The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1918-12-18
THREE MILLION |
OF BOLSHEvIKl
London Press Makes Consplc-
uous Feature of Movement I,
In Many Places.
Menace in Russia More Be-.
rious Than Ever-Japs I
Arrest Leader.

tLondon Times-Phii. Ledger Cop. Cabie.)
London. Dec. iS.-Some newspa@
pers are making conspicuous fea+
ture Of a "Bolshevik Army Of Thrs1
Million Mem" A dispatch 'frotz
ness men who have Just returned
from Russia declare the bolshevikl
have an army of nearly a million
men already. Is considered surprise
ing here, but there are no means OF
testing the accuracy of this report.
II is known the allied feet are now
established on the shores OF the
White and Black seas; that British
warshlps are in the Gulf Of Finland;
that Grand Duke Nicholas reported
heading a counter-revolution In the
southeast; that Petrograd is starv-
ing. and the bolshevik government ID
about to move to Nijsin Novogorod.
Conditions in Petrograd are said
here to be much worse than previous
reports suggested.
The Japanese are reported to have
arrested a bolshev.k leader in east
ern Siberia who Is reported to have
been in possession Of 1000 pounds In
weight of stolen gold bullion when
caught.
Crisis for Esthonia. (,
The situation in Esthonia ts now
reported critical. The Russian boil
sheviks. following the withdrawing
Of the Germans. are plundering as
they advance. THESE marauders are
followed by crowds Of Chinese,
armed with knives and axes, who en-
tered Russia in 1916, and now fol-
low the bolsheyik- armies every
where. The only hope for the In.
habitants appears to spring from the
presence of British squadron at
Reval. where local bolsheviks are
very active. buying arms and ammu-
ton from German soldiers.
The Germans are spreading rey
ports that the English are coming
to take possession of the country.
also the Baltic province, whereas
the residents are reported as regard
ing the English as their savi6rs from
anarchy.
A dispatch of Dec. states that,
although the. recent success crum-
pied the bolsbevik left wing, their
center and permanent front in the
vicinity of Kangur has been heavily
reinforced. There are indications
that the bolshevik intend to make
strong push toward Ekaterinburg.
The bolsheviki have made a substan-
tial advance on the Siberian railway
occupying Belebeef. The whole po-
sition in the Urals seems to depend
upon the Czech until Kolchak has
had time to mature his plaus, The
ARE flndkMg smaAy recruits
among released German prisonersi
who otherwise. would starve. The
bolsheyiki menace in Russia Is de-
scribed by the correspondent as
probably more serious now than AT
any time. The correspondent ap-
peals for urgent allied sympathy ana
help for Kolchak from the troops ac-
tually available at Vladivostok.
Can't Control Odessa. Il
A Constantinople dispatch reports
that the allied warships' ability 10
control affairs in Odessa Is very lin
tied. the town having been occupied
by the so-caIled army OF Gen. Petty
,,ra. who is the rival Of Gen. Skoro-
padaki, hetman of the Ukraine. Brit
ish warships have appeared Off I'M
portant forts in the Black sea at the
Sea of Azofc and also at Trobizond
and Samsun. and everywhere they
were earnestly prayed to- remain.
The situation in Sebastopol threat
ened to result seriously except for
the influence of the allies. Eleven
thousand Germans already have
been sent away from the Crimea.
These formerly suppressed bolshev-
ism, which is now retrieving. al
though subdued by the presence OF
q strong allied fleet there.