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Recruiting for the native Khivan army is in progress. The Bolsheviks
that when that force reaches 10,000 they will withdraw their own forces
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The floods of the Amu Darya have washed
villages but Petroalexandrovsk is undamaged.
away many fields, gardens and
The Y omuds are not yet subdued and carry out raids, retiring into the Qum.
The military komissar is Maximovich and his assistant is Stepanov. The
civil komissar is Mikhailov and the Governor Majan Mazarov.
Kaeki. August 9th. The Russian portion of the town has been submerged.
Teemez. August M.—Karim Khan has risen against the Bolsheviks near
bhahr-i-feabz and has made his headquarters at Machan.
Passage of the Afghan frontier is strictly forbidden. Relations with Afghans
are not hostile. Afghan smugglers bring in food products and get rifles and
ammunition in lieu. r
The railway is progressing from Imam Jaffar Teppe towards Termez. The
work is being carried on with forced labour.
Katta Ivurghan. August ISih. The food situation has improved and
troops are on full rations. Famine refugees continue to arrive. The Bolshevik
system of barter of manufactured articles from the towns, for agricultural products
is in operation. Cloth is procurable by the rustic population in this way and the
grain they exchange goes to feed the people of Moscow and other towns. Women
are gathered together in three centres in the town and made to spin and weave
under supervision.
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The military komissar is Karilov and the city komissar Nizam Din Khwaja.
Samarkand. August 9th. — A Commission is at work discussing the question
of a division of agricultural lands, houses, and estates among the poor. Cholera
is prevalent. There are nine imported doctors at work in the city and 21 in the
district. Everyone has to be inoculated.
Food is scarce and the last standing crop of rice was totally destroyed by
locusts. J
There are some 2,000 famine refugees in the town. These state that this
represents only one-fifth of those who left Samara, the remaining four-fifths having
died of hunger on the way.
The Bolshevik rule is hated by all and the working classes—“ than whom none
is dearer to the Soviet Government ”—are very discontented. Trade on a small
scale is not now prohibited but the lack of resources makes any attempt futile.
Passenger trains run every second day, and a mail train every third day,
Goods trains run every day and troop trains as required.
The military komissar is Kashinski, the city komissar is Sherbakov. The
Director of Public Education is Muhammad Rezaov. The leader of the Persian
community is Fattehullaov.
Kokand. August 11th .—The standing crops have been destroyed by locusts
but troops are getting the standard ration.
The rebels are divided into three parties. One is in the vicinity of Andijan,
another near Namangan and Shahr Khan , while the third is in the hills near Kokand.
They are popularly believed to have 20,000 men. Their leaders are Sher Muham
mad, Muhammadov and Mohkam Haji. Remnants of the ea;-Amir’s army have
joined these insurgents. The Bolsheviks are concentrating troops to put an end
to them once and for all.
A conference has been held by the chief men and elders of the rural community.
It was resolved that all lands should be divided among the community, a fifth
of the produce being given to Government as revenue. All persons unfit for other
occupations should be allotted to agricultural labour.