Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-11-14
Leader Said to Have Left
SebastopoI for Constan-
tinopIe After Defeat.
ALLIED WARSHIPS LEAVE
FOR SCENE OF DANGER
Recognition in France Believed to
Foreshadow Aggressive Policy
on Part of Paris.


PARIS. November I4.-Gea.
WranEeI. with the members Of his
government. according to the Echo
de Paris. has boarded the French
warship Waldeck-Rosseau at se-
bastopol.
BY Cable to The Star and New York Tribune
Copyright. 1920.
PARIS, November 13.-Gen. Wrangel,
anti-bolshevik leader in south Russia,
whose army has been crushed, left Sc
bastopol for Constantinople today, ac-
night.
The whole Wrangel government is in
a state Of collapse. in the opinion Of
French military experts. The powerful
defenses at Perekop. established months
ago, were abandoned after only thirty
six hours Of fighting. according to re-
ports, the weakened and demoralized
south Russian army giving way before
the bolshevik attack
Ships Leave for Sebastopol.
By Cable to The Star and New York Tribune
Copyright, 1920.
LONDON, November 13.-British and
French wsrships left Constantinople to-
day for Sebastopol. where the situa-
ton 10 desperate. The anti-bolshevik
armies Of Gen. Wrangel have met over
whelming disaster
Whether the allied warships dis
patched from Constantinople are to
cooperate with the remnants of
wrangers army against the advanc-
carrying away refugees from the
stricken country could not be de-
termined in London tonight. The
fact that France has recognised Gen
Wrangel IL considered aa foresbadow-
Ing an aggressive policy on the part
of the Paris government to. eonaA.to
his aid. 1t is pointed out also that
Great Britain fee2 that the extern
sion Of the red movement southward
into the Caucasus and the reported
union Of the bolsheviki and Mustapha
kemal, the nationalist leader, may
endanger her interests in Mesopo-
eamia, Palestine and India. The gov
ernment, however, is not expected to
take action as long as the Crimea
10 the center Of the bolshevfk cam.
paign.
Appeal to Tewnshend.
Gen. Townshend. the defender Of
x who was taken
prisoner by the Turks in the war. ha.
been asked by Gen. wranEel to oom.
II once to the Crmea and take COM
mand Of the -bolshevik forces.
Gen. Townshend announced todav that
he would accept the invitation IL he
were unsuccessful in his candidacy
for parliament from wrekfn. His
election, however. is generally con-
sidered probable.
Situation Il Desperate.
sERASTOPOL. November 1s (by the
Associated Press).-The forces of
Gen. Wrangel in the Crimea are in a
most desperate situation; tho bolshe-
Wiki, having broken through all the
lines Of defense. are now attacking
the Wrangel army in the rear.
The evacuation of sebastopol prob
ably will be effected by tomorrow.
to quarters close to Gen.
quoting him to that effect.
Thousands of refugees, panic.
filled the streets and
wharves of Sebastopol. Ships of many
nations are hurriedly taking refugees
aboard and the American Red Cross
is loading it's supplies.
Rear Admiral Newton A. McCullv. |
Of the American naval
forces in Russian waters. will stay at
until the last minute with
a small guard on the American
destroyer Overton. The American
colony has been taken aboard the
Overton.
1t is reported the bolsheviki have
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