Sharp Encounter Reported with Red Army: Ungern Said to Be Badly Beaten The following: report is issued by the Dalta and Rosta News Agencies and is published under reserve accordingly.
Chita, June 17.
On the morning of June 5 the White Guard forces led by Ungern pressed upon the Mongolian outposts, 40 versts south of Maimaichen.
A detachment, numbering more than 4,000 sabres and several field guns, attacked the Far Eastern Torees guarding the boundaries. The attack was repulsed by hand grenades. In the further course of the day the troops of the Far Eastern Republic entrapped the enemy by means of skillful maneeuvring. and, after a stubborn fight, defeated it. As the enemy retreated, the Cavalry forces of the Far Eastern Republic gave chase. A great many prisoners were taken, ineluding one Behar Baergun,' who is Ungern's right hand man.
On. June 6 a large detachment of Ungern's forces attempted to capture the city of Troitzkosavsk from the west, but were defeated. It is understood that Ungern's forces were divided into several columns, one of which, consisting of some 4,000 men, was under the command of General Rashushin. It moved along the left bank of the Selenga river into the territory of Soviet Russia and was beaten by the Soviet troops. The remnants of the column had a narrow escape into Mongolia.
The Central column was under Ungern's own command. The left column on the 7th and 8th tried to cross the river Chikoi in the Sharacilskaya: region, but meeting with stubborn resistance was compelled to withdraw.
Uncrnsists Sap to ye BroKey.
The population of the border districts mobilized immediately on learning of Ungern's invasion, and mustered over 2,000 men, The. fight continued on June 12, and there were many bayonet charges The Ungernists are completely shattered and are panic-stricken. They are running in_ all directions. Six cannons, munition boxes, 16 machine-guns, a baggage train and many camels were captured by the troops of the Far Eastern Republics Large stores of military supplies also fell into their hands. The people's revolutionary army and the revolutionary detachments organized by the people showed high courage in their assault upon the superior forces of their enemy. In the last battle the leader of the defence forces of Troitskosavsk, Maturhin, was wounded.—Dalta.
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