Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-01-06

that the Americans were Withdrawn
temporarily from the village. The line,
however, was not taken back very far,
and the new positions were firmly held.
The enemy did not occupy kadlsh pc
cause the barrage fire from the Ameri-
can guns made the place untenaDie;
Shells falling on the frozen ground
spread their zones of destruction twice
as far as they would under normal con-
ditions.
Take Town, Advance Beyond.
Later, under the protection OF artl-
lery fire, American dctachments again
swept forward and re-occup1ed the town
The men engaged in the advance were
from infantry and trench mortar units
This morning word came from headquar-
ters that the American positions are now
400 metres south of the village, which IS
the line marking the furthest advance
made by the Americans late In October.
before they retired to the north of
kadish
Here and there are graves where are
buried Americans who fell IN the strus-
gle that went on during the first advance.
They are not many in number, but. for
the troops involved, they gave evidence
that the Americans have been IN the
hardest fighting that has been going on
here. The bolsheviki are fighting more
savagely here than elsewhere to hold
their positions.
The Petrograd road leads southwark to
Plesetskaya, d large village on the
Vologda railway which is the enemy 8
base of operations at the Kadish and
Omega fronts
Reds Return Attack.
Allied positions on the Omega front
n r VI nSE aal-.
ed by the enemy yesterday. This attack
was centered on a naval brigade, which
held its position. inflicting heavy losses
without, apparently, losing man
On the Nologda railway, the boishevlki
during the past three days have kept up
strong artillery flee and have brot an
armored CUR into action. Little damage,
apparently, vas done to the allied posi-
lions. On the other hand. an allied shell
struck an enemy barracks, doing great
damage.
In this sector, allied forces advanced
on snowshoes over soft snow, few
days ago. The battle with the elements
makes the fighting here very difficult.
Five Dead, Skulls Crushed.
Further evidence that the bolsheviki
are mutilating allied wounded and dead
came to headquarters, today, in re-
pert from Lieutenant Colonel Corberly
who was in command of American forces
! in the vicinity of Shenkursk. on NoEcm-
| ber 20. Americans were the victims, &C.
| cording to the report. A patrol OF 6t
| Ar erican soldiers and two officers was
| surprised, early on September %, by 9
+! force of about 700 bolsheviki Seven
| Americans were killed and seven Others
were missing after the fight. Following is
| the report of Lieutenant Colonel Cor
berly as to the condition OF the bodies
| found after the engagement, the names
Of the men being omitted:
NO. 1-Lieutenaut, head smashed
with ak.
No. Corporal, head 50 smashed
with ak that only parts of the face re-
manned.
No 3-Corporal, head smashed ir
with ak and arms and legs broken by
! blows. apparently from blunt side of ak
No. 4-Private, head smashed Will
| mo. 5-Priyate, head smashed ant
| throat cut open, apparently with AK.
Try Propaganda vanly.
In the meantime. the bolsheviki are
carrying ON propaganda, endeavorlng te
prove they treat prisoners kindly. Late
| this week. an enemy patrol in the vicinity
of Kadish shouted across No Mans
Land that they had prisoners TO ex-
change American officers went forward
to investigate and at a safe distance
from the American troops, the bolsheyik
| produced two men, one an American the
other Scotchman. Instead Of offering
] them for exchange, they said they woule
"fatten and treat kindly any other
Americans who joined them. Then they
whisked the two prisoners back int
| the woods.
Today the lighting about Kadish ap
| parently had ceased except for spasmod
ic artillery action. The headquarters re
port said "the situation is unchanged il
all sectors"
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