THE BOLSHEVIKS.

Wanganui Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16045, 9 February 1920, Page 2

THE BOLSHEVIKS.

DENIKIN SCORES SUCCESSES, 'Australian and N.Z. Cable Aseocia/tion, LONDON, February 8. * A War Office communique states that in the neighbourhood of the Tsaritsin-Ekatrinoavar railway the Bolsheviks obtained a footing on the south bank of the Manich. Six attempts to cross elsewhere were repulsed. Between January 28th and 31st Denikin’s troops on this front captured nine guns, 200 machine-guns and 4000 prisoners. The Bolsheviks occupied the Isthmuses of Perekop and Chongar (leading to the Crimea) after heavy fighting, but were repulsed before the defiles, losing 600 prisoners. The Bolsheviks continue to advance in the Odessa area. HEAVY LOSSES BY REDS. LONDON. February 8. The British Military Mission to South Russia reports that the Bolsheviks were completely defeated in attempts to force the line of the Don and Manitch Rivers. A Red cavalry corps crossed the river near the mouth, but were driven back with heavy loss. During the retreat ice, on the river broke. Many Reds were drowned and a large number of guns and waggons were lost. Remnants of the force fled northwards. In the Caucasus volunteer armies of Bolsheviks were heavily defeated. The total captures hitherto counted in these operations amount to 8000 prisoners, 171 guns, and 340 machineguns. AT VLADIVOSTOK. LONDON, February 8. When the Bolsheviks captured Vladivostock, the headquarters of General Roganoff, commander of the martime provinces, were endangered. The Japanese sought to prevent a Bolshevik attack, but Americans intervened against the Japanese. General Roganoff finally took refuge on a Japanese warship. BOLSHEVIK DESIGNS ON INDIA. NEW YORK, February 8. The New York Times’ Washington correspondent states that he has received information to the effect that the Bolshviks in Turkestan are recruiting native war prisoners into new units and establishing military bases. This is said to be preliminary to a campaign against India. YtJDENITCH LEAVES ESTHONIA. (Times.) LONDON, February 8. Yudenitch handed over £117,000 and a quarter of a million Finnish marks to the liquidators of the northwest army, upon which he was permitted to leave Esthonia. SOVIETS TO BE OVERTHROWN. WASHINGTON, February 8. Major Lasies, a member of the French high commission to the Koltchak Government, who is en route from Yladivostock 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.