The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-12-01
FROM MOSCOW
II ENACTED BY e0lTz.
~ Karl II. voN w1EGASp,

~ KARL n. Won w1EGAND)
erlln, Nov. .3.---Napoleon's tragic
&rAAk from MOSCOW Is being re-
L SHtfAd today In the Baltic provinces,
Il 6Neh On 1 somewha. smalier scale.
80 not leas dramatic. with German
il IASad 81 French soldiers as the
shaAx actors
sa 'ftA the. public mind In every ecun-
sSff Yncssseed just now on its own trcu-
49, the world Is seeing or hearing.
s6Nt s,ittap OF one of the most dramatic
nhAees of tho Aftermath stays OF the
S8fcAt war.
what overlook Napoleon At MOSCOW
ma cvertaken General Won Goitz's
German knights Errant." an army
iii advcntufous freebooters numbering
ejs~A to $4,000 men. who decided 10
ffkht the Russian giant BolshfNisn'
an lie own account and settle down N
me Halti< provinces, rehelled against
She orders Of the German government
- return and went over Ia Genera
Avaicr Rsrr1ordt commander 81 nc
egnau - called army OF the "eS'
knHsan government
KS vita General Tudenitch : failure
III ase Percrrad aud the eornnitte
srAakt.s ~ Of his army. the Tn+iHon
M Hsrracrtt's forces a'as rendered
a,r4srahle EeYr>ordt hastily shsn-
4oned his troops ard the Germans
sMAsnr duss,er staring their IN me
&c. N5~-,ediy submitted - Eerbn
Sft.r Nirisrer 81 Defense Noske mac
.trf~k.n thar fron, the German army
rNfis-e~ rut Toe late: sestng IN"
rnrse,Aesrass Of tire position ot this
spYc~ TIE Eolshsvists. Let's and fithu-
snisns ~ ore side and the British
So a con-
sAyatytc at1zck The Germans are non
H@hfire q desperate rear guard re-
.is8nr actor WITH the Eolehevists,
fAftx and Lithusntans hanging an
Y3st4r rear on both ranks itte vat}'
upor q wounded animal.
Msior Bisehof comma nder 81 the
iron division. who In hon,eastlH de
nance rs Berlin declared his division
VUsid take M the light against Bol-
shevifng ard protect Germany even
* we die in this last act Of service
10 the fatiserland is in a fair way
81 hsvine fhis latter wtsh fuinnen
without suf,icient winter clothing.
with onls the worthless money w~
sucf hv Eer7nondt after Reriin had
stopped the ray ~ .he troops With
ant supplies. and with armuni'ion
runpfnS short, the iron division Is SET
upon from all sides. fighting battle
thAs prcnai-es to develop into re-"
treat to death
NJ Other detarhnrents have broken UT
And are struggling in large or small
krnups taking whatever they can
ffnd for their own sustensnce and
LAWNS their oun wounded lying on
the rnz1s desperate, hungry ana
freaRinE.
e TIE snow Is deep and the cold IN
fAnse Mzny are said to he dy1nS
from cold or pertshfnE after being
whunded The iron division Is trying
dsBrArate4v tn hold open thf~ single
road out ~ Mitau Several hospital
trains TILTED with wounded have
rAeeheH Tilsit, where Russian refH-
rNNk. fleeing from the advancing
fests ard Eolshev,sts also arc pour
fhS In
TAnersi FrarharSt the German
@cyy1nnarder has sent an urgent arpeal
rs Berlin aAlnnS that money and SUP
plies k~ sent ir1uisita trly 10 the re
tsrink German troops IN order to svot1
pf1aEe In the country through which
they are retreatinr.
NnSke, who feel bitter over the re-
vo3t 81 these trcopf il slow 10 grant
the appeal but instructions have been
aNrt to afford sairh relief and assist"
Arne AZ is approved by the inter
allied Baltic commission at Tilsit
Details Of the retreat Of the Ger
leone famous retreat.