14 JUNE 1919, Page 2

Meanwhile Admiral Koltehak's advance westward from the Urals towards the

Volga has been checked near Ufa by the Bolshevik& It seems that his centre advanced too hastily, that some companies of Bolshevik deserters mutinied, and that the whole army had to retire for some distance. On the other band, Admiral Koltchak on his right wing has come into touch with the loyal forces at Archangel ; while to the south General Denikin has made a rapid advance, with the support of British tanks. The Bolsheviks are apparently unable to act with effect in more than one district at a time, and they cannot now be receiving much war material from the Germans. Their doom is certain, though it may be delayed for a time, owing to the difficulty of moving armies over the great Russian plains.