Evening journal., 1918-02-19
ALEXIEFF LEADS COSSACKS:
CIVIL WAR MENACES HUNS


entity Is forcing thc nghtlng and has
obtained initial successes. 40 the same
time. civil war in Russia appears TO
have reached ihe point where sam
Culinary internal struggle is inevitable.
Tho position Of ihc Bolsheviki APP
pears Critical throughout the former
empEe Not only in the north have
they had difficulty in holding their own.
but apparently throughout all Russia
there Is tremendous upheaval against
the radical yoke.
Germany and Austria seem TO have
made detailed plans for the resumption
Of the war against their former foe.
According 10 these, the Germans are
to operate against Great Russia, while
Auslria-Hungary VIII concentrate its
forces upon the frontiers OF ukrainio.
4 despatch from stockholm says lhe
Germans resumed war upon Russia to-
day Their first objective is said 10
be the seizure Of Livouia and Eslhonla.
Gen. Michael Nassilievtich AlcNien.
formerly chief Of the Russian General
STAFF. is leading the men who are Civ
ing battle 20 the radical forces no Rus
sia and apparently are ready o. light
Germany again. The former COM
mander in chief is head OF The sO-cal!ed
C0sssck army. which is supposed TO I'M
clude AN the forces loyal 20 the Entente
and il. ideals and hostile 90 Irotzky,
Lenine and the men who are accused by
The majority Of ihe Russian people OF
trying iO sell their country TO the
enemy. Gen. AleXicn is considered
one of the most able soldiers Of The
Russian army and his record is one
which is expected TO attract The vet
Grams of The old campaigns In ever in
cressng numbers.
4 Budapest dispatch TO the Berlin
Nossische Zeiiung says that the Rus
SLAMS have evacuated the last section OF
Hungarian territory which they occu-
pied i'm The east corner Of Pennsylvania.
Germania learns from Ukraine that
BOlshevik guerrillas are setting fire TO
the wheat stock IN many sections and
are also Systematically destroying grow
ing crops by ploughing them out.
I'm a battle in Odessa some days ago
between the Bolsheviki and the Moder
ates hundreds were killed. The city
was bombarded by Warships, says a ue-
layed Pclrograd message.
Counter revolutionary Polish legion'
were defeated by the Bolshoviki at
1 NIlnsk February c. the Polish forces
suffering heavy casualties. according 4
a dispatch 10 the semi Onlcial News Blu
reau. dated at Minsk February :. one
detachment Of 6O0 Poles was annihi
lated. according 20 the dispatch, which
1 follows.
"A desperate battle was fought on Tho
Glh between worlmen's and soldiers
forces and counter revolutionary Pol
ish legion consisting Of 200 men with
artillery. After bloody lighting the
workmens and soldiers troops were
victorious
"a detachment OF COO men was an
initiated. two guns We're dismounteo
and the Polish cavalry fell back
THE local population received our
+ forces warmly, supplying them win
provisions. The Polish troops retired
/ In disorder. the democratic elements
+ leaving them and joining the ranks OF
/ the revolutionaries.
A proposal OF submission and com
plefe obedience by the Poles 10 the Ger
mans is contained i'm wireless message
from General Dowbormsnich. com
mander in chief Of the Polish forces
10 the supreme German army head.
quarters. which was intercepted al
NInsk. according 10 the Russian semi
official news agency.
A correspondent in petrogr7d reports
that at Bonruisk eighty-ilve miles
southeast Of Mlnsk, the Polish troops
have defeated the Bolshevik.. Othel
3 poles are advancing toward Smolensk
Niinsk Province Is declared &C. be IN
state Of siege.
General Dowbormusnieki IN the des
match. ordered the polisL forces 4
throw OF the authority Of the WORK
mems and Soldiers Deputies
The same correspondent also teie
graphs from Petrograd That rolone
AInrayien had succeeded in uniting lh'
Bolshevik armies In the Ukraine, com
bining them with The kharkoN ais'rlo
regiment against General AleAleu.
defeat OF the AleXlef forces unde
General Erdelli on saturday feDruar'
o is asserted. Tho BOlshcNik com
w,nders announced occupation O
Taranrod. a Russian seaport IN the Dol
Cossack territory.
: sin another wing of the AleNei
forces is said 10 be advancing heyon'
I Zverevo. after a skirmish in which Gen
FrdeIi was wounded.
Voronezh. capital Of The Province o
Voronezh. also is said TO he m IN
hands of the B0lshcNik troops.
Fnsign Krylenko. the Bolshevik com
, mander In chief. has decided 10 go 4
! petrograd lo raise an army OF iOO'uo
! Rolsheviki. which ne viii commau
personally in operations against Gen
AleNieff.
battle was begun Friday. februar
between the BOlSheviki and a wing o
! the Cossack army of Gen. AleNieh
which then was advancing towar
/ Wharkex I'm the Ukraine. APO mile
/ southwest OF Moscow. The Bolshe
, yiki sent troops 10 crush this newes
revolution. but reports received h
= petrocrad indicated that the forces O
- Boris Savinkof who was a member o
B. the Kerensky cabinet. were ready q
, ioin gen. AleXien
The Rumanians control The Akkermai
I district Of Besssrabia and are in a po
sition TO threaten Odessa.
KAI.EDiNES KILLS HIMSELF.
BY the United Press.
LONnON. Feb. 10 Gen. kaledines
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