Show RUSS 00 PP Ss rn TO HI EXPLORE E- E EMB MB nn H IN VI Vladivostok Gov Government to Investigate VLADIVOSTOK Nov An An expedition expedition expedition tion to to the rich country of ot a ais is being prepared by the Vladivostok government whiCh does not recognize the tho claim of th the Chits Chita government that the tho the tho r jurisdiction peninsula l has of been the ns soviet turned re red d A over broad to g investigation of the tho industrial and and general economic resources of ot the re regIon region re- re gion glon is the object of the proposed ex ex- ex The report is current that the Bolsheviks have secretly stored a a. large largo amount of ot gold and furs in Kam Kam- The first l landing will probably be The T The e situation in this port is at present present- peculiar pecullar After Atter the coup of ot April l. l armed partisans 1 occupied Pe pled pied l t the the old old town th UI residents residents resi resi- dents were driven diven out to a place cal called ed fifteen miles off ort where they established themselves under the leadership leadership lead lead- of Mr 11 the political of oC th the maritime government The ns chiefly refugees from are arG working gol din the mines of ot Fogelman and ana There Thero are about 1000 Koreans who are not participating participating participating par par- In tho the political discord of ot th the two Russian groups A Japanese transport which called at InJune In Jn inJune June landed a detachment which adopted adopt adopt- ed a neutral attitude toward the two Russian factions Some of ot the em em- of ot tho the fisheries In who were unable to leave the regiOn for the winter as no ship arrived to take them spen the season in and left It when the partisans occupied the town They are living in miles from At on the power is in the han hands of a local soviet headed by a a. certain engineer Dobrovolsky sk sky who does not recognize recognise the existing existing existing exist exist- ing governments of oC Moscow Iosco Chita or Vladivostok For the last three years t furs rs and gold Bold were not exported from ka in big quantities n t and i It I is anticipated anticipated antici antici- l- l t g that t big stocks kS ac can be e found o The expedition will undertake a march in the interior of ot the region oward after reestablishing reestablishing lishing the proper propel order In the port town own and is vicinity The oc occupying oc- oc have only one way of oC retreat toward According to Information the of the region are strongly opposed to the and communism In Incase Incase Incase case a connection with the re region region region re- re gion will be arranged there ther are prospects prospects pros pros- pacts of establishing trade relations The financing of the expedition is a rather difficult task The Japanese of ot course know all nfl about the expedition and have apparently apparently apparently placed no obstacles in the way The coast of Kl is patrolled b by y Japanese warships and many Russians Russian ys s fear that Japanese occupation of ot Sag Sag- halien hallen island may extend to |