A THREE DAYS' BATTLE.

Taranaki Daily News, 15 September 1919, Page 5

A THREE DAYS' BATTLE.

| BOLSHEVIKS HEAVILY DEFEATED. j deceived Sept. 14, 11.55, p.m. !s London, Sept. 18S The War Office, in a' ebmmuniq|e, stateß that after a three days' battle for Tsaritsin, in which the Bolsheviks made combined attacks from different directions upon the town, the defending troops, under General Wrengel, heavily repul&dj the attackers, capturing 0000 prisonelf,,' 11 guns, and over 100 machine-guns. • Three Bolslievik regiments surrendered, and t«jo others were completely destroyed.—Reuter. PEACE OFFER TO ESTHONIA. :j Received Sept. 14, 11.55 p.m. j Helsingfort, Sept. 13? The representative of Esthonia declares that the Bolsheviks' peace offer has neither been accepted nor refusid. Esthonia will not. conclude peace withlut consulting Finland and the Allies}— Reuter. I TROTSKY'S WARNING. fielsingfon, Sept. 11. Speaking in the Petrogr&d Soviet, Trotsky warned Finland that- the road from Helsingfors to Petrograd also Id from Petrograd to Helsingfors. Unlles Finland desisted, from further provofation the Redß would launch a shattering attack. "Otir crusade against the Finnish bourgeoise would not only be due of revenge, but, because Finland is acting at England's bidding, we will strength for eveiything else."— I Times Service. : ™