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12. Charjui Bridge was attacked on tke 28tli May, kut rebels were repulsed
by the Bolshevik bridge guards, numbering 1,000. Rebels sacked villages in
r etreat.
13. Kagan—May 25!]u~ Refugees are being returned to Central Russia
One thousand five hundred left by train for Samarkand. ' \
14. Hasan Efiendi, the late Young Bokharan Commander (vide Diary No, 12
paragraph 5) has escaped from Bokhara and joined the rebels at Baismb
15. A force of Nur Ata rebels (Nur Ata is 30 miles N.-N.-E. of Kermiueh)
advanced to within 7 miles of Bokhara. Bolsheviks attacked and drove them back
to their fortifications at Nur Ata. The rebels in this area number 8,000 and are
increasing. They frequently damage the railway between Kermineh and Katta
Kurghan.
16. Rebel force between Karakul and Burdaliq is also increasing, and they are
continually attacking villages. They are led by Awaz Murad.
17. Kirki — May 23rd. —Afghan merchants have been sent back to Afghanistan,
Bolshevik papers denounce the Afghans. Persian and Causcasian spies are sent
into Afghanistan by the Bolsheviks as refugees.
18. Work has ceased on the Karshi to Kirki line, and workmen dismissed,
owing to rebel attacks in which the tools of the workmen were carried off.
19. Kilif—May 28th. —Terme/ still besieged. Ship carrying troops fr§
Kirki passed going towards Termez. Five hundred men with 2 guns, 1 machine*!
and cart transport sent by road towards Termez,
20. Bahun—May 19th. —Arrival from this town states that there are 30,1
rebels at Baisun, Hissar and near Termez. Enver Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. has ordered the reW
forces from Hissar, Yuichi and Deh Nau to occupy Termez. Enver Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. himsl ,
had left for Shirabad.
21. Ottoman .Turks with Enver Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. are Kazim Beg (Diary No. 15, paragraph
8), Osman Effendi, Ali Reza Effendi and Suwaria Effendi.
22. The elders of the Sart, Uzbeg and Khirghiz tribes have agreed to assist |
Enver Pasha An Ottoman title used after the names of certain provincial governors, high-ranking officials and military commanders. in clearing the Bolshevik 7 from “ Holy Bokhara.”
Tashkent.
23. May 23rd. —Refugees are being sent back to Russia, the reason given being
that it is to prevent the spread of disease, and on account of the hot summer.
24. The Governor General (Zanioff) a Jew Communist has been recalled to
Moscow. All other Jew officials have been dismissed and Russians appointed in
their places. Government offices have been considerably reduced, and surplus
officers and staffs handed over to the army. With the change of Government
many political prisoners were set free.
Central Russia,
25. Perovsk — May 24th. —Much sickness (infectious) prevails among the
refugees who are being sent north to a cooler climate.
26 . Bolsheviks are forcibly recruiting and those who were exempted from service
are now compelled to join. The reason given is that Russia must strengthen ter
army to be prepared for outside aggression. Recruits were not wanted for interior
Russia as peace prevails there, except a small rebellion in Bokhara, which would
soon be quelled.
27. Samara — Ma,y 15th. —All Jew officials have been turned out of service
and Russian and Tartars appointed in their stead.
28. Sickness is increasing owing to the extreme summer. Food is scarce and
children are being fed by Americans, it is said, only to be eaten by their parents
afterwards. Food arrives from Astrakhan by ships for the famine stricken.
29. Report says that troops are being sent to Siberia to enforce the Japanese
to evacuate Vladivostock. (Similar report came from Tashkent.)