TIDE OF BATTLE

New Zealand Times, Volume XLVI, Issue 10508, 9 February 1920, Page 6

TIDE OF BATTLE

RUSSIAN FIGHTING “RED” ADVANCE IN ODESSA AREA CONTINUES. BIG CAPTURES BY DBNIKEN. By Telegraph—Press Assn.—Copyright Aus. and N.Z. Cable‘Assn, and Router. (Received February S, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, February 7. A War Office communique states: In the neighbourhood of the* CzaritsinEkatirinodar railway, the Bolsheviks obtained .a footing on tho south bank of tho Manich. Six attempts to cross elsewhere were repulsed. Between January 28th and 31st Doniken’s troops on this front captured nine guns, 260 machine-guns, and 4000 prisoners. The Bolsheviks occupied the isthmuses of Perekop and Chongar, leading to the Crimea, alter heavy fighting, but were repulsed before tho defiles, losing 600 prisoners. Tho Bolsheviks continue to advance in tho Odessa area. “REDS” DEFEATED" IN SOUTH CAUCASUS. (Received February 8, 11 p.m.) LONDON, February 6. The British Military Mission to South Russia reports that tho Bolsheviks were completely defeated in their attempts to force tho lino of tho Don and Manitch rivers. A “Red’’ cavalry corps crossed the river near the mouth, but were driven back with heavy losses. During tho retreat the ice on the river broke, and many “Reds” were drowned, and a largo number of guns, and wagons lost. The remnants of the force fled northwards. In the Caucasus the volunteer armies of Bolsheviks were heavily defeated. The total captures hitherto counted in these operations amount to 8000 prisoners, 171 guns,- and 310 machineguns.

AN" EARLIER MESSAGE. An*, and N.Z. Cable Assn, and Reuter. LONDON, February 5. It is semi-officiafly stated that the Bolsheviks are still fifty miles -from Odessa. The North Crimea volunteers apparently maintain their hold upou the Isthmuses of Perekop and Chongar, which are easily defensible. The Cossacks have taken large numbers ot prisoners and four guns in fighting on Mauitos. Tho social revolutionaries at Irkutaß were overthrown by the Bolsheviks without .a conflict, and were replaced by a Soviet Committee. Practically all the coastal area around Vladovistok has gone “Rod,” and it is only a question of time before tho movement spreads to tho whole of the Amur and Usurl districts. ’ INCIDENT AT VLADIVOSTOK. (Received February 8, 6.5 p.m.) NEW YORK, February 7. When tho Bolsheviks captured Vladivostok, the headquarters of General Hozanoff, commander of tho maritime provinces, were endangered. The Japanese sought to prevent a Bolshevik attack, but the Americans intervened against the Japanese. Rozano£E finally took refuge on a Japanese warship. OVERTHROW OF SOVIET PREDICTED. SIBERIA NOT CONTROLLED BY “REDS.” (Reuter’s Telegram.) ( (Received February y, 12.10 a.m.) NEW YORK, February 6. Major Lasies, a member of the French High Commission to the Kolchak Government, who is on route from Vladivostok to France, predicts the overthrow of the Russian Soviet Government within a few months. Despite recent military and diplomatic achievements Siberia is not controlled by the Soviets but by their opponents. YUDENITCH PAYS FOR HIS FREEDOM. Published in “The Times." (Received February 8, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON, February 5. Yudenitoh handed over 227,000 sterling and a quarter ot a million Finnish marks to tho liquidators of the north-west army, upon which he was permitted ,to leave Esthonia.