The Washington herald., 1918-08-18
GERMANS TAKE
KRONSTADT,
REPORT
Finnish Dispatches Declare
Huns Now Occupy
Naval Base.
JAPS SEND TROOPS
TO AID OF CHINA
Czecho-Sloyak Gains in ST.
IBERIA Help Situation
for Allies.
MOSCOW CONTROLLED BY
ANTI-BoLSHEvIK PARTY
Report of Consul Poole Indicates
Safety of Allied Nationals I'm
prisoned by Russians.
JAPS SEND TROOPS .
TO AID OF CHINA
MOSCOW CONTROLLED BY
ANTI-BOLSHEvIK PARTY

Parls, Aug. I7.-keports are IN
circulation in Finland that the
Germans have seized the Russian
naval port of Kronstadt, accord
ing to a Stockholm dispatch to
La Martin.
Reports received through Ger
many early in the week were to
the effect that Premier Lenine
and War Minister Trotzky had
fled to Kronstadt from Moscow.
1t was added that other depart
ments of the Soviet government
also would go there. .t -
Kassn surroundea.
= Amsterdam. Aug. f7.-soviet forces
have surrounded KaEan. held by the
czeoho- -slovaks. and are bombardins
IT, according to a dispatch received
from Moscow today.
Another Soviet army. advancing
toward Omega. where a new allied ex-
pedition has landed in Northern Rus
STA, has occupied Kirillovka.
On the Southern front" Cprobably
the Don region. where the Cossacks
are advancing northward). there Is
violent fighting.
Kazan is a city Of about I75, 900 pop
ulation, on The left bank Of the Volga,
100 miles north of Simbirski and so
miles east of Moscow.
OF 1000 Officer imprisoned at Kron-
stadt beca- CI counter revolutionary
tendencies. 236 have been executed.
Japan Moves Troops.
Tokyo, Tuesday, Aug. l3.-The gov
ernment today issued a statement an
nouncing that under the agreement
with China, in view OF the danger
threatening the border of Manchuria,
Japan was dispatching troops there
from Manchuria.
Csechs Take Irkutsk.
oflcial reports to the State Depart
ment from Moscow and from Siberian
points indicate that the Bolshevik
forces are being defeated both In mil
itsry and political strategy.
Irkutsk, the important Lake BaikaI
was captured by the Czecho-Slovak
forces with the assistance Of Siberian
troops on July Z. The Bolshevik
army made a desperate stand and in
flicted losses on the Czecho-S -Slovaks
of go killed and LOO wounded but in
the end were completely routed.
The success Of this encounter is
regarded as of great value, az 1t opens
railroad communications between
Irkutsk and Samara to the westward,
where there are additional Czecho-Slo-
yak forces. One of the chief difficulties
with which this army has had to
contend has been the lack Of COM
munications.
The line from Irkutsk to Moscow
Is still closed, but the reports are
said to show the next move will be
to take the stations held by the Boil
shevists and repair several bridges
which have been destroyed In this
work the Siberian people are shown
TO be rallying to the assistance of
the Czecho-Slovaks.
New Government st omsk.
The information reached the State
Department via Pekin from Consul
Harris at Irkutsk. The report an
nounced that the general political ,It-
uation throughout Siberia was rapidly
improving. The new ali-Russiau row
ernment proclaimed from Archangel
some days ago has established head
quarters at Omsk. Its Announced
purpose is to cooperate with the
United States and the allies and on
pose the authority Of the central em-
pires.
Secretary Of State Robert I.an.,ns
also reported having received a long
message from Consul General Poole
at Moscow, which came via stock
holm. Mr.. Poole burned nj. co6.
book. turned the affairs Of the cor.
sulate over to the representative Of
Sweden on August S, and preuared
to leave. Several Of the consular rer,-
resentatives OF the allies, Including
the Consul General of Japan, ana start
home, but Mr.. Poole subseouentIv
elected to stay and work for The re-.
lease Of the British, French and Jau-
anese citizens who had bean throvp
into prison by the Bolsheyih.
Through the efforts Of. the United
States Consul a number of the pris-
oners have been released ana the con.
dition Of ninety individuals stiIi beld
by the Russian authorities has been
greatly relieved. according to the re-
port. .7
All Representatives Of the Y. M r
A., Red Cross and American fnanctai
institutions are safe. Mr.. Poole aid
the Americans were planning to re-