WRANGEL'S DEFEAT

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 46, 18 November 1920, Page 5

WRANGEL'S DEFEAT

ORDERLY EVACUATION OF SEBASTOPOL BOLSHEVIKS' SUCCESS DUE TO POISON GAS By Telflrraph—Press AsßociaUon—OoDTrUfW Constantinople, November 16. The evacuation of Sebastopol was conducted', in perfect order. Local Soviets are in. charge. lii is stated that the Bolsheviks' success "was largely due to the use of poison gas. They admit tho loss of 30,000 killed.—lleuter. WRANGEL ESCAPES'ON CRUISER ■REDS APPROACHING THEODOSIA. Constantinople, November IG. Wrangel has escaped l aboard a Kussian cruiser, filled with soldiers. Three transports, carrying twenty thousand men, and a fourth filled with wounded, have left; for nn unknown destination. Iho Reds are reported to bo fifteen mi.es from. Theodosia, from which 10,000 troops have beon ovacuated.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn. (liec. November 17, 7.20 p.m.)' Constantinople, November 16. Wrangel has arrived. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. REFUGEES IN CONSTANTINOPLE REVOLUTION IN CRIMEA FOMENTED BY REDS. (Eec. November 17, 5.5 p.m.)

Constantinople, November 15. Thousands of panic-stricken, refugees are arriving from the Crimea in all sorts of vessels large and small, in addition to warships. Many are suffering from •wounds- and exposure. The ■ hospitals are overcrowded. Tho influx 1$ causing a food shortage. Refugees state that tho Kedß attacked from east aud north, sending down clouds of poison The defenders were not supplied vritjp masks, and suffered enormous casualties. A (panic- started among the' civilians, and the.Red prisoners and Bolshevik adherents fomented' a revolution. "Wrangel and* a. small group of officers proposed to defend the ground to tho death, although a French cruiser offered to rescue them. Wrangel also appealed to Allied warships to shell the advancing Reds, -but tho officers replied thai/ they could not do this wihout Government orders.—Aus.N.Z. Cable Assn. .

LENIN. JUBILANT DEVOLUTION IN WESTERN EUROPE LOOKED FOR. (Rec. November 18, 0.10 a.m.) London, November 16.' Lenin is jubilant. He is reported as declaring that Wrangel's defeat was beyond tfie Bolsheviks' fondest dreams, but Sovietdom will not be safe-, until there ' has been- at least one revolution in Western Europe.—United''Service. SOVIET TROOPS FOR CHINA London, November 16.'A Moscow ifireless message reports that Tchitcherin has sent u, message to the Chinese Foreign Minister stating that in responso to the request of Chinese troops, Soviet troops will enter China to assist the Chinese against detachments of Semenoff'si troops, who entered' Chinese Manchuria, and whose tasks are ac-complished.—Aus.-N.Z. Cablo Assn,