Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-08-26
RUSSIAN CIVIL WAR WOUlD SIO \
ATONCE If PEOP LE COULD DFORl Il
0WNGOVE s SAY WRl gI1.
Declares D Strens q lIei
Bolsheyikii B, i \ llsi i - tlyy 4
Over Estimat ed !; offx
Give. = Much y i Credit ).
Wlrlansel ] + J d Sueeess

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Russia would $ cease in1nned diaxely III Z
the Russian people we're free ssstc 81
ganizc government according 10 4
their own wishes, General Baron
NXrangel, who was recognized III head
Of the south Russian government by !!
France a few days ago. declared heres
today. They are not able t0 do this
lat present, however because 81 the
Fdominati tion Of the soviet leaders, ana 4,
the fight must go{sorl until RQkaiajlS
are free ito take ns1tters in thsiE own
hands he continued. as
3l Agrees with Note.
General WrangelS oppressed tho
|gratification he felt over TIE note
sent to Italy by the United ftates gov
eminent relative to the Russian sitIa u
tion and declared recognition OF stile
south Russian government BY France
was the just expression OF one aily.s
the common cause. He asserted his
forces on all. fronts are we'll cuuippe6ts 4
and that the naval arm OF the sery fce
was at last able I'd assist in the struE 5
gle against the Bolshevi XII sS S. tss II,
General Wrangel. who leaves tb-s$S
morrow to personally direct pr..s
the Bolsheviki. eeceived the CORE
spondent Of The Associated Press at
his home here and gave him al ,ex-
Ever since the south Russian &, army ~
honored mel by placing itself un1eEs
nay command, leaders Of various Co.'S
US to send expeditions into the Causgs
casus and kuban regions To aasist In
throwing on he tyranny: cf the; Roi
isheviki. !" he said. (f !. Soviet domination
has alwaYR been hateful to the Co.'S.
sacks, but was STnoE until the last
fortnight that II was possible TO meet
their appeals IS s.. S.g Is
Cossacks Advancing. J. II
various Cossack texneditions we
have sent to Yeisk and other points III
! kuban and Don territory are advanc-
ling eastward being heartily support-S
ed and joined by local Eossacks. Our
1T can effectively support our troops
lin any possible sea action: The Cos
sacks have men. foodstrffs ahd7 AMt-s
mails s1mcient for ~ long fight, and
the spirit with Witch they have joined
the expedition, sent to- help thsn'
10 Mt parts and re- ilWay, to the Geptgfs
an border. Advices SEeeefPed q three
days ago showed the South Russian
forces were advancing y rapidly nears
|Novorossisk and driving the Bolshe-
wiki out Of that country z sjsss 81 1t s:s5
II K Dispatches received since the date
| of this interview with General
Wrangel state that Noyorossisk has
been captured by the South Russian
itroops.) IN sSs !; III ysssssS sssSgSsS
What eject will recognition by
France have on the Crimean govern
ment2" he was asked. a vs.
THE note Of France was Il ~ chi
yalrous and just expression OF one
a1ly's recognition OF ofssanutlTer'sy self
sacrifice in the common cause AZ ~ he re-
isponded. III, y .s9sass
/ Il cannot conceal my surprise, !" shes
ttion, that other allies have not given
| lbloodshed. not for Russia alone, but 10
protect the entire civilized h world
/ against plunder, murder and ;despot-
/! ism. 1t is not only Russia's battle
which is being fought I'M South Rus
isia-" 81, s4 .ss Ss Il
Strength Overestfmated.
II General Wrangel insisted the Rol-
isheviki military and political strength
was greatly overestimated. 5$5'
| ,Scoffers & who pretfcted & General;
iWraneel would not last fortnight
when he took over the fragments Of
1 General Denikine's flying governm ent
last March, now give him great credit.
and fundamental problems Nj b the;
correspondent. he n1ade no prophesy,
except that Russia ultinn atelya would
be reunited under a Rover1ment ex-
lpressine the will of the h.a3 3ortty o.
tho f,eonlA ts E.,s