The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1919-01-08

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American positions are now. 400
the line marking the furthest ad-
vance 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 struggle that went
on during the first advance. They are
not many in number, but, for the
troops involved, they give evidence
that the Americans have been in the
hardest fighting that has been going
on here. The Bolshevists are fight
ing more savagely here than else
where to hold their positions.
ward to Plestakaya, large village on
the Vologda Railway which is the
enemy's base of operations at the
Kadish and Omega fronts.
Allied Positions Hold.
Allied positions on the Omega front
near the village of Pechura were at
tackled by the enemy yesterday. This
attack was centcred on Russian
naval brigade, which held it's posi-
tions, inflicting heavy losses without
apparently losing man. On the
Vologda Railway the Bolshevists have
for the past three days kept up a
strong artillery fire and have brought
an armored train into action. Little
damage apparently was done to the
Allied positions. On the other hand,
an Allied shell struck an enemy bar
racks, doing great damage.
In this sector Allied forces advanc-
ed on snow shoes over soft snow few
days ago. Beneath the snow was an
unfroZen swamp and the men often
sank into the mud up to their waists
in spite of their arctic footgear. The
battle with the elements makes the
fighting here very difficult.
Act Like Savages.
Further evidence that the Boil
shevists are mutilating Allied wound
ed and dead came to headquarters to-
lay in a report from Lieut.. Col. Cor
berly, who was in command of Amer
lean forces in the vicinity of Shen-
kursk on November 20. Americans
were the victims, according to the
report. A patrol of sixty American
soldiers and two officers was surprised
about 700 BolshcvisIs. Seven Amer
leans were killed and seven others
| were missing after the fight. Follow
| ing is the report of Lieut.. Col. Gerber
ly as to the condition of the bodies
found after the engagement, the
names of the men being omitted:
No. 1. Lieutenant, head smashed
with axe.
No. 2. Corporal, head so smashed
with axe that only part of the face
remained.
| No. 3. Corporal, head smashed in
with axe and legs broken by blows,
apparently by blunt side of axe.
No. d. Private, head smashed and
throat cut open, apparently with axe.
Carrying on Propaganda.
In the meantime, the Bolshevists
are carrying on propaganda en-
deavoring to prove that 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 Exchange
American officers went forward to
investigate and at a safe distance
from the American troops, the Boil
shevists produced two men, one an
American and the other Scotchman
. Instead of offering them for exchange!
they said they wou.d "fatten and
treat kindly" any other Americans or
Scotchmen who joined them. Then
they whisked the two prisoners back
into the woods.
The discovery of mutilated bodies
at Shenkursk has brought new
spirit to the Americans, who are now
fighting mad.
Today the fighting about Kadish
had ceased except for spasmodic ar
tillery action. The headquarters re-
port said:
"The situation is unchanged in all
sectors"
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