Arizona republican., 1920-01-23
bOLSHEV|K
 FORCES IN LESS. DANGER.
lRepubIiean A. p. Leased wire1

LONDON, Jan. 22-The position of
 General Desikine, anti-bolshevik leader
 in southern Russia, to all appearances
 is somewhat better, according to the
 The inevitable pause which must fol- low any long and rapid offensive such as have been conducted by the bol- shevikf in southern Russia. has oc- cured.
 Much depends upon the support af- forded Denikine by the population at his rear. Latest reports seem to in- dicate that he still commands their full confidence and loyalty. However. his losses of materials in the recent re- on future operations. The imminent danger to their country has caused both the Don and Kuban Cossacks to rally wholeheartedly around the gov ernment and afford full support to Denikine.
 The bolsheviki advance in Siberia appears to have slowed down The allied commissioner has received a message from Admiral Kolchalx at NiJni- U dinsk. stating that he is re- maining there with the ministers of his suite. whose fate he intends to share.
 Let's Gaining Ground
 In west Russia the Let's, since the opening of their offensive on January A.. have retaken a stretch--of- fhei1 own country about 40 miles in depth and captured 13,O00. prisoners and consid- l erable material. Sixty miles of Lettish ! still remains in bolsheyiki | hands.
 The. boishevikd have concentrated strong forces of troops for the defense | Of the, important Junction of Rieshitsa, | md are also counter attacking the Let | Iish left along. the Pskov railway, where they have been repulsed with | neavy losses. The reds have not suc- reeded in. checking the Lettish ad- vance in the center.
 In the Caucasus the boIsheyflxi ad- vance down the western shore of the caspain appears to threaten Petrovsk, he base of the volunteer fleet. In Trans Caspai the bolsheviki have not ret captured Krasnovodsk as reported. They have penetrated as far as Vag- nan, but are held up. by volunteers who occupy strong positions, while the 'olsheviki Hanks are exposed to fire rom the sea.
 RoIsheviki In Afahanistan
 A boisheviki mission is reported to lave arrived at Kabul. Afghanistan. ceremony. Two emissaries from Con- tantinople are also said to be at Sabul. Ramandan Shalash. the Mes- potamian leader. has adopted an att itude of defiance towards both the 'ritish and Arab governments. He is 1! l potamian administration to the peo- le and sending agents far within the rontier to stir up trouble. band of 2 ribesmen attacked Albukmel on Jan- l ary II, but was beaten off by the rftish. British airplanes caused heavy ( asualtfes. One plane picked up a 1 1 'ounded British officer and carried 3 i'm 240 miles to a hospital [ LONDON. Jan. 22-Dispa tches from f Warsaw appeared in the English news [ apers today declaring that Marshal f och was proceeding to Warsaw with l two weeks and suggesting the likelf- [ ood of a Polish attack on bolshevfk { ussia. These reports are denied by ( ie French foreign office and Marshal t och says he knows nothing about L lem fl The Daily Herald labor organ, as- S ,rts that Poland plans a march on iev and the occupation of many Uk- e Iinian towns. and prints a manifesto is gned by Tchitcherin, Russia bol- A levist foreign minister. addressed to ir e workers of the allied countries n 'sing them to oppose such a policy. d