The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-04-21
HEAVY CASUALTIES
cor AMERICANS IN
RUSSIAN FIGHTING

ARCHANG Ell. Saturday. April lo.-
(By the Associated IrcSSl-S'nce land
ing on the ArchanSel front last Scptcn-
bcr the Americans have suffered SIS
casualties. OF these. 1876 were fatal
tiles. there having died Of disease or
been killed ninr officers and ISL men
= The men wounded consist OF i ofhcers
and $50 men.
The losses OF the Americans on the
North Russia front during tho past
month have been extremely light. as
most Of the recent fighting has been
done either by the newly formed Rus
sian troops. who arc camPAEn'ns
bravely. or the British
According ~ the latest information.
which is believed to be authentic the
Bolshevfki have Sircn the freedom "t
Moscow up TO o'clock at n;Sht 20 Mall
com V. Arnold Of London. Ohio. and
Bryant r. Vail of Bloomfield. y. j.. ~"
Young Mems Christian Association sec
retaries captured at EolShole ozcrki.
and have released and sent out O.
Russia by way OF Stockholm. three OK
the eleven American soldiers known to
have been captured.
A total OF 43 American soldiers are
missing, but outside these eleven men,
and perhaps one other who was known
to be severely wounded in hoSpltal
near Bolshoie Ozark. the Others are
still unaccounted for. According 10
Bolshcvik advicrs brought through the
allied lines. PrivateS Mike NJ. Hawrillk.
of Detroit, and John Triplett. Of 1.ankey.
Kentucky, who was missing IN action az
Ust Padensan. November 90 and Anton
7. yanis, Chicago. who was captured at
SheSo~erai january IS. have been sent
out Of Russia by way Of Stockholm
The Bolshcviki recently have been at
tempting to convert prisoners to BolShe-
vtszn and send them hcmcward
Prsvates Earl Fulcher. Of Tyre Mich.
and August B. Peterson OF whitehall
Mich who were members Of a small
patrol which found itself cut on in the
lighting about Bolshofe OEer9d. arc in q
hospital at Talogda. wounded ln1or-
nation received from the captured !.
NJ. C. A.. men indicates that Corporal
Earl W. Collins. Of Detroit, was last
seen severely wounded m a BolsheT1ki
dressing station near Bolshoie ozerkl
There has been no a6vices from the 6oi-
sheviki concerning him
Other Americans who arc reasonably
certain prisoners Of the Bolshevki are
Sergeant Glenn ". Leetzen. OF MINI
burg Penna., and Privates William X
Huston. of MuskeEon. Mich. and George
Albers, Of the same town.
The American Red Cross and other
influences are at work in ArchanSel TO
obtain information concerning these
men so as TO alleviat" their condition
Most Of these Americans are believed
TO be in Moscow. According 10 lntor-
nation received from Ryan and Arnold.
aside from being compelled to stay in
doors at night and to report once daily
TO the police they arr being given their
liberty in Moscow. They are receiving
a pound of black bread. some fish meat,
tea and sugar daily and are able TO en-
ist on the food.
"a dispatch from Stockholm Saturday
night announced the names OF SIX Amer
ican prisoners Of the BolSheN!kl. VINO.
through the efforts Of Ira y. Morris
American minister 70 Sweden. hadEbcen
released and reached TcrljoHl. tlrsIand:
from, Moscow. The above dispatch inc
names of some Of tho mon who had
heen held prisoners are spelled difternt-
" from those given in the StocNao''a
disuatch. In the Stockholm dispatch
Hay-riiik was given rs sAtrillk VIII.
liam r. Schulke. of Etronach. Aichl-
gan. as william Stronaeh OF Nantstec'
Michigan" which is only short DIS
tance from Stronach: Laurscn's ChriS'
tian name was given as joins, and :\r-
mold Y. NJ c. y. workers was calleu
merle" and Lis home town given d.
Palk. Nebraska