The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-06
BOlsheyiki Have Pushed Wran-
gel Forces Back to Crimea.
Ten Thousand Reds COrnered,
Forced to Surrender.
AkTI-S0VIET ARMY safe
successfully Withdrawn in Face
of Counter.
Russian TrOOpS-Were Best Mos
COW Could Send.

Sebastopol, Nov. Slight divisions
or infantry and General Budenny's
cavalry made UP the soviet army, the
attack of which broke the strength of
Baron Wrangels forces in Taurida.
THESE troops advancing from Niko-
pol. on October 81. attacked both
wings of the anti-Bolsheviki army.
Ten thousand of Budenny's men swept
southwark as far as Salkovo, where
General WrangePs counter-attack re-
suited in their surrender.
Five columns of superior soviet
forces. however, continued to advance
in all directions along the 200-mile
front, and General Wrangel was forced
to retreat. He was successful in with
drawing his men, horses and supplies
into the Crimean peninsula.
Snow Halts Reds.
Snow has been falling over the
Tauridian plains, north of the slender
isthmus connecting Crimea to the
mainland of Russia, and it has tended
to render highways impossible, thus
retarding the movement of Bolsheviki
cannon and supply trains being
brought up from the Dneiper river to
force a passage south of Perekop.
Soviet cavalry and infantry made
rapid advances during the past week
against Gen. Baron Wrangers anti
Bolsheviki army and drove it back to
the Crimean peninsula.
Cut Communications.
General Wrangel. who has been en-
gagged in a life and death struggle
against the%enemy, did not seriously
oppose the onrush of the Bolsheviki
but daringly cut around one flank and
fell upon their line of communications
near Salkovo. In this fight many
thousands of prisoners were taken by
the Wrangel forces.
Since the passing of the first panic,
during which excited people and spec
ulators paid enormous prices for ac-
commodations on board of Black sea
ships. this city has quieted down. Rear
Admiral Sanblin, former commander
in chief of the Russian Black sea
fleet and in charge of naval units
loyal to General Wrangel, is dead at
Yalta. following an operation. He sue
ceeded admiral Kredoff as head OIL
the eNanti-Bolsheviki naval service.
Retreat was Not Forced.
General wrangel's troops after their
victories on November l and and
before their withdrawal are said to
have shot hundreds of prisoner Jew
sh-Bolsheyik commissaries. as well as
Hungarians, Rumanians, Chinese and
Germans.
Following the total rout of the Boil
sheviki on November 3, General Wran-
gel slowly withdrew his line toward
the Salkovo railway, where 1T united
with units which had been holding the
soviet forces below Melitipol. These
units took from the Bolsheviki twenty
cannon, a large number of machine
guns and many prisoners. In explain
ing his retirement, General Wrangel
said:
I'm view of the absolute superiority
of the enemys numbers, which al
lowed the Bolsheviki to replace their
losses. it was decided to withdraw 10
Crirnea. Our troops are tired but their
suirits are good. The retreat was con-
Quoted without pressure from the
enemy"
Ask Aid of Allies.
Constantinople. Nov 4-French
and British representatives here have
asked their governments if their war
ships in Black sea waters should sup
port General Wrangel at Perekop and
Salkova. where the soviet forces are
pressing upon the Crimean peninsula.
Meanwhile. fresh supplies of rifles and
cartridges are being hurried TO Seoas-