THE WAR ON THE BOLSHEVIHL

Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 290, 3 September 1919, Page 7

THE WAR ON THE BOLSHEVIHL

WHITE RUSSIAN RETREAT FROM PSKOFF

A UNITED FRONT

By Telegraph—Press , Association— Copyright

Paris, September I

Tho "Matin's" Stockholm correspondent states that tho fall of Pskolf was due to the treachery of General Amenieff, who, when ho was relieved of the command owing to his pro-German leanings, fomented disorder among tho troops and pent thorn against Jjalakovitch, the defender of Pskoff.-Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE RETREAtTfROM PSKOFF • WHITE RUSSIAN ARMY IN A , ' CRITICAL POSITION. ' (Bee. .September 2, 8.55 p.m.) Paris, September 2. The Bolsheviki are vigorously pursuing tho Whito Russian army, which is retreating from Pskoff to Narva. The Bolsheviki nro also pushing westward with • a view to intercepting the retreat of tbo White army. Tho position is critical, : as the army is hemmed against the east- : em ehoro of Lako Pripet. The rearguard is attempting to check the pursuit at : Gdoft', which the Bolsheviki.are now bom- ' barding. The Bolsheviki demand that .i the Eethoniaris- ehall expel the British sailors, which would'entail tbe f evacuation of Reval—Aus.-N.Z. Cable. Assn. ' THE FIGHTING AT YEJIZA

London, September 1. Official.v-The British casualties, were slight in Hie fighting at Yemza" The BoT. shevists renewed the attacks at Yeinza on Saturday, aitd tho village changed hnnde several times. The British did not tiikn part in ivho fiphtiti!?. . The Ukrainians in the Kieff Tegion nre making ranid progress, and the. Bolshevists are fleeing everywhere—Aus.-N.Z. Ciblo Assn. ESTRONIA'S POLlcfi THE RED WAR : (Rec. September 2, 11.5 p.m.) ' Helsingfors, September _2. % M. Poskn, the Esbhopian Foreign Minister, says that Esthonia does not demand its independence-.as-the price of antiBolshevik co-operation, but ehe can't. Iμ expected.to finht if Finland refuses to fight.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Asen. , FORTRESS CAPMED_BV THE POLES London, September 1. A PoMah communique states: linve captured tho fortress of Bobruisk,-' which was etroEgly defonded, nnd look 600 prisoners... Bobruisk, which is a hundred jnUes south-east of Minsk, constitutes the western,defence of' Moscow and the key .of White. Kuthenia.—Eenter. ' SUCCESS BY THE LETTS AND ■ ; LITHUANIANS

.'.•'•■■•"' Copenhagen, September 1. Lettish and Lithuanian troops, expelled the Bolshevists from Novo AlexandroysJc and the .surrounding area, capturing: nmnv ,?une and prisoners. ' Advices from Miku state that owing to the -Joso of Pskoff. the British Mission and the Esthonian Siipreme. Command have agreed upon a ioiii): occunation of the front—Aus.-N.Z. CaWe Assn.;; AN UNDERSTANDING WITH THE ■ ■ UKRAINE ; " ~, London, September 1. A Bolshevik wireless report state's that negotiations between Denikin ,and Petlura have resulted in an agreement by which- the. Ukraine temporarily abandons its political independence, but pre. serves it position as a -State'.'-- The AllRussian Constituent Assembly;will settle tho final" form of government.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable A6sn.