The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-08-23

sponsr 10 inquiry by Consul General
Poole tn a state Of defense against the
allies was the real basis for tho latest
de tclnpment in FctroCrad. IL was
thou Sht that upon receipt or IN" report
of TrOt2ky'S speech, the FetroErad RoI-
shevik authorities interpreted ii as they
saw TT and issued their declaration OF
war against tho United States.
Whether tho Americans In Fctr"Sran
will be able TO escape was doubtful 1t
| was said despite the recent agreement
with the Finnish government whereby
! Americans leaving Russia might have
safe passage through Finland. Officials
here puinle.i out that the Firms would
! be- unable To protect Americans against
German officials and soldiers who are
HOW IN control in Finland.
! STOCKHOLM. August ce.-RolsheNik
! troops ahEar>:inE along the Omega river
! where n Ilicd cXp"d tinnary forces AFRO OPP
! Grating. have captured III" village ot
! Purgasovo. according To bulletin Is
! sued from the "l.ahorrrs Army head
quarters" on Monday.
! \ bulletin on tho course of the fight
/ ing is issued each day from the head
| quarters"
ACCORDING u INC fnc lSSNFu WI .NuN-
J da. tho Soviet troops operating on tho
east 'front.' took tho villages or Mich
! aclvo. Erut and Log and occupied the
I station at Knrmovtschc, and says tho
! enemy rctrcatcd toward kamysch. II
! is added that the Soviet troops retired 10
! kI"nnvSkovo after hard fighting.
! Near kaznn a drawn battle was
! fought il is said. There has been fight
| ing rear Simbirsk. where the Soviet
army advanced to the village Of Fyry.
! hof'-. dag Rn1Zhhm 1886 12345 II
! STOCKHOl.M. Wednesday. AUG. cl.-
! Tn" Berlin An2i"gor. copy If which
/ has been received here asserts that it
/ learns on good authority that tho Soviet
/ government in RUSSIA has formally de-
rlarcd ills dis,nt"rcdnc.S III the former
! Russian Ralti: provinces.
TARIS Aug. "l.--Eugnn" RcSuault.
| former French ambassador 10 Japan
: will represent Franz" on the lntrr-alllcd
! council OF high commissioners ut ElHdl-
vuStpk.
FARIS Aug. "2.--Havas aEency-Thc
! French cruiser kcrsaint has joined the
other allied warshirs AL Nladivnstcll.
! The cruiser arrived there on August L..
! LONDON Aug. 22.-Japanese reports
! received in Ticn Tsin and transmitted
| to the Exchange Telegraph company un-
| der date nf Tuesday say that on the
Gssuri front north Of Nladivostck tho
+; BoIshcvkl arc receiving substantial re-
! infnrcr1nrniS. The allies right wing, IL
! is added is retiring.
! WASHINGTON. Aus. "c.-In order
! tn Coordinate The efforts Of tn" allies
, and tho United States in Russia. an
J official. drSpatch from Franc" to-day
i; SAYS il has been decided ia Great" two
! international councils. ono AT ArChanE"l
i including The entente ambassadors I'M
| der the presidency Of American am
hRSsadnr Francis and tho other nj
Eladivostok TO hc composed 81 five high
officials.
| On tho NlndivnStok council Grca,
! Britain will II" represented by Sir
charles Eliot: Franz" Ivy Eugene Reg.
nnul,. former nmhnssndnr TO Japan and
Japan by Mir Mat$udaira. II WAS said
at the state department to-day that an
American representative had not hoon
named.
These t'unsulS ii is understood VIII
net ms hiplnmatir representatives. m
dealing with Ihr independent Russian
governments In Siberia and on ,hr Muir
imansk coast and pave hn why for Tho
great economic and industrial com
missions. organizing I" IN" nid IN the
rehabilitation Of Russia.