WAR ON THE REDS

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 288, 1 September 1919, Page 5

WAR ON THE REDS

BOLSHEVISTS' FORCES HEAVILY DEFEATED

SOVIET REGIMENT DESTROYED

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright 1 (Rec. August 30, 5.5 p.m.) Omsk, August 28. South-west of' Troitsk, Bolshevik forces were heavily defeated and forced to retreat. A Soviet regiment was destroyed and 14,000 taken prisoner. Fugitives from K ; eft state that the Bolshevists continue to imprison and murder the inhabitants, including officials of the Polish Legation. The arrest of six thousand Poles was recently ordered, of whom only six hundred escaped—Heuter. ■ ' (llec. August 31, 11.5 p.m.) Copenhagen, August 30. The fall of PskofF is the first result of the concentration of forty thousand Bolshevists against Esthonia, as a countermova to the intended attack on -Pctrograd. The Bolshevists admit to have been driven out of Bobruisk, hut claim the capture of Rylsk, and that they havo made a. further advance towards Ust-Medvyeditskaya.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. AUSTRALIANS ASSIST RUSSIAN TROOPS. (Rec. September 1, 0.30 a.m.) London, August 31. The "Sunday Express" Archangel correspondent states that after B/'itish aeroplanes had bombed the Bolshdvik lines at Yeniza, Russian troops, assisted by two hundred Australians, attacked and captured the whole railway front, including Yemza, also all the guns, five hundred' prisoners, and four Bolshevik com-missaries.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. KRONSTADT ATTACKED BY BRITISH WARSHIPS. (Rec. August 31, 5.5 p.m.) Helsingfors, August 29. It ia reported that British warships and aeroplanes violently attacked Kronstadt- for two 'hours on Thursday afternoon. Details are awaited—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. >' SEVERE FIGHTING IN KRONSTADT. (Rec. August 31, 11.5. p.m.) , Copenhagen, August, 30. Aviators over ICronstadt on Thursday report severe fighting in fho streets and squares and numerous corpses in the thoroughfares.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. GERMAN PRISONERS AT MOSCOW AND DVINSK. (Rec, August 31,11.5 p.m.) Berlin, August 30. Owing to the advance of the Bolshevists in Siberia there has been a large influx of German' prisoners of war into Moscow. The Lettish and, Lithuanian Governments will, not allow the passage of German prisoners assembled at Dvinsk. The feeding of prisoners at Moscow and Dvinsk has caused great difficulties.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. LENIN ADVOCATES~"TBE RED TERROR TO COMBAT MODERATISM. (Rec. August 30, 5.5 p.m.) Stockholm, August 28. • Lenin, speaking at Moscow on the defeat of Bolshevism in Budapest, said the worst onemiei of Bolshivism were mod-, erate Socialists, who also menaced Bolshevism in Russia. The only efficient weapon against moderntism was red terror. It. was the failuro of the Hungarian Communist to use terrorism that caused their downfall. This is the first time Lenin has pronounced himself in favour of terrorism.—Renter. GERMANS - IPTLITHUANIA TERRORISING THE POPULATION Paris, August 29. Thirty-seven thousand German troops in Western Lithuania, together with three thousand Russians, completely control the railways and openly refer to an approaching Russo-Germari-Jsipaiiese : understanding. They claim that they ,are supporters of Kolchak, all wear German uniforms with Russian emblems, and tliev havo established well-organised headciuarters at Sliauli, where they have 180 aeroplanes and a hundred motor-cars. The troops are billeted throughout the district, terrorising the population, stealing horses, requisitioning food and money, and constantly destroying property. It is believed locally thn': the Germans are keeping up communication with the Bolshevists at Dvinsk by means aeroplanes. but the Germans boast that they are preparing an offensive Against 'Petro-grad.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.