New-York tribune., 1919-04-21
Casualties of u. S.
On Archangel Front
Are Placed at 528
9 Officers and 1877 Men
Have Died of Disease or
Been Killed Since Last
September; 43 Missing

ARCilANGEL. April 10 BY The AS
sociatcd Press) Since landing on the
Archangel front last September, the
Americans have suffered 62S casualties
OF these 1906 were fatalities, there hay
ing died of disease or been Killed nine
elllcefs and lS1 men, The wounded IA
elude twelve oilleers and ae0 men,
The losses Of tho Americana on the
North Russian front IN tho laat month
have been extremely elight. since most
of tho recent lighting has been done
either by tho newly formed Russian
troops, who are campaigning bravely.
or tho British
Three Privates Decorated
Decorations for gallantry have been
awarded by General Pershing TO three
privates of the 337th Ambulance Com
pany The decoration is the Distin-
guished Service Cross, and each of the
men honored received the same cta-
tlon. The men are Lawrence b. Xii
roy of Detroit Hubert O. Paul. of
Terre Haute, Ind. and Clarence II.
Zech, Of Detroit. The cross was
awarded for extraordinary heroism in
action near kadsh September q and
28. The citation follows:
Acting as stretcher bearers for two
companies of infantry in action against
the Bolsheviki, each man for three
days and nights made his way through
swamps and forests to administer first
and and to carry wounded to the dress
ing station. The work at all times
was accomplished under sweeping ma
chine gun and intense artillery fire,
making 1t necessary for them to crawl
on hands and knees for long distances -
American Prisoners Released
According to the latest information,
which is believed to be authentic. the
Bolsheviki have given the freedom of
Moscow up to O'Clock at night to
Malcolm V. Arnold of London, Ohio,
and Bryant r. Byall, of Bloomfield, n.
j., two Young Mems Christian Assoc-
alton secretaries captured at Bolshoi
Czerkl, and have released and sent out
OF Russia by way of Stockholm three
or the eleven American soldiers known
to have been captured.
a total of forty-three American
soldiers are missing, but outside these
eleven men and perhaps one other
who was known to be severely wound
ed, in a hospital near Bolshoie Czerki.
the others are still unaccountcd for.
According to Bolsheviki advices
brought through the allied lines, Pri-
Yates Miles M. Hawrilik, of Detroit:
John Triglett, of Lackey, KY, who was
missing in action at Ust Padenga, No.
vember 20, and Anton J. Vanis, of Chi
ooago, who was captured at Shegovari
January 23, have been sent out of
Russia by way Of Stockholm. The
Bolsheviki recently have been attempt
ing to convert prisoners to Bolshe-
vlsm and send them homeward
Other American Prisoners
Privates Earl Fulcher, of Tyre. Mich.
and August B. Peterson, of Whitehall
Mich, who were members of small
patrol which found itself cut off jr
the fighting about Bolshoie Czerki. arc
IN hospital at Velogda, wounded In.
formation received from the captured
y. M. c. A. men indicates that Cor.
| poral Earl w. Collins, of Detroit wa.
last seen severely wounded in Boil
shevik dressing station near Bolshois
Czerki. There have been no advice,
from the Bolsheviki concerning him.