RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 6 October 1919, Page 5

RUSSIA.

DEMKIN'S RAPID ADVANCE. • BOLSHEVIKS BEING FORCED BACK. By TeWgrapn.—Press lsan.—Copyright. Londoni Oct. 8The. outstanding feature; of the week was Denikin's rapid advance towards Voronej.; He is now within 240 miles of Moajsofr. There has beep some fighting between Deniken's ajd Petlura'a f the Ukraine and . Wrangel's troops have begun to advarfce down the Volga. ! : General Koltchak h'As forced the enemy to evacuate Tobolsfe—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Absb. **/* Paris, Oct. 2. Germany has not 'yet replied to the Allies' Note regarding the recall, of von Der Goltz and the German troops from the Baltic provinces.—Renter. Stookholm, Oct. 2. The Conference of the' Baltic States regarding peace and the formation of an alliance of the Baltic States has reached a full agreement concerning joint action. —Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. London, Oct. 2. | The Australian Press Association learns that the Baltic Government has decided not to lhake a separate peace with the Bolsheviks,'but merely to endeavor to arrange for the cessation of hostilities.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. EFFECT OF ALLIED EVACUATION. Received Oct. 5, 11.10 p.m. London, Oct. 3. Bolshevik headquarters, in a wireless message to the northern troops, says that now the Anglo-American forces have been withdrawn half the battle is won, and the Red army should take Archangel before the winter.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. j FATE OF AMERICAN GENERAL. I Warsaw, Oct. 2. Anxiety is felt for the fate of one of the most distinguished officers of the American Army, Brigadier-General Edgar Jadwin, formerly construction engineer on the Canal and second in command of the' American Supply Services during Hhe war. j The American Peace Delegation sent him to Kieff no port on the conditions/ in the Ukraine. He was accompanied by Lieutenant Bowe, British military control officer at Warsaw. The Ukrainian Government*- has been asked for in formation,-and tejlorts that General Jad'win interviewed General Petlura at Kaziatjjft, and thence want to Fastoff in company with Lieutenant Bowe. They have not been heard of since, and it is believed they have fallen into the hands of Red troops. Peasants tin the.region of Fastoff Btate that twp Entente generals were captured anil shot.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn.