Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-11-06
AMERICAN MISSION
4 SEIZED BY SOVIET
Captured in War Zone in South
ern Russia, Moscow
Report Says
WRANGEL IN BAD STRAITS
by the Associated Press


London. Nov. 6.--An American mis-.
zion in south Russia has fallen into the
hands ~ the Soviet forrrs. nrcr~dfng to
the Moscow newspaper pr0vdl. nS
quoted in wireless disrltcr tndty
from the Soviet capital. The VI 'ssiort.
says the newspaper. was headed 10y
General Morel.
Tho Pravda reported tho incident in
recording details Of the 2o1ehrvik ut.
tack upon forces Of General Baron
Wrangel. The paragraph cn corning the
mission reads
AT AleSicvka station. which was
taken without a shot. an American mis-
non fell into our hands al the head of
which was GenerR Morel. who had the
task Of combating bandits in tho White
srmy.'
So. far as known the only American
mission now in the Crimpa is an Ampri-
can Red Cross unit of about a dozen
members. commanded BY Major George
Fl. Rydeu, of Kansas City. Mo. There
also is an American naval and dipo-
matic mission under Rear Admiral
Newton \. McCully. representing the
State Department. but III" activities Of
this mission have been confined nrgcly
70 the Black sea area. It y possible.
however. that one or more If its rcnre.
sentatives have been attached t. Cen
eral Wrangers army aS observers.
Inc k"d Cross mission has hpcn
operating in southern Russia for more
than year, and has supplied am e
balances, surgical dressings and other
needed articles TO tho Russian volunteer
Amy. On the invitation Of General
Wranget several members Of the mission
have accompanied the army in its
operations in the Crimea. The head
quarters Of the mission is at ScbastOpol.
Sehastopol. Nov. 6.-lBy 4. Pl-
Eight divisions of infantry and General
Budcnny's cavalry made up the soviet
army, the attack of which broke the
strength Of Baron Wrangels forces in
Taurida. These troope, advancing from
Nikopol. attacked both wings Of the
anti bolShevik army.
Ton thousand Of General Budpnnv's
men swept southwark as far as Salkovn
where General WrNngel's counter attack
resulted in their surrender on October
81 Five columns Of superior Sorip;
forces, however. continued to advance
in all directions along the 600 mile
front. and General Wrangel was forced
TO retreat. He was successful in with
drawing his men, horses and supplies
into the Crimeau peninsula.
Snow bas been falling over the Tau
ridian plains. north Of the slender 18TH
mus connecting Crimea to the mainland
OF Russia, and it has tended To- render
highways impasSahlC. thus retarding thl
movement ot Rolsheviki and supply
trains being brought up from the Dnic-
per river 70 force Il passage south OI
Perekor. Soviet cavalry and infantry
made rapid advances during the last
week against General Baron Wraugoli
anti Bolshevik army and drove il bacl
to the Crimean peninsula.
Gepprol Wranvpl ,rhD Ios 1,a,, on
gagged in n life. and death struggle. did
not seriously -Oppos" III" uurUSI, "f th'
Bolsheviki, but dariugly yIt around on'
flank and fell upon their line of com
4 municatious near Salkevr. In this fgh
many thousands 6i prisoners were tak"i
by the Wrange furces
Il Since the passing Of the first pani"
during which excited people and Specu
latorS paid cn"rmou~ prices for accom-
modationS on board If Black -cu snip-
this city has Uuiotcd down
General Wruugrls : troops. 9't"r cap.
turing prisoners November ! and =. h'.
fore their withdrawal. Hru said to huv,
sorted out and Shot hundreds ot J"WiS'
Bolshcvik comN>saries. aS we'll "A
Hungar!an>. kumuniaus, Chinese al,
Germans.
Following victory over ,h" RoI,."
Wiki on NnyplHhrr .. GeurrnI Wraug"
slowly Withdrew his lin" toward rh
Salkovo hallway, whrr" il j"iUrd uu!u
which had been holding ~ H." S"vie
forces below Molitiuul 'TL"sr unit
took from the BolSh"vilI twenty ctuu"II
large number Of machine guns AL,
many prisoners. IN rypIain'us his r.
treat. Genera Wrangci said
''In view "t the au-suut" SdperiUrl',
cf the rutmy's numbers. WnI"a allowed
the Bo.sheviki to replace their losses. ]
WAS decided To- withdraw tu tFlm-a. ca