SEMES OF RED DEFEATS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 282, 25 August 1919, Page 5

SEMES OF RED DEFEATS

BOLSHEVIK ADMISSIONS OF FAILURE THE ATTACK ON THE CAPITAL ESTHONIANS CAUSE DISSENSIONS 33y Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Warsaw, August 22. The Polish troops have crushingl}' defeated the Bolsheviki, and. captured Rovno.—Aus.-N.si. Cable Assn. (Bee. August 24, 5.5 p'.m.) London, August 22. A Polish official message states: "The Poles crushingly defeated the bolsheviki at Slutsk, south of Minsk, capturing an entire brigade, and general Grigorieff and his staff. They now hold the entire railway from Vilna to Rovno and Brody. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. POLES CAPTURE ROVNO (Rec. August 24. 5.5 p.m.) Copenhagen, August 22. A Polish official report states:—The Poles have captured Rovno.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable As3n. UKRAINIANS CAPTURE ODESSA. London, August 22. It is reported that the Ukrainians have captured Odessa .-Aus.-N.Z.- Cable Assn. DENIICIN OCCUPIES ODESSA. (Rec. August 21, 5.5 p.mj London, August 22. The War Office learns that Denikin's hoops have occupied Odessa.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. YET ANOTHER DEFEAT ■ A RUMANIAN SCORE. (Roc. August 24, 5.5 p.m.) . Geneva, August 22. The Rumanians crushed a Bolshevik attempt to ci»ss the north of the Dniester on Mfty 20. They cap'turtfd seven guns, twenty-sis envoys, and supplies, and several hundred prisoners.—Aus.-N.Z. Gable Assn.

THE BOLSHEVIK NAVAL DEFEAT

■ London, August 22. i* tireless message denies a 1 v 0 kattlcsinps* were mink. The Andrei Perovozanni received only slight dfimuge and* can be repaired in a few days.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

FIGHTING CAPACITY OP RED FLEET BROKEN. (Rec. August 24, 11,5 p.m.) Stockholm, August 23., Tho fighting capacity of.the Bolshevik fleet at Kronstacft lias been completely broken. Aeroplane attacks on Kronstadt destroyed immense stocks of ammunition. —Aus.-N.Z. Press Assn. THE COMBINED ATTACK ON PETROGRAD

MORE TROUBLE IN THE ALLIED CAMP

(Rec. August 21, 5.5 p.m.)

London, August 23. The "Daily Express" Ilelsingi'ors correspondent, states that the Ksthonians refused to accept the North-West Russian Government's guarantee of Esthonian independence, which they demanded as a condition to a combined attack mi Petrograd. Tho disruption of the Esthonian Cabinet followed. It is now believed that nothing short of a mi raclo can effect the fall of Petrograd this yuar.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. STARVING IN THE MIDST OF PLENTY ' 1 STORES FROM THE LIBERATED TOWNS. (Rec. August 2-1, 5.5 p.m.) London, August 22. Dr., Harold Williams, writing to tho "Daily Chronicle" from Kharkoff after an extensive tour of the Poltava district, describes the intense joy of the inhabitants of tho liberated towfrs after the terrors of the Red regime, when no one was secure against, "raids, arrest, confiscation. and secret executions by the Terror chamber. The so-called nationalisation of trade transport had forced prices to fantastio figures, and driven goods off the market until Poltava was nearly starved, although there are hundreds of miles of glorious steppes around, everywhere richly cultivated. Harvest reapers are .busy, in every field, yet the price of the loaf at Poltava is five hundred times the normal figure. Tho entry of the Guards and Cossacks into Poltava was a memorable scene. Women and children wept with joy, kissed the British General's (Holman) hands* and carried him on their should-ers—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. WHOLESALE MASSACRE OF FACTORY HANDS. Omsk, August 21. It is reported that the Bolsheviki shot 3000 factory hands at Ekaterinburg for refusing to l'Lso against Ivolchak.—United Service. . FACING THEINEVITABLE BOLSHEVIK POWER EXHAUSTED. (R-ec. August 24, 5.5 p.m.) Stockholm, August 22. M. Goussef, a member 6f the Bolshevik Supreme Defence Commission, in a speech, said: It was inevitable that the Bolshevik power would become exhausted. as new enemies were steadily appearing. The Bolsheviki would be forced to negotiate with the Allied imperialists; they would have to grant capitalists important concessions, and recognise the independence of frontier countries.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. BOLSHEVIIt~DEFEAT AT THE ELECTIONS (Reo. August 24, 5.5 p.m.) London, August 22. Tho Ukrainian Bureau states that ; in the elections for tho communal councils tho Bolsheviki were crushingly defeated, polling one-third of the votes, in spite of terrorising measures.—'"The Times." POLITICAL CRISIS" IN SIBERIA WILL KOLCHAK SURVIVE IT? (Reo. August 24, 5.5 p.m.) Washington, August 23. The United States Ambassador, Mr. Morris, who was sent to investigate- tho position in Siberia, roports that a crisis within the IColcliak Government is expected to culminate within a month. There is much friction betweon tho military commanders owing to the shortage of supplies. Mr. Morris urges tho recognition of Kolchak if he survives next month.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.