The evening world., 1918-07-15
j. s. AND BRITISH
TROOPS OCCUPY
MURMAN COAST
Take Possession of Whole Re.
gion as BolSheviki Demand
Withdrawal of English.

LONDON July 15.--American and
BritiSh troops have occupied the
whole OF the Murman coast, in
Northern Russia, says despatch
from Moscow 10 the Central News
Agency by way OF Amsterdam.
After capturing KEN. a railroad sta
tion on the white Sea coast, the de-
ish forces advanced toward Toroki.
the Russian Bolsheviki authorities
having withdrawn to Nirok
tkem is the port and important
station on the Mur1nansk Rail-
way which the Germans have
been planning 70 seize as a base
OF operations against tho ice-free
Arctic port. where huge military
stores were gathered by the Allies
while Russia was at war.1
The commanders OF the Entente
Allied forces have issued an appeal to
the population on the Murman coast
requesting help against Germany and
Finland. II is declared that the Muir
man Coast Is Russian territory under
the protection of the Entente powers.
The local population is cooperating
with the troops which have arrived
to defend the railways connecting the
coast with Petrograd. Meanwhile the
Germans are making a desperate at
| he
Thurman coast They need the har-
bors for submarine bases now that
Zeebrugge has been closed and os-
tend rendered Of little value.
The total German force in Russia
is thirty-two German and fifteen
Austrian divisions, composed mainly
OF old and inferior men. This force
is spread over a vast area from
Pctrograd to the Black Sen
In Finland, threatening the Muir
man Railway. the Germans have
rather moro than division, but the
bulk OF this body in in the south and
not easily within reach OF the Muir
man Railway. The railway may
however. be attacked by airplanes.
NJ Tchitcherin, the Russian Foreign
Minister. has addressed a note TO Great
Britain demanding that the British
detachments now on the Murmar
coast be re-embarkcd without delay
says a Central News message to-day
from Amsterdam. relaying a Moscow
despatch.
czEcHs CAPTURE KAzAN. EAST
OF MOSCOW.
CEecho -Slovak troops have cap
tured the city OF Kazan. tSo mile
east of Moscow. an Exchange Teie
graph despatch from Copanhager
says 1t is reported from Moscow. Th'
. city was taken after the Bolshevik
had put up violent resistance.
tKaxan Is on the KaEanka
River near where II joins the
Volga- II n a manufacturing and
commercial centre and Is the
entrepot of tho commerce between
siberia and European Russia.
KaLan Is about 100 miles north OF
Simbirsk, where the Bolshevik
Government troops were reported
TO have defeated the Czechs last
weak.l
. An Amsterdam despAto says Ger
I Alexieff, former Russian Chief-of
a stan, has been appointed Command
= er-in-Chief OF the anti Boishovi
, forces, II is reported from MOSCOW
y he arrived in Omsk with large arm
and was accorded an enthusiastic re
ceptiOn.
N IOmsk Is In Asiatic Russia, Loo
miles east OF Moscowl
ii AMSTERDAM, July l5.-By II
al capture OF KAzan, 430 miles cast
"A Moscow, the CZecho Slovnks have b'
~ come masters OF the government
"a the lower Nolga. says a despatch fro
IN Moscow to the Berliner TaRoblai
X The CEecho- Slovaks, the despat'
adds, also are utilizing War Minist
Trotzkys mobilization in the Ur
r. Mountain. on the VoLga River. al
in Siberia, for their own purposes
-. forming from recruits what they CT
Black Guards, which they use
:. strengthen their own forces.
NJ STOCKHOLM, July IL delayed
a The Soviet Government Is about
81 be moved from Moscow to Muro
W according 90 dispatches from Mo
AS result OF insubordinAt,