Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-21
.DOLSHEWKI WOULD
PROSELYTE CAPTNES
Three American Captiyes Al
ready Said to Have Been
Sent Home
PENNSYLVANIA PRISONER

Archangei. April 10 (delayed) by
the Associated Press.--According to the
latest information. which is believed tc
be authentic. the Bolshevists have given
the freedom Of Moscow up to Q O'Clock
at night to Malcolm V. Arnold, of Lon
don. o., and Bryant r. Ryall. OF
Bloomfield, n. j.. two Young Men
Christian Association secretaries cap
tured at Bolshoei Ozerki. and have
released and sent out of Russia by way
of Stockholm three of the eleven Amer
lean soldiers known to have been
captured.
The Russian and British troops pur
suing the Bolshevists retrcating fror
Bolshoei Ozerki today had progressed
thirteen miles southwark.
They had taken several prisoners and
two three. inch guns. which the Boil
shevists were compelled to abandon in
their hasty retreat.
A total of forty three American SOL
diers are missing, but outside these
eleven men, and perhaps one other who
was known to be severely wounded in
hospital near Bolshoie Ozeri, the
others are still unaccounted for. AC-
cording to BolShevist advices brought
through the Allied lines. Privates Miles
NJ. Hawriik, of 400 Hastings street,
Detroit; John Triplett. of Lackey, Ky,
who was missing in action at Ust
Padenga November 20. and Anton ].
Vanis. of 2S40 South Spaulding street,
Chicago. who was captured at Shegovari
January %, have been sent out of Rus
sia by way of Stockholm. The Bolshe-
visits recently have been attempting to
concert prisoners to BoIshevism and
send them homeward.
Mifflinsburger Captive
Private Earl Fulcher. of Tyre. Mich
igan, and August r. Peterson. of
Whitehall. Michigan, who were mem
bers of a small patrol which found
itself cut off in the fighting about Bol
Shoie Ozerki, are in n hospital at Val
ogda, wounded. Information received
from the captured Y. NJ. G. 4. men
indicates that Corporal Earl W. Col
Inns, of 1851 IewOnt street, Detroit.
was last seen severely wounded il a
Bolshevik dressing station near Bol
Shoie Ozerki. There have been no ad-
vices from the BolSheviki concerning
him.
Other Americans who are reasonably
certain prisoners of the Bolsheyists are
Sergeant Glenn w. Leetzell. of Mif-
fiinsburg, Pa. and Privates William
r. Schulke, of Stronach. Michigan {;
Freeman Hogan, of 462 Trumbcull ave
nue.. Detroit; Atens c. Laursrn, of
Marlette, Michigan; Walter S. Huston,
of Muskegon, Michigan, and George
Albers, of the same town.
Seek to Aid Prisoners
The American Red Cross and other
influences are at work in Archangel to
secure information of these men so as
to alleviate their condition. Most OF
these Americans are believed TO be II
Z Moscow. According to information re.
.ceived from Ryall and Arnold. aside
/ from being curnpetfett-to stay indoors
/ after darkness and to report once daily
to the police. they are being giveI
their liberty in Moscow. They are re-
ceiving q pound of black bread. some
fish and meat and tea I'D sugar daily
and are able to exist on the food.
Since landing on the Archangrl front
last September the Americans have Suf
fered 52S casualties. OF these. 19t
were fatalities. there having died o
disease or beer killed nine officers ant
1877 men. The wounded consist .
twelve officers and 800 men.
The losses of the Americans on th'
North Russian front during the las
month have been extremely light, a.
most of the recent fighting has beef
done either by the newly formed Rus
sian troops. who are campaignin,
bravely, or the British.