New-York tribune., 1918-09-29
Give Effective Aid In AL
lied Drive Up the
Dwina River
Drive Bolsheviki
Through Forests
Red Troops Are Fleeing to
KotIas, 325 Miles From
Archangel

ARCHANGEL, Sept. "a (By The AS
socisted Press. American troops, who
are now taking part IN the operations
in virtually all sectors on the Northern
Russian front, have captured several
villages in recent fighting.
The net result Of the fighting, in
which the Americans cooperated with
the British and Russians in the taking
of many more places in the last ten
days along the Dvina, is an advance of
more than fifty miles.
The Bolsheviki are fleeing to Kotlas
and the Allies are continuing the pur~
suit.
British and Russian airplanes are
continually observing and bombing tha
Bolshevik-
These operations, which are still in
progress, besides scoring tifty-mile ad-
vance, have been accompanied by the
sinking of at least four enemy ships.
the capture of several guns, many ma
chine guns and much war material. A
few prisoners also have been picked up,
10 the number OF nearly 100.
Bolsheviki Sow Mines
The enemy ships, retiring hastily
toward Kotlas. sowed mines as they !
went back. and the Allied progress has
been inpeded by the necessity of mine
sweeping. The casualties of the Allied
forces have been very small.
The operation began on the morning
Of September IA, when party of Rus
sian, British and American forces left
Mini -kitsa, working down the left f
bank Zadbori and Shidpova were oc-
cupied that evening. On the same day /
the Allied monitor surprised the enemy
ship Mouchouga in fog. Heavy casu
alties were inflicted on the enemy and
some prisoners we're taken. The mon
itol continued ON and landed a party
at Chamova. This party, however, was
forced back by hostile artillery fire,
the Allied ships being compelled to
withdraw again to the mouth of the
Wage
On the morning of September IS the
British and Russians succeeded IL
reaching Chamova. There three guns,
several limbers and other parapher-
nalia were captured. In the afternoon
the Americans and British took Navo
lax, capturing few prisoners. The /
enemy scattered in the forest.
Soviet Warship Is Sunk
On September Is q monitor succeed
ed in getting a hit on an enemy shio
which had been bombarding the Allied
troops. The ammunition on board the
ship blew up, destroying the vessel
The enemy. retiring across an island
here, was caught by our shell fire and
additional prisoners were taken, in
cluding two officers. There is an un-
confirmed report that the big enemy
gunboat Bogatyr was. sunk by strik-
ing a Bolshevik mine. Near Chamova
an enemy mine was destroyed by the
Allied forces
On September II the Americans oc-
cupied shoushouga and Tulgolsk (Tul-
golsk is ! 10 miles northeast of kotlas).
The advance was continued, and on
the 21st seltzo was attacked and capt
ured by Russian and American forces
I he enemy casualties, although un-
doubtedly large, cannot be accurately
\ estimated because most of the fight
ing has been in the forests.
While this fighting was going on
another column Of Russian and Allied
forces was advancing on the right
bank Of the Dvina
On the morning Of September Is
they occupied Priluk and captured
machine gun. The enemy losses in
Killed were considerable
Red Casualties Are Heavy
On the afternoon of the 10th ths
column occupied Pless, causing the
enemy heavy casualties. On the 21st,
still advancing on the ripht hank tho