The sun., 1918-07-08
THREE ARMIES
PLANNED FOR
INTERVENTION
President and Secretary
Baker Said to Have Decid-
ed to Act With Powers.
BULK TO BE JAPANESE
British and American Con-
tingents Will Garry Heavy
Supplies to Russia.
BULK TO BE JAPANESE
Special Despatch to THa suS.

Hpet"s DosPosCIs 80 AM ot''
WASHINGTON. July 7.-Following a
late conference at the White House
tonight between President Wilson
and Secretary OF War Baker 1t was
reported that a definite decision to
have American troops participate in an
expedition into Siberia would be an
nounced very soon.
The plan is understood to be for a
substantial force Of Americans. an
equal force of British and smaller
force of Japanese to form the initial
expedition. Later the reenforcements
are practically all to come from
Japan.
The Introduction Of bountiful supplies
and food Is to be n feature OF the Initial
expedition, which is expected to form the
nucleus Of a constantly increasing RUS
sian force.
The President conferred with Gen.
Peyton c. March. Chief Of Stan. at the
White House earlier In the day.
Disarn,ing Bolshevik Troops.
Developments In the Russian stu
alton. having a direct bearing on the ap-
pea!s Of the Entente Allies for action,
are said to have hastened the Presi-
dents decision. These developments
were.
News that the people OF the Muir
man coast have risen In revolt against
the Dolsheviki.
The report that the Czecho- Slovaks
in Siberia are disarning Bolshevlk
troops with the full and enthusiastic
approval of the population.
The assassination OF Count Won Mir
bach. German Ambassador to the Bo!-
sheviki. indicating the rapidly in
creasing resentment against German
domination.
The published pronouncement by
Lion TTotzky that Bolshevik army
must be formed to operate against
'all foreign invaders
The cutting Of OF all intercourse
between American Ambassador Fran
els and the State Department.
situation at Koln Acute.
The situation at Kola is by far the
most important. The people who have
revolted against the Bolsheviki recently
appealed to the United States and En-
tente Governments for protection against
the Germans and their Bolshevik agents
They made this appeal to the American
and Entente consulates. German troops,
they said. were marching toward the
railroad leading to Kola for the pur-
pose OF cutting on communication be-
tween the White Sea ports and the in
terlor of Russia
British and French troops landed at
Murmansk in April. and since then
American marines have Joined them to
cooperate with the anti-Bolshevik lead
eIs in the defence OF Kola and the Muir
mansi railroad from attacks by Finnish
White Guards. Aid OF the Russian Red
Guards also has been helpful to the
forces oc the Allies.
The ports OF Murmansk and Archangel
are important shipping bases for Rus
sa, constituting the main outlets to the
north. Al these ports large quantities of
supplies were assembled by the United
States before the Russian revolution.
simultaneously a large, well equipped
German force is understood to have been
launched on the coast OF Finland to at
tack kola and Archangel and capture
the huge stores in this area.
The people who protested explained
that the Bolsheviki were making no
effort to interfere with the progress Of
German troops and that consequently
they were obliged to call upon America
and the Entente for their own protection
Co!ncident with this appeal the Boil
shevih at once began punitive measures
against the people along the Thurman
coast. Officials were arrested and pr!s-
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