ARCHANGEL ARMY'S VICTORY.

Marlborough Express, Volume LIII, Issue 194, 18 August 1919, Page 3

ARCHANGEL ARMY'S VICTORY.

ESTHONIAN AND POLISH SUC-

CESSES

fßeuter's Telegrams.)

LONDON, Aug. 15

Tho Archangel army's victory secy.red over the Bolsheviks on the Dvina front was absolute and complete. The attacking troops marched through the forests on both banks oa a, dark night, capturing or avoiding enemy patrols, and took up positions in. the enemy's rear and flank.

The first notification the enemy had of their presence was a hurricane .bombardment from the Russian and British, batteries ,ancl gunboats and motor-launches heavily armed with •machine-guns. / The extreme mobility of the launches was most effective.

All points of possible retreat were guarded by detachments of Russian cavalry. The enemy, completely surrounded, ceased fire, and sumultaneonsly tho British forces charged all villages with the bayonet. There was much hand to hand fighting, though many surrendered immediately. Fifteen hundred prisoners were taken at one spot. Many \ ere killed and' practically none escaped. Most of the enemy's guns £>nd machine-guns were captured. Our casualties ar<> believed to be of the lightest. All objectives were reached vnd Ihere ar© no enemy troops now north of Kotlas. A further advance is not anticipated. jAn Esfchonian communique states: The Esthoniaus, after violent fighting, recaptured Calmotka and ChaJbino. The adv.nice continues on the left bank of the Luga River. Alexsndrovikaja was refcak-3\i by the bayonet.

An enemy battalion has been annihilated on the Porhav front. We bioke through towards Tharevoly. A Polish communique states: On the, Lithuanian front tho enemy continues to retreat in the direction of Beresina. We reached a line 25 kilometres north-west and south-east of Minsk.

The Polhh forces have commenced an offensive near Brody and Lutsk. Tho enemy are retreating towards the Stublo River.