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Show I Vast Russian Gold Reserve Now in Kolchak's Possession; Safely Stowed Away in Omsk j LONDON. Oct. 23. Michael I. ; Tercst-clienko, former minister of j foreign affairs of Russia, who fled ; to Sweden from lus native country , in 1U18, lias proposed to tiie state council at Moscow that a peace offer of-fer be made to the enemies of Kus- ' sia. according- to a wiroless dts- i patch received here from Berlin. ! It is reported an official reprosen- ! tative of the United States is in ; Moscow and is willing to submit the offer to the allies. KW YORK. Oct. S3. -How the vast Russian jfold reserve, said to to-V! to-V! tal over six hundred million po!d i 1 rubles, was captured by the anti-Rolshcvik anti-Rolshcvik forces under Admiral Kolchah. and carried to Om.U. where b is now held, was related today by A. J. Sack, director of the Russian informu -! tlon bureau in the Tutted States. Mr. j Sack sa id : t -in the begmmi t; of March. I? IS. the 1 Kazan leanc i of tho Kus:an state banh i-vas chosen b- th.e J-olyhevik; as a cie-j cie-j pnsil orv tor i heir reserves of Klt'rl ,ui silver taken bv them front the KnFiar. 'treasury. a"'t;r"the cmp d'etat o' N""en- f ber. IJ'lT. By order uf i.en::io. the stil--terranean ;ults of the Kazan bank were hastily fitted out. as depositories, and in I the month d' .May. Civ cvacnuti.-n j i the u.elal reserves from 1'etroerad, J Moscow and other chics of Rdshi-vist i i-.,jSM;; to tvan.ui was effe-ned. AH"-I AH"-I etlier there w;-s transferred to Kur.a :t I wititin the stated period: "Gold in coins and lublion to l .te e:-:-4 ten! of nv-re than tjr.i'.ii-ni rubles ; ,"'. I j rases of srohl. p'.a,iit;i.nn and various ur-i ur-i icles. such as ntedais and orossfs: ! S.O'Vi.iiOo iti sih-er coin, tir.d L3ilJ.".l.l.l.,H ; rubles of state bonds. ' "After tlv capture of Simbirsk by the Cv.cho-SKo a Us and the people's army, i .enir.e and t!ie Hoishevij-f (-. .nui ; ssa ry uf tlt ft a te bank. 1 iP"ff. 1"lj.! ened to lod.- for new di p- si: orie; for i lie metal reserve. A 'iK-cird tit-et of several s tea triers and ha r.es v us f it! ed out at : N'izhni-NovipMvO'. ', hi.di was to taki-i taki-i aboard the reserves at K:ii:;e and trans-1 trans-1 porf ibr-r. to the v.w rlcisitury "r-esr:i; nin of tin1 io.ui op .-ra; ions was s.-ii.'duied At; cum .V Hut this i very d.i t "e C e.n -. s ;, n-.d :bc I jir-ntde's arrr.y bean ihe.r of'e:i :-.e j against Kar.;n. and the Il...'hevi:;i vere I able to -ei.ioe o:-y p-0 C'i -es of t-dd. valued aopro:ntr.t !;' S'h'"1 '. rrl.'. pi-e re""'t ''c'i ir. t'"'' lir.ucs ; ti,e ;-. r. r -' HoNbevis- forces. ' Aeovviiu to -b..- hit. :i:e. : pAV. for .!:'.'. ' ho K"'d ;- .:-'.--. , ;n-u the v;..h y :t: .'y;""---;; ",'-':' Vte.'b :'"" " '" V - - ' ''":' "" |