The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-20
ALL OF RUSSIA IS
IN OPEN REVOLT.
ANARCHY AND RIOT THROUGH
OUT THAT GREAT COUNTRY
THREATENS GERMANY

Amsterdam Telegraphing from
Petrograd, the correspondent of the
Dusseldorf Nachrichten quotes the
Russian newspaper Pravda as saying:
'The soviet government will de-
clare war on the entente allied coun-
tries.
"Russias intervention in the war
is necessary. The removal of the
governments to place consequently
has been decided upon and Kronstadt
(the fortress of Petrograd) has been
chosen as the scat of authority. All
preparations have been made to move
the government offices there
The return to Berlin of Adolph
Joffe, the Russian ambassador to Ger
many, after stay of only one day at
Moscow, is puzzling the German pa
pers.
The Weser Zeitung of Bremen says
that it is unable to understand the
short stay at Moscow inasmuch as
"Joffe had to report on a supplement
ary treaty to the Brest-Litovsk con-
vention which had been initiated at
Berlin by representatives of both the
Russians and Germans"
49, Czech-Slevaks Desperately Off. --
Vladivostock.-(By the Associated
Press. General Dietrichs, the COM
mander of the Czecho-Slovaks forces,
in pointing out today the great odds
his troops are facing estimated the
enemy strength at forty thousand
men, with seventy guns and two hun
dred machine gums. The status is
he said, but it certainly
must be desperate. To attain the
object sought BY the entente allied
governments, substantial force must
be sent to the Manchurian front.
DR.. Spaek, member of the Czecho-
Slovak national council, has left for
Washington to acquaint Prof. T. G.
the president of the council,
with the situation Of the Czecho- |
SlOvaks.
In the absence of artillery, the Brit
sh have equipped two gondolas with
guns from cruiser and sent them to
The Usuri front.
Chinese to Siberian Border.
Washington.-The Chinese govern
nent has sent large force of troops
% the Siberian border to prevent a
threatened invasion. of Chinese terri
;ory by German and Hungarian pris
,ners of war who joined with the red
guards and other elements of the
,olsheviki against the Czecho-S -Slovaks
n the tians- Baikal region.
The sending of the Chinese force
vas taken to mean that every means
f bringing relief to the Czecho-Slo-
axis was being taken by the allied
'owers. That the army of prisoners
ct free by the bolsheviki and armed
o fight the Czecho- -Slovaks was men
cling the Chinese border has been
nown here. China has declared she
7ill not permit them to cross her bor-
er and if Chinese territory is vio-
ated battle is promised.
1t was said today at the state de-
artment that the allied troops in
'ladivostock are not under orders to
emain there as was indicated in an
ppeal for assistance recently made
Y General Diedrichs, the Czecho-
lovak leader, but may go anywhere
ley can assist.
Japanese troops probably will be
le first to render aid to General
iedrichs.
Terrorism in Petrograd.
Washington.-Petrograd's reign of
rror is reported raging unchecked in
/ official dispatch today from Stock 4
,lm. It is estimated that 80. 900 ar
sts have been made since the begin
ng of August among army officers
I'd middle class citizens. The boil
eviki chiefs are said to be on board Q
e warship Aurora in the roadsteed =
Kronstadt, prepared to sail for 9
srmany in case Of = successful up
sing against them.