Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-28
lEDS PRESS HARD =:
n ON ALLIED LINF''
'E - ,
Bolsheviki Take Ofensi, e
EAgainst Four Thin Col
umns in North
AMERICANS ESCAPE
L. S. and Loyal Russians
Abandon Shenkurst in
Face of Big Odds
AMERICANS ESCAPE

are now on the OrenSlNe Wlln infantry
or artillery or both against four Of
the seven thin columns of the Allies
and Russians which have penetrated
southwark through the frozen forest
swamps of the province OF ArchanEel.
The Reds enemy entered Shen.
kursk while the tired column of Ameri.
carss. Russians and British. VINO
nave evacuated Shcnkursk, marched
i'm a detour over the urep snow. evad.
ing n force of several huncrcd of the
enemy. who waited on the main higp
road to trap the column IN its re-
treat.
In good spirits, despite long marches
in the cold and ten days of hard 1lght'
ing, the Americans and the other
troops of the Allied force were Nester-
day at Shegovari, approximately thirty
miles north of Shenkursk. on the Nasa
River. The enemy apparently is send
ing patrols to follow the rctroatinT
troops but up to yesterday morning no
new attacks had been made on this
sector.
Saturday the BolSheVists attacked
the Allied positions at TaraseNo. a VII
lage about forty miles east OF Shen'
I,,Jrsk. i'm the sector between the Naga
River and the Nologda railroad. They
wore rcpulscd with heavy losses. the
American, British and Russian troops
frhting with such valor that the enc
nv column. which attacked ON the
left of Taresevo. along the Notchr'as
road retired ilt considerable disorder.
;oayinp twenty mon dead in the snow,
cut down bv the Allied machine-gun
ere on the right OF the village an
enemy column was spotted ny the
American artillery and retreated un-
der q rain of shells.
Using ArmOred Train
On the Dvina River no infantry at.
tacks have vet developed. although the
onomy artillery continues a heavy
bomhardment at Tulgas. On the
Volopda railroad the enemy's ar.
,,,orod train continues to shell the A.
lied positions and recently his patrol
moving over frozen trails in th'
.yamns which were impas ssable IN
t,,e summer. have attempted homhi,
aids against American outposts.
The american forces include approx
mately four hattalions, under command
Of Lieutenant Colonel Corbley. Shen-
,,ursl, which composed largely of
br,ck or wooden houses and includes a
bip convent. is extremely vulnerable to
artillery fire.
In tho fighting near ShcnkuTSk Rus
sian troops fought side by side with the
Americans. British ana French with
great bravcry Allied airplanes, not
withstandinG the severe cold, flew over
tho roads wherever the slow-moving
Bolshevists' sled transports We're seem
ard bombs were dropped on theG. The
aviators also attacked the BolsheviSts
with machire-gun fire.
Used 1000 Shells Daily
The Bolshcvik offensive began with
small raids and n bombardment of J'st
padenga, which was the most sOuthcrl!
position held by the Allies on this front
The first attacks were repused, but tht
Americans and RussiTnn garrisonng the
town were subjected to a rain Of ap.
proXimately 1000 shells daily for {
week.
with the flanks Oh the east and wes
threatened. the Allied position at Us
PadenGa, which was rapidly becoming
uutenable owing TO the Boshevist bom
bardmont. became exposed TO attacks OF
both fanks, and the Americans anC
Russians were ordered TO withdraw tC
Shelosha fifteen miles south of Shon
kursk. This withdrawal was carried
out without loss, except for severa
small guns, which were abandoned il
the snow. The temperature in the las
few days has been as low as twenty ul
thirty below zero
London. Jan. 2S-A Russian Govern
ment wireless message received hei
gives military reports dated January >:
and "a. according TO which there ha.
been COZ 'derable fighting on the Rus
sian fronls,
The Red forces have occupied a sera
Of villages about fifteen miles west o
Sht tnkursk and captured. after stubborn
] fighting. positions at Padenslaya sta
ton, about eightyhve miles south o
SherlSursll.
'In the direction Of Uryev," the mes
sage says, Red detaclments. undc
pressure of the enemy. retired five vcrst
(three and one-third miles) to the lin
Of Hellernon- -Lapenkulc. thirty NerSt
tabout twenty miles) southwest q
Uryer.
'In the TIA direction a battle is pro
crossing for the possession of Archan
gelskoi. our army and the Turliesta
soviet army have united at Orcnburg
where we captured many locomotive,
5000 wagons and huge quantity o
military material"
Berlin. Jan. 2S.--tBy A. P)-Bolshe
Raltic coast of COurland, have bee
halted by German volunteer fo g.
IN winch though greatly outnumberet
" forced the soviet army back across tn
AZ Windau River by bold countcr-offcn
y sive, according TO a special dispatch t
kthe Zeitung am Mittag. 1t is said tn
VI BolsheNists suffered heavy losses
iiN In the course of their terrorization o
\ Esthonia. the BolsheVists are reporte
Ito have killed six hundred people /
Y Dorphat and Wesenberg. The Germa
commissioner in Lithuania, who has n
iAsrived here. states that kevno is not oc
4twenty-tive miles east of that city. TIL
q line is being defended by German NO
M eers and the Bolshevists are said I
& be awaiting Instructions from MOSCo
n before resuming their advance. IT
said the capture of Kovno would ope
i'the road to the German frontier
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