The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-11-16
SEBAST0POL IS
TAKEN BY REDS
GENERAL WRANCEL
LAST TO DEPART
American Warships Taking
Hundreds of Refugees
From Crimea

IONS SldnlliOple, NOV. 10y OS 4h~
Associated Press)-Sebastopo fell 10
the Russian Soviet forces ut o'clock
Sunday evening after the evacuation
plans had been fully carried out. accord
ing 10 word received hore today. Gen.
Wrangel. it is stated, was the last 10
leave. going aboard the cruiser korni-
loft. chccred by his troops.
Baroness Wrangel and the various
missions in Sebastorol were taken
aboard the French warship Waldeck-
Whipp!e. John Edwards and Humphreys
after bringing wounded non-combatantS
here. have started back to Yalta and
Theodosia to continue the evacuation.
utrainian victory Claimed.
London. Nov. 15.-Thc capture OF thc
village and station OF kalenoNtche' ISo
miles northwest Of kiev, from the
claimed in the Soviet official statement
of Sunday. received here today by. wire
less. Victories over the forcas or Gen.
Petlura, the Ukrainian leader, also are
claimed In the statement which says,
"In the Mozir region, 125 miles north
west OF Kiev, our troops. after fierce
fighting, occupied Kalcnovitche village
and station. 49,,
Nova ushItSa. our forces defs5ted three three
Petlura divisions and occupied series
of points near Novo Ushitsa-
Cityu Capture verified.
Paris, Nov. l5.-Se1astopol has fallen,
the Russian Bolsheviki having occupied
the city late last night. according to
unorriclal information received by the
French foreign o1tce.
The Bolsheviki are reported to be
masters, of the whole Crimean PENN
Sula. 81,
General Wrangel, members Of his
stan and NJ. Martel. French high COM
m Missioner at Sebastopol. were taken on
board the French warship NaloeGh
Rosseau and are expected to arrive III
Constant!nople late tonight or 'onoF-
The foreign Offices information re-
gardinE Sebastopol came through the
usual unofficial diplomatic channels. Ol-
pcctcd by the foreign office until NJ.
Marie, reaches Constantinople. 1t was
conceded. however. that the whole or the
Crimea must be given up as lost by the
Wrangel forces. Y
Many Left Bshind.
The Waldcck-Rousseau and the othsr
French and the American and BRUSH
ships at Sebastopol did not leave that
port until the Bolsheviki were WITHIN
the walls Of the city. These ships, ac-
cording to the foreign office Rdvlces.
and the remnants OF General Wrangeis
troops Many refugees, however, were
left behind, and these. 1t was said, prob
ably numbered 100000.
Americans In Danger.
The fate Of these refugees is causing
great anxiety as the American renet or
ranization, also has left the Stmea.
The majority Of tho refugees hsye been
dependent upon the relief workers TOT
their sustenance and the hope was eN"
pressed that means might be devised oE
which that organization would continue
French officials were ,loath to conceds
be- q factor In the Russtah sitliat i6n;!Aad
they voiced the hope that he might rs.
organize the remnants OF ms army W
Constantinople They ola not appvai app,,tioot
and 1t seemed to be their real oenei
that General WrangcI had failed as ala
Generals Wenikine. Yudenitch and All
miral Kolchak.
The reports indi icated that only few
mcmbers OF General Wrangel's staff
mad mahagrd to escape. The starr as
whole, II was said, had been virtually
wiped out, Its members either being
killed or taken prisoner. u,-,or.
line had much to do with the collapse
ON the front, according to information
reaching official circles here. The Bol-
shcyiki. II Is declared. spread reports
that Genera! Wrangel was reactlonary
return of the czardom and absolute
monorachy and distributed pamphlets
and booklets to reinforce these state
ments.
the extremely conservative party OF
too liberal and advanced In his views,
and information reaching the foreign
office alleged that this element plotted
his downfall.