Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-07-08 | Page 1 | Kola Peninsula Spurns Russia, Joins Entente

Kola Peninsula Spurns Russia Joins IEn en e eBy I By Associated Press The 7 Tho COPENHAGEN Jul July 7 entire population of the Murman coast on the Kola peninsula bordering bordering bordering bor bor- dering the White sea and the Arctic Arctic Arctic Arc Arc- tic has broken with Russia and joined the entente according to toa toa a n. dispatch from Norway to the tho A supply of provisions from the United States has arrived at Mur Mur- mansk the dispatch adds Leaders of ot the Murman coast people recently appealed to the American and allied consuls at Kola to for l' l protection German troops are reported to the s southward south south- ward on the railroad leading to the Arctic at Kola With allied naval na forces guarding guarding guard guard- ing inS a store of oC supplies at Kola and along alonS' the railroad the Murman l coast is s one of the possible fields for operations by the allies In the east under the new policy toward Russia believed belle to have been ap approved approved approved ap- ap proved by President Wilson Vilson at the White House conference yesterday I In the absence of ot any word from Ambassador Francis since June 24 the state department has been obliged to rely upon the Indirect reports The JOil ilia mea message message-ir omi t the SS r th the arrest of oC local civil chil authorities of oC Archangel Archangel Archangel Arch Arch- angel capital of ot the province in which Kola i is located The viki has seized the officials on charges of disloyalty