Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-09-03
Copyright. 1919, to the Press Publish
ing Co.

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London, Sept, 2.--The recapture of
Pskoff by the Bolsheviki is undoubt-
edly the result OF an astonishing order
for the arrest of General Balakovitch,
the guerrilla leader who was defend
ing the town." says Helsingfors dis
patch to the Daily Mail
General Judinich, commanding the
anti Bolsheviki on the Petrograd
front, on Monday issued the order for
the arrest and sent from Narva troops
which under General Arscnleff, arrest
ed Balakovitch's staff. Balakovitch
himself escaped His remaining troops
on the front refused to obey Arsen-
leff's orders, leaving a gap in the
front through which the Bolshevixi
poured
General Balakovitch has been
charged with treason, the same dis
patch reports, but no evidence to con-
Vict has yet been obtained,
Russian officers say their soldiers
mostly are deserters from the reds
who are fearful Of torture If captured
-by the Bolsheviki and run away at the
appearance of the enemy. The SOL
diers say they have no confidence in
NAiNli OlliCtlo tAilu dio dltdlu IL NAty
make a stand the officer commanding
them may have sold out to the Bolshe-
wiki. Several incidents confirm the
reasonahleness of this belief,
Colonel Stoiakh, chief OF staff TO
| General Palakovitoh at Pskev, was
found guilty by court-martial few
days ago of accepting bribe of l.000,-
600 rubles from the Bolsheviki to turn
nxyA 40 I, 1tx,s. H.. Ii.
mand to the reds Stojakin was exc
cuted by firing squad There are Of
ficers who have deserted to the Boil
sheviki on promises Of high office and
big estates in Russia.
The Russian white guard is poorly
armed and clothed and Is jealous of
the Esthonian army, which has been
well clothed by England. The Rus
! slams lay the blame for the loss of
Pskov on the Esthonians, who evacu-
ated large section in front of Pskov
without warning to the Russians. The
Russian troops rushed TO the Pskov
sector, but too late to check the ad
vance OF The Boish,viki.
Esthonian officers are reported hav-
Ing said the Esthonians did not see
why they should advance and fight for
lile entente nations Wnen JnDEe nations
will not recognize Esthonia as re-
public They declare that IL America
or England would recognize the inde-
pendence oe Esthonia, the troops
would be willing to advance against
the Bolsheviki
The Bolshevki were in good posi- =
tions with plenty of ammunition, put :
ting down n we'll placed fire wherever
they felt like It. The Esthonians and
Russians said the discipline of the Boil
sheviki was excellent. The red troops
are well differed and have plenty OF
machine guns, cannon and ten ar
mored trains The Russian white
guards have now at their front four
whippet tanks recently sent by Eng
land, but the soldiers declare the Rus
slams are so afraid of having the tanks
captured that they keep them far in
the rear.
Bolshevik prisoners looked fat and
well clad They say the Bolsheyiki
.drafted all able-bodied Russians into
the army and compelled them to
fight, There are 100000 Bolsheviki
on the Narva-Pskov sector. Official
reports by the general staffs of both
armies. issued today, say IN the fight
ing before Pskov the Bolshevik hung
all their prisoners by the heels,
stabbed to death with hayonets and
disemboweled all the wounded.