WAR ON THE REDS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 182, 28 April 1919, Page 7

WAR ON THE REDS

ENEMY LOSSES IN NORTH RUSSIA BOLSHEVIK DESERTERS JOIN THE BRITISH By TelegraDh-Press Association-Copyright (Hoc. April 27, 5.5 p.m.) '. '• ' ' London, Apfn.22. A British North Russia .official 'report stales: "In-operations on Lake'Vigo/.ero the enemy lost 98 killed and 82 taken prisoner; also two h'eld guns and much ammunition and material," • The War Office reports that the'spirits' of tlie troops are''excellent. Bolshevik defiwtere are joining- otir troops openly, and show hatred of ..the Bolsheviki.—Aus.-N.is. Cable Assu.-Reuter.

DISAFFECTION IN SOVIET ARMY

(Rec. April 27, H.dO p.m.)

- Copenhagen, Anril 2G. A Bolshevik patrol captured without a fight informed the Ukrainians that a large portion of the .Soviet army-wishes to jointthein .agtuDet-.thor."-B6lsheviki. -\umerpus.regiments.were-forced to tight, as machine-guns were placed behind them in readiness to fire if the troops did not advance—Aus.-JN.Z. Cable Assn.

BOLSHEVIKI JOIN RUMANIAN ARMY

(Rec. April 28, 0.30 a.m.)

„, ' . London,.April'27. J.wenty thousand Bolsheviki, mostly Russians from Kasan, who surrendered near KM', have joined the Huinaniatt Army.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn..

THE BOLSHEVIK MARRIAGE LAWS

ANOTHER STORY.

,„, ,_ ~ London, Anril 25. flic 'Daily Chronicle's" Stockholm cerj respondent interviewed a. Bolshevist statesman, who protested against' the grotesque misrepresentation by hostile newspapers regarding Lenin's marriage laws. Celibacy was abolished, as a means toward class equality. ■Every woman on attaining' tho ago of 18 and every man roach ing 20 were compelled to register, and were expected to marry within sis months afterwards. He would ho warned three times before coercive measures were taken. Two lovers who wished to-marry must present themselves'to'the.'peoples commissary, who would witness tho marriage. A similar proceeding would en-* suro separation, after which both parties would be expected to contract a fresh' union in six months. The commissary would decide lmon the custody of tho children. The Government was'encouraßing healthy social■■■■ intercourse .which' would result in the abolition of the caete spirit; and 800,000; marriages had ooccurre'd in March between working 2nd middle-class families.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ■ ■■■-■■

BOLSHEVIK ALLIANCE WITH GERMANY DENIED ■ London, April 23. The Russian Bolshevik Government doj nies that it has proposed an alliimco to Germany,—Aus.-N.Z. Gible Assn. / GRAND DIiKEeLAS.AT GENOA THE DOWAGER GOING ' ' TO LONDON. . i (Rec, April 27, 5 5 p.m.) Milan, April 25. , Grand Duke Nicholas, ex-Generalissimo of Russia, has arrived, at Genoa, and is * to tho Riviera. The Dowager ex-Empress will propped to.London as the guest of Queen Alexandra—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ' ; ALLIED FORCESIN HUNGARY v London,.' April 2j. ■ The Rumanians havo occupied' Gro6ewardcin (150 miles south-south-east of Budapest).—Aus.-N.Z. able Assn. ■ : ' Paris, 'April 25. The Czecho-Slovaks have attacked Waitzon, on tho Danube, 25 miles north of Budapest.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. (Rec. 'April 27, 5.5 p.m.) '■■'■■\'-"\ ■' -London, April 25. Eoports from Vienna state that an arnry of 180,000 ffeecho-Slovak's have reached : tho Hungarian frontier. The 'Rumaniaae oonliimo to advance. Tho Transylvanians are eo-operating.—United Service. London, April 25. Advices from Budapest stnto that the Rumanians' nttaekinr in "■' Transylvania were defeated with, heavy, loss, and w tired to their western frontier line.—-Aus.-N.Z.'Gable"Atein. ■ "■•■' AN APPEAIIoIhE ENTENTE ■ TO-CEASE .HOSTILITIES. (Rec. April 27, 5.5 p.m.) ~:. Copenhagen, April 25. In respopee to the: Budapest Govern. 'ment'e appeal to the Entente to suspend hostilities, tho Entente representative m Paris has sent the British Military ■ 6ion from Vienna to Budapest; to inves* . tigate.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Aesn. MURDER OF; DRTwEKERLE DENIED DEATH IN PRISON REPORTED (Rec'v April 277'5.5 p.m.) I ?;,Wv t Wi' i'.liondon, April 25. 'Advices:■ trmtf'.Vjentta; stato that Dr. Wekerle died m'iprison'in Budapest, and was not murderea.—Reuter.