Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1920-02-20
Long Held by Allies.

|ptry for Russian war supplies
ifom the allies. A railroad joining
|tte principal Russian rail lines to
/ the south gave ingress for the war
material made outside Of Russia
and supplied to the armies of the
! old regime and after the resolution
afy forces Of kerensljs govern
ment With the advent of bolshe-
sik rule IN Russia, Archangel was
maintained by the allies as base
n contact with interior Russia and
htes as the supply depot for the
jFsS1 Of the north Russian govern
FuGs established in opposition to
Es bolsheviki and for the allied
troops, Including a considerable
number Of Americans.
Forces All withdrawn.
Abandonment of the Archangel
FeEpedttion by the allied and asso-
rntd powers was determined 'upun'
last year and the British, American
and other allied forces there were
Withdrawn during tho summer and
hll.
London advices bearing Thurs
Hays date reported the beginning
an offensive by bolsheve1i forces
pn the front south of Archangel, the
capture of several villages on the
Hlvfna being annonncpd
Take Offensive.
London, Thursday, Feb. 10
Russian bolsheviki forces have TAX
"a the offensive on the front south
Df Archangel and have captured the
Town of Eletskoe, as well as sew
ral villages on both banks of the
,vlna river six miles south of its
confluence with the Emtsa, accord
Ing to an official soviet statement
Issued at Moscow and received here
BY wireless.
un the Caucasus front the boil
saeslkl are reported to be advanc-
ing, having captured the town of
Seshpagier, 20 miles east OF Stav-
WpoL. Northeast of Stavropol the
0siet forces are said to be ad-
uncing.
Fighting Japanese.
London. Feb. 20.-Fighting has
Seeu IN progress on the Amur river
y sloefia between insurgent forces
saa japanese. a Moscow wireless
message states.
Nnite troops reinforced the
sspsnese and a fierce struggle is
ms with the insurgents sup
s %I,eo BY Chinese, the dispatch
~ is reported, the bolsheviki ad-
Mes add, that in the Ussuri re-
~ me rising of the peasants in
@ .O. o. the soviet form Of govern
nsnt is spreading.
Attack on 80 Miles.
.o london. Thursday. Feb. 49,
Ss,,n Suss,an bolsheviki forces recently
,hs ,h'sred ,t general attack along
ss, Nv miles from the Azov sea
~ hs'xafd to Lake Manich. accord
~ ~ % war Office reports today. On
ma EASTERN end of the line they
i.Is s ~, 10 appreciable progress from
Nsn;.na nanich to the point where the
N...en Nen river is crossed by the
fsrshsl -Ekaterinodar railway, but
e,ns.,a ss vest they succeeded in
i;s'ns i;a the Manich and occupying
m some miles south of the river.
tend;sae ae front Of the Don army, ex-
ths tha.us =. from the Sea Of Azox to
tAs ns nCounaence Of the Manich and
nv IL .0n' the bolsheviki paid heav:
riyer vain attempt to cross the
q Ro.,ona n severe fighting southwest
the s.ov, ms volunteer forces cleared
Don w.. s o. the south hank Of the
nsnv v'apturins 1000 prisoners and
:, unaaiaas Claim suecess.
s,S.,1ae' SS.sae' Thursday, Feb. 1s.-Har,
unrs. uat AGAINST the bolsheTiki CON
~. 80 N ukrainia, according to re-
dslss..s,sece s,eceived by the Ukrainian
sd tSs. on here, and it is announc-
,oriet ,ane ne successes against the
/ heishho.sses have been won in the
A0faood Of Tiraspol.