Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-27
Boil LSHtVIK SWEEPING
RUSSIA, LONDON HEARS
Admiral Kolchak Forces in Retreat
Face Peril of Being Cut off
and Captured
~ s--ociasea rreae 70 Every Evening

Hy t-sociated Press eo Every Evening
London. Dec ~ Admiral knlchak
head of the ll-Rusaian government IN
Siberia. apparently faces critical sltus-
tton. according to Moscow adyiccg
Isolshcvik forces, advancing eastward
along the trana-Slbrrian railroad from
Ornsk. former capital ~ the sll- Rnssian
regime. are sad to have captured T0rnak
and Taiga. and 10 have occupied num-
ber of smaller towns IN that region Adj
mlral Kolchak and his cabinet lett Tomak
recently retiring to the east. but reports
received here Indicate the retreat % the
all-R'issIan armies may be cut of az a
result of the action Of social revolutionary
clements which have set up ncv govern
ment ut Gheremsovo, about so miles
northwest of irkutsk
Farther cast another center IT rebellion
has developed IN the Amur river valley,
Blagovestrhcnsk being isolated from the
outside world. according 20 dispatches
Talga, which ls situated AZ the junction
between the trans-Siberian and spur
Inc which rInS northward n Ioulzk Vas
Il seems, ? supply depot for the hoichas
forces, and when the town fell q large
amount Df munitions of war fell into the
hands Of the soviet armies
t.alician forces winch some time ago left
the army commanded hv Simon petlure
the UkraInlan peasant leader. and j0incd
General Denlkine ~ southern Russia
have reyolted against Deniklne and have
attacked thc latters army IN the rear, SC
coriIng to Moscow reports. The CTalicIanS
are sald 20 haze been ordered to defend
klev against Soviet troops which have
been moving nearer that city fron he
north ami northeast
Il l.. Il. !. Al
United States and Japan have reached Z
basis ot agreement for JOINT action against
the Reishevlkl in Siberia but details are
as vet unknown
Soviet authorities IN TtIrsestan are en-
countering trouble, according to IrkutSk
dispatches. ii being stated that the cities OF
khokan and Skobclev have been taken
from the Bolshevikl. The ntI-Bolsheyiki
troops are SAID to be advancing toward
Teshkent
Paris, Dee - Revolutionary social
lsts have formed committee government
n Erkutsk, Siberia. where the all Russian
government II Admiral holchak establish
cd its headquarters after beirg driven
from 0Insk, according TO news received N
French official circles today The revolu-
tionists took possession Of the Iriaitsk
station on the trans-Slberlan railway. the
reports state.
Premier Pepehaef, Of the hoichak gov
ernInent, Is absent from Irkutsk, being on
his way west to meet Admiral kolchak
for conference regarding the formation OF
q new ministry NJ rretickotf. the minis
ter of foreign affairs. also lett IrkutSk ne
Gently 10 meet Gen Scmenoff, the Cos
sack leader III the Baikal region
Taking advantage of the absence Of the
principal members Of the government. the
Socialists. according to the ady1ces. organ
ixed an lnsdrrect ton
II Is considered doubtful here whether
kolchak Will ind anything OF his govern
ment when he finally reaches IrkuLsk He
is reported Us having encountered great
difficulties with detachments of Czecho-
Sloyak troops which are en- route 10 Vladi-
vustok by the traus4Slberlan railway
These tnouIs have heen guarding sections
Of the line and fav not been getting along
weIl With Adunral kolchak