THE BOLSHEVIK WAR

Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 157, 29 March 1920, Page 5

THE BOLSHEVIK WAR

POLES CLAW A GREAT VICTORY ENEMY THROWN BACK ALONG 1 '■■' ENTIRE LINE By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Copenhagen, .March 21. The Polish 'General Staff announces a great victory in a couutnr-attack'against the Bolsheviks in Volynia. The enemy was thrown back along the entire line for a considerable distance, in great disorder. Thousand.-) wero taken tr'souer, including the staff of the 57th Bolshevik Division, while ono entire regiment surrendered. The Poles also captured an armoured train, thirteen river steamers, and much materia!.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. REDS' OFFENSIVE AGAINST FINLAND. (Rec. March 28, 5.5 p.m.) Helsingfors, March 25. It is reported that the Bolsheviks are withdrawing on the ICnrelian front, indicating that tho offensive against. Finland has been abandoned.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. 16,000 ANTI-BOLSHEVIKS FROZEN TO DEATH London, March 21. A Bolshevik communique Btates that over 18,000 enemy soldiers have been found frozen to death on tho steppes — Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn JEWISH POGROM SOUTH RUSSIA HABEOWINGDESCRIFTION. London, March 21. A harrowing description of Jewish pogroms in South "Russia last year is detailed in the Keff Belief Committee's renort Over 30,000 were murdered in tho Ukraine. Of these deaths, 35,000 arc ascribed to Petlura's regulars, especially when the troops were compelled to evacuate the territory. Altogether 372 places were registered where jogroms occurred, "bringing the total to 70,000 victims. Numbers died in their wanderings, or wero thrown out of express trains and steamers, or starved. Women were frcouently violated before they wero slain. Only bayonets were used because of the expensi.veness of cartridges. Grenades were thrown into cellars- where the Jews were liidinr;. Tortures inflicted by the' Reds included' the tearing out of men's beards with a specially adapted wire—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. AFGHANS ALARMED AT CONCENTRATION OF BOLSHEVIK FORCE. (Rec. March' 29, 0.25 a.m.) - Delhi, March 25. Afghans are reported to he alarmed at' tho concentration of a Bolshevik force.

It is a popular belief tlint raids across the Russian border were instigated by officers, who shared the loot.—United Service. ; . ■ •