Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-11-21
TROOPS COMMANDED BY GEN. DEN|KINE
 ROUTE BOLSHEv|K|
Ukraine Redeemed From Rule Oi German Allies By Troops
 From Astrakhan.

Copenhagen, Nov. 20.-The Uk- rainian government has been over- turned and Kiev has been captured to kiev dispatches to Swedish news papers. The Ukrainian national as | sembly has fled and a provisional government has been established by the captors of the city. who appar- ently are commanded by General Denikine, leader of the anti-Bolshe- wiki forces.
 Washington, Nov. 20.-Over,hrow
 of the Bolsheviki regime in the Uk-
 raine and the capture of Kiev, by
 Cossack troops, friendly to the all
 Russian government, as reported to- day from Copenhagen, opens the way, in the opinion of officials here, for important developments in Russia. While no change in policy, either political or military, has been made by the United States, it is realized here that the holding of the Ukraine by forces friendly to the associated
 governments and decidedly hostile to the Bolsheviki opens a path directly
 
 the dispatch of troops or of supplies for the relief of the civilian popula- tion.
 Recent reports. from London have been taken by some observers here to indicate that Great Britain may propose the sending of additional troops into Russia to place the coun- try on stable footing and eliminate the Bolsheviki. It was said today, however, that no definite word as to this has been received here
 Possibilities that the Bolshevik leaders may flee Russia after accu- mulating large amounts of loots have been touched upon in recent despat- ches, but have been discounted here largely because no haven for them appears available. Switzerland has fcrclbly elected their representatives. Holland has declared that they are not wanted there, and even Germany now is not expected to tolerate them within it's borders.
 Despite the resistance they are of- fering in the north, it is believed in some quarters here that the strength of the Bolshevik is waning. With the Cossacks holding the Ukraine i; with the military and political forces of the Omsk government working west, and with the American and allied forces pushing south. some of ficials consider that the position of the disturbers of Russian peace has become serious. However. no imme-
 diate collapse of the Bolshevik re- gime is believed imminent. The reported overturning of the Ukrainian government by General Denikine's anti-Bolshevik troops will simplify the work of the allies i'll Russia, official here said today. It has been believed for some time that General Alexieff, the former Russian commander ill chief, had
 large forces of Cossacks operating in Astrakhan, and the news from the Ukraine seems to ocnfirm this, as Ge- neral Denikine is a member of Alex ieff's army. Denikine is known to be an able officer who has the confi- dence of his men and of government officials in the allied countries. It was pointed out today that with the Cossacks, many of whom are
 Ukrainians themselves. in charge. it Will be easy to reacn RuSSla III Ell
 rope with supplies and necessary mu- nitions by way of the Black Sea which is now open.
 The Ukraine became a republic dur
 ing the disorders in Russia after the overthrOw+of the Kerensky govern ment in November, 1917. There was 1 much fighting there between tht
 Bolsheviki and their opponents. re- sulting in the defeat of the Bolshev. iki. The Ukrainian government made
 peace with Germany at Brest-Lit- ovsk. a few days before the Russian Bolsheviki government also agreed to the German terms. Austro-Ger- man troops then entered the Ukraine l for the purpose of carrying out eco homie articles of the peace treaty. Tine Ukrainian government was overthrown last May and General Skoropadski became dictator under | the title of hetman, but he has had difficulty in maintaining order there
 although assisted by the Austro-Ger- | mans.