The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-18
RpyGrSeS For British
and Russians in The
Northern War Theatre

ARCHANGEL. Aug. 17.-(Corrcspond
opco or the Associated Press )-RuSSIan
offensive in North Russia. which was
intended this summer to connect w!;h
Admiral KolChak'S Siberian army ana
establish ArchanGrl as base through
which Allied supplies might be handle"
10 all anti-Bolshcvik armies in the ilclo.
has met with unexpectedly strong re-
sis,ancc on tho Dvina river at the snme
time that Admiral kolchaKs arm''S
have been driven backward into Siberia.
because of insufficient forces. lack OF
onen support by the Allied government"
md tho fact that natural factors haNs
aided the Bolshcviki. the expedition. uc
cordinr 10 military opinion in Arch
angel at this time. may be doomed THIS
summer'to n failure equally rs pad ~
tbat which met last summers "itortS
unless large forces arc thrown IN ~
once by the Allied governments ana q
war ogaints the Bolshcvih undErtaS N
in earnest.
ThrouChout tho long winter, whom M"
Allies and Russians on the ArChahs'i
front were fiEhtin;; hard-nrcSS'u' "'-
fcosivc battle against superior i"'N.H'
rho Allied command was waiting IN" ar
ri,.oi ~ summer TO take thu offensive.
Fearing that political conditions ~
r,r,ond would be greatly disturbed II
- wore to become known that IN" TWO
hr,ro.,cs Of British volunteer troops,
cont astcnsibly to effect tho rcilcl Of
Allied forces already imported ana ou' ,
numbered, were in reality 10 nc uN'''
nc n reserve for this summers "li'hS'N''
tho censor did not permit the local an,
rCuncc,ncnt to that effect 10 DC cap''u
abroad h
Thie announcement. made 70 IN" Ar'h
arqc, press on juno 6. by Major ''"'' ~
Ironsidc, commandcr-in-chl't oil Va.
, North Russian forces, was 10 inc - :
that Archangcl was TO be maze "''
for the Siberian army. through an ,' I',
,,,odioto offensive for kotlass. on we
~. nina Kotlass is the rail h"'i'i
Cor the line running to Nlatka' on
1ro,s.Sibcrian railway. distance II
arrrnx,n,atclv $50 miles from IN" posi-
80 AT that time Of Kolchaks ADVANCE
aos,e since then driven PACK h''''
lilies eastward. In this campaign "a"
I can.ral lronside. the BrltlSh t',"'''
we're to act as q reserve "h'ic VIZ
slams went ahead. Vs., ,.,.
~. offensive began late in June d.,
.o for has advanced only lc" '"i'''
Eotlass is still more than NUM-" ', -
.,une from the Russian ana
nositions on the Drina. winch ar -
Io.t on,y at about the same p"ih' "','',
, tho Americans were csIao''''"'
ortumn before the strong i'NlS"'' IN Va.
[cneiyo caused them TO wlthoFa" ""'
! the winter. ,,.,,b last SUM
,i,ifully small force tho prVa'nt
p-,,isb and Russian command Is WI
,,tnrnd It is still far h"l"W VI
, nc,b ~ the BolShcvik IN o"'h mum
"a artillery The British gun
80 and monitors. Of which larS"
S,1,in. was sent for operations on NV
n'yna end VaGa rivers. have lot CAV"
80 ~ no ,roycd useless because OF 'He
low water. .orooe have
| T,.cn the British volunteer forces nav
~ formed that they Will DC W''"-
80 from North Russia before al"
,S ,,,n,cr sets in. All American,
~ rrench are now off the ArchaEh''
80 ond the newly trained huSS'H"
."os snarsely settled. They arc. now
ever, we'll equipped . Due
A. the present time the North ~ ,
,on government, which has eS'au''S"'''
ndnr direction of General hoiChHh.
".,ronr', policy to hold up the dIS"lP''''
80 ,rry and among the CIVILIAN p ~
'io,ior Ia determined to carry on III,
49, ogainst the Bolshevlk to the l'h'''
Nd tho people appear anxious 10 S'
Wy " 10 IN July Major General Irons :,
,or,ccd TO the British g"N'r'''''"
.hot tho Russian troops IN the VA -"
I,.,r,ct about 100 miles west "' W.
I,,.,- liver. had mutiui"d and hAh" u
t,.or Tho Omega front and III" town al
60 20 The Polshcviki. y" BTlt'sh
,rnnns were on tho Omega ir"h')