The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-31
BRITISH AID
ESTHONIANS
Troops Shipped to RevaI to
Attack Invading Bo|she-
wiki in Rear.
STRUGGLE DESPERATE
Against Extremists, Both For
eign and Native-Finns FL
nancing Neighbor State.

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Stockholm, Dec. 31.--Esthonian
troops shipped to Reval under cover
of a British squadron have been
landed at Port Akunda, on the coast
between Narva and Rakvere, to take
the invading bolshevik forces in the
rear The latter retired eastward ~
the inner part of the country after
slxirmishing. The. Russian cruiser
Partak. under belshcvils commsnd and
WITH bcfshyvfk -cr'bw, f1ofrftsrrfrsi
Fort Lighthouse. Weelf island, when
n detachment of the British squadron
came to the rescue.
The Partak took flight, but was
pursued and surrendered after n few
shots. Six officers and 120 men were
taken prisoner and brought back with
the captured ship to Reval.
1t is generally expected in the Bal
tic provinces that the invading boil
shevik forces soon will receive large
reinforccments from Russia. Sup
ports with heavy artillery are said
to be on the march from Petrograd.
The bolshevik detachment which took
Dorpal is only the vanguard chiefly
consisting of native bolsheviki and
Lettish soldiers sent ahead to revo-
lutionize the country and levy black
mail from the bourgeoisie, which they
have conscientiously done wherever
they passed, preaching violent boil
shevism and sacking every village
and farmyard.
Strongly Supported.
They are strongly supported and
provided with artillery, arms and am
munition by the government. Inter-
est Is taken in Finland for the sister
republic across the gulf in its dcs-
perate struggle against bolshevism,
both foreign and native, which Is in
creasing. A corps of volunteers IS
being organized to go to the assist
ance Of the Esthonians. 1t will con-
sist Of 1000 men in two divisions,
one under a Swedish officer. Maj. Elk
strom, the other under a Finnish oili-
Ger. Col. Kahn, formerly of the Rus
sian army.
Aiding Esthonia.
Meantime, Finland is aiding the
Esthonian government financially
with Finnish currency and coin,
which has been 1eclared legal tender
in Esthonia and rs circulating equally
with the Esthoyan ruble at n fixed
rate of exchange, while the Russian
paper rubles and bolshevik currency
are increasing in depreciation and Is
accepted only as speculative value,
The Lithuanian Telegraph agency
advises that the leader of the Lithua-
nian bolshevilti, Kapsuka, arrived at
Wilma from Russia with the large
staff Of assistants and well fur
nished treasury Of rubles. He has
declared 10 the nation through tho
press that the Lithuanian republic
shall be declared an integral part of
the soviet republic. The soviet gov
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treasury with money to carry on the
administration but Lithuania must
supply Russia with some provisions
she requires.
In the presence of this danger q
delegation from the Lithuanian gov
ernment at Libau obtained an inter
view with the admiral commanding
the British sQuadrGn in the Baltic.
who assured him the allies would
lend the Lithuanians every assist
anco in organizing their defenscs ~
resist the bolshevik INVASION
independence Recognized.
A soviet telegram from Tsarskoe
Solo dated Dec. % states that tho
soviet government has formally rec
ognzed the independence of the
Lithuanian soviet and that the re-
public has promised every assistance
in assuring the national freedom. On
the other hand, the soviet central
executive committee In PCtrograd
sent brotherlY greetings to the free
people Of Lithuanla, Esthonia and
I.ettland conCratulating them on hnv-
ing attained freedom from foreign
occupation, as well as from the tyr
annical czarism, and offering every
help in organizing their defenses
aRains all other foreign oppressors