Arizona republican., 1918-08-15
AMAZING TRAIN ' OF EVENTS HAS
 BEEN REVEALED
French and British Consuls
 Arrested and Citizens Held
 As Hostages By Bolshevi- Ri, Dispatches Announce
(By The Associated press)

WASHINGTON. Aug. 14-Official General Poole in Moscow. lifted tho curtain for a moment and revealed an amazing train of events in that city.
 Consul General Poole, after witness ing the violation of the French and British consulates, and the arrests of the consuls general and their staffs. destroyed his code book and papers and turned the affairs of the American consulate over to the Swedish consul. at the same time depanding safe con- duct from the country for himself and his associates
 Held as Hostages French and British citizens have been arrested and the bolsheyiki have announced they would hold them as hostages because of the attack on the soviet government by the British and French troops at Archangel. | Members of the French and British military missions stationed in Moscow were refused permission. to leave the of safe conduct.
 It is possible that since the sending of Consul General Poole's telegrams, which began on July 29 and continued until August 6, the situation may have changed, because it is reported that Lenine and Trotzky. the bolshevik leaders. have fled and the soviet gov ernment in Moscow may have been oYerthrown
 Other Consus Not Affected
 Should the situation be unchanged, the American consul generals action in turning his office over to Sweden will n St at of nti consuls in Russia. as they have been working with the local governments throughout Russia where pro o-ally feel ing is strong.
 The story is told in sequence in the state departments official announce ment of it's advices from Mir Poole It follows:
 The Deps rtment of State now has received several telegrams from Consul Genral Pool at Moscow concerning re- cent events in that city. Following IS a summary of them:
 Summary of Recent Events
 One of the telegrams states that on July % Lenine declared repeatedly be- fore an official gathering Of the soviets that state of war existed between the Russian republic and the allied powers. Because of this the diplomatic representative in Moscow of Great Britain and the consular representa- tives of France. Italy and the United States visited the commissariat for |. foreign affairs and inquired if Lenine' $ declaration should not he considered q declaration of war, involving the rup- ture of de facto relations and the de- parture of the consul
 State of Defense: Not War
 Tchitcherin said that it need not be so understood, that it was a state of defense rather than state of war. and that the government desired to con- tinue its relations with the entente. The consuls demanded that to be ac- | ceptable any legislation must be pub licly made by the head of the govern ment himself. They also pointed out that the question was inseparabls
 from that of the departure of the mem brs of the former military mission. Af- i ter having agreed to facilitate the de- f parture of these persons, in accordance !, with international law, the government z they said. had raised absolutely mad . ,missibe objections. The foreign repre- sentatives also stated that they could :, not see in this attitude anything bu- | confirmation of Lenine's declaration ot Il the existence of a state of war. Tchit-
 cherin said he would give a reply with 5 in three days.
 | Tchitchern's Reply i "On the night of August 2nd q D reply was received from Tchitcherin | It stated that inasmuch as Lcnine's utterances were made behind closed = doors in a meeting at which an agent !. of the allies could be present only s owing to a special courtesy on the part n of the soviet government. public expla r nations could not be given. As to tn. . members of the military missions ! Tchitcherin said that negotiations hat
 been begun with the German authori-
 tis to procure safe passage from Petro orad fo Stoal.bo1r,