The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-01-21
Military Success of Bolsheviki
Threatens Central Europe
With Another War
BRITISH WAR CHIEFS
ARE CALLED TO PARIS
Lenlne Now in Control of Prac-
tically ALI Russia and Moving
..on Caucasus

London. Jan. Is (By the Associated
Press Before peace with Germany
is a week old the British public has
been brought UP sharply against the
possibility OF another war. Winston
Spencer Churchill, secretary Of war;
Walter Hume Long, first lord Of the
admiralty; Baron Beatty, commander
OF the grand fleet, and Field Marshal
Sir. Henry H. Wilson, chief Of the I'M
perial staff, left London tonight, hay
ing been hurriediy summoned to Paris
for consultation with Premier Lloyd
George and other British officials
there on important military and ma
val matters.
This summons is inevitably con
snec4ed in the public mind with the
SEM Official statement published TO-
Day calling. attention TO the threaten
ing situation in the middle east as a
result of Bolshevik military successes
which have given the soviet virtual
mastery Of the whole Of European
Russia for although it is not yet con-
frrned that they have entered Odessa.
it is believed it can not be long be-
fore they are in full possession Of the
coast regions in that vicinity.
by their victories the Bolsheviki
have obtained command Of enormous
supplies of food, raw materials, coal
and rolling stock and other means Of
transport of which they formerly were
in need.
Speculation is active in the Euro
pean capitals as to what will be the
n. ~. -.
3garde6 as certain that. flushed With
s.iccsss they will not be content with
sIhei~ present conauests. but Will seek
Sto extend bolsievism either eastward
or westward. Expert military opin-
ion. yinclines to the belief that their
next move will be on attack on Ro-
land and the Baltic States. and War
saw dispatches to the London papers
already indicate that the Poles ars
fully anticipating such a move.
The soviets now undoubtedly coal-
rnand formidable for ses, but not s,if'
ficient to warrant an attempt 10 &C
vance both east and west.
London, Jan. l5.-'fhc british mill
tary mission to General Denikiae at
the latter's headquarters in Ekaterin-
odar reports under tod&y's da;c tha,
the Caucasus army in the line be-
lind Alzsai river repulseG IN heavy
fighting FIVE frontal attacks and a.
tempted to turn it's left flank
The reports OF the British mission
saws that tne advance of the Bolslle-
Wiki on Odessa has been stopped. II
also stated that the repor- that Cen
eral Denikine has been superseded by
General Wrangel or any other CON-
mander is untrue.
The statement says the Don army
holds the line from the Dor RIVER
from, It's junction with the Aksai to ITS
mouth and that the reds failed I"
force the passage OF the river at any
of the five points whore this was at
tempted. Crossing the river would oe
difficult, it is stated. except for small
parties of cavalry, because the ROADS
are deep in mud.
The volunteer army is said to be
holding the line from Nikopol to
Melitopol. north Of the Crimea.
London. Jan. (By the Associated
Press) Within the next three
months. says sen,i-o!hcia! statement
Great Britain may be faced with a
serious Boishevist situation in the
Near East. which would mean mill
tary commitments. according to OK
peff opinion based on official adT!GeS
from the theaters of war.
The Bolshevist occupation OF
Trans Caspian may be regarded as
virtually complete which makes the
position in the Caucasus most difficult
from an snti-red viewpoint. There
is little hope Of stopping the Bolshe-
Wiki from overrupninS the Caucasus
and if they succeed they will be able
to join Mustapha Kemal Pasha (head
of the Turkish nationalists) and
other Turks for Mesopotamian aS-