The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-12-18
RED MENACE IN
RUSSIA CROWS
Army Of Million in the Field,
and Force Of Three MIL
lions Forming.
Especial Wireless Dispatch. Conyri Eht,
1915, by Public Ledger Company

Especial Wireless Dispatch. Conyri Ght.
: 1918, by Public Ledger Company
LONDON. Dec. 1T.--Some newspapers
this afternoon arc making a conspicuous
million men: 4 diapaIch from cs,rts-
as issa hase ta 5;,st s.Gr qsturned from Russfa
declare the Eolshrvilti have an army OF
nearly million mon already lS con-
sidcrsd surprising here, but there are
no means of testing the accuracy OF
! this report. 1t is known the allies are
Ecw rStabiishcl on shH shHrGs Of f., the
ships are in the Gulf Of Finland, that
GRAND Duli" Nicholas is reported head
ing Il counter revolution in inc snutn
cast. that rrtrnrrad is starving and thr
! Eolshrrik government Is about TO move
TO NijcSln Novgurrd. Conditions are
! said here to be much worse than pre-
Hious reports suggested.
The Japanese arc reported TO have
arrested II BolShcvik leader in easter
Siberia who is reported to have been
in possession "f one Thousand pounds
in weight Of stolen gold bullion Whcn
caught.
The situation in l:sthon,amIs now re-
ported critical, The Russian l$olSh"TlStS'
following the withdrawing Of The Ger
mans plurh"ring as they advance.
ThcS" .Iilur,.4irrS are followed BY crowds
nf Chinese armed with knives and axes
who entered Russia in 1876 and now
Hollow inc BpISn'Nlk iEllll''S tNIiS " l'''''
The only hope Tor the Inhabitants Hp-
PEARS TO Shringe from the prrSrflc" on
British squadron at Rrval. wh"rr local
RolShcv!ki arr very busy buying arms
/ and ammunition fr"EI German Snia'rLS.
Tho Germans pre spreading 'ropnrlS ihr
English an. coming To take possession "l
The baltic provinces, whereas the resi-
dents are reported aS rrIarulng the
English as their saviors from anarchy.
An DmSk dispatch Of lrccmDer "Tu
ataI"S that although IN" recent success
rrumpl"d the ltolSncvik left wing. their
,.cutr,. and prrrlaurnt front in the vicin-
imrorrcd. Thrrr arc Indications that the
Rolshcviki intend I" make D. strong
push towards t:katc>~lhurs. The, Dol
! Shcvki have made substantial adj
vance on tho Siberian railway occupy
inE Rcl"vrri.
Thn whole position IN the trsl sccTn9
Ia depend upon tn" CZcchs until Nal
chalk has had time 20 mature ms pihhS
The RnlShrviki are finding many re-
rruitS among released German prisoners
who otherwise wnuld starvr. The llol,
Shcvik menace in -liuSSn is described
by the correspondent aS probahi! more
serious now than ut any time. inc
corrrspnnG"nt appeals Iur urgent allied
svmraihy and hrlp for kalChalk from
the troops actually available 1T Vladi-
voStuk.
tha, ,h" allied warships ability TO con-
troll nff;IirS III Odessa Is very limited,
tho town having ireu occupied by the
%o.,.aiI"d army of General l'ctlyura. who
is the rival Of General Sknrnpndskl.
iIo,nan Of Inc Ukraine. British war
ships have appeared off important forts
in the Hack Sea. the s'sl nf Azoff and
also 1T Trcb!Zoud md Sa'nsUn ana
every ywhrrc they were earnestly prayed
To remain.
Thr situation In Scbast"pol threaten
ed tn result seriously except Tor the
Influence of the allies. Eleven thousand
Germans already have been sent away
rr,n, tLr ('rimra These formerly sup
prrssrL RnlsheYiSm. which Is now r"riv-
ing, although suhducd by IN" presence
az a strong allied fleet there.