BOLSHEVIK WAR.

Taranaki Daily News, 14 January 1920, Page 5

BOLSHEVIK WAR.

THEIR CROWING SUCCESS. APPEAL FOR A NEW' EFFORT. By Telegraph.—Press Assn.—Copyright. Received Jan. 13, 9.20 p.m. London, Jan. 10. Although the Reds are apparently still six hundred miles westward of Irkutsk, unconfirmed Moscow messages state that the fall of Krasneyarsk, where three ot Koltchak's armies surrendered, has been followed by demoralisation among Koltchak's troops. It is reported that insurgents captured Irkutsk, and that Koltehak and his stalf were arrested by their own soldiers. Meanwhile, a Bolshevik communique claims an extension of their successes in the Novecherkask region. It is reported that forty-five thousand officers and men are confined in Novenikolaevik, which is full of refugees. The Bolsheviks are sending out jubilant wireless messages, confidently declaring that Denikin's defeat marks the overthrow of the last hope of a counter revolution. ; The fall of Rostoff, on the Don, is expected hourly, and the remnants of Denikin's, Wrangel's, and Maievsky's armies are fleeing to the Caucasus. A Bolshevik manifesto urges all to join in a new struggle against cold, hunger, and' economic destruction. The task de : mands a supreme effort by the free labor of workmen and peasants, and will be accomplished as surely as the defeat of Denikin.—Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. ■POLES IN DANGER. APPROACH OF THE BOLSHEVIKS. Received Jan. 13, 9.20 p.m. Copenhagen, Jan. 10. The Denikin Government removed to Novotjekosk after the loss of Taganrog. The Bolsheviks claim to be advancing westward of the Dneiper, where they will shortly touch the Polish front. In view of the serious situation, the Russians suggest that the Poles should occupy the evacuated territory. It is reported that the Polish Army holds a strong defensive position along the Dvina, Berezina, Ptyez and Skuez.— Aus.-N.Z. Cable Assn. MORE TROUBLE FOR KOLTCHAK. A QUARREL WITH THE CZECHS. Received Jan. 14, 1.5 a m. Tokio, Jan. H. The Czech Legation have received dispatches from Irkutsk showing that there has been a serious quarrel between Czechs and Koltchak's forces. When General Seminov oidered a Czech general to remain and guard a railway the latter replied: "You had better give your orders to the brave Rusisan patriots who fled before the j Bolsheviks and called on foreigners to save their country." The Czech general added: "We are leaving, and if you obstruct we will fight our way through."—Aus.-N Z. Cable I A3sn. ( FLIGHT OF DENIKIN'S TROOPS. # Received Jan. 13, 7.25 p.m. London, Jan. 10. A Moscow wireless message states that Ukrainian insurgents surround Odessa. Denikin's troops are fleeing east towards Kherson.—Times Service.