RUSSIAN MIX-UP.

Hokitika Guardian, 14 May 1920, Page 1

RUSSIAN MIX-UP.

(By Electric Telegraph—Copyright.) UKRAINIAN SUCCESS. LONDON, May 12. It is officially reported ' that tlie Ukrainians have occupied Odessa and Warsaw. WASHINGTON, May 10. The have re-crossed the river Dnieper, reinforced by fresh troops from the north and south. They violently attacked the Polish positions defending the approaches to Kieff. The Poles maintained their positions, capturing two battalions. An enemy aeroplane bombarded Kieff. , RUSSIAN INTERNAL NEWS: (Received this day at 10.35 a.m.j COPENHAGEN, May 13. The “ Politiken’s ” ■ Moscow correspondent states the Soviet has imprisoned five members of the directorate of Co-operators Central Organisation. They also dismissed several other directors resident in London, on the ground that tlie Co-operative leaders planned to overthrow the Soviet by economic means. They allege Berkenliam, one’of the London directors, instructed co-operative unions in view of the expected fall of Petrograd last autumn to export goods as soon as General Yudenitcli entered the city. The co-opera-tions also kept iq touch with the cooperations in General Deneldn’s territory, and supplied money and food to his army. POLISH OFFENSIVE SUCCESS. (Received this ..day at 8 a.m.) WARSAW, May 12. The first phase of the polish offensive has ended. The success is due to tlw extraordinary rapidity of the infantry march. They advanced 60 miles in 30 hojurs, encircling a big Bolshevik force, including the Chinese brigade, which fought bravely until tlie y were almost exterminated.