Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 88, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 January 1920 — REDS WIN BIG BATTLE [ARTICLE]

REDS WIN BIG BATTLE

BOLSHEVIST TROOPS CAPTURE 5,000 IN TWO-DAY FIGHT. • Soviet Cavalry Under General Dumenko Force the Rivers In the Manych Valley. London, Jan. 30.—Russian soviet cavalry commanded by General Dumenko, has forced the rivers in the Manych valley of the lower Don region and captured 5,000 prisoners after a two-day battle, the red forces then continuing to advance, says a bolshevik communication. Further eastward along the same rivers the fiercest fighting is proceeding against another force, the statement adds. Admiral Kolchak's surrender to Siberian revolutionists was authorized by General Janin of the Czecho-Slovak army, who was placed in command of' all allied troops west of Irkutsk on January 10 by Kolchak’s order, says a Harbin dispatch to the Daily Mall. A profound sensation was caused throughout the far East by the report that Kolchak had given up, says the message, which was filed at Harbin on Monday, and one Russian general has challenged General Janin to a duel, while officers under the command of General Seinenoff have formed a league, the slogan of which is: “Have Janin’s blood!” General Janin’s explanation is awaited, but it is known that Czech reports on the situation at Irkutsk, which were telegraphed to General Janin at Verkhdinsy induced him to consent to Kolchak’h surrender. The Czechs claim the choice lay between surrendering one man and a conflict In which they were to be annihilated completely.