El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-05
j. s. CONSUL IS
FREED BY REDS
TredWel Now in Sweden;
Allies Rout Bolshevist
Gun Boats on Vaga.

Washington. D. c., May 5--Roger C..
TredweL the American consul who
was arrested by the Russian bolshe-
vik authorities last october. has ar
rived in Stockholm. He advised the
state department today that he was
taken from Moscow to Finland several
weeks ago and there released
Mr. Tredwell reported that he was
first arrested at Tashkent TurSestsn,
March Is, 1918. but soon was released
He was taken into custody again IN
October and. except for four days was
held constantly under guard by direc-
ton Of the MOSCOW government
Execution Threatened.
on last February Mr. Tredweu
was taken TO prison. He was kept in
cell for five hours and was given 10
understand that he would be executed
The chief of police however. released
him, saying his Imprisonment was an
error
Repeated representations for the re-
lease OF TredWeu We're made by
American officials through the gov
ernmeuts Of Persia Great Britain and
other nations The Bolshevil1i offered
10 release the prisoner If Thomas j.
Mooney and Eugene V Debs were
given their freedom, or If Bolshevik
prisoners held by the British were
liberated bDLu OLLEES " ere LEaueEA
by the American government
Repulse Enemy Fleet.
ArchanEel, Russia, May 5--lBy the
Associated Press Allied forces sue /
ceeded Thursday in repulsing the first
attack by the bolshevik gunboats on
the river Faga-
The enemy fleet attempted TO ap-
preach the positions held by American, Z
British and Russian forces on the
right bank Of the river, but failed the
Hmm mMH
covered all parts Of the channel Ar ]
Iillery fire continued from both the ]
river fOtilla and the Bolshevik bat /
teTies AT TuIEas, but up to Friday /
morning no allied casualties were re- (
ported
soon 10 Aid Allied Land Defenees.
The ice has broken in the river near 4
Archangel and il is only matter of a 4
few days until the allied gunboats can I
force their way Up stream and go TO q
the aid Of the allied land defences-
On the Naga sector the bolShevikII
suffered heavy losses Thursday when I.
they attacked the village Of Bereze-
mix which was defended by Russian
and British infantry and American en-
gineers-
Another enemy force, which at
tempted 20 cut the allied line OF com
munica tons east of the NaEa- also Z
was repulsed- Artillery fire con
tinues in this sector. The allied cas-
and four injured
FIotiIla Again Repealed.
The BolsheViz flotilla on the Dvina
again attacked the allied positions
mead the junction with the Vaga on
Friday but were driven off by the
guns OF the allied land batteries.
which outranged the weapons Of the (
enemy
After their repulse Thursday the {
RolsheVi5i made two futile attempts
TO approach the position held by the
American. British and Russian troops.
A report TO headquarters here Friday
said that the situation along the Dvina
was quiet
Think Crisis Past.
The feeling in Archangel is that the
passed The bOlsheviki. il is believed, /
delayed too long in graspinE the ad- .
vantage offered when the DTina be- I
came open for navigation. .
Audluonal reports on Thursdays ;
defeat Of the bolshevik attacks at
Berezenik, on the Vaga sector. show :
that the allied losses were four
wounded
Finn Reds Hold Petrograd.
London. Ems May 5.-Finnish Red
guards are now the master Of the sit
uation at Petrograd. according to a
dispatch from Copenhagen TO the Mail.
Danish Red Cross in that city and il
IS reported they intend TO march
a gaiust the Finnish White guards.
lReports were received Saturday
from Paris that Finnish forces had &C.
cupied Petrograd. but the Identity Of
the troops at the Russian capital was
not establish ed