RUSSIA.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LXVII, Issue 16609, 5 December 1919, Page 3

RUSSIA.

VOX DER GOLTZ’S TROOPS

LEAVING BALTIC STATES

By Telegraph—Press Asm .—Copyright.

(Received Deo 5, 9.25 a.m.)

PARIS, Dec. 1

The inter-AUiod military commission reports that von der Goltz’s troops are rapidly evacuating the Baltic States.

CONDITIONS IN SOOTH RUSSIA

STATE OF ABSOLUTE DISORDER.

(Received Dec. 5, 9.25 a.m.) PARIS, Dec. 1

The agent for one of the greatest rural proprietor’s in South Russia states that the whole country is in incredible disorder. Denikin’s army is well-discip-lined hut civil government does not exist outside a seven miles radius of headquarters. Marauding bauds, composed of deserters from the Bolsheviks, Petloura, and Denikin are ravaging the whole country. Some of tho leaders are ambitious of forming small kingdoms, but the majority of the bands are small and are merely searching for plunder. Money has disappeared and barter has supplanted the rouble which is of no real value.

It is likely the Ukraine and South Russia will drift into a sort of economic feudalism unless _some_central authority is established.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

ESTHONIANS TIRED OF WAR. j NEGOTIATIONS IN PROGRESS. j (Received Dec. o, 8.45 a.in.) i COPENHAGEN, Dec. I. ! It is possible that the Bolsheviks will capture Narva, ‘but the Esthonians arc ' confident that they can recapture it. Esthonia is tired of war now and desires an armistice. : The Politken’s Reval correspondent i states that new negotiations begin at Doi-pat on Tuesday and it is believed thac an armistice will result. GREAT BOOTY AT OMSK. DENIKIN STILL FIGHTING. (Received Dec. 5, 12.15 p.m.) LONDON, Deo. 2. A Bolshevik wireless message claims 1 the capture of enormous military stoics at Omsk. General Denikin’s communique reports fierce fighting against the advancing Bolsheviks in tho Voronesh sector.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. LITVINOFF’S EXPLANATION. OF RUSSIAN POSITION. (Received Deo. 5, 12,15 p.m.) COPENHAGEN, Deo. 2. Litvinoff states that neutral countries have communicated with him re- 1 garding the repatriation of their sub-1 jects, but that he had had no negotin- j lions with Germany. His negotiations i with neutrals depend upon those with England. | The Soviet is ready to release Bri-1 tish subjects, provided that Russians abroad are permitted unrestrictedly to ' hold communication with Russia. These j conditions apply to all neutrals.—Aus.- ! N.Z. Cable Assn. j

BOLSHEVIK CAPTURES. AT THE FALL OF OAISK. (Received Dec. 5. 12.40 p.m.) VALDIVOSTOCK, Dec. 1. It is announced that a Bolshevik capture of 1000 officers, including H generals, and 39,000 men was effected when Omsk fell.—Aus-N.Z. Cable Assn.