RUSSIAN AFFAIRS

Waikato Times, Volume 88, Issue 13659, 13 December 1917, Page 5

RUSSIAN AFFAIRS

THE OUTLOOK OMINOUS. RIVAL FORCES IN CONFLICT. (Reuter's Telegrams.) Received December 13, 12.10 a.nt. PETROGRAD, Dec. 12. Reuter's representative, telegraphing last night, states that the Revolutionar Committee invites the people to demonstrate to-morrow with inflammatory watchwords. The outlook is most ominous.

The newspaper Pravza announces a collision between the Maximalists and 4000 of Korniloff's supporters near Bielagorod. PETROGRAD, Dec. 12. A report that the Cossacks defeated the Bolsheviki at Maholieff has not been confirmed. A Bielagorod message says Korniloff's Cossacks have been defeated. Kaledin is sending reinforcements to Korniloff. THE GERMANS' TERMS. EVACUATION OF PETROGRAD. BALTIC FLEET TO BE DISARMED. CESSION OF UKRAINE TO AUSTRIA. Received December 13, 8.40 a.m. LONDON, Dec.l2. The Daily Chronicle's Petrograd correspondent states thjit the Xjerman armistice terms were the evacuation of Petrograd by the Russians until general peace is reached, but there was no provision whether it shouht be occupied bv the Germans. Secondly: That the flaHao Fleet be disarmed Thirdly: That the whole Ukraine be ceded to Austria, including the northern shores of the Black Sea. The population of Petrograd is restless. In anticipation of the meeting of the Cronstadt Assembly only 100 members have arrived, and the Electoral Board, which should make arrangements for the meeting are imprisoned. TROTZKY'S ARROGANCE. SUPERIOR TO EVERYBODY. (United Service.) Received December 13, 9.30 a-m PETROGRAD, December 12. Trotzky in a speech said:—"The AL lies warned us that Germanv was deceiving us, but we are a hundredfold stronger than the cunning Germans. If Germany does not agree to Courland and Lithuania electing their own forms of Government, we will strew the enemy trenches with millions of proclamations that the Germans, after 28 days, will accept our conditions for an armistice. If the Allied Governments do not agree to our conditions, they will be thrown down one after another."

OCCUPATION OF VLADIVOSTOCK.

(Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received December 13, 1.55 a.m. NEW YORK, December 12. The New York Times' Washington correspondent learns authoritatively that Japanese troops have occupied Vladivostock. JAPANESE ACTION ENDORSED. (Australian and N.Z. Cable Assn.) Received December 13, 9.15 ai.m. NEW YORK, December 12. The Neu- York Times' Washington correspondnt reports that the Japanese in occupying Vladivostock undoubtedly acted with the knowledge and consent of the Entente Powers. The action is important because it will prevent the Bolsheviki forces, which had been ordered to occupy the town, securing vast stores of ammunition: and other war supplies, which had! been shipped from America.

OUTLOOK MORE HOPEFUL. GERMAN PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. STRENGTHEN PRO-ALLY PARTY. Received December 13, 1.15 p.m. LONDON, December 12. Authoritative sources state thait the Russian outlook is brighter, the proAlly party among the Bolßhevikfl hiving been considerably ft"fen|jthenfcd by Germany's attitude towards the peace negotiations. The Cologne..'Gazette huys the opposition to the Maximalists is becoming increasingly threatening, and the revolutionary Socialists' and peasants are adopting an aggressive attitude to the Leninites. 1 TROUBLE AT HARBIN. (Australian and N.Z. Gable Assn.) Received December 13, 1.15 p.m. TIENTSIN, December 12. Various disturbances have, occurred at Harbin between the extreme proGerman and Allied Nationals. The Chinese authorities have telegraphed for troops to protect the Allied Nationals.