Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1919-03-14
President Wilson Again Arrives in Par
ARCHANGEL BY
MAY is SLOGAN
OF BOLSHEVIKI
Russ Boast of Gains
Reports Show Allies
Losses Light.

London, March 14.-The bolshe-
Wiki government at Moscow claims
that during January and February,
the bolshevik army occupied the
territory the size of France, having
l $50 miles of railroads in its con
troll. and declares that bolsheviki
will reach Archangel by May /, &C
cording to Helsingfors dispatch
TO the Mail.
Archangel. Thursday, March 10
tBy the Associated Press. AS
compared to the losses inflicted
upon the enemy, the allied casual
ties in the fighting along the Vaga
river since February 2S have been
extremely light. 1t is estimated that
the bolsheyiki have lost at least
500 killed
The American casualties from
Feb % TO March 3, inclusive, were
) killed on the Vaga front and 10
on the Dvina front. No officers were
killed. One American soldier is
missing and two officers and so
men were wounded. The total
American casualties to date IN
north Russia follows:
Killed in action-Officers 4; men.
IL.
Died of wounds Officers, /; men,
Is.
Missing Men. 35.
Died of disease-Officers, .; men,
Wounded-Officers, Il; men, 241.
The health condition of the
American expeditionary forces since
the Spanish influenza epidemic in
September and October has been
excellent OF the So deaths from
disease, 63 occurred before Jan. 4.
Foe Loss Five Times YaHks.'
Throughout the fighting the
American troops have been greatly
outnumbered but the losses IN
flicted upon the enemy have been
at least five times those suffered by
the Americans. AS the newly MOD
ilized Russian troops are becoming
trained, they are gradually re4isE.
ing the strain to which the Amer
ican and British forces were put to
in the early days OF the fighting.
The American troops are now en-
joying regular rest periods. either
at Archangel or at convenient vii
lagos behind the lines.
neutrality-suspicious.
Says L. S. Must Give Food.
Archangel, Thursday. March IS.
by the Associated Press. AS
a result of the recent allied ad-
vance southwark along the Muir
mansk railroad part of another
Russian province. Olonetz. was
added to the territory OF the gov
erIment of the north. NJ. Ermo-
lev. assistant governor general of
Murmansk, has been appointed
provincial commander OF Olonetz
Information secured by :he allied
food commission in northern Rus
sia and persons reaching Arch
angel from the interior. indicates
that the American people must de-
prive themselves of bread stuffs
until the Russian question is set
tied and the country is again
placed on sound social and eco
nomic basis"
THE outside world. particularly
America, must be prepared to fur
nish the Russian people their sup
plies for at least six months" a
member of the food commission
said today, land so long as Russia
remains without crops. the rest of
Europe must also look toward
America for the grain which for
merly poured out of Ruseia's Bal
tic and Black Sea ports
Official Reports smaller.
Washington, March 14.-An Arch
angel dispatch under date Of March
II, just received at the war de-
partment. reports casualties among
American forces in northern Rus
sia in recent fighting as one enlist
ed man killed and one officer and