The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-08-26
WRANGEL HOLDS
SOUTH RUSSIA
With Aid of COssacks, Anti
Soviet Leader Successful.
VIII Soon Hold Coal Fields of
Former Empire.
BLACK SEA PORT TAKEN
Red Leaders Dominate People
by Force of Arms.
Their Hold Broken, People VIII
Be in Revolt.

Sebastopol. Crimea, Aug. 26.-
South Russian forces commanded by
Gen Baron Wrange1 have captured
the important city of Novorossisk, the.
Black sea terminus of the railroad
leading eastward to Ekaterinodak in
the province of Kuban, and have en-
tered the Donetz basin coal district
north of the river Don, according to
announcement here.
In the latter region the local popu-
lation is said to be joining General
WrangeFs forces and control of the
coal mines there will, it seems, be Sc
cured soon by the south Russian gov
eminent.
Reorganlzes His Forces.
General Wrangel today announced
plans for the reorganization of his
forces into two armies and one indie
pendent corps. The first army will
hold the northeastern front and will
be commanded by General Gutepow.
whose headquarters will be at Melito-
pol. The second army will operate in
the province of Kuban, and will be
led by the famous Monaghan general,
Ulagaia. Its headquarters will be an
nounced later.
The independent corps is now hold
ing the line of the Dnieper river This
reorganization is the first step made
on the preparing for the cooperation
OF all Cossacks, for which General
WrangeI will arrange during his
forthcoming visit to kuDan.
Must Break Soviet Hold.
Civil war in Russia would cease
Immediately il the Russian people
were free to organize a government
according to their own wishes. Gen.
Baron Wrangel. who was recognized
as head of the South Russian govern
ment by France a few days ago, de-
clered hare today.
They are not able to do this at pres
however hPCEnER he a.
ton of the soviet leaders, and the fight
must, go on until Russians are free to
take matters in their own hands, he
continued.
General WrangeI expressed the
qualification he felt over the note sent
to Italy by the United States govern
ment relative to the Russian situation
and declared recognition of the South
Russian government by France was
the Just expression Of one a1ly's ap-
probation of anOther's sacrifice in the
common cause"
He asserted his forces on all fronts
are well equipped and that the naval
arm OF the service was at last able
to assist in the struggle against the
Bolsheviki
Ever since the South Russian
army honored me by placing itself
under by command, leaders of various
Cossack organizations have been urg-
ing US to send expeditions into the
Caucasus and KUban regions to as
sist in throwing off the tyranny of the
fBolshevik,' he said.
Soviet domination has always been
hateful to the Cossacks, but it was not
until the last fortnight that it was pos
sible to meet their appeals. We have
been too busy organizing here and
establishing fronts to do anything else.
Various CoSSack expeditions we
have sent to Yeisk and other points
in Kuban and the Don territory are
advancing eastward. being heartily
supported and Joined by local Cos
sacks
Navy Helping COssacks.
Our navy is now restored to a point
where it can effectively support our
troops in any possible sea action and
consequently the time Is propitious for
giving the Don. Kuban, AStrekhan and
Terex Cassocks the organization need
ed for utilizing their unlimited re-
sources against their oppressors.
The Cossacks have men, foodstuffs
and animals sufficient for a long fight
and the spirit with which they have
Joined the expeditions sent to help
them indicates they will soon hold all
important ports and railways to the
Georgian border. Advices received
three days ago showed the South Rus
sian forces were advancing rapidly
near Novorossisk and driving the Boil
shevik out of that country
dispatches received since the date
of this interview with General Wran-
gel state that NOvOrossisk has been
captured by the South Russian
trOOps).
wrangeI insisted the Bolshevik
military and political strength was
greatly Overestimated Even wher
working as a subordinate to General
Denikine he urged that an andemo-
cratic government such as that led by
Nikolai Lenine could not live in Rus
STA, because the peasants would no
tolerate it indefinitely, and he declared
today he was still of the same opinion