose interests were under the protection of Norway. The,Norwegian Minister vainly protested. Th© newspaper's now demand that Norway should break off relations with the Soviet Govern-ment.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.