REGENERATORS OF RUSSIA

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16723, 5 January 1920, Page 7

REGENERATORS OF RUSSIA

(Received January sth, 12.15 a.m.) LONDON, January 3. A Moscow wireless messago says that reports from Taganrog state that owing to General Denikin's defeat, ho and his Government havo been overthrown and succeeded by a group called tho "Regenerators of Russia."

ESTHONIA.

ARMISTICE SIGNED

(Received January 4th, 5.5 p.m.) LONDON. January 2. The Dorpat correspondent of the "Daily Chronicle" witnessod on December 31st. tho signature of tho Treaty between Soviet Russia and Esthom'a for tho cassation of hostilities. Technically it means only a week's armistice, terminable thereafter at twenty-four hours' notice, hut it actually moans a month, as tho Esthonian Assembly cannot ratify tho Treaty before February. Tho interval will enable tho Esthonians to test tho Bolshevists professions of fraternity. Tho agreement rocogniscs Esthonia's entire independence of Soviet Russia. (Received January />tb, 12.15 a.m.) LONDON. Jnnunry 3. It is expected that tho Ksthonian armistice -will enable the Reds to divert troops to South and East Russia. > Britain has despatched a largo consignment of clothing for the relief of a thousand destitute British residents of Russia.

ROUND-UP OF REDS. MANY ARRESTS IN AMERICA. (Received January 4th, 5.5 p.m.) NEW YORK, January 2. Mr Palmer, United States AttorneyGeneral. has announced that raids on Radicals have been carried out in thirtyfive cities. Hundreds of members of tho Communist party havo boon arrested, and it is expected that the total will reach one thousand. A Chicago message states that moro than 200 Radicals have been arrested on charges of disseminating Bolshevik literature, and planning to overthrow the Government. Later. It is reported that 500 Communists havo been arrested in New York, 300 in "Detroit, and 400 in Philadelphia. It is now estimated that the total will be 2 r XX). Reports coming in from many other cities show that the Department of Justice is making a systematic attemnt to thoroughly free tho country "from Radicals, especially members "of the Communist party, which recently issued a manifesto advocating the overthrow of the American Government. It is intimated that tho Government begin denortation proceedings ngnin't manv of those arrested. Largo quantities of Radical literature were also captured. j PROBLEM OF SIBERIA. JAPANESE INTENTIONS. (Received Janunrv oth, 12.15 a.m.) LONDON. January 3. Tho "Daily Errpress" understands that Japan has recently been purchasing vast stores of war material. Japan i has decided to tako active measures in Siberia as tho result of Admiral Ivolt- j I chak's collapse. It is intended, apparently, to establish an anti-Bolshevik barrier in Central Siberia, with a view to preventing the Bo!siiov£ks from crossing the Anpara river. ' i A general headquarters instruction j just issued reads: —Vincent's Infection j (Trench Mouth). —"In view of the foct j that it is not possible to suffer a r* 1 - j currence of the above infection after , treatment and cure cf patient, except j as the result of neglect in the care of ) the month, it has been decided that the Department cannot recogni.se any responsibility in connexion with applications macie for further treatment by men who havo been discharged as cored."