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Show IREQ' FORCES BUSY I L; i toph REGtofj; i Two British Battleships Are Sent to Rich Oil ! Territory j 1 !' t CONSTANTINOPLE, April 12. (By I the-Associated Press) Disquieting re- I I ports have bocn received from Baloum I ': "where Georgians, "who hnve been op-j 1 posing allied occupation, threaten to I j join with Bolshevlkl and lako over 1 j the whole situation. I I lj Vice Admiral Sidney R. Freemantlo, J I i commander of British naval forces in I the near cast, left here today for Ba-j L y toum, on board the dreadnought Re- I ;' venge, accompanied by a second bat-j I tleship. It is. said the soviet forces I ' near Batoum.are strong enough, to L cause considerable trouble if they are I joined by the Georgians. 1 i. FEAR 'RED' MOVEMENT.' ft J' CONSTANTINOPJLE, ApriL 0. (By T" the Associated Press.) Danger that Hj'; all the Caucasus and Trans-Caucasus HI regions, including Armenia, will turn Hi j , Bolshevik! is causing more uneasiness H 1 i hero than the Syrian and Anatolian Hv situations. The capture of Tuapse- H during the past week by the Soviets H9J ' virtually opened the road to Poti, the j i nest Black sea port to the southward, j - and Batoum. I j i i In addition, there is dunKsr that the H t Germans will absolutely prohibit the H ! passage of supplies over their rr.il- H roads in the direction of Armenia, H 1 1 which is now at war with Azorbaijan. H i oo |