THE RUSSIAN SITUATION.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLV, Issue 11761, 22 February 1919, Page 8

THE RUSSIAN SITUATION.

BRITISH RETIREMENT ON THE ARCHANGEL FRONT. GARAIED OUT WITH SMALL LOSSES Renter, Received Feh 22, nonn. London. Feb 21. Ib the House of Lords, Lord Cnrzon declared that the Bolsheviks were trying to dispose of the provincial Governments one by one and wanted to relieve northern forces for service against General Denekin. Viscount Peel, replying for the War Office, said the recent retirement on the Archangel front was carried out with the smallest losses. The enemy suffered heavily. There was no immediate anxiety as regards the safety cf the forces, although if the Bolsheviks persisted reinforcen,."L.ts might he necessary. Our *rv - suffered comparatively little from -mkn«Bß. There were only a fen f i'mstbito owing to coopemt 1 !."- - f Snackleton in training tha troops.