Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-10-16
SOVIET RUSSIA BLOCKADE PLANS
 BEING FORMED Allies Reported to Have Re- quested Germany to Join in
 Movement. AMERICA DID NOT
 JOIN IN THE OFFER Scandinavian Countries Prepare Joint Note in Reply to the Entente Orel is Taken by Dene-
 kine's Army.

| London, Oct. 15.-In connection with the report from Germany that England had invited Germany to CO., operate in the coercion of soviet Russia, the correspondent of the 1 Associated Press learns that a com- munication of this nature was made ] to Germany in the peace conference. l It is officially confirmed that the supreme council has invited Germany to cooperate in the blockade measures against soviet Russia and, according to German newspaper, Germany is inclined to agree. on certain condl- tions.
 The Westminster Gazette, com- menting editorially today on the mystifying situation, points out that numerous disturbing rumors are current. especially one to the effect that the German General Kraus, late ly commanding part of the Ukrain- ian -bolsheviki army, had joined Den;kinc, Gin consideration of Deni- kine's undertaking to wrest Eastern Galicia and the province of Chelm from Poland end incorporate them in Russia"
 The paper also points to the at tempt to ass2esinate Herr Haase, leader of the independent socialist, on the eve of a speech, which, report has it, would have revealed the com- plicity of the German government in a Russian plo. with Kolchak and Denik'ne. It calls attention to the fact that UkraAria has declared war On Derikine and to the evident sus- picions of all the Russian border states regarding the entente's inten- tions toward their independent status.
 The Gazette admits that the whole thing is incoherent and urges that the situation demands full explanations from the government.
 Stockholm, Tuesday, Oct. 14.-The Scandinavian nations are preparing a joint note in reply to the note of the entente regarding the declaration of blockade against soviet Russia. The Swedish newspaper say that the new blockade declaration is of no practical importance to Scandinavia as there has been no trading with the soviet sections of Russia since the bolsheviki revolution.
 Paris, Oct. 14.-The United States did not join with the entente powers in viting Germany to cooperate in blockade of soviet Russia and the American delegation here does not ad- init any American participation in an actual blockade against Russia, in the Baltic, as that country is un- willing to approve the principle of a peaceful blockade and none of the allied and associated powers are actually at war wit hthe soviet gov- ernment
 Germany to Join. Berlin, Tuesday, Oct. 14-The Kruez Zeitung learns from "well in- formed quarters" the government will in all probability agree to join in the blockade of soviet Russia proposed by the entente powers. It is said the government will lay down certain conditions incident to it's participa- tion and twill primarily consider Germany's foreign political interests when reaching a decision as to it's final attitude"
 Special dispatches received from Koenigsberg report that commercial and industrial circles there are un- easy because of the fear that a blockade of the Baltic would prove disastrous to East Prussia. That sec tion has been chiefly dependent upon maritime traffic for all supplies since the collapse of railroad service. Only limited quantities of necessaries, such as foodstuffs, coal and petro- leum can be taken overland at pres ent.
 The blockade, it is said, also would prove inimical to commercial rela- tions with border states where, dis patches declare, England is aspiring to assume dominating influence" l Orel Taken.
 l London. Oct. 15.-General Deni- kine's anti-bolsheviki army has cap tured the important city of Orel, to- 1 gether with thousands of prisoners and enormous quantitiesc of material it was announced in advices received here today.
 Two batteries of bolsheviki artillery fell into General Denikine's hands. While Orel is 238 miles south of