DENIKIN'S MARCH

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 19, 17 October 1919, Page 7

DENIKIN'S MARCH

OREL CAPTURED

FRESH DISASTERS TO THE EOLSHEVIKI THE ALLIES' BLOCKADE Sv Telegraph—Presa Association—Copyright ■3 London, October 15. General Denikin reports that after many days fierce fighting has has captured Orel. The simple people fell weeping on their knees and exclaimed, "Christ has risen." The troops were received with enthusiasm. Several thousands of prisoners, two batteries, and enormous booty were captured. Denikin cut up the Beds at Ustmedvieditsa, flinging them back beyond Mevyfutchka, and taking 1500 prisoners. In the Upper Don 1100 prisoners were taken, and a battery with gunners captured and turned against the Reds. Konovaloff's Don Cossacks, in the region of Ivrivutchy, dispersed a Bolshevik division, capturing 3000 prisoners, two heavy and three smaller guiis.—Ails.-N.Z. liable Assn. Paris, October 15. The "Echo do Paris" correspondent at Stockholm states that Denikin has occupied the important station of Tallovaya, capturing 9000 prisoners and 20 guns—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. OREL A VALUABLE CAPTURE, (lfc'c. October 16, 10.35 p.m.) London, October 15. A War Office communique states that Denikin, by the capture of Orel, has seemed another important prize, and makes a further great stride towards "Moscow. 1 Orel is a valuable railway junction, where the main line from Moscow to Kharkov crosses the sin railway line.—Aus.-N.Z. Cab'e Assn. DENIIvIN'S HAUL AT OREL. (Rec. October 16, 7.10 p.m.) London, October 13. Denikin reports (hat he captured several thousand prisoners, two batteries, and an enormous quantity of military booty at Orel.—"Th« Times."

CONTINUOUS RETIREMENT OF THE REDS'. Holsijigfors, Ocotber 15. • The Reds near Gntehina are retiring, almost without resting.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. YUDENITCH AT GATCHINA. (Rec. October 17. 0.21 a.m.) London,, October IG. Yudeniich has reached Oalchina.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. ALLIED BLOCKADE OF SOVIET ' RUSSIA. Paris, October 15. The Supreme Council las asked the Scandinavian Powers to co-operate in blockading Soviet Russia.—Ans.-N.Z. Cable Assn. Germany has also been asked to loin Hie blockade of Soviet Russia.—"Tho Times," POLES CAPTURE IvOVNO. Copenhagen, October 15. It is reported that the' Poles have attacked the Germans, and captured lfovno.-Au9.-N.7i, Cablo Assn. FINNS REJECTIoLSHEVIK PEACE OVERTURES NORTH-WESTERN OFFENSIVE PROGRESSING. 'Rec. Oclober IG, 10.35 p.m.) Copenhagen, October 15. Tho Finnish .Government lias submitted to the Diet a proposal rejecting the Russian Bolshevik overtures for .peace. The North-\Vcst Russian army's offensive is making, progress. It has crossed tho Pskov-Petrograd : railway in two places, nnd captured an armoured train with largo quantities of.material. British warships stopped steamers bound for Germany in the Gulf of Finland, and rseorted them to Reval.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.

SOVIET PRESS ALARMED ANTI-BOLSHEVIK PLOT DIB- - (Rec. October l(j, 10.-15 p.m.; London, October 15. Renter's correspondent states thai the Bo'slieviki have mobilised the population for. tlio deleuce of Tula. The rapidity of Dentin's operations has greatly dimmed the Soviet Press. All former landowners and civil officials in Petiograd uiul Moscow are being Teetered. A plot was discovered. implicating eight hundred officers, to seize the wireless at Moscow and nnnouncw the fall of the Soviet and organise an 0 armed Insurrection, of the troops—iieuter

VON DER GOLTZ UNMASKS BUN BARBARITIES PERPETRATED. (Rec. October 16, 10.45 p.ijS.) London, October Ift. Yon d§r Goltz, realising that his occupation of northern Lithuania is ending, is indulging in'' abominable Upon the refusal of the Lithuanians to surrender the barracks at Cliavli, I he. Germans invaded the gymnasium and attacked, with the utmost severity, children uiul teachers, the soldiers using 6abres and muskets. They throw the teachers and children doivn the stair ways and out of the windows, injuring forty of them—Re.uter.

RIGA PRACTICALLY SAFE (Rec. October 16, 11.20 p.m.)

London, October 15. The "Daily Telegraph's" Stockholm correspondent slates thnt Bermondt's second attempt to negotiate peace was repudiated by the Letts,-whom the Estonians are now b'trongly assisting. Although fires consequent upon the bombardment caused i widespread damage, the latest reports indicate that Riga is now practically safe. —Aus.-N.Z, C'ablo Assn.

AUSTRALIANS IN NORTH RUSSIA VALUABLE WORK AT A CRITICAL PERIOD. (Rec. October IG, 5.5 p.m.) London, October 15. The Australian Press Agency interviewed a high officer who recently arrived from North Russia. Re gives an unreserved tribute to the ibravery of the Australians, who fought for six weeks on the Archangel railway front with tho Vologda force under General Turner. They arrived at tlio front on July 21, at the most critical moment, owing to 1 tho Bolshevik attack, coupled'with the Russian mutiny, which, stimulated by Bolshevik propaganda, was in full swing. General Turner's force of fen thousand was divided into three sections. The central force was British, located on tlio railway, and tho right and,, left flanks consisted of Russians, with ft sprinkling of British advisory officers. The complete right flank, on the Onega River, unexpectedly mutinied. The men arrested the officers, and sent twenty British officers to Moscow. A mutiny in_ the other soctors was expected, but 'was erapplod with in time by disarming the Russians and threatening that every tenth man would be shot hnlf-how'y until the ringleaders were-given up. The mutineers then disclosed the ringleaders. Ti'oop wevp promptly shot. Tho Australians, under Captain Newbolt, who served with Ihe New Zealandera in France, hurriedly arrived, v-'th other re : nforcements, when the position ■was at its gloomiest and. the Bolsheviks were attacking tho entire front. The .Australians immediately went in, n»d did a great part in stopivpg the attack. It. was ;i fine affair. Tho Australians nuickly located a battalion of tho Bolsho.viki hiding in a wood and preparing i> surpriso attack on the British flank. The-entire Australian force of a hundred strong, including machine-gunners, went out. After a few minutes of outpost fighting, tho real battle opened. ' The Bolshoviki, who were surprised, dispersed.

During the battle ! vralians feared they would bo o\\ .nod owing to the numbers of the Bolsacviks, but they killed a good ninny arid took prisoner a few, tlnis upsetting the Bolshevik plans and ending the mutiny among the Russians. At a subsequent period the Australians holding the line carried out reconnaissances and much during individual work, but the staff regarded them as exceptional shock troops, and employed them with the English units in the most important sector in the final attack on Aueust 29 to facilitate the evacuation. . With a. hundred English troops they stormed tlio Bolshevik gun positions, capturing ten guns and 2300 prisoners. It was during this attack that Sergeant Pearce, who jp a cousin to Captain Newbolt, cut his way throujrh the rire in the daytime, disregarding the most intense fire, and bombed a redoubt, for which ho was recommended for the Victoria. Cross. Serjeant Pearce was struck by a bullet in the thieh, which pierced an artery, and he bled to death before he could be reached. The Australian casualties throughout were under thirty. The Bolsheviks possessed an equal quantity of nrtil'erv, but had less ammu.nilion. No doubt the Russians will be able to maintain a (successful defence, provided the troops remain loyal. The British left all the guns and enuinmeni the Russians de-sired—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.