Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-07

dispatch from that city. They
received a friendly reception.
Kandalaska, Russian Lapland.
Monday, Aug. 5.-(By the Associ-
ated Press. David r. Francis, the
American ambassador to Russia,
returned here today from the Muir
mansk region and will remain at
kandalaska pending developments.
The allied diplomatic corps expects
to move to Archangel shortly.
TerestchenkO ASSaSsinated.
Paris, Aug. 27.-Havas Agency
M. l. Terestchenko, minister for
foreign affairs in the cabinet of
Premier Kerenski, has been assas-
sinated at Poltava, according to an
announcement made by the Ham
burg F'remdenblatt and reprinted
by Paris newspapers. The identi-
fication of his assassins, it is de-
clared, is not known.
Czechs Make Progress.
London, Aug. Announcement
of the landing of allied troops at
Archangel and of further successes
for the CZecho-Slovaks is made in
Russian government wireless
message received here. Describing
the situation in the north and east,
it says:
"At Archangel British and French
have landed. They are advancing
along the railway. Our staff is at
| Odersaki, 100 miles south of Arch
I angel.
''On the Czecho- -Sloyak front aft
er the fall of Samara and Ufka the
! CZechs have captured Novo Niko-
| laivesk, Ekaterinburg and Simbirsk.
On the Don We have retreated to
Poverino. We are sending rein
fOrcements toward Kazana and
Simbersk. Today CZecho-Slovaks
shelled Kazan."
Francis Forced To Leave.
Washington, ID. c., Aug. of
fetal advices to the state depart
ment today disclosed that Ambas-
sador Francis and the allied dip
lomatic corps were forced to leave
Russia for the Murman coast by the
aggressive action of the Bolsheyik
government.
The department was informed
I that six weeks ago Leon Trotzky,
, the Bolsheyiki minister of war, or
dered the officials in charge of the
! cables to stop all kilograms ad-
dressed to the allied ministers, thus
cutting these diplomats off from
! communication with their govern
ments.
Shows Up BOlSheyiki.
If any further evidence were
needed that Lenine and TrotZky
and their BOlsheyik followers are
using their temporary power in the
interests of Germany and against
the entente, this affrOnt would be
sufficient to show their hands. II
would cause no surprise here if the
Bolsheyik leaders attempted to
marshal their forces against the
Americans, japanese and allied ex-
peditionary forces at Vladivostok
and ArchangeI, but confidence is
felt that the BolsheViki viii not be
able to swing enough support to de-
feat the allied plans.
Japanese Troops Landing.
limitations were given in official
quarters today that japanese troops
might now be landing in VIadivos-
tOk, preceding the arrival of the
/ American cOntingents. 1t is already
known that French troops are on
their way to Siberia from Cochin
China and that British troops have
arrived from Hong Kong. A Chin
ese cruiser also has arrived at Via
divostOk.
The success of the Czecho-Slo-
vaks, who promise with allied sup
port, to become a real factor in
bringing Russia back into the war,
are causing serious anxiety in Ger
many and army disruption in Aus
tria.
1000 900 Desert in Austria
Information has been received by
the Czecho-Sloyak national council
here of wholesale desertions in
Austria-Hungary 1t was declared
at the councils headquarters that
the Austrian army is today in the
same state of disorganiZation as
was the Russian army in 1916.
Reports received by this organ
iZation from Czech sources in Aus
tria-Hungary state that there have
been more than a million deserters
from the Austrian army and that
$4,000 OF these deserters are living
/ in Vienna, where the government is
pOwerless to deal with them