Evening star., 1918-09-24
SERVE EU[T|MATUM
ONHORVATHT TROOPS
Siberian Government De-
mands Junction With
Semenoff.
By the Associated Press.


HARDIN, Manchuria, Friday, Sep
tember 20.-The Siberian government
is reported to have secured an ulti-
matum on the troops commanded by
Gen. Horvath to disband or join the
forces of Gen. Semenoff, the anti
bolshevik leader in Transatlantic.
(The Siberian government referred
to probably is that at Omsk. which
recently declared war on Germany. 1t
is probable that the ultimatum is an
order combining the commands OF
Horvath and Semenoff, both of whom
have been active against the boil
sheviki from bases in Manchuria-)
Order in Khabarovisk.
TOXIC, Friday. September 20 (by
the Associated Press).-Order has
been restored in the city of Kha-
barovisk, according to an official
statement issued at the war office,
which adds that Gen. Yamada's de-
tachment left that city for the west
by rail on September IL for the pur-
pose of attacking the enemy on the
Amur river. e.s' =
American and Chinese forces partici-
pated in the captufa aQf guphoats. fEQW
the bolsheviki recently tho gstdtement
says, and are cooperating with the
japanese.
japanese cavalry entered the city OF
Nerchinsk, east of Chita, on September
10, it is announced.
Ends Railway Strike.
vLADIvoSToK, Friday, September
20 (by the Associated sPress).-Gen.
Gaida, the commander of the Czecho-
Sloyak forces on the Volga, who arrived
in the transatlantic region two weeks
ago, has ended the strike on the Chi
nese Eastern railway by posting a no
tice in the stations giving the striking
employees until this morning to resume
work under former conditions and alb
stain from agitation. The death penalty
was threatened to any who made efforts
to interfere with the operation of the
railroad.
American troops have established a
guard over the Suchan coal mines, thir-
ty miles northeast of Vladivostok. In
order to insure a continuance OF the
output of the mines the Russian man.
agement has been retained.
Blasovieshtchensk Is Occupied.
LONDON, September 23, 8 pm. (by
the Associated Press).-Blagoviesht
chensk, capital of the Siberian province
of Amur, and Aiexievisk have been oc.
cupied by japanese cavalry, according
to information received by the Japa.
nese embassy. Two thousand Austro.
Germans were taken prisoners. They
laid down their arms at kokka.
Made Governor General
ARCHANGEL, Friday, September 20
(by the Associated Press).-Col. Boris
Androvitch Buroff today became gov.
north, succeeding the Tschaikovsky
government. The new governor gen
eral is responsible to the new central
government formed at Samara, and
which is under the leadership of Gen
Alexief, former Russian commander
in-chief; NJ. Avskentieff. minister OF
agriculture in the kerensky cabinet,
and NJ. Setepanoff.
Thu Tschaikovsky government de-
cided to abdicate when 1t learned OF
the formation of the central govern
ment and in view of the fact that the
northern region is small and could DC
administered better by a governor
general.
APPROVAL Is Asked.
I'VE have named Col. Duroff and
have telegraphed to Samara asking
approval" said NJ. Tschaikovsky to
the correspondent. 'aThis meets with
the approval of the allies"
Col. Duroff formerly commanded the
Russian forces at Saloniki. He is te
be charged with the care of all civil
and Russian military affairs in the
northern region.
TEarly in September an attempt wal
made to overthrow the Tschaikovsky
government. Allied diplomatic ant
military chiefs established a protec.
on September IL the government was
reseated. The formation Of new
Russian central government made il
possible for NJ .Tschaikovsky and his
associates to relinquish their rule tt
the central government
Yanks Win Below Archangel.
ARCHANGEL, Wednesday. Septem.
her is (by the Associated Press).-Ir
an attack against the American out
nosts south of Archangel YESTERDAY
the bolsheviki sustained considerable
heap in front of an advanced position
and three other bodies were found ii
a forest Most Of the bolshevik deat
wounSsd bo1shevfk soldier de-
clared that a shell from Russo-alIie{
armored train had killed twenty me1
on q bolshevik train. =
The bolshevik artillery bombed TIN
American positions with shrapne1 fnl
several minutes today, but did IL
harm.
The fighting in this area is a com
bination of trench and Indian war.
fare, The trenches are along the rail
road. but in the forests hemming tht
The Russian railway employees ar,
loyal to the allies. They are operat
ing trains under shrapnel dre, ant
even repair tracks In the open nm
nerturhed hY Au1stiug AhellS