Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1918-12-09

According to the colonel, the bolshe-
visit army from the beginning and al
ways has been composed very largely
of mercenaries, and this fact, in the
colonefs opinion, accounts very largely
for the notable military success won
by the detachments of the army of the
Russian people over the bolsheviki.
On the Sth' of this year an army of
CZecho- Slovaks, after a stubborn fight
took the city of Samara wrom the boil
sheviki. As they made their way into
Samara there arose within the city a
notable movement in support of them.
These were the t-revolutionists,
who We're led by the members of the
constituent assembly. AS result of
this combination the soviets in Samara
We're completely exterminated. This
was the real beginning. he sets forth,
of the formation of the army of the
Russian people.
Volunteers flocked to this force, and
the necessary steps for permanent and
effective organization rapidly were
made effective. Most strict discipline
was maintained from the beginning,
and with such supplies and was ma
terial as it was possible to gather,
this new army started its campaign
against the bolsheViki
On the 18th of June, operating in
conjunction with the Czecho- Slovaks
it had taken the city of Stravapol, and
on the 18th Syrian fell before it.
The Czecho- Slovaks and the army OF
the Russian people were acting in ac-
cord with allied fronts along the Volga
against Germany and Germany's
agents, the bolsheviki, The committee
of the Constituent assembly, after the
taking or Syzran, declared that it die
not recognize the peace of Brest Lii
tovsk, and continuing efforts tC
strengthen the army of the people, the
committee modified two Russian
classes, the men of 1897 and 1898.
As the numbers of the army of thu
Russian people grew, there was an in
| creasing lack of rifles and ammunition
of war. Colonel Lebedeff says tina
they had nothing except what the.
/ took or captured from the Bolsheviki
| The lack Of all kinds of war materia
/ was most serious handicap, bu
never faltering this organization stucl
heroically to its task.
On the 22nd of July, the Russian
army, sticking closely to the idea 0
| its obligation to the allies TO enlarg
| tiit litiitS d5oiilHl NINl ilitiIss lOOh III
| city of Simbirsk. Here luck aYate,
| them. Simbirsk was filled with am
munition factories. Colonel Lebedeff
forces got in Simbirsk much of clothes
artillery, and large ammunition, blu
unfortunately they could not get Their
any rifles, and therefore the effort
of the army of the Russian peopl
| was still very seriously handicapped
Kazan, one of the biggest cities c
| Russia, was taken on August g. Her
It was that the vast haul of gold cam
into the possession of the army of tn
Russian people, and was sent to tn
| directorate of five at Omsk.
In the meantime the attachments c
the army of the Russian people wa
growing numerically day by da.
Peasants were flocking to its ban
ners, and the recruits came in so fas
that the need of rifles, cannon an
machine guns became more and NOR
serious.
During all this fighting the detach
ments of the Russian army were OF
posed by forces numerically niue
greater than it could muster. For in
stance at Simbrisk the Bolshevil
numbered 5000 and the attachments
the Russian army 1900. The ant
Bolsheviki attachments were small be
cause under the circumstances, the
had to move simultaneously in var
Gus directions. There was about a
equal proportion in favor of the Bo
sheViki at Kazan.
At the end of August, Colonel Lebt
def relates, the Russian army ar
the Czecho- Slovaks held front on II
Nolga from Kazan to Volsk, a distant
of 500 kilometres and two bridges. an
further they held all the MaX I'D