The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1920-11-15

gong ABOARD the cruiser norm
iloH, cheered by his troops.
Paris, Nov. l5.--sebastopol has
having occurred In the city last night
according to unofficial Information re-
ceived by the French foreign office.
Refugees Aboard Ship.
Constantinople. Now I5.--tA. P.)--
Thirteen thousand refugees have ar
rived here from Sehastopoi, but be-
| cause OF the lack of accommodations
In the city they are still aboard ships
moored In the Boaphorus. Several
thousand more are due here, and II IL
understood $4,000 have been permitted
to take passage from the Crimean city,
II was found impossible to provide
ships for the entire population of so,
0OO Two thousand wounded men also
nave arrived and have been distributed
among the French and Russian hos
pitfalls. at tls
Gen. Baron Wrangel is declared q
oe without hope, but he Is remaining
calm and directing the work Of re-
moving civilians from Sebastopol.
Gen. Barbovitch, with remnants OF
the South Russian army, Is frantically
triving to ho.d bnck the bolshevil,
cavalry which Is sweeping down across
Crlmea toward Sebastopol.
rived here today with q party .oi
| fly American Red Cross workers who
ave. been en,W'n Il fbehind fsflia tXrslrs
gers lines I0pe II Expressed tflat All
the Red Cross personnel viii have been
removed from danger by tonight.
Capture OF Sebastopol Ia expected to-
morrow. Fragments OF Gen. WranEels
have, been embarked on Russian and
french battleship. Waldeck Rousseau.
Reds Overrun crImea.
Constantinople Nov. 15.--The Russian
sovet army under personal command
OF Leon Trotzky followed the crush
ing defeat OF Gen. Wrangers anti.
nolshevlk forces. -
The allies are blockadlng the Rus.
sian Black sea coast. Russian torpedo
boats are patroling the coast.
Refugees are pouring into CONSTANT.
nople from Sebastopol Five thousand
wounded souldiers from Gen. Wranger's
army have arrived. They report that
the lighting along the Crimean battle
front ragged with 'eriihc fury for dayt
before the reds finally broke through
rhey accused the soviet, troops OF CIV
ing no quarter.
II is claimed that 100000 red soldiers
were killed when the reds carried, by
storm the first line OF defenses of den
WrangeI's army along the northern
border of Crmea at Perekop. The
soviet army claims tho capture OF 40.
900 prisoners in the battle of Perekop
Premier Krivschen Of Gen. WrangePf
defacto government. who arrived on
saturday. issued an appeal for the Cri-
mean fugitive. The premier has SUI
fered a complete nervous collapse. Re-
iuges say that the southern ports OF
Crlmea are the scenes OF indescribable
Npf69anfnnn
looting.
In Full Retreat.
London, Nov. l5.--The remnants OF
Gen. WrangeIs army In crimea con-
tjnue in full retreat but r'ithout panic.
according to ofiicialsdisDhtches received
by the war office today. The kilograms
said that the evacuation OF the re-
naming towns held by Gen. Wgangel'f
troops has proceeded satisfactorily. de-
spite heavy losses IN men and materials.
Reds spread Reporss.
The bolsheviki. II is deciafed. aprend
reports that Gen. Wrantfl was re-
dictionary and that his Npccess would
mean the return OF c2ardom and an
absolute monarchy, ana distributed
amphlets and booklets 10 reinforce
these statements.
on the other hand. Il is reported
that the extremely conservative party
o. Russians considered Gen. WranEel
tc9 liberal and advanced In his Views.
and information reaching the foreign
office alleges this element plotted his
downfall
Gen. wrangers army has been vir-
tually wiped out" said dispatch 20
the Daily Express from constantinople
dated Saturday.
"a host Of rcd cavairy is sweeping
down upon Sehastopol. Already they
arc in The outskirts OF tho city. Gen:
Barbovitch with a handful Of devoted
.ollowers from Gen. Wrangefs forces
fighting valiantly 10 the suburbs oi
Sebastopol. trying 10 hold back the
-eds until the last OF the refugees are
.ope of victory blasted. wah cain
throughout Saturday. directing me
evacuation OF sebastopol by MS
troops"
Washington, Nov. 15.-All available
American wLrships In the Black sen
are TO be used to assist refugees ~
leaving the Crimea In advance OF inc
bolsheyik armies.
Authority for such use OF the shlpi
was given by the state and navy oe'
partments today upon the urgent rec
Commentators OF Rear Admiral
Gully, commander Of American war
ships IN southern Russian waters.
II has not yet been determined
where the refugees will be taken. Al
tho state department IL was said thal
because OF the epidemic Of typhus ~
sebastopol they might not be taken
10 ConstantinOpie, but 20 one OK the
Greek Islands In the Aegean sea-