Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-03-17
TROOPS IN SIBERIA
. REPULSE BLOW BY
B0[SHEV|ST ARMY
Enemy Attempts to Separ-
ate United States Dough-
boys From Allies.
FIFTY-SEvEN OF ATTACKING
PARTY SLAIN IN ENCOUNTER
Four Arc Taken Prisoner, With
Loss of But One by
Defenders.
MOVE TO STRATEGIC POINTS
Fighters From This Country Go to
Aid of Railway Engineer
ing Dctachmcnts.
FIFTY-SEvEN OF ATTACKING
PARTY SLAIN IN ENCOUNTER
MOVE TO STRATEGIC POINTS
Fighters From This Country Go to
Aid of Railway Engineer
ing DctacIlmcnts.
rRy Associated Press

ARCHANGEL, March Bolshevist
forces made q determined attempt Fri
DAY TO cut the communicate tions be-
tween tho American and allied columns
enn the Dvina and vaga Rivers, but
their attack was repulscd with heavy
losses The enemy lost hfty-scven
deal and four prisoners. The allied
casualties were one soldier wounded!
Lcttish troops captured Fraucnburg,
northeast OF Libau. from the Boz
shevists on Monday and took a great
quantity OF war material. n large mum q
be- OF i.lachine guns and many prison
ers dispatch from Libau said. The
Hoishevists retired in the direction Of
Mitau.
The Let's also advanced west of5
Ersuenhurg and drove the SBolshevists
fr3m the region OF the Baltic portsoa
Hindau. s.lf ~ -js -. -, -
AMERICAN TROOPS Gstss y n -,sss.es5. |.
TO OPERATE RAiLwAYs
American troops have begun to move
Siberian Sia'fg,i RailwPPS PS'nfs on The Trans
to aid John T. stevens and Ills StSfSs
OF American railway men in the tcch.y
rst copeinsem ehassGn n5 81 tire Grsilway Tie
q few days for Chita, the - fartheH5 wth,ia
point west to which the Americans
VIII be sent. - ~
dstachments at verilhni Udinsk. Man.
ehuria Station and Nilsolsk. On the
srs stapianSd 1fanSh Ameriean troops already
barovsk. >is >i'si.i
CZECHO-SLOVAK TROOPS s
GUARDING RAILWAYS
Czecho. .slovak troops are guarding
Japanese troops arc in Siberia and also
are guarding the Chinese Eastern
SaNid"ay NJ as far as Irkutsk.
NO announcement has vet been nn,da
OF inc zones which the various allies
VIII police. 1t Is said to be cues
1ion 1.. Tor the inter-allicd COMMITTEES in
s,Deria se ira; to decide. The committee is
member of the military committee be s
lore making decision. There Is stronet
sentiment among the allied represcn7e
eatives that the Chinese should police
at least half OF the Chinese Eastern.
While there have been some rumors OF
secret opposition TO the allied plan. ali
appearances arc that the nations are
working In complete harmony.
BOLSHEVIST ADDRESSES d
RESULT IN ARRESTS
On the anniversary of the Russian
revolution. March u, the celebrations
by the city and the council of profes-
S:onal unions, was made the occasion
ior numerous pro-Bolshevist addresses,
whereupon the provisional government.
arrested a number of the sneakers
and declared its determination visor-
ously to suppress all such attempts to
iend assistance to enemies and hamper
the struggle of the allies against the,
Bolshevists. IN f9f
There is increasing evidence that
the Boishevist agitators are ready to-
take advantage of any minor disturb
ance to bring about a Bolshevist re-
volt belNnd the lines at any time
when the alliod troops are hard
pressed at the front.
TWO COMPANIES OF
JAPANESE WIPED OUTE
TWO companies OF Japanese troops
We're virtually wiped out by the Sol s
shevists in fighting near Stramskoc,
nifty miles northeast Of Blagovicst-
'chensk. February &c. Two hundred
and fifty men wore engaged. Major
Tanaka, commanding the Japanese.
In second battle. March 3. Mt Pra-
lovka, thirty miles to tho north. the :
Japanese suffered ninety casualties
visits left, GOO dead OH the field