The Washington times., 1920-11-14
READY
!. TO MEET REDS
-
Overwhelming Defeat of Wran-
gels Army in Crimea Pre-.
!. cipitates Crisis.
B0lSHEviKl IN COMMAND
Remain Unbeaten Despite Moral
and Material Support
Given to Foes.
B0LSHEviKI IN COMMAND

LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE over
whelming victory of the Soviet
forces in the Crimea, which has
completely crushed the anti-Bol-
shevik army, brought the downfall
of Sebastopol, and caused the wild
fight of General Wrangel and his
troops, is expected to hasten allied
recognition Of the Moscow govern
ment.
C0NCEDE RED STRENGTH.
The great military victories Of the
Red army. which after three years
Of continuous fighting. with all Eu-
rope. pitted against it as its bitter
enemies, still remains unbeaten, have
proved, according to conservative
military experts here, that the Soviet
government cannot be overthrown by :
force of arms.
Possibility of British interests In
Mesopotamia being threatened by the
Bolshevik drive In Crimea was seen
by officials at the war Office here to-
day, following receipt Of reports that
Turkish nationalist forces were PLAN
ming to Join the victorious Red armies
moving into the-Gaucasus.
General Townshend, hero of Kut.
announced he would accept the offer
and take charge Of tho anti-Bolshe-
vik- forces. i.
: sEBAsToPoL EVACUATED.
Unofficial advices today indicated
Sebastopol was being completely
evacuated by civilians.
General Wrangel himself has al
nople.
France has been asked to transport
100000 refugees seeking to leave
Sebastopol for Algiers.
Many Of these refugees have al
ready reached Constantinople but
were not permitted to land i'm the
city, owing to the congested condi-
tions already obtaining there.
The commander of the Red armies
has sent an ultimatum to the anti
Bolsheviki leaders demanding uncon-
ditional surrender, and 1t Is believed
here there Is no alternative for the
anti-Red commanders but to comply.
General Wrangers front was
broken, ON Thursday. and shortly af-
terward the evacuation OF General
wrangers troops from Crimea was
begun. They were taken on board 4
allied battleships which arrived from
Constantinople.
A wireless dispatch from Moscow
claims large captures of guns, tanks.
and trains by the Reds. Red cav
airy is reported sweeping through
Crimea on n wide front.
FRANCE BACKED wRANGEL.
Again the Soviet government at Mos
COW stands alone in Russia, having
vanquished the most formidable Of
her enemies.
General Wrangers de facto gov
ernment at Sebastopol was recog-
nized by France. France gave mill
tary aid to the wrangel army and
based her supreme hope for the over
throw OF the Russian Bolshevik re-
gime upon General Wrangefs mill
tary genius. That hope has now
departed.
Four great armies have been ar
rayed against the Soviet government
In Russia during the three years OF
It's existence. All were given allied
aid, but all were crushed by the Rcd
forces.
Admiral Kolchak attempted 70
drive westward from Siberia, but was
overcome after long and bloody
campaign, and was put to death.
General Deniken, with the aid of the
allies, massed an army on South Rus
sia and attempted to force his way
to Moscow and to link up his forces
with the army OF Admiral kolchak.
The Deniken host was scattered and
the leader has retired to a small Eng
lish coast town.
YUDENITCH FAILS.
General Yudenitch. supported by
allied warships on the Baltic coast,
tried to capture Petrograd for.
campaign against Moscow. He failed
utterly. General Baron wrangel was
the latest OF anti-Bolshevik Russians
to attempt to crush the Red army ana
the Red government.
II IL believed TINT the defeat OF
General wrnneel brings allied recos-
milton of the Moscow government
elsser than II has eveS been before.
The great militsry victories ny the
Red Army have proved, sccordinG to
conservative military experts In al
lied countries. that the soviet cannot
he everthrewa ny force OF arms.