Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-21
y. S.-Czech Break
Sought by Foe

Continued from rage One
Czecho- -Slovak headquarters. Even mem
bers of the municipal hospital staff are
affected While there is no evidence
that the epidemic will spread to the
Czech forces who are auartered in
schools, stores and clubs, the Red Cross
Is rushing assistance to check the urs-
ease.
This condition is not confined to the
interior, but is found in eastern ST.
beria. where refugees are living in
oNercrowdcd cellars, caves or abandoned
houses
The Red Cross is caring for 5000 in
Vladvostok. Many thousands Of others
are. scattered along the Siberian rail-
way.
Fortunately winter has not set in,
but within another month thousands of
lives will be in the hands of the Amer
lean relief expeditions.
Meanwhile the CZechs are forcing Boil
sheviki to retreat in the Ekaterinburg
sector toward Tura Although the
CzeChs were forced o evacuate Samara.
their artillery fire is preventing the
Bolshcvili from entering the city One
Of three enemy airpiancs attacking
S'amara station was forced to drop.
Best Bolshevik Troops
The enemy attempted to turn the
Czech right, but was repulscd and forced
to retreat The stubbcrnness of the
Reds proves the pr, r,sencc there of the
best Bolshevik troops re-enforced by
Hungarians.
In the region OF Simbirsk the enemy
continues to retreat from Meleks. fol-
lowing the battle OF Hankov. Judging
from the Czech communque in the last
in0 hntf o
stand than was at first expected, In
addition to these successes. they have
cleared the Krasnour!msls- Sarapul rail-
way.
n they continue such resistance until
the winter snows Of November they will
have blocked the German Bolshevik
campaign. which purposes to disorgan-
ize the czech army before English
French military relief and American
Red Cross assistance reach them.
Meanwhile the Bolshevist troubles in
Moscow are growing alarm ng.y. The
Bosheviki control committees official
bulletin containing a signed treasury
statement. shows a deficit in the first
six months of 1918 amounting TO A.
40, ,OO0, 900 rubles
siberia stirred by Peace News
Eastern Siberia is confused and ex-
cited by the peace news. While OIL
cials and the public almost unanimously
believe this ends the conflict in Europe,
they are troubled by serious transporta-
tion problems. the plight OF refugees and
interior food shortages, and unanimously
agree that even II the present negotia-
tions bring peace abroad, Russia's
internal condition may cause another
war over Russia unless the Allies are
IN a position to move to the interior
when the Germans evacuate.
II is seriously questioned here whether
Gormany's promise TO withdraw from
Russia includes the thousands of trou-
ble-making political and commercial
agents. but with General Graves here
and Ambassador Morris at Harbiu.
Washington will be kept minutely ad-
vised of what happens and Of what
may develop as "A result Of the present
armistice notes.
satisfied wth Winter Quarters
General Graves is satisfied. fellow
ing an inspection, that the Americans
will be comfortable in winter quarters,
although the general cannot announce
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