Show as GENER AL ALi I i l R RUSS aj j. j Gen Graves in Retaliation for Alleged Scurrilous Articles Holds Up Shipment By Associated Press Pre DISK Sept 23 Major Major General General Gen- Gen eral oral William Villiam S. S Graves of American forces Siberia in ill retaliation for aled al- al cd ed scurrilous us articles published A Vladivostok newspaper and tile stile acts of ot Cossack chiefs In the ther r l' East Bast has held up a shipment of rifles which recently arrived Vladivostok from America coned coned conned con con- ned ed to the all Russian government living notice of ot his action by tele- tele ph through Major Slaughter his here General Graves direct and forceful language deres deres deres de- de res he will personally cause the est of ot the offending editor and the tho of the newspaper the newspaper the los unless unless the gov- gov ment does so He asserts further I it t unless the activity of ot the Cos- Cos ck chiefs Is controlled he will commend that America refuse to rider further assistance to Russia meral Graves says he will retain e arms until advised as to what lion tion the government proposes proposes take PROBLEM In n replying the government VB ye B that In tn its view the subject a a. diplomatic and not a problem which should be through recognized diplo- diplo tic channels and that the govern- govern ent nt therefore awaits a n from the state department at ashington It says sars that n not t wish g C to formulate any recriminations Will not enter Into an argument Ich might impair the lively sym- sym thy which It bel believes eves has been v In America for the cause i Admiral Kolchak In respect to the holding up of the of ot rifles astonishment Is 19 pressed I 4 by the the government that pal Fal troubles in the Far East which k Ie government regards as an inter- inter problem and not a purely us Ian one should impel General raves to take steps which might a a. far reaching and more tal tat undertaking name namely the sup- sup of Bolshevism at the 1 1 moment when Siberian troops are inducting a a. successful offensive CT ASTONISHING It is pointed out that General raves raves' course Is peculiarly aston aston- hing in view of the fact that the theties ties Iles were bought ane an and paid for by bye e Russian government The Tho threatened suppression of f the tho It Is declared could not ably be construed as a a. matter abject to American military m juris- juris |