Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-11-28
RUSSO-GERMANS !
TO QUIT L|THUAN|A
VIII Evacuate Occupied Dis
tricts by Agreement With In
terallied Commission
REDS WINNING IN ESTHoNIA
BY the Associated Press

Copenhagen. Nov. 2S.--The inter-
allied Baltic commission has stopped
hosti'ities between the Lithuanians and
the Germans and Russians and has di
rected the combatants to retire to the
deinarcation line Of October 50. Gr-
cording TO the Lithuanian press bureau
from Kovno.
The adyices add that the Iithuauiaus
only bowed to this decision ON condition
that the German government agree to
surrender all German and Russian war
and railway material in the Baltic
battle area to the LithuaniHnS.
Evacuation of the occupied districts,
II is said, will be effected under Lithu
anian control, while the Lithuanians
win suspend their offensive and guar
antee the German and Russian army
free transport to Germany. The inter-
allied commission will supcriutcud ful
tillment of the conditions.
London, Nov. 2S.-CBy \. P.l--Ihc
Let's are pursuing their operations
against the forces of Colonel Avaloif
Bermondt with great success, accord
ing to q British official summary of the
military situation in Russia.
The Germans in Turkkum. who were
endeavoring to cut through To Mitau,
have been thrown back with loss, while
on the opposite flanks the Let's are
continuing to advance from Buusk TO
Shawl and Libau. Bermoudt's force
Is deficient in clothing and supplies and
has become much disorganiZed. Many
Germans are returning home. and Ber-
lnondt is reported TO have relinquished
command which was taken over by
Durnovo, dangerous Russian, who.
the report says, is under the thumb
of the Germans.
Colonel Talents. the British commis
sioner, who entered Mitau Immediately
after its evacuation, says the summary,
reports that the Germans looted most
Of the shops, and set fire to the castle
aud many farms along the line of re
treat. besides numbering their owners.
''The Bolsheviki continued their pres
sure against the army" the summary
continues, ''until it forced it back to the
old line approximating the EStnOnlan
frontier, thereby regaining all the
ground lost to Yudenitch. However,
fhe new White commander, Tonnison,
with re endorsements, mas been holding
we'll, and it is improbable that the
Bolsheviki will be able TO push him into
Esthonia.
s'Bolsheyiki successes on the south
eru front continue. On the west front
of the Volga the Caucasus army, under
General Wrangle. has started victor
ious advance against the Bolsheylhi,
but the Bolsheviki have driven back
both the Don and volunteer armies TO
maximum depth of fifty miles along the
greater part of their front.
An official statement from the soviet
government in Moscow indicates that
most severe fighting is in progress on
the yolga front. where the Bolshevlsts
have captured Dubovka. $50 miles
southwest of Saratoy, with 500 prls-
oners.
The statement says the Boishevists
have annihi'ated three regiments of the
forces Of General Denekinc, leader of
fhe anti BolsheVist armies in south
west Russia.
The advance of the Boshevists con-
xinues rapidly in the Omsk region.
where they are approaching the western
shores of Lake Cham, capturing Tar
tarskaya, 100 miles east of Omsk, with
1900 prisoners.
Eondon. Nov. 2s.-Maxim Titvinoff
who is at Copenhagen for discussion
with James O'Grady, representing
Great Britain. of the question of the
repatriation of British prisoners held
in soviet Russia. already has attempted
TO carry the negotiations beyond the
definitely specified field.
One of Litvinoffs s first moves was to
propose to Mr.. O'Grady that the Allies
lift their blockade on soviet Russia.