RUSSIAN BOLSHEVIKI DEFEAT

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 77, 26 December 1918, Page 5

RUSSIAN BOLSHEVIKI DEFEAT

ANARCHIST FORCES RETREATING A HOPEFUL OUTLOOK IN NORTH RUSSIA By Telegraph-Press Association-Copyright (Eec. December 25, 5.5 p.m.) Washington, pocember 23. The Russian Embassy has notified that the Russians have defeated the Bolsheviki on the Ekaterinburg front. The Bolshoviki aro retreating on Perm, losing- much equipment and supplies.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. Copenhagen, December 23. The "Lokalanzeiger" states that German troops fighting the Bolsheviki captured fifteen guns near Zhitomir.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. INTERVENTION IN NORTH RUSSIA IMPORTANT RESULTS ACHIEVED. (Sec. December 25, 5.5 p.m.)

London, December 23. The "Morning Post's" Archangel correspondent states that Allied intervention in North Russia has achieved important results, promising the resurrection and regeneration of Russia. Already tho Allies have established military and economic security in North ■ Russia.— Aus.-N.7j. Cable Assn. ANARCHY V. MILITARY AUTOCRACY (Rec. December 24, 7.40 p.m.) New York, December 23. Mr. Ackerman, the New York "Times's" Vladivostock, correspondent, states that' Russia's civil war has reached the stage where decisive battles are in preparation between the Bolsheviki in the East and tho militarists and monarchists in" the West. A distressing feature of Russia's civil war is that it is not a fight for freedom, but ft contest for power between anarchy and military autocracy as represented by Kolchak and Deniken.' The action of Semcnoff complicates the situation.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. SIBERIA FULL oTIiTTLE REPUBLICS AN AMERICAN'S OPINION ON ALLIED POLICY. (Rec. December 25, 5.5 p.m.) New York, December 23. Mr. Charles Crane, a member of the Root Mission to Russia, in 1917, is returning from the Orient. Ho slates that Siberia is full of little republics with no stability. Tlje Allies' inrm-cn-tion in Russia has, he says, small chances of success. The better plan would be for the Allies to repair Russia's transportation systems and carry on relief work.—Aus.-N.Z. Gable Assn.

THE MONK RASPUTIN ADMISSION Ol) 1 COMPLICITY IN HIS ASSASSINATION. , (Rec. December 25, 5.5 p.m.) New York, December 23. Dr. Lazevert, who admits that he was one of Rasputin's slayers, has left en route for Russia in order to asftist in tho formation of a new Government at Odessa. Willi Allied aid it in hoped to establish an army based on Odessa with which to stamp out the Bolsheviki —Aus> N.Z. Cable Assn. [The notorious monk Rasnulin, to whose sinister influence over the 'IVar is attributed the decline of the Romanoff prestige in Russia, was mysteriously slain. It was stated afterwards that high personages wero intimately involved in tho assassination plot, the success of which, it may be remarked, was hailed with great relief throughout Russia.] RUSSIA'S WAR LOSSES (Rec. December 25, 5.5 p.m.) London, December 23. Russia's war casualties totalled 0,130,000, including 1,700,000 dead and 2,500,000 prisoners—Renter. ex-tsTr¥fate ANOTHER. STORY OF HIS DEATH. (Rec. December 25, 5.5 p.m.) New York, December 23. Mr. Ackerman, the New York "Times's" correspondent at Ekaterinburg, has interviewed Parfen Alexeivitch Doniinin, who was4he ex-Tsar's major-domo, accompanying him to exile. "From him," he says, "I obtained the first eyewitness's account of tho Tsar's last days under the Bolsheviki. His trial was brief, as also was his farewell to his family." The account shows that the Tsar until his iast hours was intriguing with tho military leaders for the restoration of the monarchy. The discovery of this plot led to his trial, and caused the Soviet to order his execution.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. FINLAND BREAKING FROM GERMANY AMERICA SENDING FOOD SUPPLIES. New York, December 23. The Washineton correspondent of tho New York "Times" says it is officially announced that Finland is. apparently about to throw off.German rule. Relief shipments will be. sent from the United States.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ' Amsterdam, December 23. The Germans have evacuated Rcval (on the Gulf of Finland).—Aus.-N.Z.-Cablo Assn.