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RUSSIA TO RELEASE PRISONERS OF WAR FROM COMPULSORY. LABOUR.

LONDON, "Dec 20 LONDOS, Dec. 20.

Reuters Correspondent at Petro 12.45 am grad, telegraphing yesterday states Field-Marahul Sir Doughs, Haig that M. Trotzky has signed the reports:-

order for releasing the Austrian and We drove off riders to the south German prisoners of war, in the cost of Guemuppe

The cheny raided two posts in the aoighbourhood of Arion.

There was considerable boabile artillery activity at Ploegsteert Wood and Polygon Wood,

GOOD WORK BY AVIATORS. Feld Marshal Sir Douglas Haig, reporting on aviation, states

The Australian air squadrons did, good work on Monday..

Borovitely district of the Gover ment of Novogorod, from compulsory labour and, placing them on an equality with free workmen, as regards anges, etc., with the option of working on agriculture in Kher-

son.

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Our aeroplaner, yesterday," dropped ADMIRALS ABOLISHED.

An order has been issued for the trenches. There was intense handing over of the administration fighting throughout the day, greatly of, the Fleets to the Central Con- to our favour. We brought down inittees, abolishing, Admirals and cine machines, and drove down three replacing the Staffs by elected or Three of ours tre-missing.

ganisations. The Central Commit fees will appoint Boards- to↑ direct- naval operations

Last night, we, bombed St. Denis Westerem, Routers and Lichtervelde nerodromes und Thourcut, Ladeg bem, Cambri and Menim railway stations all our machines returned?

LONDON, Dec. 20. 12:30 p.m. Field-Marshal Sir Dougins Eaig reports:-

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There was hostile artillery, activity at. Passchendaele.

The Portuguese troops repulsed raiders, to the south-east of Laventie

HAYAL KIRCHAFT ACTIVITY.

LONDON, Dec. 20. The Admiralty announces that navil aircraft dropped large quanti,

GENERAL KALEDIN PROPOSES

·GESSATION OF CINTIA WAR”

LONDON, Dec. 20 Reuter's Correspondent at Pelio- grad, legraphing yesterday, states that the Evening Post Bostoff Cof- respondent, telegraphed on Decern, ber. 17. that the Ton and Ruban Cossacks have finally occupied the town and the Maximalist infantry is joining the Cossacks, while the Red Guanls have laid down their arma. and surrendered

General Kaledin has communicated

ties of explosives on Brigeoise works with the Sinoiny Institute at Petro- at Bruges, on Tuesday night. Direct grad, which is the Bolshevik Head hits. and a large fire were observed, quartits, proposing a cessation of the They also bombed Vlieghem Ber-civil war Be stipulates that the drome, yesterday morning, securing Maximalists shall not interfere with direct hits.

We destroyed one machine and the affairs of the Don Cossacks and drave down another. One of ours insiste upon the immediate formation is missing.

fof u national government.

SNOW MIXES BIG OPERATIONS 'ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE.

A dispatch from Kieff reports that a strong Maximalist forco is march. ing on Kieffe

AN ULTIMATUM TO UKRAINE.

The Peoples

hall of the various, Soy

ued a stateme

LONDON, Dec. 20 Reuter a Correspondent at Head- quarters says that the deep and frozen snow is rendering transport most difficult and big operations have become almost impossible, but the enemy is displaying considerable, right of the Ukrain tivity and a good deal of move separate from Ru ment is progressing behind the

∙ing that German lines, under suspicious cir constances, based upon past exper epice, as the enemy has been using

ment

wards Don, Ural

the Red Cross flag: freely. Aball cease disser

A recent spirited attack, to the Guarda. Failing a south of Polderhoek Chateau, only within 48 hours met with success owing to our men considered to be ma having used up's all their available

grenades,

Referring to the much bruited. he arrival of a number of reports of the fresh enemy Divisions

from the Eastern Front, respondent arrives at the conclusion that at liberal estimate, the trench strength of Gach of such Divisions does not exceed 8,500 infantrymen of A ranks

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