WAR ON RUSSIAN BOLSHEVISM

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 219, 10 June 1919, Page 5

WAR ON RUSSIAN BOLSHEVISM

ADYANCE OF THE WHITES GERMAN TREACHERY IN ESTHONIA . EXCESSES AT RIGA By Telegraph—Preos Association—Copyright Helsingsfors," June 8. Tho Whito troops have reached Rajajoki, twenty miles from Petrograd. Eoidemics due to famine aro raging in Petrograd.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Aran.

FINLAND INVADED BY THE REDS (Bee. Juno 9, 8.50 /p.m.) London, Juno S. The "Daily Telegraph's" Stockholm correspondent says that according to Finnish Staff reports, tho Russiau liolshoviki ontored Finland at Systerback and Dozon, The parishes in tho Viborg province have declared a stato of war.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Afisn,

TREACHEROUS BALTIC GERMANS

ESTHONIANS ATTACKED. (Rec, Juno 9, 8.5 p.m.) London, June 8. The "Daily Telegraph's" correspondent reports that the Esthonians officially state that the German Baltic troops, Instead of assisting them to cut off the retreating Bolsh'eviki, seized the territory north-eastward of Riga that had been occupied by tho Esthonians; and destroyed the railway bridge south-westward oi' Vendon, thus cutting the most important Esthonian communications, and leaving the Esthonians only a narrow-gauge railway to tho east. When asked to withdraw the Germans attacked the Esthonian vanguard. . A fierce fight followed. Subsequently the Germans, using uUmrum bullets attacked the Esthonians in the ocoupied Lettish towns of Kreutzberg and Jacobfitadt. The Bolsheviki in Lithuania have been defeated every\V\are,and are retiring on Dvinsk,—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.

FOOD SHIPS IN THE BALTIC (Kec. June 9, 8.5 p.m.) London, June 8. The "Morning Posfs" Stockholm correspondent, in a message, reports that the food-laden transports havo arrived at Reval and Holeingfors to feed Petrograd when the Bolsheviki are driven out bf the city— Cable Assn.

REIGN OF TERROR AT RIGA. (Rec. June 9, 11.45 p.m.) Parij, Juno i. _ Prior to quitting Riga the Bolsheviki indulged in a reign of terror, 1760 being executed out of 20,000 -inhabitants who were sentenced to death.—Aus.-N.Z. Gable Assn.

A NEW RECRUITING FIELD FOR THE REDS. New York, June 8. The Now York "Times" correspondent at Washington states that official dispatches recoived from Archangel state that the Bolshevik authorities navo declined (P decided) to mobilise into the Red Army all returned soldiers from Germany and Austria.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Atm.

MONGOLIAN INDEPENDENCE PROCLAIMED SEMENOFF A GRAND DUKE. Copenhagen, Juno &. Mongolia, has proclaimed its independence. The Cossack Genoral Semenoff has been made Grand Duke.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablie Assn.'