RUSSIAN MIX-UP.

Hokitika Guardian, 9 January 1920, Page 3

RUSSIAN MIX-UP.

j RUSSIA OVER-RUN. BOLSHEVIK SUCCEESSES. ) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) (Reuter’s Telegram.) (Received this day at 12.25 p.m) LONDON, Jan. 8. It is authoritatively stated that Bolshevist negotiations in Lithuania have broken down and a resumption is improbable. Denekin’s military situation is going from had to worse. Bolsheviks claim large captures of men and material which leave little hope that Denikin will succeed in keeping back the overwhelming Reds north of the Caspian. The Reds have taken Guriet, the base of the Ural Cossacks and are converging on Sergiopol and Dutov, and threaten them everywhere. It is doubtful if Dutov is able to withdraw except into Chinese Mongolia. The Reds are pushing hack Koltchak’s body which has practically ceased to count as a military factor. A Red column in the far north of Siberia has occupied Berezov, four hundred miles north of Tobolsk. Bolsheviks have entered hitherto neutral Bok-

hara and thereby secured direct railway communication between Tianscaspa and European Russia via Tetskent and Saniarai, which facilitate the Concentration of troops on Turkestan, and the prosecution of far reaching designs. Bolsheviks are striving to force Bokhara and Afghanistan to accept their paper currency, by large territorial concessions. Bokharans do not appear to have assented, while friction between Bolsheviks and Afghans is increasing. Bolshevik designs after the shortly expected fall of Krasnouodsk, evidently include the control of the Caspian and occupation of Baku and penetration of Persia from south of the Caspian, and a rear attack on the volunteer army. It is also doubtless their aim to direct the penetration of Persia via Knorahian and ultimately a large anti-British move towards India in conjunction with Afghanistan and others, may be effected by a panIslamtie movement. Swarms of agents are making an intensive training of propagandist therefore. Some have already been sent to Persia, and Caucasus with large supplies of forged English money, -