IN RUSSIA.

Taihape Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3449, 31 March 1920, Page 5

IN RUSSIA.

THE BOLSH EVIKS.

ANOTHER BOLSHEVIK SUCCESS.

LONDON, March 29.

The War Ofiice reports: The Bolsheviks captured Novorossisk on Saturday. Before the entry of the Soviet troops the British authorities evacuated a. large number of families, ofiicers, wounded anti others, who otherwise would have been exposed to reprisals :by_ the Reds. Deniken refused to consider an armistice and would not avail himself of British aid, but embarked on a Russian destroyer when the evacuation was complete. There was some rear-guard fighting between Deniken’s troops and the Bolsheviks during the final stages of the evacuation. The British Mission, however, embarked safely intact,

PLOT TO ESTABLISH COMMUNE IN U.S. ~

VVASHINGTON, March 3‘).

The State Department announces that it has received news from Riga that a Soviet courier was’ captured carrying documents signed by Zincview: and urging the American Communist party to overthrow the hourgeoise. The courier was en‘ route to the United States. Documents‘ stated that it was necessary that the American Federation of Labour should be dissolved and the Communist party established in closest relation with the I.W.W. and “one big union” movement. t_

SUCCESS Ol‘ RED ARMY IN SOUTH RUSSIA.

Received 10.10 3.111

LONDON, March :30

A Bolshevik wireless states:~—Behvcen 18th February and 26th’ March the Reds in South Russia took prisoner 112,000, 330 gums, 200,000 rifles, and immense quantities: of benzine and napflma. POLES REPULSE BOLSHEVIKS. Received 10.20 am. ‘W } "A , ...LONDON, Mm-¢.l;, 29.

~A ‘Polish ,}\T.il'C‘leS;\j sfafes:——fWe. continue té the} I_3ols_h_evik ofiensive with In:n~ked su‘ccess, The e’némy.weljVe\ 1'c1>A;;1soc1 €V'§“i‘y\'\-'}__l,(_?l,‘,¢ Htwifh .~fal_lgll'inary losses, nlld‘_'nVxil_xl-)_r fii'isOnol's __z_lnd m}lch booty: . 4

LBTTOINIA AND RUSSIA AT PEACE.

R cccived 10.20 azm

MOSCOW, March 29‘

The Govcrmnen‘r Lhus received :1 wiv'eloss from the Lettonia. Government. agreeing _to the proposed peace n<~guti:ltimls with the Soviet.