BOKHARA
•m WIDESPREAD FIGHTING. THE SITUATION SERIOUS. i?wes Association —Bj 'j.b!«giaph—Copyright. DELHI, April 21. Kabul reports depict the situation in Bokhara as serious lately. There has been widespread fighting. According to the Afghan press, Usman Khoja, President of the Bokharan Republic, is taking refuge in Afghanistan. The general eituation is obscure.A. and N.Z. Cable. [Afghanistan report*, dated April 19, indicate that Enver Pasha has gained considerable support against the Bolshevists. The Eastern Bokharan tribes and the inhabitants of Ferghana are rallying to him. It is reported that Enver captured Dobambe, the Ruseian headquarters in E&etern Bokhara. Tk« Bolshevists deolare that_ they_ recaptured several important strategio poin<« and repaired the railway between Samarkand and the city of Bokhara. The authorities state that the indications now &re that the tribesmen are determined to throw off the Bolshevist yoke, which has caused great arnmoaity and haa provided Enver with an.opportunity for another adventure; but it is doubted if the movement is backed by sufficient material and forces to accomplish a permanent; result.] ; _^
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 18537, 24 April 1922, Page 7
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169BOKHARA Otago Daily Times, Issue 18537, 24 April 1922, Page 7
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