The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-02
Of THE
BOLSHEV|K| IN
BIC VICTORIES
TWO CITIES, INCLUDING
ODESSA, ARE CAPTURED
Rumanians, on the Other
Hand, Take Kishinev
From the Russians.

In Russia th. Rolshrviki have cnptur-
cd the important Rluck SrA port or
Odessa and also the railroad junction
Of Orcnburc. which lies near the, ASihtlc
frontier IN addition. the revolutionary
cnmmittc.. Of the Eluck sea fleet having
confiScaI"d Il l;trE" nulnb'r "i merchant
and other vessels H. the Elack sea in
order to hamper R,irlAnia's commerce.
on The other hand tn" RumaniauS haT"
taken the town Of kishIncv. capital Of
IfrsArahih.
In Finland, III" Red guard every
where is being defeated by the Whit"
guard. ar is voluntarily Surr"nirri7Is
and laying down arms. TIN: rrv"luti"n-
lists. however. sill hold ll'lsinSi"rS.
JASSY. Rumania. Sunday. Jan. IT,
Odessa was captured 10y tn" li"lsh"rlkI
! Saturday night. The B"lSh"rlkl troops
are now in full control "f that city.
KIcshiucv. capitol of I;ra$arahih. and
the sccuc nf Jewish masSn"re* fifteen
years aga. was tak"u to-day hy Rumhn-
ian forces who were. S"nt there IN re-
.sponsr 10 an appeal tor aid from the
local BrSsarahlmn government.
Odessa Is the most important city
and scapurt Of southern RUSSIA and the
fourth city Of ihr empire i'll population.
1t is located in the E"vrrnln"nt ~ kh""-
SON n short distance east nf III" mouth
uf the DneiSt"r river ninety miles S"u'h
west of kS"rSun AMI about iup miles
northeast IF rrnStuntinorlc. The city
is of modern growth and we'll laid oIt
md wears q wcsI E.uropran her than
q RUSSIAN ASPECT Th~ imperial new
Russian university. f"ur'lcd in lHG;'. IL
! located r"re and had before the war
NOR. than ".Uu6 students. Immense
! uuuntitirs Of grain are cNinrted from
! Tins rurt nS it, is tn" natural outlet for
! The southwestern provinces hf the cEi-
| rirc. The last ;lvailuhl" census. that Of
| 1901, gave thc population as nrprnNi-
matcly iJ1.hhg persons. nI whom nearly
| unc-tlfird Wrr" Jews. kiSh:n"E WIN il
| population in 1917 "f about lr?."P" Is
, tho chief center Of HrsSar"ha for trade
! in grain. wool. rnllnw hides and to-
baccn. II Is. located on tn" syk river
81 miles northwest Ut Odessa and 30
miles FRO mthe Rumannn h"rhcr. The
: city urcsnntS it'll" or interest outside
| Of the motley composition nf its p"Pu-
latIon, which consists "i ltumanin7ss.
Russians. Jews, IhlcnrianS. Germ"nH.
, Tartars and t;ypslcs. Wine cultur: and
! The growing Of tobacco arc tho rhlci m
dusttcs>
PETRnGRAD. Feb. 1.-the F"l.
| sheyiki have capturrd OrenhurC. capital
| nf the government uf Or.nburE. ture1l-
| burr is situated nm tho right hank Hl
the Crui river In European liuSSln i
| short distance west. Of tn" tsiatlc IRON
tier. It lis Il railroad junction "f CON-
| siderable importance and also manu-
! fHcturi1G center.
When General kal"din"ss holman OF
the Don C1ssacks aided by GensraI
kornilnff started revolution against
tho BnlShcNiki General DUtnff WAS
given command "l that hri,nrh oi inc
Observation-Disclosures army when WIS
tn proceed n"rtl"aStward through
Orenburg capture nrrnburE city an"
F., thence go northwnrd and "ndcav"r 4"
isolate European Russia from TN" fr''h
supplies Of .Asiutir RUSSIA especially
Sibnrin,)