RUSSIA.
BOLSHEVISM'S DECLINE. THEIR CAMPAIGNS FAILING LONDON, May 1. General Ironside reports from -Archangel, under date April 50, that there has been no activity on the British front since April 28. Three eruTmy boats appeared on the Dwina River, opposite the British front. Deserters continue to arrive. The British authorities at Ai'changel believe that, with the reinforcements now en route, a decision may be forced this summer. The Russians will soon clear the Bolsheviks out if the Allies insist on the capture of Moscow and Petrograd. HELSINGFORS, May 1. The allied position at Archangel is strong, and anxiety is not warranted. The Murxnan position is “ firm as a rock.” LONDON, April 22. A Russian Bolshevik communique relative to the fighting against the Siberians shows that Admiral Koltchak in five weeks advanced 190 miles, and is new within 100 miles cf the Volga. He haa captured the important town of Sarapul. May 1. An official announcement states that the Bolshevik Government suggested the exchanging of imprisoned members of the British Mission in the Caucasus for certain Russians. Negotiations are proceeding for the release of all British prisoners in Bolshevik hands.
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Evening Star, Issue 17034, 3 May 1919, Page 5
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