RUSSIAN MIX-UP.

Hokitika Guardian, 17 May 1920, Page 2

RUSSIAN MIX-UP.

(By Electric Telograpn—Coiyright.i SOVIET LOSSES REPORTED. WARSAW, May 14 A Polish communique states: “In the Kieff sector the enemy continues desperate, hut unsuccessful attacks, with the object of retaking at any t-ort the places we have occupied east of the Dneiper River.

The enemy have been completely defeated in fighting near Rzesyzca, where Russian regiments were annihilated. 1 A Soviet brigade commander and a Commissai-y were drowned in the Dn riper j and four enem y armoured boats and two thousand prisoners were talon, Polish detachments at Podlia defeated the first Ukrainian Soviet Brigade. PARIS, May 15.

The French Socialist circles attribute tl|o silence at Moscow to General Brusiloff, who was summoned there in connection with the Polish offensive. LONDON, May 14.

M. Patek, the Polish Foreign , Minister, addressing the. Foreign Affairs Committee, stated quite untrue that Poland entertained any Imperialistic aims. They would renew their offer of peace to the Bolsheviks immediately that their objects were attained. M. Patek (Polish Foreign Minister), interviewed, declared that the Bolsheviks were preparing to invade Poland at the very time when they avere ask-, ing for an armistice. He .adduced proof of this, by the fact that 160 locomotives and 2000 * guns were . accumulated • oil the front. The Polish Army, .be states captured these- during the first advance. ' . . ■ ' | ‘ • r -i-% SOVIET OFFERS FINLAND £EAOE. HELSINGFORS, May 14. M. Tchitcherin lias renewed the 'Oviet peace offer to Finland. ,