WAR IN RUSSIA.

Taranaki Daily News, 30 December 1919, Page 5

WAR IN RUSSIA.

OVERTHROW OF KOLTCHAK, SWIFT BOLSHEVIK ADVANCE. By Telegraph —Press Asan.—Copyright. Received Dec. 29, 7.45 p.m. , London, Dec. 28. Details of Koltchak's and Deniken's retreats disclose terrible hardships for the masses of the people. The Bolsheviks' wireless communique claims that the road to Irkutsk is open to the east. They captured the rail junction at ias toff, which is a key point to the Ukraine; also most of the Donetz coalfield, bisecting Deniken's front. The Bolsheviks' victories are undoubtedly great. J

Mr. Wilson (the war correspondent), telegraphing from Irkutsk on the 15th inst., says that the sufferings are indescribable. Whole trains have been burned by'half-frozen refugees, who are now trudging in snow, many succumbing to the cold. Food and clothing are scant, and the overthrow of Koltchak is probable.

"Semenov and Deniken aro heading a federation of autonomous Siberian States. Ivoltcnak is surrounded by guards, and is coming here slowly, because he will not leave the disrupted Omsk Government's gold hoards. The Bolsheviks are advancing about tweleve miles daily.—-Times Service.

PEACE NEGOTIATIONS. London, Dec. 27. A Moscow wireless message states that peace negotiations with Esthonia have been resumed at Dorpat. T . Paris, Dee. 27. It is reported that owing to the Bolsheviks rapid advance the civilians have begun to evacuate Odessa.