The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-08-14
Man PICKED BY \
ALLIES FAILS
Gen. Kolchak Unable to Build
and Maintain Stable
Government.
(BY JOHN EDWIN NEvlN.)


Washington, Aug. 14-U. NJ. 81
The Russian situation again 10
critical. Admiral koIchak, picked
by the peace eonferenoe at Paris
to lead . stable Russian govern
ment, has utterly failed. His
troops are facing complete an
initiation. Latest advices reach
ing Washington official and diplo-
matic circles indicate that the
soscalled omsk government is
shattered by~N dissensions. It's
armies arc short OF arms and mu-
nkions.
Shipments sent to them VIA Siberia
either have failed to reach them OF
have been lost in action, and any
now on the way will arrive too late
to do any good.
Downfall Inevitable.
Foodstuffs sent forward as a re-
suit of the promises made by the
Paris conference have failed to reach
their destination. All of the infor-
nation reaching Washington indi-
Gates that the complete downfall OF
the Kolchak government is a matter
OF weeks. possibly of days
A complete report detailing exact
conditions in Russia is expected by
the state department very soon. Ro.-
land S. Morris. the American am
bassador to Japan, is now en- route
back to his post at Toxic following
an investigation at first-hand of Rus
sian conditions. His preliminary re-
port already Is in the hands of Sec
retary Lansing, but has been with
held from the public. However, it is
understood that he has reported that
the Kolchak forces are being pressed
back at every point by the bolshevilS
troopsyand that some of the most in
fiuential OF Kolchak's former asso-
ciates have deserted him.
No Immediate Change.
1t is understood that there will be
no change for the present in the po-
sition taken by the United States to-
ward the Lenine- Trotzky government
in Russia. Although representatives
of that government are here in the
United States and have been en-
deavoring to secure a resumption of
trade between Russia and America
on a basis of gold payments in Swe-
den, the United States Is standing by
its understanding with the allied gov
ernments that the blockade of boil
shevist Russia shall continue. In
Paris in June the allied governments
endeavored to have President Wilson
authorize complete recognition OF the
Koichak government. This was re-
fused, but the president entered into
an agreement whereby all possible aid
was promised to the admiral. Arms,
munitions and foodstuffs have been
sent forward since then. However, now
IL seems certain that the bulk OF
these. supplies cannot be delivered.
and 1t is likely that further ship
ments will be held here.
Forces Retreat.
London, Aug. 14.-The retreat In
the Ural mountains of the forces OF
Admiral Kolchak continues, accord
ing ito news received here today.
South of Uralsk, at the southern end
of the Urals, it is added, the boil
sheviki have driven the Cossacks
back sixty miles and are endeavoring
to separate them from the main body
of the Kolchak forces, who are fight
ing on both sides of the Trans
Siberian railway.
East of Cheliabinsk, junction
point Oll tIlc IdlWdyb anu NoiAdui iiiShs
the bolshevik are said to have
reached the line of the Mass and
Isset rivers and captured Tiumen.
just east of the Russian Siberian
border. The advices add that there
Is no sign that the bolshevik ad-
vance is likely to be checked.
The Associated Press is informed,
however that the general position of
Admiral Kolchak and his government
is not believed to have been made
materially worse by the bolshevik
advance, and barring the unexpected
collapse of Admiral Kolchak. the mu-
nitions America is sending should ar
rive in Siberia in time to aid in his
recovery.
Nevertheless, 1t is admitted here
that the reverses suffered by Admiral
Kolchak are a serious blow to the
policYs of the entente in Russia.
Better news has been received from
southern Russia, where Gen. Petlura,
the Hungarian antibolshevik leader,
is progressing rapidly toward Kiev
with view to cutting the railways
southwark toward Odessa, which
will have to be evacuated
by the soviet forces. The Russian
volunteer troops under Gen. Deni-
kline are closing in on Odessa from
the northeast and the east, and 1t Is
believed that the WHOLE BLACK sea
coast soon will be out of bolshevik
hands