The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-08-15

It's Heroic achievements In RIssIa-
TreaeHsrsHs BolshesIEs shot Down
Cxechas.
For 40 years the czecho-eIa.s
have. both directly aud indirectly.
fought Tor their independence from
Austrian control. At the beginning
OF the German war. Bohemia vas
called upon TO furnish her compile
ment Of soldiers for the Austrian
Army ant under forced draft thou
sands o. czeehs were enlisted In the
armies Of The Central Powers fight
ing against Russia. As soon as on
DortunIlys offered, large numbers Of
the Czeens refused - tight longer
with Austria and whole companies
and even regiments vent over 10 he
Russian side. During IaI5-l6 thee
Czechs helped the Russians in their
struggle against Germany and Aus
fria.
Following the collapse of the Hns-
sian Army under Kerensky. The
Czechs offered their services to IEs
French government for service IN
the western front The BolshevII.I
leaders, Ienin and TroIsky, pron.Is-
ed the gzechs safe conduct out If
Russia b way Of Arehangel aud
across the Trans-slbeFIan railway.
In the early part Of 1917. at KIss.
the Czech leaders gathered and nraz
claiming their national Independence
organized an army and declared
Czecho=1lDYakia N Inenenasof
state. Arrangements we're begun ssr
this army u about 10000 men to =
transported from KIeY In Areha...I
and VlaaIToztok for ITans-shipns n
70 france. The group assigned .
De sent b way Of ArohanKel -
promptly blocked b. ne BolshexIEz
~ MOSCOW. This neesHsItated n
whole 10000 men leaving Russia "a
the Trans=siberian railway nd
sIadiFostoE. Not baiIied by this evIz
dence o. Id faith on he part OF II.
boisheYlkl. The Czechs proceeded u
secure trains for transza shipment d
lhelr troops TO VIadIeostok. TIa
hrst eouflnEeats secured trains win
out serious difficulty. nj IL became
increasingly diElcaIl II "a, tr.naz
portation and the result gas thar =.
10000 Uzeeha we're HITna. aloa. -.
Irans.sIeerian railway rom Kler =
lrkntaE
This - the situation when -
April. laIk. several Thousand I ...eEz
near irEaIsk we're required hy =.
BolaheYIN 10 disarm before I..sx
ssre allowed 10 proceed uffna.
Under protest 6uI attn defi.||.
promises rom the Hsishegid -
lhey would not BE laIeHferred III.
ihey agreed u partial 1laarnatasnI
and q f. Ihousand IZeaha were =
lowed = HHzs lrkWsZ enrDuie -
AladlfazIoK. Almost ImmedIaIaI.
however. - BolshefiEI showed th.IT
lrraeheTY = frihK o. : small a..=
nnEent = Izsehn who ere practical
y unarmsd These ezseha' win ;
few hand Krendaaa - fbeir l..
hands. attacked several times H.
number . armed naIzIexlkis -
wrestling their Gun away fra.
then. captured small station -
OF iFkuizE and took Command Of =.
Hituhiion= kilograms Hera sent =
their Gzsah ccheInnz apread -
along thH Inc. giving warning ID
shirmishsz took place = many points
gstNeen ITkaisk and sahara. -.
aSechs Ea1a 80 far .aIanmbersa :.
ths boIzaaFikis thai ii along IHa
railroad lHs troops -. Isolated -
foF ssxsFz. months communication
sas impossible bstsasu eastern nd
western Siberia.
Far paIHnmberpd - Isolated a.
Hey N9Ha= he CEaAa.=z.Iasak tra..z
we're II very preeHTIuua posIII.z.
ana IN response TO = appeal Of =.
czech IHz1efs ia FIHHleostok. =.
united STATES Government agreed -
send armed assistance = eo.upeyaIIaa
WIN japan. and iha Allies. 20 -
peria ia azHlHt in .zIrIeAtinR =.
tzeohs IHam their Haznafats stIa.z
ton between the q. 90 Czech tfa..z
IN hsif iTasnfer 10 France fog e
nee On - western front aa original
!, planned II was T. this purpose
s that American soldiers xare meni u
PladlyoafoE IN August
Early n September. uanarsi GzIz.
with leHa nan 1000 Gzaeha nues..Iz
I'd In HI brilliant campaign r..
lrkutsk u ehita. In penetrating =.
bolhhefIk limos IN he TranAz -
hAilta au1 established enmmnuI..z
ton between the 1000 Czech tr.,s.z
vest Of ITEalsk and II 1000 tfo..z
IN VladIFoalok and vicinity. r..
story of IHIH campaign i one of =.
most brilliant episodes Of the -.
and won or those KHn participated
IN II the anstinted admiration ID
approval d al who Here familiar
with it dsIailA, Man. n the cz.zE
soldiers NJ passing through -
United States took part In t6Is
offensive.
Following the collapse Of the BoIz
sheyiki offensive n the Tranzz
BaikaiIl region the 1zEehs assumed
military control of The entire Trans
Siberian railway to make sure !
would noI again fall INTO the hands
of the HoIHhevikis They established
an active eastern front against IhH
BolsheYiEI operating n European
Russia. The front The Tzechs main
tanned almost unsupported until IL
latter par Of November when Al
miral koIzhak and hIs leaders. Ihe
chief ruler of the all=naHslan govern
ment
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