861.00/7329: Telegram
The High Commissioner at Constantinople (Bristol) to the Secretary of State
[Received September 8—9:45 a.m.]
476. Following from Admiral McCully [,Sevastopol?]:
“74, September 4, 5 p.m. Wrangel forces gradually withdrawn from Kuban ostensibly on account of Polish successes as the Tau-ride front now would become of more importance. However, these forces in Kuban met very strong resistance, had heavy fighting within 30 miles of Ekaterinodar, could make no further headway. In spite of considerable losses, and due to accessions in Kuban the expedition returned with about double the strength with which it landed in addition to several thousand prisoners. On Tauride front Reds have been driven back across Dnieper with considerable losses. Wrangel’s continues to hold original line between Doane [Dnieper?] and Sea of Azov.
Work of distribution of land to peasants and carrying out of Zemstvo elections being actively carried on.”