The sun., 1919-04-02
.BOLSHEVIK ATTACK
BROKEN BY ALLIES
Retiring Soviet Troops Are
Caught in Their Own Ma
~ chine Gun Fire.
IN ARCHANGEL. SECTOR
Many Americans Are Deco
rated for Their Valor in
North Russian Defence.

ARcHANomL, March 81. tdelayed)-
Bolshevik troops after heavy lombard
ment Sunday of the allied positions on
the railway front and south Of odozer-
skaia attacked at 1 80 o'clock In tho
afternoon The attack WAS repuised
completely by the. allied fire. The re-
firing Bolsheviki were met by their own
machine gun fire, while the allied ar
tllIery dispersed various groups of the
enemy. ...
An allied airplane discovered six trains
three miles south of the front line and
attacked one Of them with bombs. A
locomotive and q stretch OF the track
we're destroyed. g..
A little garrison of four French SOL
diers in an outlying blockhouse guar ding
ono of the allied tanks near the front
line yesterday repeatedly .repulBed at
tacks by eighty Bolshevik infantrymen
who had slipped through the woods and
attempted q surprise.
The weather was mild and sunshiny
and an enemy observation balloon was
up almost all day Epotting the effect OF
shella An enemy airplane dropped
bomb on q village north Of Odozerskaia
put uo Odllihke resulteu.
Allied Positions strong.
Tho allied positions along the front
line are strong, with blockhouses guard
ing the tanks and snow trenches built
UP with log barricades, while there are
ample dugouts to shelter all the allied
forces The troops holding this front
include Considerable numbers OF Ameri-
can. French. British and new Russian
troops. The allied artillery here is prob
ably equal to that of the enemy.
West of Odozerskaia the allied artillery
is still Smelling Bolshoia and Ozera and
number Of explosions occurred In that
village on Sunday.
-Four officers and eighteen men of the
American froces In northern Russia have
been decorated by the British Govern
ment for gallantry in action In the cam
paign about Shenkursk in January and
In the fighting about Kadish.
Military crosses were awarded to
Second Lieut. H. d. McPhail OF Petos-
key, Mich. C. B. Ryan of FOL Dix ave.
nue.. Detroit; ]. A. Commons OF Madi
son. Wis. all of the 839th Infantry, and
B. A Burns OF Edgewater. n. j., OF the
810th Engineers.
Distinguished Conduct medals were
given to Sergeants F. W. Wolfe Of 257
Theodore street, Detroit; G. M. Walker
Of Rockford. Tenn. and A. v. Tibbais
Of Beaverton, Mich.
Military medals were awarded to Ser
geant E. ]. Herman CT Boyne City.
Mich. Sergeant J. A. Nces. ~ High
street, Detroit Sergeant Z. p. Trombley.
SO West Elizabeth street, Detroit: Ser
geant L Bartels OF Holland, Mich. {;
Corporal H, T. Danielson OF 241 Lathrop
avenue, Detroit: Corporal J. Franczao
Of Ddwardsville. Pa: Corporal F. w.
Wtlke of New Baltimore, Mich. Cor
poral J. Steyskal of 8S1 Michigan ave-
nue.. Detroit; Corporal J. 8. Manderfield
OF Hancock. Mich. Mechanic A. ]. Hern
OF Ss6 Greenbush street. Milwaukee /;
Private r. E. Holman OF $3.50 South
Emerald avenue. Chicago. and Bugler c.
J. Compass OF Medina. n. Y.
Meritorious Service medals were given
to Sergeant L. g. Schneider OF Tecunrseh.
Mich. Sergeant V. B. Roger OF Plain
view. Tex. and Sergeant f. w. Yates OF
Highland Park. Mich.
Some Deeds Recorded.
Lieut.. McPhail under heavy rife,
artillery and machine gun fire organ
lied at Cst Padenga a rescue party
which voluntarily went forward between
the lines and rescued wounded men who
were lying in an open field and unable
to move. Lieut. Burns, although an Of
ficer of the Engineer force. took COM
mand of an infantry platoon. combined
the remnants with his own detachment
and bravely fought a rear guard action
along the road from list Padenga. Ser
geants Tiballs and Herman and Cor
poral Manderfield. also of the Engineers,
were decorated for their gallantry under
similar circumstances.
Lieuts. Ryan and Commons with If
teen men stuck to their posts although
oil the others had retreated and fighting
stubbornly saved the situation during
an allied attack on Kadish Sergeant
Nees took command of a platoon during
the fighting about Shenkursk, although
wounded and continued in charge until
relief came forward.
At Cst Padenga Sergeant Trombley
advanced between the lines under fire
time after time and rescued wounded
comrades. Later he was himself
wounded. hut continued his duties. Cor
porals Danielson and Franczao at Ust
Padenga, after their machine gun post
was demolished by enemy shell fre took
their gun into the open and continued
to FIRE upon tho advancing enemy In
fantry
Franczao's hand was blown OF. but
he continued at his post until exhausted.
Danielson also stuck stubbornly until
assistance arrived. Mechanic Horn at
Ust Padenga went back and forth be-
tween the lines carrying munitions to
post which had been cut of and
afterward volunteered and reached
wounded comrades. He continued this
work until overcome by shell shock.
Bugler Compass during the retreat to
Shcnkursk carried messages under
heavy fire 10 forward position and af-
terward when the commanding officer
was wounded removed him from danger.
Compass then went back again to tho
forward position. 70 deliver the COM
manders final orders.
Siienced Two Enemy Guns.
During the fighting at Kadish Cor
poral Wilke volunteered for duty In u
machine gun post In an open position.
From this position he silenced two en-
envy guns and forced the Bolsheviki 10
evacuate Kadish. He then volunteered
and crossed an open field under fire and
went into Kadlsh. Corporal Bartels res
cued wounded comrades under fire at
Kadish. Private Hellman and Corporal
Steyskal coolly stood up firing Lewis