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Show ALLIED FORCES DEFEAT REDS AT ARCHANGEL I COPENHAGEN, Nov. 20. The Ukranian government has been ; overturned and Kiev has been captured by troops for AstrakHin, a.c-; cording to Kiev dispatches to Swedish newspapers. The Ulnranian 1 national assembly has fled and a provisional government has . been established by the captors of the city, who apparently are command-1 cd by General Denikine, leader of the anti-Bolshevik forces. j ?' The Ukraine became a republic after the overthrow of the Ker- j r ensky government in November, 1917. There was much fighting! j i ifiere-between the Bolsheviki and their opponents resulting in the t defeat of the Bolsheviki. The Ukranian government made peace I with Germany at Brest-Litovsk, a few days before the Russian Bol-j shevik government also agreed to the German terms. Austro-Ger-, ' man' troops then entered the Ukraine for the purpose of carrying I : out economic articles of the peace treaty. : . ' The Ukranian government was overthrown last May and Gen- j j eral Skoropadski became dictator under the title of hetman, but he j L' has had difficulty in maintaining order there although assisted by i , i the Austro-Germans. ' General Denikine was formerly commander of the Russian arm- ) ies on the southern front. Previous to that he had been chief of staff ; of the Russian armies. WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. Report of the overturning of the Ukranian government by General Denikine 's anti-Bolshevik troops ; was received here today with great satisfaction for officials said it ' will make the work of the allies in handling the Russian problem much more simple. . f It has been believed for some time that General Alexieff, the I j former Russian commander in chief, had a large force of Cossacks I operating in Astrakhan and the news from the Ukraine seems to con- j firm this, as General Denikine is a member of Alexieff 's army. Deni-1 kine has confidence of government officials in the allied countries, j f It was pointed out today that with the Cossacks, many of whom j j pe Ukranians themselves, in charge it will be easy to reach Russia I ' m IJurope with supplies and necessary munitions by way of the ! Black sea, which is now open to the allies. ARCHANGEL, Nov. 14, Thursday. The Bolshevik forces along ' the Dvjna, their infantry attacks having been repulsed, today were ' bombarding the Russo-allied positions on the left bank of the river 1 at Tulgas. The allied artillery is replying vigorously. Since late in ! September the Bolsheviki have been trying stubbornly but fruitless-1 u'tw?176 tlie allied forces UP the Dvina to north of its junction I wun the Vaga. The small amount of ice in the river at this time of ine year is helping the enemy gunboats. The Bolsheviki apparently E!?e?Alarere number of nver craft on which to mount naval euns orought from Petrogrytd. ' and tS-lnx? as the enemy gunboats are able to move, the Americans IflJS aVe combatting great odds. But, the enemy infantry is 1 Sai if.r the a,llies' the Bolslievik losses in killed, wounded, and Ptured being at least five times that of the allies. i iDBMT?w-N'?Uesday' N,V' 19 situation in the east is caus-i caus-i ' S rl m Germany and the Lokal Anzeiffer of Berlin learns that haSJ ; ?erf;n army is marching eastward, according to a Copen-j Copen-j gn dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph company. P (Bv S, ?GEI7' Thursday. Nov. 14. SLl m ABSOcIated Press.) In their 2 Nvember 11 the Bolsheviki ' 2"d t0 the 9un positions of the 1 to f?rJarlartiltry- The 3uns continued : ' grounh fP'nt J,,ank range and the rund before them soon was heaped ' E "Cmty ead- T"c allied Infantry Boilhf in(te'-aackcd and swept the Bo hevikl back Into the forest where nlnht TUr,ued them throughout the ' were , -v encmv losses on that day ofiL i.-rt,onaly heavy while those yut a'l,3 were small. tinuM 6novlk bombardment con. 1 can ahrfn0the tweft, but the Ameri- 'antrv ,,tIsh trooPs repulsed all in-i in-i back Int cks and drove the enemy i ' Alrnan.the 8WamPs and the forest. on RoUh bta'nl several direct hits Ul5nevik gunboats In the river. - B C0PPM?'-p iFOL DR C LEAD. . kt DeIeDar.AGEN' Tuesday, Nov. 19 BernA ,om vienna have arrived at ' ,Au"trla i wltf Q,ato a unlon of German- 5 Den'mJr,e8ur,k of negotiations between S rtcelv a"cl Germany, the latter will J each month 75,000 tons of fats, I 150,000 tons of meat and 230,000 tons of wheat, according to the Berlin correspondent cor-respondent of the Berlingske Ticdcnde. PARIS, Nov. 20. The American representatives at the peace conference confer-ence and their staffs will occupy a building on the place dc La Concorde, which has been the headquarters of the American Red Cross since June. Headquarters for the Red Cross now are at the Hotel Regina. BERNE, Nov. 20 Arrangements have been made for the transportation of 100,000 Italian prisoners of war from Austria and Germany to Italy by the way of Switzerland. The first of the special trains, each carrying 800 men, passed on Saturday. BASEL, Nov. 20. Announcement ic made at Vienna by the council of state that it has decided to raise the new Austrian loan from "new sources of revenue" because of the financial situation. situ-ation. ROME, Nov. 20. By a royal decree, a committee has been appointed, to in- quire into the laws of war and the conventions con-ventions relative to the treatment of prisoners of war by the enemy. It will also draw up a statement as to injur-ies injur-ies caused persons and property and establish the responsibility therefor. i 1 u K |