The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-07
WEEK Of BIG LOCAL SUCCESSES IS
WOUND Up BY LITTLE FIGHTING:
HUNS HAVE SUFFERED MANY LOSSES
Every European Capital Is Keyed With
Expectancy To The Highest Pitch
Over Military Events That Seem To
Be "In The Air "---Situation In Siberia
and Russia Causes Concern.

generally quiet day wound up week of brilliant local
successes by American French British and Italian
troops the Marine south of the Asne the Some Al
bert Flanders the vital of Italian theatre
various blows struck against the troops
empires considerable the bags Of prE
that taken all together they appeared IN the light Ola
local offensive which NAV well have been the beginning Of
large scale counterdrive by the allies aimed at devernga
crushing huge stroke to all the desperate often
sves Ludendorff has launched this year
Meanwhile the German chief himself is believed to be
pairing for the last big effort Scarcely three months of good
battle weather left and another drive without decision,
will the for the Germans with lot of map victories
with the tremendous affux allied military strength
the form of Americas millions to be faced next year by ter
rhcay maued and worn war macnne and even worse with
winter of unprecedented misery staring the weary German
people in the face.
every European capital expectancy keyed the high
pitch Military events of decisive Importance be
in the air Russia is looming larger and larger vital
factor in the conflict Two actual theatres Of in the East
already exist In off Siberia Red Guards Czecho SovaS
and Cosacks fighting bitter battles with the Czecho
Sovaks apparently everywhere holding the upper hand vad
reported definitely hands and large
stretch of the trans Siberian railway Their army is estimated
Ivariously at between $4,000 and 100000.
These czecho savs form of the most picturesque
bodies of gathered anywhere this When the
c broke out they part of the Austro Hungarian army
because they wished to fight for the Hapburgs but driven
into battle by the military knout of that autocrcy During the
they taken prisoners by the Russians and
Siberian prison camps Released after Rusas collapse
begeent power thse Czecho Sovaks sympathzg from the
the with enemies of empire only
nomnay their atherland offered their the allies
fight in France for the of freedom which their
also They started their march Siberia Vad
vostok whence they were to proceed to France @
In the of that march they and engaged
the Bolshevk the latter acting doubt under German
sure Berlin demanding the dsarmng of the Czecho ovak
candidates for the French the west Battle after battle
has since been fought and the have nine
out of ten and continued their march successfully until
they possession that great Russian where untold
quantities of stores accumulated.
The first thing they did in Vladvostok establish
commissariat for Siberia All indicate they
control Japanese British and Chinese marines have
been landed and there is report of clash Rather
thought that the Czecho Slovak will show themselves entirely
friendly to the entente troops and willing to operate with
them.
Indeed their army looms possible nucleus of great
crusade to Russia from the Teuton tenta At this
uncture word from Paris and London situation
the East with particular reference the advabty Of
PREVENTION in Siberia of the chief objects Of the
completed seventh session of the council at Yer
sales At the time Washington dispatches hint at
cision by the American approve
lYention.