Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-07-13
DENY j. s. TROOPS
IN RUSSIA MUT|N|ED
Statements of Other Officers
and Men of 339th Backed
by Col. Stewart.
SAY REDS ARMY STRONG

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, July 12.-High opinions
of the fighting qualities and military
organization Of the bolshevik forces
in northern Russia and denials of
"mutiny" stories circulated in Amer
lea last winter regarding the men OF
the 339th Infantry were made by
officers and men Of the lot and "a
reached here today on the transport
President Grant
The veterans of the Archangel cam
paign of last fall and winter said that
the bolshevik soldiers fought fear
lessly. charging prepared positions
In mass formation and under machine
gun fire without showing signs of
weakening. They were we'll differed,
thoroughly trained and apparently
well supplied.
Col. Stewart Defends Men.
Col. George f. Stewart of San An
tonic, Tex, of the 33sth. in discussing
leans, said: Il did not have to take
any disciplinary action against either
an officer or soldier of the regiment
in connection with the matter. SO you
may judge that the reports that have
appeared have been very. very highly
exaggerated.
Every soldier connected with the
incident performed his duty AZ q
soldier" he added, "and as far as
am concerned think the matter
Other officers Of the command said
tho trouble had occurred in the Sd
Battalion of the regiment and that
1t was necessary for Col. Stewart 10
them the seriousness Of their action
Sixteen War Brides Arrive.
NEW YORK. July 1.-THE trans
port Henderson. carrying more than
troops. arrived here today from ST.
Nazaire. Among the soldiers were the
22d Engineers, companies and H.
headquarters and medical detach-
ments: 12sth ENGINEERS, headquarters
c. ami the 257th Provisional Battalion.
headquarters detachment. medical de.
tachment and motor transport repair
unit
Sixteen French brides aboard the
Henderson were accompanied by their
husbands, who were grouped into a
bachelor Lieut.. c. c. Hopkins Of Pitts
burgh. Asked about a seventeenth
bride. the lieutenant replied: You
can search me-"
Lieut.. Col. A. G. Goodwin Of Mont
gomery. Ala. regular Army oficer.
who had been attached to general
headquarters in France, commanded
the troops on the vessel
One death occurred during the voy-
age when Private Joseph Foyer Of
Philadelphia died from an abscess
caused by q mule kick received In
service on the Mexican border eighteen
months ago.
Pretoria Brings 3,O49.
Bringing 3.o4s troops, including 1s
officers and 500 men of the 1920 Regi-
ment Of Engineers. the transport Pre-
toria arrived here today from Brest
Units of the 122d Engineers on board
included LIST Battalion headquarters.
a medical detachment and companies
A, B and c.
Other units represented on the
transport were: 21sth Military Police
Company. five officers and 1874 men !:
seventeen men; 515th Engineers.
headquarters and medical detach-
ments and company A. 10 officers and
245 men: 10th and 146th companies,
Transportation Corps; six officers and
24s men; 18th Veterinary Hospital.
bulance Company. four officers and
100 men: LIST Censors and Press Com
pany. which includes the majority Of
the staff Of The Stars and Stripes,
the official newspaper of the Ameri-
can expeditionary forces. two officers
pleted the transports passenger list.
Served on Archangel Front.
The ss7th Ambulance Company. conn
posed mostly Of Detroit mon. saw serv-
ice on the Archangel front. Among
,, its ofiicers were Captain Ray q.
Christie Of Chicago and Lieut.. Floyd
Clardy Of Memphis. Tenn.
Privates Clarence Zech and c. B.
Kilroy. Of Detroit. and Herbert c.
Baul Of Tore Haute, Ind. earned the
distinguished service cross for carry
ing wounded to the rear under fire.
Susquehanna at Newport News.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va, July Ia
The transport Susquehanna, bringing
| 3.023 officers and men from Europe,
reached here this morning. The most
of those aboard were members of
supply organizations.
Housatonic Docks Today.
The transport Housatonic tonight
wirelessed that she would dock here
tomorrow afternoon with 1.317 officers
| she sailed from Bordeaux July 1.
| and is making one of the fastest trips
| Of her career. She is bringing the
Engineers. colored: eslst Motor
Transport Company, Company d.
| 310th Service Battalion, 870th Com
pany. Transportation Corps: Camp
Hospital, No. s; casual companies
from New York. Virginia and ma
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