RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 25 June 1919, Page 5

RUSSIA.

BOLSHEVIK warships.

SURRENDER TO BRITISH 'FLEET.

Telegraph.—] "ress Ai>sn.—Copyright.

Paris, June 23. Kronstadt is in Dames. Seven Bolshevist warships flew tho white flag and surrendered to the British fleet. A number of the forts have also flown, the White flag.

m Helsingfors, June 23. British battleships torpedoed and sank the Bolshevik battleship Slava,

COMBATTING THE BOLSHEVIKS. EXCELLENT PROGRESS ON BATTLE FBONT. London, June 22. Telegrams from Omsk on the 19th indicate. that the troublo in Koltchak's army has been satisfactorily dealt with. Several regiments have been reorganised and changes inade in the higher commands. 'No further serious setbacks are anticipated. It was only pn certain eec- * southern front that the moral of the troops was affected, and the recent setbacks were more than compensated for by Deni'ken's successes. Other advices state that the volunteer offensives in South Russia continue very successfully. Lugaah, in the Donetz eector, has been captured, and further east the Don Cossacks have crossed the Don on a 60-mile front south-west of Bogutehar, and advanced 40 or 50 miles. Ukraine an offensive against the Bolsheviks has re-opened, and several important strategic points h?v« been captured and the enemy driven eastwards. The Ukrainians are volunteering, enlisting aaid supplying provisions. It is anticipated the forces will soon be trebled. t

. , . Copenhagen, June 23. Advices from Kaschau state that a Slovak Soviet Republic has been proclaimed with Anton Janonsek as President.' Thousands are joining the Red Army.