The sun., 1918-07-02
Important Port of kOla in
Archangel Province
Is Occupied.
ACT WITH OTHER ALLIES
British and French Combine in
Operation to Save Stores
From Germans.
Special Despatch 10 THK SyS

WASHINGTON. July 1. - American
cts. have landed on Russian soil and
with British and French naval forces
are protecting the vitally important
port OF Kols, in the Province of Arch
angel from falling into pro- German
hands.
The Americans and Allies are under
stood also to be protecting the huge
amount OF military and other supplies
which accumulated before the Brest-
Litovsk peace pact because the rail-
way line running south from Kola was
not in shape to move them.
The American armed forces have
been identified with this military en-
terprise on Russia territory for some
time. but until to-day censorship reg
ulations did not permit mention OF it.
The American force left an Atlantic
port several weeks ago bound for Rus
sian waters. Both British and French
forces have been operating in this part
of Russian territory for some time and
to internationslize the force using mill
tary pressure in Russia and for Russia's
good.
Not Resented by Russians.
The landing OF armed forces at Kola
by the Allies and the United States so
far as advices indicate. has been in no
way resented by the Russian people. al
though Germans. and particularly the
Finnish White Guards. acting presuma-
bly, under German guidance, have at
| tempted to mike trouble and bring
about s!tuat N which would permit
the port OF kola and the important rail-
way line, with the supplies, to be taken
over by the Germans or PROC Germa n
Bolsherik agents on one pretext or an
other.
The fact that Moscow now reports a
state OF war to have been proclaimed in
ArchanSel may mean that German plans
are again on foot TO eradicate this prac-
tical military assistance which the Allies
and the United States have been effec-
lively rendering to the Russian people.
War PrOcla nation a Puzzle.
oH1Clals mere 40 not yet understand
the full meaning OF the proclamation OF
state OF war 1t may mean that the
Finnish White Guards again are seek
! ing to begin plans for the acquisition %
this territory II may mean that the
! authorities. because OF the disturbed
situation, have declared martial law in
the province of Archangel. Whether
! this will mean complications because oil
/ the presence Of the allied and Ameri
can forces there cannot yet be foreseen
| Tho supplies which the Allies anf
! Americans are guarding for the Rus
slams are huge stores OF supplies orig
inaliy sent from the United States anC
! Europe. In this respect the situation
Is similar to that existing at Vladivo
stok
But the expedition at Kola although
essentially military In character. anc
constituting military Intervention, II
one sense differs from the landing of tn,
British and Japanese armed forces a
| Nladivostok. because 1t is apprecia tee
that there is no thought OF military in
terventon on large scale into Russian
territory from Kola. 1t is practically
impossible to organize effective inver
vention from these White Sea ports, ow
ing TO the extremely unfavorable geo
not required either for the defence o
the ports or for the protection OF tn
railway.