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Show JJMEI ARMY IS III It . i Ukraine Capital ' Falls to Troops From Astrakhan; As-trakhan; National Assembly As-sembly Is in Flight Assoclsted Press. COPENHAGEN, . Nov. .20. The Ukrainian 'government ! ,has been overturned, and Kiev has been captured by troops from t Astrakhan, according to Kiev . dispatches to Bwedish newspapers. The Ukrainian national assembly haa . fled and a proviaionai government haa been established by the captora of the city, who Apparently are commanded com-manded by Genera Denlktne. leader of the antl-Bolaheviat (orcea. The Ukraine became a republic , after the overthrow of tho Kerenaky government In November, 117. There was much fighting" between the Bol-hevlkl Bol-hevlkl and their opponenta, reaultins in the defeat of the Bolaheviki. The t'krainlan government made- peace with Germany at Brest-Litovsk a few daya before the Russian Boi-ahevik Boi-ahevik government alao agreed to the German terma. Austro-German troopa . then entered the Ukraine for the 'purpose 'pur-pose of carrying out economic artlclea of the peace treaty. The Ukrainian government waa overthrown laat May and General Bkoropadakl became dictator under the title of hetman, but he haa had difficulty in maintaining order there, although aaaiated by the .Aastro-Germane. .Aastro-Germane. General Denlkine waa formerly commander com-mander of the Kuseian armiea on the outhweatern front. Prevloua to that lie had been chief of ataff of the Russian armiea. I WASHINGTON PLEASED. ' By Associated Press. WASHINGTON. Nov. -20. Report of the overturning of the Ukrainian government gov-ernment by General Denikine'a antl-Kolshevlk antl-Kolshevlk troopa wa .received here today wtth treat satisfaction, for offl-ials offl-ials said It will make the work of the allies In handling the Kuaaian problem prob-lem much mora simple. COSSACKS RESPONSIBLE. It haa ben believed for soma time that General Alexieff. the former Rus- titnn enmmandtr In rhte, a Lrgf force of -t'oiwacks operating in Aslra- khan and tha news from tha fkraine Nvnil to confirm this, as General - iwnlklne Is a member of A lex left, army. D.nlkine has confidence nf government otticlala In tha allied countries. It maa pointed out today that with the Coeaacks. many of whom are Ukrainians themselves, in charge. It will be easy to reach Kuasla In Europe with supplies and necessary munitions by .way of tha Black aea, which la now open to the allies. SUBSCRIPTIONS TO MUX HEAR GOAL' 34 States Have Exceeded Quota in Nationwide Drive. ' NEW YORK, Nov. 20 Expectation of reaching the goal set for the United Unit-ed War Work campaign, which ends at midnight tonight, by means of many "eleventh hour subscriptions, waa expressed at national headquarters headquar-ters here today when cahjed pledgee from foreign countries added 1 1.270,000 to the fund and brought the grand total to f1.SS.ta.5t. Two more states Rhode latand and New Mexire whicb through an error in tabulating were placed among the la g ga rd . w ere today a n no u need a s having gone over the top,1 thus making mak-ing thirty-four states tn all thst so far have exceeded their quota. Exact returns by states were lacking up to noon. . i The Western and Central slates have all reached their goal and are striving now to help ewell the fund to the roeted :M,0e.oo Inetead of the f l70.6O0.nO0 first propoaed. j f ' |