Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-08-07
BoLsheuiki Start
Drive in Near East
Teheran Menaced

Washington. Aug. s.-sovlet Russia
has followed up It's successes against
Poland with a thrust INTO southwest
era Asia and its forces are threaten
ing the Persian capital Of reheran.
This rather unexpected move BY the
Bolshevlkl IS believed by some ofYsc.als
ana diplomats mere 70 &c directed
against British and French dominion
N the Near East ana Asia
News OF the solvent a-nys advance
south ana west OF the Caspian sea
vas conveyed today n cflcial dis
patches from Jonn 7. Caldwell. Amer
can minister 10 Persia. and The Amer
lcan consul al -abr:E- The minister
asked permission OF the state depart
Tnsnt 10 remove the American legation
from Teheran n view Of the prenara-
tlons Of inc Persian government TO
evacuate the capital. while the consu!
asked authority TO move from TabriE.
1Dt-4 -IoC1Ao ~ 2ikC-I
Official observers here announced
that the opening of a new theatre IF
var by the Boishevlki had compiicat-
ed an already grave situation in Eu-
rope anu the Near East They also
were IF the opinion that this latest de-
velopment would serve TO hasten a de-
clslon by the Allied governments. as TO
general measures ~ ne raF-A-, IN ap,.s-l-
the soviet menace.
The Polish situation engaged the
attention Of officials of the American
government more closely today than
II probably has al any time, 4, ! dur
ing the day Secretary Cobb ana Tn
der-secretary Davis had an hour con-
ference with President Wilson at tire
White House Mr.. Colby stesdfastlv
tasty refused 10 discuss the confer
ence anu no statement was forthcom-
ing from the White House At the
state department. however il was stat
ed that communications hsd been re-
ce,ved from the Allied governments
outlining I tentative course of action
looking 70 the dld of Poland. and Il was
assumed that these were among the
subjects discussed by the department
officials with the President
Official dispatches 20 both the Polish
legation anu the state department TO-
DAY indicated slight Improvement
IN the situation n Poland This ofi-
cal communication was received BY
the legation from Warsaw
Our CONFEDERATION n the region OF
Brody : developing satisfactorily. We
occupied Sranlsiawczyk and Rroday.
The Inc Of the River Bug is IN our
hands. In the ngnting N the region
Wilma Ne advanced and defeated Boil
shevlkI regiments. The attacks on
Naoirz are repulsed. Countless refu-
gees from the territories occupied by
Bolshevikl are filing the country ard
especially Warsaw Food helm is
necessary. The feeling Of civilian pop
uIaiIon and volunteers gooa.'
Military experts are of the opinion
that IN their advance into southwest
erl ASIA the Bolsheviki will undertake
20 unite with the Turkish Sarionallsts
and other discontinued Moslem eIe-
nents N supreme effor- TO take ad-
vantage ~ the existing unrest in that
part of the world to undermine the Sc
curity Of the British and French in the
Near East and Asia
According 20 Official sdvices to the
state department. Lenine mas offered
l.o6o troops 10 the Mos.ens for the
promotion in conjunction with the Ma
tlonalists in Egypt. Turkey Arabia.
Mesopetamia and Persia IF a united
military effort against British and
French interests.
a unit of this army already has en-
tered Armenia and IS expected 10 con-
tlnue its advance IN the direction Of
Mossoul Near Eastern Nationalist
stronghold where forces cr Turkish,
and Egyptian Nationalists are reported
20 have planned 10 converge.