AN OVERWHELMING DISASTER

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 58, 2 December 1919, Page 7

AN OVERWHELMING DISASTER

TERRIBLE COLLAPSE OF YUDENITCH'S ARMY

FLEEING RABBLE CUT UP BY THE REDS By Tolesraph-Prese Association-Copyright London, November 27. The Stockholm correspondent of "Tho Times" states that a pitiful story of the destruction of Yudenitch's army comes from the Esthonian headquarters. An overwhelming disaster has overtaken Yudeuitch. During his retreat ho lost all control of his army, which Ijccaiiio a, Hying, huddled mob, streaming acioss the snowy wastes, ami butchered like sheep by the pursuit!!; Ecds. Thej suffered every conceivable iiorror of starvation, privation, exposure, and thirst, .ind sv.bsi.Htod on handfiils of flour mixed with snow. Thoir numbers became rapidly les>, tlntil an omaciated, raggerl, atfd gaunt remnant crossed the Esthonian frontier, aenimpaiM-d by a handful of prisoners and hordes of starving refugees.—"The Times." sangdinarylattles EEDS ATTACKING THE ESTHONIANS. (Hoc. December 1, 8.5 p.m.) Copenhagen, November 27. Advices from Revnl show that tho Bolsheviki at Narva aro continually attacking tho Esthonians. The battles aro very sanguinary, and the- Esthonians, from excellent covered positions, are inflicting heavy losses on the Holsheviki, while their own losses are slight.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. THE EXODUS 17BOM PETKOGEAD. (Roc. December 1, 8.5 p.m.) Helsingfors, November 27. I?oport? state that the inhabitants of Petrograd continue to attempt to flee from the city. Many refugees, including Red officers and privates, are arriving in Finland.—Ans.-N.Z. Cable As=n.