The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1918-08-16
ESTABLISHMENT OF AN
EASTERN FRONT LIKELY
Carrying Out of This Plan BY
Entente Would be Serious
Menace TO Enemy.

Washington. Aug. 15.-The possi-
bility Of the establishment of an
eastern front that will be a serious
menace at least, to the Germans is
being considered by officials here, IT
became known in connection with the
making public of the full text of the
proclamation of the supreme gov
eminent of the northern territory.
The signers of the proclamation are
with two exceptions. members of the
constituent assembly representing
the provinces of Novgorod. Archan-
gel, Vologda, Viatka, Kazan and
Samara-a chain of provinces extend
ing from the Arctic to the region Of
the Don Cossacks in the south.
This chain is in the form of a
crescent making complete front OF
peoples strongly pro-ally i'm senti-
ment and representing the best ele-
ments of the Russian population. The
sisners OF the proclamation an
nounce that "the peoples represen-
tatives, elected by universal suffrage
are now forced to take into their
hands the government of the north
ern region because as yet there is
no legal all-Russian government "
Ihey pronounce themselves unauali-
hedly opposed to the Germans and
declare that the new government "is
convinced that Russia's and the al
lies interests in the struggle against
the foreign enemy are one and til,
same" ~
officials of the state department
admit that there is reasonable
ground for hope that the eastern
front will be re-established by this
new government, extending as il
does from the Arctic to the Cauca-
sus and embracing millions of Rms
slams who see the imminent danger
to their newly acquired freedom.
sought for generations. in the dom
nation of their country by the Ger
man government
The names of the men who com
pose the new Russian government
and who issued the proclamation are
suHclent guarantee. according to
state department officials, of the
strength of the movement. The
nope OF these men in fa-establishinp
the eastern front is shown in their
Edeciaration that they expect aid from
the allies and one of the final nara
graphs OF the proclamation which
reads:
AZ is known that the allied troops
come not to interfere with the inter-
nal affairs and their arrival is not
against the desires of the local popu-
iation. Therefore, the supreme gov
eminent grants the allied forces en-
terlng the north to wage the contest
against the common enemy and sum-
mons the entire population to greet
them gladly and assist them bv ev.
cry possible means"
49, The chain of provinces embraced
iG the newly proclaimed government
extends on the east to the Ural
mountains beyond which is the west
ern Siberian government where
thousands of Czecho-Slovaks and
loyal Russians are maintaining a
stable government ready and anx-
lous to fight the Germans. To the
south are the Don Cossacks backed
by the Orenburg Cossacks, all train
ed warriors and well armed, equally
to war on the central powers.
cent advices show that the
sans. whose territory borders
th I the Don Cossacks, are strong
~ antagonistic to the Teuton powers.
Allied troops are in the north to an
extent not exactly known to the pub
hc' 10 the north the British are