Evening journal., 1919-01-02
AMERICANS RETAKE
STRONG POSITION
Capture Kadish After Hard
Bolshevist Resistance;
Allies Go On
IN GOOD WINTER
QUARTERS NOW

ARCHANGEL. Jan. 2-American troop.
yesterday recaptured the village Of
Kadish, on the middle sector OF the
Northern Russian front. and yesterday
pushed forward their lines a distance
OF two miles south Of the village in the
direction OF Vologda.
This winter push. which was against
strong resistance. was undertaken
simultaneously with a movement
southwark by the Allied troops along
the Omega river. The Omega column
rested yesterday at the village OF Co
goll.
The recapture OF Kadlsh was mark
ed by some heavy fighting, in which,
however, the American casualties were
light. The village, which Is located
about midway between the Nologda
Railway and tho Dvina river, was
strongly defended and the Bolsheviki
there used the blockhouses built by the
Americans and British when they occu-
pied the town in November prior 10 be-
ing driven out by the large forces Of
Bolshevikl.
Beginning Monday morning with an
artillery attack, the Americans advanc-
ed across the frozen Emtsa river,
where their positions have for more
than a month been located in icy dug
outs on the bank Of the stream bOr-
dering the destroyed bridge at the
crossing OF the PetrOgrad road. They
crossed the stream and cleared the Bot
sheviki trenches and mschine-gun en-
placements on the opposite bank.
The Americans then pushed forward
two miles TO the village, fighting their
way under the protection Of Canadian
artillery. which was able TO place
shells almost at VIII In Kadish. The
fur-clad American flanking parties in
the frozen swamps bordering on the
road contributed materially TO the
success.
The recapture Of Kadlsh gives the
American troops a good winter posi-
tion in the blockhouses they have
built. Since the retirement from the
town early in November the troops
on this sector had had virtually no
shelter. the front line being unable TO
build fires for fear Of the artillery and
snipers on the opposite bank Of the
narrow Emtsa river.
Preparation for yesterdays attack on
Kadish was carried out under condi-
tions met with nowhere except in a
wilderness. A battery Of
heavy hOwitzers had TO be brought on
slelghs so miles on a rough trail |
through the wilderness. The Omega |
column In reaching GOgoll apparently /
fully the objective OF It's win !
er push southwark.
Yesterday the Americans, Russians |
md Poles on this sector are confln-
ing their efforts TO Strengthening |
heir positions.
An Allied force composed OF Amer |
cans, Russians and Poles advanced "a I
niles southwark along the road border !
ng the Omega River. They met with j
resistance from the Boi-
heviki, bnt captured more than a dozen /
'illages and did not halt until they had /
AIKEN the village Of Gogoli.
Starting from the village Of Kalo-
'angi early Saturday morning Amer
can forces took the village Of Pri-
aki, where there is a large mon
stery. They continued the advance
y hot fighting Sunday. and had not
'et been halted up to late Monday.
leighs are being used to transport the
.ried soldiers.
The advance, the first attempt Of the
winter, was carried out under semi
.rctic conditions and in the few hours
I daylight which obtain in this region.
he village Of Gogoli is approximately
0 miles south Of the town Of Omega /
nd about 40 miles west Of the frozen
wamp which forms the allied posi-
ions along the VOlOgda railroad. The
oad along which the Allies advanced
,ads in the general direction Of Vol
gda and crosses the railway line at
n important strategic center from
'hich the Bolsheviki have been Oper- !
ting.
An important role in yesterdays I
ghting was taken by a Russian naval I
rigade which had been trained by Z
merican and British naval officers.
he Polish troops who participated
themselves in the early
iys Of the fight along the Dvina. The I
oles and Russians are filed with y
ltred for the Bolshevlki and neither i