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THE CIVIL WAR IN

RUSSIA.

AT TAMARROKA.

SPLIT AMONG THE SOCIALISTS

A decisive split bas bccurred up.

FARTICULARS OF THE FIGHTING the congress of Revolutionary Socia|- ists between the Left and Right groups. RUSSIAN DIPLOMATS, ABROAD DISMISSED:

LONDOX, Dec. 12. Reuters Correspondent at Petro- grad reports that the recent fighting at Tamarroka was between detach ments of shock battalions, who had declared against the Maximalists, and local troops, with sailors and Bed Guards infantry and armoured cars sent from Petrograd, and troops from Ukharkoff. The fighting lasted all day and night. There were many. casualties.

The Daily Chronicle's Correspon- dent at Petrograd says the shock! battalions numbered 9,000, including Turcomans, regular cavalry.en gineers, and 'infantry. They left Mobileff when the Headquarters sur rendered, and were proceeding to the Caucasus by the last order of General Dukhonin when they encountered the Maximalist troops near Biel-

Generalissimo Krylenko drived during the battle

The Commissary of Foreign Affairs. has issued a decree dismissing all Russian diplomats abroad who have failed to notify their consent to serve under the Soviets.

MAXIMALIST MANIFESTO TO

BROTHER COSSACHS.""

PETROGRAD, Dec. 12 The Maximalista have issued manifesto to Brother Cossacks promising to hand over to them the estates of the landowners, and al

immediate armisties and peace, and urging them to arrest Generato Kaledin and Korniloft and their asso ciates and hand them over to the Maximalists for public trial.

RUSSIA REPORTED TO BE DEMOBILISING.

AMSTERDAM, Dec. 12.1 A German semi-official statement says that Russian demobilisation has

The Hallway Union reports that the shock battalions were defeated, but Cossacks reinforcements from already begun General Kaledin were coming up.

"DOUBTS" ARISING IN

RUSSIA

FRICTION THREATENING TO INCREASE.

LONDON, Dec. 12

NEW GENERALISSIMO IN RUMENIA.

LONDON, Dec. 127 The Times Correspondent at Tussy reports that General Prezan had been appointed Rumanian Generalissimo. HUMANIA SIGNS THE ARMISTICE.

LONDON, Dec. 12.

A Rumanian official communiqué

We have signed an omnia

That friction threatens to increase between the Bolsheviks and he says

Germans is indicated by the follow-tice with the enemy ing telegram from the Petrograd Bolshevik Agency :--

The German Command on the Russo-German Fronts proteste by wireless against the dissemination

JAPANESE TROOPS XT:

·YLADIVOSTOCK.

LowDox Dedi 12. The Times Washington Correspon

AUSTRIAN BATTLESHIP

SUNK

by aeroplane of leaflets signed by dent says the Japanese Embassy M., Lenin and M. Trotsky addressed confirms that Japanese troops have to workmen and soldiers calling arrived at Vladivostock, reinforcing upon them to revolt. The German the Japanese Engineers who have Generals consider this an interven been managing the port and the tion with the internal affairs of Trans-Siberian nus for Ome Germany.

The Bolshevik organ time. Pravda replies by declaring that the Russian Delegation did not promise to pull down the Bolshevik Bag Staternents contained in Herr Hause's speech on the occasion of an interpellation on the subject of the demonstrations in honour of the Russian revolution and general peace have raised doubts in Bussian popu lar circles regarding the pacific in. tentions of the governing classes in penetrated the obstructions abov Germany. The Russian Bourgeois and below water and entered Trieste Press is demanding offensive action Four torpedoes were discharged of the Monarch and uses these statements ce against two wan arguments against an armistice and class. All explod peace..

INCENDIARY MANIFESTO

WITHDRAWNI

STALIAN RAID ON TRIESTE:

LODOR, Deo. 12

An Italian official report states Our light craft on Sunday nig

The battleship View was sunk Our vessels returned safely des the casefarge of torpedoes end tense fire by the enemy.

The Mich

Reutar's Correspondent at Petro grad cabling yesterday reports that the incendiary manifesto by the Navy are Military Revolutionary Committee, cabled the previous, night.

drawn at the last mom

A number of proces ing the openmg of Assembly converged Palaces outside. succesmon

but up

noon there had been

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