Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-08-12

U. S. FOR AID1
WILL GETIT?
Ask Money and Arms and
Urge Troops Remain
Kolchak's End Near.

Archangel, Monday, Aug 11.-Au
appeal to the allied nations not TO
WITHDRAW their troops from Russia
is being issued BY the municipality
Of Archangel and the boards of the
government land district Semstvos
Of tAe AIchaugel province, 1t was
anncunced here today. Th4 appeal
constitutes an indictment Of the
bolsheviki as enemies Of the con-
sItuent assembly for which the
Russian Democrats are fighting"
Washington, Aug. 13.-Appeals
for continued military and financial
support have been sent to the Unit
ed States and the allied govern
ments by the provisional govern
ment of the northern region of
Russia, at Archangel. The appeal
received today in Washington and
understood to be identical with
those forwarded to the other coun-
tries, said inevitable disaster would
follow withdrawal of allied aid.
Text of Appeal.
"The provisional government, /"
said the note, sis responsible for
the fate of the region which has
confided in it and which has so
borne with patience all the wars
burdens and is moreover bound be-
fore its own conscience and its own
native land to contribute its ut
most to the reconstruction and re-
naissance of Russia. Therefore the
provisional government of the
northern region begs the allied
powers to weigh all the conse-
quences and to again examine the
advisability of abandoning North
Russia and leaving it without
financial and military support
Feel Allies VIII Help.
"The provisional government is
firm in the belief that the allied
powers will find an issue FROM the
present situation ia accordance
with the strong bonds with which
they bound themselves to Russia
during the titanic struggle for free
dom and high ideals just brought
to a successful end by them"
Washington, Aug. 12.-Complete
collapse of the Kolchak movement
IN Siberia was fol ecast IN reports
reaching Washington today K0i-
chak forces have fallen back almost
200 miles from their former ad-
vanoed lines and Omsk was said 10
20 threatened with evacuation.
Failure of tie allied aad associa-
ted governments to ge- adequate
supplies to Admiral kolchak, the
adv ices said, had foTceu him to fall
back steadily before the greatly
superior Bolshevik Forces, compos-
ed of veterans whose officers in
clIGL many Germans Who lied to
Russia when the armt5tice was
S gned.
Oihcials here are known to re-
gard KoiChak's efforts at an end,
unless radical measures are adopted
~ outside governments, and it was
suggested that the president might
Gail the attention Of congress to the
iElminence Of Bolshcvk contTO, II
all SIBERIA.
Need Congress Action.
The proposition o. extending aid
t0 Admiral Kolchak received the
support of Presidenr Wilson and his
assistants at the peace conference
IN Paris, but the getunl of supplies
to him was found 10 be more OF
military than a diplomatic problem.
France, England aud Japan were
III position politically TO offer sup
plies, but the position of the United
ste tcs was not - clear on t1at
point. Some officials here held that
fur the United States 70 participate
in Gny extensive support, either IN
supplying the forces or in adding
man power to the army, congress
ional action would be necessary.
Inc American force already in
Siberia is far from lie ISoIchak- Boil
shevik lines. It was placed there
for the announced specific purpose
Of guarding supplies at Vladivost7k
and protection of tic Trans -Sibcr-
iah railroad.