WAR ON BOLSHEVISTS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 275, 16 August 1919, Page 7

WAR ON BOLSHEVISTS

GENERAL GOUGH'S ULTIMATUM TO WHITE RUSSIANS PROMPT ACTION AGAINST PETROGRAD By Telegraph—Press' Asaociation-OoD?rieht London, August 12. The "Daily Express" correspondent on tlio Husso-Piniiish frontier states that General Cough lias sent an ultimatum lo tlio white Russians that he would withdraw British support unless prompt action is taken, against I'etrograd. The Esthoninns and Yudenielis troops are quarrelling, though fully equipped by Britain, the supplies . including tanks. The continued discontent prevented action when I'etrograd seemed within the grasp of the anti-Bolshevik forcw.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn.

THE ATTACK ON_THE DfflNA B3UTISII CASUALTIES NOT ffiiVl London, August 13. A War Offico communique slates that Colonel Sadlei'r-Jackson conducted the attack on tho Dwina, with complete success, and gained all the objectives. The British casualties were not heavy.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. BOLSHEVIK ATMIT CONTEMPLATED ON MURMAN FHOXT. (Eec. August 15, 11.10 p.m.) • London, August 14. The prisoners from the Dwina now number two thousand, 1 and more are coming in; • Tho Bolshevists drove in our outpost line westward of tho Mwroan railway. There are clear indications that the liol? eh ovists, aivare of our intention, to evacuato, contemplate a serious attack on the Murroan front, to hasten the withdrawal and hoping to damage the retiring troops. General Petlura, reinforced and reequipped from Jtamania, is advancing well towards Ivioff.... General Deuiken is within forty miles to the eastward of Odessa.—Aiis.-N-2. Cable Aesn. BOLSHEVISTS ADVANCING EASTWARD. (Eec. August 15, 11 p.m.) London, August 14. ' The Bolshevists continue their castward advance, and have captured Tumeo.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

IN THE SOUTH BEDS LOSING GROUND. f ' London, August 11; Official: The Mti-BiMovists in South Russia are steadily' gaining ground on the .Astrakhan and Volpro. fronts. Tho voltfti" teevs have occupied Otftchakofi'. Only fifty miles of tho Black Sea. cogst remains in possession of the Bolshevists.—Ans.N.Z. Cable A6sn. - DENIKBN CLOSING ON ODESSA, ■ . London, August 14- _ r j,'he War Offioo reports: General DeniItMi's left win? is 'closely converging upon Odessa. The Bolshevik occupation is precarious, and escnpo'is cut off.—"Tho Tim&i." (Rec. August 15, .11 p.m.) London, A.usrust 14. . It is authoritatively stated that the wing of .tho. volunteer array is enclosing Odessa from the north-east, the recent successes . leavo-only one line of railway open to .Odessa, from which the volunteers are only thirty miles distant; —Renter. . WAR SUPPLIES FOR KOLCHAK i Washington, August 13. The "United States has ordored largo war supplies immediately for Admiral Ivcf.cholt in 'order to enaWe his advanco to be resumed. —Aus.-N.Z. Cnble Assu." ITALIANS LEAVTMURMANSK Rome, August 13. The Italian Commission and tionary Force left Murmansk for Italy on August 9,—Reuter. . TERRIBLE SITUATION IN MOSCOW A. THOUSAND FOREIGNERS EXECUTIiD IN JULY. Copenhagen, August 1-3. . A Danish Red Cross Mission, whicli has returned from Moscow, states that' the situation there is terrible. Tho ism triumverato executed a thousand foreigners in July. It arrested tho Mission, and tho memueis were in danger of exe-. cntion, until they communicated with reliable Red troops, wlio enabled them to escape; and they reached Poland after hiding in dug-outs. They found themselves between two fires during the hog'tilities between the Poles and the Bol-shevists.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. END OF LENIN'S RULE REPORTED THE NOTORIOUS PETERS; GOVERN- . . ING MOSCOW. - Copenhagen, August 13. Dr. Martins. Chief of the Danbli Red Crass in Russia, who has-returned, says t.luit' Lc-nin no longer rules. Tho ultraRfldioals have-supplanted him. Moscow is governed by a Lott hn med .Peters. the central figure of the notorious Hoimd=jlitoh affair, who was enden.vou.ring to 'arrange for the massacro of all the foreigners in the city.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE RUSSIAN - THRONE REPORTED OFW.K- BY MONARCH-- . ■ < ISTS. London, August IJ. A Bolshevik wireless message states that (.lie Russia.n monarchists have offered the RusAiu throne to Prince SjrgiiM Roinanovsk.v, a gre.:it-°Tcnt-graiul-son of the Empress Josephine.—'"The ' Times."