The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-24
RUSSIA IS HARMOh|z|NG
Omsk Government De-
clared to Be in Accord
with Siberians.
HOSPITALS NEEDED
Red Cross At Vladi-
vostok Sends Appeal
to American War
Council.

Washington. Aug. 23.-There is ar
entire unanlmity Of opinion between
the Russian government at Omsk ant
the Siberian government concerning
lnterallled Intervention. the state de
partment has been advised.
Secretary Lansing announced today
that both governments are in accord
This attitude is pleasing to officials
here because of the assurance Of
friendly feeling that the Information
carries.
No further information has been re-
ceived by the state department re-
garding the BolShevtk declaration OF
war against the United States. which
has been reported from Perograd.
From Nladivostok today the war
council of the American Red Cross
received an appeal from its repre-
sentative for additional hospital sup
plies, equipment an increased staff
OF workers and more clerical help
The cable said preparations were be
ing made for heavy emergency de-
mands and the message indicated the
magnitude of the task confronting
the force now there.
The Red Cross representative said
he had been asked by the Czecho-
Slovaks to take over the naval hos
pital at Fladivostok. which now con-
tains 5000 Czechs. In response to re-
quests to the Czecho- Slo<aks the lat
ter have agreed to assist in improving
the food supplies OF the hospital The
remainder of the message is as fol-
lows.
General Dietrich requested that we
promptly equip the base hospital at
Hardin, which will contain from 300
TO 400 beds. We accepted and have
occupied the surgical building, Hardin
military hospital. which contains
seventy wounded Czechs
Com mander also requests we es-
tabIish Ave. small hospital of ffty
beds each between Hardin and Mar
chali, for advance aid and evacuation
purposes DR.. Lewis and Upton sent
forward to investigate; Tucker at
Hardin investigating refugee relief.
To-day we received at the Russian
Island hospital sixty Czechs and
seventeen British soldiers. Am asked
TO accept 240 Czech patients in fort
ress hospital, Vladivostok These are
old cases left by Czechs going TO the
front. viii take charge soon as
equipment can be secured
Demands upon us will he very
large. Must increase staff and cleri-
cal assistance. making preparations
for heavy emergency demands
In addition to our finance commit
tee. am consulting Colonel Wilson.
senior medical officer, our American
troops. before making important de-
ctsions- United action allied COM
manders will probably relieve trans-
portation problem. Expect Hurairo
hospital train shortly"
An official dispatch from Bern to-
day says the Deutsche Zeitung be-
iieves Helferrich will not return to
the German mission to Russia, which
Is now at Pskov. because of his lack
of sympathy with the Russian policy
laid down by Secretary OF State Won
Hintze. Another dispatch from Bern
declares the vice chancellor. together
with Won Hintze, met the party chiefs
of the reiChstag today and that the
subsidiary treaties OF the Brest-
Litovsk treaty were discussed" The
exterior political situation together
with the results of the recent nego-
tiations between the two emperors at
general headquarters. were also dis
cussed. but the semi official Wolf
bureau asserts no imm ediate necessity
exists for convoking the reichstag