The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-02-19
His COssacks Joined by
Many Others Who Are
Loyal to Entente.
POLES BATTLE AT MINSK
Five to Ten Million Russians /.
Still Under Arms, Despite
Heavy DesertiOns.


erations have beea resumed On the Rs.
sian front. The Germans have ersslsA
the Dylna. This announcement was
made BY General Headquarters to.nisA.
The text Of the statement reads.
On the great Russian frost hesti1i.
ties began to-day at Aoon with ~ -.
vance ON Dv1nsk. The Dviuo has
beea crossed without fighting.
Called upon By Ukraine to Aelp IN
their heavy struggle against the great
Russia. our troops have commenced
their advance from the direction Of
KOveI.
LONDON. Feb. 1s.-Russia is in the
war again. although to what extent
capnot bo determined. Germany appar-
entity is forcing the fighting and has Oh
tained initial successes. At the same
time. civil war in Russia appears to
have reached the point where q san
culinary internal struggle Is inevitable
The position Of the Bolsheviki ap-
pears critical throughout the former
empire. Not only In the north have
they had difficulty In holding their own.
but apparently throughout all Russia
there is a tremendous upheayal against
the radical yoke.
Germany and Austria seem to have
made detailed plans for The resumption
of the war against their former foe
According TO these. the Germans are to
operate against Great Russia, while
Austria-Hungnry will concentrate forces
upon the frontiers OF Ckrainia.
A despatch from Stockholm Gays the
Germans resumed war upon Russia to-
day. Their first objective IL said to b.
the seiaure Of Livonia and Esthonia.
Although during the last eight months
the Russian soldiers have been gradu-
ally drifting homcwLrd. Petrograd esti-
mates the number remaining under arms
at from 100000 to l0.000.0 900. Even ~
carried out in the utmost order and with
out interference by the Central Powers
the work of rehabilitation and the re-
turn OF the men TO the towns and vii
lagos would occupy at least a year, ac-
cording TO statements made by a mill.
tary authority to the Associated Press
in PetrOgrad.
Alexien Leads CossacLs.
Gen. Michael Vassl,ievitch Alex,eff.
formerly chief OF the Russian General
STAR. is leading the men who are giving
battle to tho radical forces in Russia
and apparently are ready to fiEht Ger.
many again. The former commander IN
chief is head OF the so-called Cossack
army. which is supposed TO include all
the forces loyal 10 the Entente and its
ideals and hostile to Trotzky. l-enins
and the men who are accused by the
majority Of the Russian people of try
ing to sell their country to tho enemy.
Gen. Alexieff is considered one of the
most able soldiers OF the Russian army
and his record In one which Is expected
TO attract the veterans of the old cam.
ra.gns in ever increasing numbers.
Budapest despatch TO the Berlin
Fossischc Zeitono says that the Russians
have evacuated the last section OF Hun
garian territory which they occupied in
the east corner of Transylvania.
GrrnnHio learns from Ukraine that
Bolshevilii guerrillas are setting FIRE to
the wheat stocks in many sections and
are also systematically destroying grow
Ing crops by plouehirg them out
In battle In Odessa some days ago
between tho Bolshevili and the Moder-
ates hundreds were killed. The city was
bombarded by warships. says delayed
Pctrograd message.
Polish Lcgions Defeated.
Counter revolutionary Polish lexlons
were defeated by the Bosheviki At
Minsl February 6. the Polish force.
suffering heavy casualties, according ~
a despatch 10 the Petrosrad Semi-Ofiiicat
News Bureau, dated at MinSk February
I. One detachment oc 500 Poles was an
initiated according 10 the despatch
which follows;
"A desperate battle was fought on tie
9Th between workmen's and soldiers
forces and counter revolutionary Polish
lesiors consisting Of 1000 men with ar
tillery. After bloody fighting TIE work
mems and soldiers troops were VIC
torlous.
"a detachment OF 800 men Vas an
nihilated. two guns were dismounted ana
the Polish cavalry fell back
THE local population received our
forces warmly, supplying them with pro-
visions. The Polish troops retired In
disorder, the democrauc elements leav-
Ing them and Joining the ranks OF tho
revo!ut!onaries.