The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1918-07-20
PROGRESS OF THE WAR

From Sundays Salt Lake Tribune
The shifting situation in Russia
promises to make the Russians a fac
tor on the side Of the Allies once again.
There is increasing evidence that all
factions except the Bolsheviki are
beginning to favor allied interview
ton.
On the Thurman coast the popu-
lation appear to have definitely cast
in their lot with the allies by breaking
with the Bolshevik government at
Petrograd. 1t is reported that 200
Bolshevik soldiers recently arrived
in the Thurman region with the
evident intention of attacking Brit
ish. French and American marines
and soldiers. They we're disarmed
by the populace, according to this
story, and sent back to Moscow.
In Siberia the Czecho-Slovaks seem
to have gained complete ascendancy
at vital points all the way from Eu-
ropean Russia to the Pacific coast.
After defeating the Bolsheviki in
V~ladivostok, they pursued the retret-
ing forces along the railroad north
ward for many miles. A provisional
government has been set up by the
Siberians, who seem to be working
in harmony with the Czecho- Slovaks.
The latest report is that Great
Britain will send troops to aid the
Czecho-S lovaks and Siberians If
this be true. it is not unlikely that
a japanese army also will be sent.
In Moscow revolutionaries not in
sympathy with the Lenine-T rotzky
government slew Count Won Mirbach.
the German ambassador. and started
a revolution. The Leninites and the
insurgents engaged in furious battles
in the streets of the capital with inde-
cisive results. The Soviet govern
ment announced that the Bolshevik
troops had suppressed the revolt.
but later reports indicate that fight
ing is still in progress in. and near
Moscow.
In the Ukraine, where the German
troops have been plundering the
peasants. a revolt of great proper
tons is under way. The peasants
are conducting a guerilla war against
their organized enemy. 1t is said
that 200. 900 farmers are taking part
in the movement.
The most striking military opera
ton of the week has been the Italian
advance in Albania. Starting at the
VoyuSa river. alittle north of Avlona,
the Italians have driven the Austri-
ans back on an eighty-mile front to
a depth of about twenty-five miles.
capturing the city of Berat and push
ing across the Semeni river. Within
a week the Austrians have lost COM
handing positions on the Toinorica
mountains and positions extending
all the way from the Adriatic sea to
Lake Ochrida.
In these operations the Italians were
assisted on their right flank by a
French army and on the coast by
British monitors, which helped the
Italian artillery to destroy bridges
behind the Austrians. When the
Austrian line had been broken the
Italian cavalry rushed through the
breach and attacked the flank and
rear. To prevent the capture OF a
large part of their forces the Aus
trians retired precipitately. aban-
dened their base at Berat and left a
vast quantity of materials in the
hands of their enemy and also sever
al thousand prisoners. The Austri-
ans are said to be forming a new line
along the Scumbi river, about
thirty-fve miles north of their orig
inal positions.
The Bulgarians struck hard in the
Monastir region as an offset to the
Italian drive, but gained no advan-
tage. They obtained a footing in
trench systems north of Monastir,
but were thrown out.