Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-25
B0LSHEV|K WEDGE
!. SPLITS OPPONENTS
Coup Executed on Ants in
Field on ArchangeI and
Thurman Fronts.
JAPANESE FAVOR KOLCHAK
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, July z4.-while the town
Of Omega, on the north Russian front,
is easily acce ssible from the sea and
it is considered likely that some of
I the allied warships now at Arch
angel would have little difficulty II 1t
were decided to take the town itself.
bolshevik coup has put a wedge
between the anti-bolshevik forces in
the field on the Archangel and Muir
man fronts.
serving with the British reserves has
been brewing on the Archangel front
for many months. On April rs there
was a serious mutiny at Tulgas. on
the Dvina river. the Russian garrison
killing some Of it's officers and 60
of the Russians were killed when the
artillery opened fire on them.
Bolshevists Active.
The garrison at Pinegra attempted
revolt in the spring, but the mu-
tineers were disarmed personally by
the British Cen. Ironside Boil
shevik agents have been carrying
out strong propaganda in the north
Russian army and at the same time
bringing up reserve troops and many
guns to check any attempt to con-
meet the Archangel and Kolchak
fronts. The summer campaign on the
Dvina, which has been under way
since late in June, has met with only
slight success.
Ukrainians Defeat Bolsheviki.
BASEL. July 24-Dispatches from
Vienna say that according to the news
papers in the Austrian capital, eastern
and western Ukrainian troops, together
with peasants under Gen. Petlura, have
begun a concentrated attack on the
RUSSIAN bolsheviki around kiev A
number Of important points in the gov
ernments of Podolia, Kherzon and Kiev,
notably Proskurow and Kaneva, have
fallen into the hands of the Ukrainians.
Bolsheviki Near Pskov in Retreat.
COPENHAGEN. July .4.-The boil
has been stopped by Esthonian troops
and the bolsheviki in that region are
in full retreat, according to an Estho-
man official report received here today.
The Esthonian troops, strongly rein
forced, were said to have commenced a
counter offensive. The bolshevik losses
were reported as very heavy.
Decide on All-Siberian Congress.
OMSK, Saturday, July IL (Russian
Geographic agency all-Siberiar
congress of municipalities and zem-
stvos has been decided upon by the
council of ministers.
. Committees of. workingmen, who
shall act as mediators in disputes be-
tween the workers and manufactur-
ers of the government have been
established by the ministry of labor.
Development of public education in
districts freed from the bolsheviki is
to be considered at a congress of in
terested authorities, for which the
council of ministers have decided to
issue a call. The conference will be
attended by representatives of all the
ministries. delegates of municipali-
ties and zemstvos and officials of CO.
operative organization, as well as
teachers and parents committees.
matter of technical courses will be
among the questions considered
japanese Favor Kolchak.
TOXIC, July Correspondence of
the Associated Press).-Premier Ia
kashi Hara and Viscount Yasuya
Uchida, the foreign minister, in state
ments to the press, express the opin-
ion that the powers are likely to
recognize the Omsk government of
Admiral Kolchak, since that govern
ment has agreed to the conditions
proposed to it. Premier Hara says
that the kolchak regime is the most
stable government in Russia. and
emphasizes the Importance of the
compromise which has been effected
between Ataman Semenoff and Ad-
miral Kolchak.
Viscount Uchida points out that the
powers will doubtless go further in
giving assistance to the Omsk gov
eminent, and says that formal recog-
milton will be followed by the dis
patch to Omsk of more important
diplomatic representatives.
Gen. Fukuda. vice chief of the gen.
eral staff of the Japanese army, is
making tour of inspection in ST.
IBERIA, and it is believed that this visit
is in connection with the granting Of
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