The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-21
REDS LOSE 5000 IN FIGHT
Losses Are Heavy but Terri
tory Is Gained in New Ad-
vance London Fears.
BIG DRIVE IS UNDER WAY
Strong Effort Is Being Made
to Subduc All Opposition;
Lose in North.

LONDON. March 20 Virtually all
nf the Ukraine Is now In The hands
! NJ the bnlshcvlk according to ad
wees reaching London today. In
| heavy fighting AT Nikolaicv. north
! cast Of Odessa. obolshevlki lost be
tween 5000 and 5000 men, but
forced the. French garrison. after
fierce fighting 10 withdraw 10 Ddess
fierce fighting to Withdraw to odessa,
Further east tho hdvices add, the
bolshevlki have reached the lsthmus
OF rcrekop leading TO the Crimca.
The hoIshevhi apparently are en-
gagged In a strong effort to subduc
liusrinn opposition In The Ukraine
and TO drive allied forces from that
region before spring Tho Ukraine
In tho granary of Russia, and odessa
before tho war was the greatest grain
shipping port IN Russia. II the boil
shcvikl can control the great agri-
cultural region Of the Ukraine they
might he able to relieve the serious
shortage In Moscow and the north
Aided by Ukrainian bolshevlkl
forces, troops Of tho Moscow govern
ment In the last three weeks have
occupied kiev and Zhitomlr In the
center OF the Ukraine and driven the
peasant government OF General Pet
thence To pr6skurov, In podoiia, 80
miles east OF the border OF Galicia.
Russian wireless messages re-
ceived IN London Wednesday re-
ported that non boshevikl forces
after bcinE repulsed by the bolshcyik!
were retiring on Odessa.
An official Greek report from fSa-
lonlkf said that Greek troops had
defeated tho bolsheviki at kherson
northeast OF odessa.
In the defense OF odessa and the
nearby region French. British. Greek
and ilumanian forces arc aiding non
bolShevilt Ukranians and Cossack
detachments OF General Denniklne's
forces
COPENlIAGEN. March 2g--Ths
important railroad junction town OF
Mitau, southwest NJ Riga. has been
captured by bettlsh troops, Let's
tiHh official statement issued on
Wednesday announces. The bolshe-
WIKI, the stntcmcn, adds, are retir-
Ing along the whole front.
Bolshevik troops, under pressure
OF Polish forces have been com
PEELED 10 retire and evacuate' plnsk,
100 miles east Of Ilrest-L Lltovsk. ac-
cordlng TO dispatch from Warsaw,
SAIONikI, Tuesday, March is
The Greek victory at kherson. north
west OF odessa, was won over "A boil
Nheviki force OF four times tho
strength of the Greek division en-
Gagged, according 10 an official state
ment Issued at Greek headquarters
here. The statement declares the
bolHhevikl armies have been reor-
ganized and are under the command
OF German officers a large number
OF whom participated In the battle.
COPENHAGEN March ga
hulshcvih Newspaper OF PetrOgrad
publishes a long list OF persons VINO
have been executed In connection
viih the cOuntcr-revOlution Among
he names on the list is that OF
Madame Sternberg- -Jakoleva, pres-
lent Of the committee. dealing with
'NcCuiiopE who herself has been held
responsible FOR thousands OF exc
'uuuns 40 reason Is assigned for
lcr execution
NASHlNGTpN. March 20 Dis
patches received at the state depart
uout today from sweden said social
eyoluiluulsfs In PetrOgrad and Mos
'0w had been active in dcmonstra-
Ions against the boishcNikl and that
IOlinH IN the streets had occurred
\ hOlshcyik commissioner who at
"mptch to address one meeting ~
.orlll royolutiouIsts. was mohbcd
'uads leading into HetrOgrhd were
,luspJ TO pusYpuRrT tra rfir March i