BOLSHEVISM

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17941, 21 May 1920, Page 5

BOLSHEVISM

THE POLISH CAMPAIGN. A SERIOUS REVERSE. Press Association—By Tologrfcph— Copyright. WARSAW, May 19. A message from Prague states that the Poles received a serious set-back from the Russians, who had been reinforced to the extent of 120,000 men. According to Cracow reports a number of Demkin's genorals have joined the Russians.—A. and N.Z. Cable. WARSAW, May 19. A Polish communique states: The enemy continues to concentrate ibices on tho front along the suburbs of Kieil* arid south of the Dwina front. Under pressure of enemy forces we have fallen ba-ck to a new line of defence.—A. and N.Z. Cable. VIENNA, May 19. It is reported from Prague that the Polish offensive eastward of the Dnieper has ended. The Poles have suffered a serious reverse.—A. and N.Z. Cable. INTRIGUE IN FRANCE. LONDON, May 19. The Times Paris correspondent states that the police have discovered that the Moscow Internationale has established a complete organisation in France, consisting of three co-operating branches aiming at control of the trade unions. Those arrested include Boris Sinnerine, one of the leaders of the organisation and a wellknown writer in the French Socialist press, and Leaneqne, administration secretary of the Railwaymon's Union.—Times. REMNANTS OF DENIKIN'S ARMY. ASSURANCES OF SAFETY. SITUATION IN PERSIA. BRITISH PRESTIGE SUFFERS. LONDON, May 19. (Received May 21, at 1.10 a.m.) The Australian Press learns that satisfactory assurances have now been received from Tchitcherin regarding the safety of the remnants of General Denikin's army in the Crimea. Peace negotiations will 'be opened immediately between General Wrangel's representatives and the Bolshevists. Despatches from Teheran indicate that much alarm has been caused owing to a Bolshevist advance from the Caspian Sea since the fall of Baku and the seizure of General Denikin's ships. The situation has been aggravated owing to the Anglo-Persian agreement not yet being in full operation. A small British military mission is engaged reorganising Persia's military system, but little progress has yet been made. It is admitted that British prestige has suffered a setback, and the situation is regarded with anxiety, particularly in view of the proximity of Teheran to the zone of Bolshevist influence.—A. and N.Z. Cable.