NEW OFFENSIVE IN NORTH RUSSIA

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 43, 14 November 1919, Page 7

NEW OFFENSIVE IN NORTH RUSSIA

BALTIC STATES APPEAL TO THE

ALLIES THE SOVIET PEACE OFFER By Telegraph-Sptcial Correspondent. Copenhagen, November 11. Tho North-West Army reports that it began an offensive on Sunday night against Gatchina, where tho Bolsheviki aro strongly resisting.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo

BERMONLT'S GERMANS DEFEATED. London, November 11. Tho Letts have defeated Borniondfs forces.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. BALTIC STATESIPPEAL TO THE ALLIES FOR LIBERTY AND SELFDETERMINATION. London, November 11. The Baltic Provinces have sent a Note to tho Allies appealing for liberty and self-determination. They are prepared to negotiate poaco with Russia, with a view to safeguarding tho future, but will not intervene in Russian affairs. Esthonia, Latvia, and Lithuania seek Allied help, in view of the Allies' promise to assist in establishing peaco in Eastern Europe.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Asen. ANOTHER BOLSHEVIK CRIME. Holslngfors, November 10. Refugees from Petrograd declare that the Bolsheviki executed five hundred wives of officers who deserted from the Red forces.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. in sodtherpTrussia BRITISH INTERESTS TO BE WATCHED. London, November 11. Mr. Winston Churchill, in tho House of Commons, stated that the Government was eonding Mr. H. J. Macklnder, M.P., to South Russia as Hiph Commissioner, to watch British interests in Denikin's area, and also in North Caucasia, where already there tap British representatives. Mr. Churchill added that it was the Government's policy to provent collisions between the two States—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. THE SOVIETPBACE OFFER PROPOSAL AT INTERNATIONAL LABOUR CONFERENCE. Washington, November 12. At the International Labour Conference Signer Baldesi (Italy) proposed the acceptanco of tho Soviet peace offer. Differences of opinion developed, and tho question was.adjourned.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.