RUSSIA.

Taihape Daily Times, 15 August 1919, Page 5

RUSSIA.

BRITISH DEFEAT BOLSHEVIKS_ COMPLETE VICTORY ON THE ’ DWINA. ’ LONDON, Aug. 13. A complete British victory on the Dwina, is reported. The British advanced twelve miles and annihilated six Bolshevik battalions. One thousand prisoners were captured, also twelve guns. A Bolshevili Wireless admits that the Bolsheviks were driven back on both banks of the Northern Dwina.

THE RUSSIAN TANG-LI-3. ULTIEIATUBI TO WHITE RUr3SIANS_ Received 10.50 a.nl. . LONDON, Aug. 13. The Daily Express’ correspondent on the Russo-Finnish frontier states that General Gough sent an ultimatum to former White Russians, threatening to withdraw British support unless prompt action was taken against Petrograd. (The Esthonians and Yudenick troops are quanefling. Though fully equipped by Britain, including tanks, they continue discontented, preventing action when Petrograd seemed to be within the grasp of the anti-Bolshevik forces‘.

TERRIBLE SITUATION IN MOSCOW DANISH MI-SSION’S ADVENTURES. ~ Received noon. COPENHAGEN, Aug. 14. A Danish Red Cross Mission, which has returned from—Moscow, states the situation in that city is terwble Thousands of foreigners have been executed. In July ‘the Mission was arrested, and was in danger of being executed, until it tcommunimted with reliable Red Froops, which enabled it: escape. Th:e m‘em;_be\rs' 'lleac’hted Po» land after hiding in dug-outs. They found themselves between ‘two fir:-3 during the Polish and Bblshevist hastilities. -