Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-04-11
.YANKS IN PERIL
NEAR ARCHANGEL
American and Allied Troops Face
Massacre in Northern
Russia.
REGION SAIDTO BE ICE bound
Entente Columns Attacked by Over,
wheIming Army Which Vows to
Drive Them Into Sea-
Ice Cuts Off Retreat.

London. April 5.-The American
and allied troops in the ice-bound
areas of the Archangel region are in
grave danger. This is the word from
the war office here.
The forces in Archangel, which in
clude between 5000 and 1000 Ameri-
cans, mostly from Michigan and
Wisconsin, are being attacked by a
bolShevik army of overwhelming
strength, which has vowed to drive
them into the sea.
The retreat of the allied and Amer
ican army is blockaded by the Arctic
winter and the bolsheviki apparently
are determined to exterminate them
if possible before spring permits re-
endorsements already congregating at
Archangel to reach the front.
Archangel, April 5.-Repeated boil
shevikf attacks along the front line
and both the right and left flank po-
sitions controlling Odozerskaia were
repulsed by allied forces.
The Americans, French, British and
Russians who, either separately or to-
gether, are holding positions through
out this territory, which is a little
over 100 miles south of Archangel,
have everywhere held their lines in
tact.
The bolsheviki, in spite of their
heavy losses, attacked the railroad
front south of Odozerskaia at ten
O'Clock in the morning, but they
failed.
Allied forces east of Bolshoia
Ozera, where Americans, Russians
and British are fighting, were under
attack all day at point about fifteen
miles west of Odozerskaia and four
separate assaults were made there
again early in the morning.
All broke down under the allied
fire. According to bolshevik prison
ers, the enemy is somewhat demoral-
lied because of his heavy losses dur
ing the last two days.
In the Seletzkoe sector, 40 miles
east of Odozerskaia, the allied ad
vanced posts were attacked by a
strong enemy patrol, but the bolshe-
Wiki were driven back by machine
. gun fire.
London, April 5.-The British navy
authorities do not regard the situation
at Archangel as critical because it il
possible to send troops from Murmansl
to the western White sea ports. 1t Il
learned, however, that the allies ma.
evacuate Odessa.
London, April 5.-The bolshevil1i de
livered an attack on the Archange
front without artillery preparation
during the last forty-eight hours, bu
: were beaten off with a fair amount o
: losses, according to news received
!, here. The allies losses were slight
The attack occurred at Bolshol
Ozera.
Paris, April 5.-The situation in tn
' Archangel region in northern Russi
has been forcibly brought to the al
u tention of the peace conference b
the publication in Paris of the Britis
statement that the troops in the Mul
mansk and Archangel districts wer
e in danger of determination unless the
y were speedily re-enforced. Brig. Ger
g w. P. Richardson, q. S. A, is on hi
q way to take command of the Amer
81 can forces in north Russia and is e,
II pected to reach Murnansk with 20
l. soldiers in a few days. There is al
~ parently no change, however, in til
y avowed intention to take the Amer
can troops out of the region at til
earliest possible date.