Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-10-08

The truth Is that he Is a wonderland appdr-
emily worthy member-of remarkable interna-
tonai family which traces its origin to the monthly
OF the Baltic states In 1900 There have been
branches in Sweden. Germany and Russia. " the
o"euish branch the most famous was Admiral Cari
GUSTAV Wrangel who commanded the swedish ar
mics In the last campaign of the Thirty Years
war; OF the German Wrangels the best known
was the old Field Marshal Graf Wrangel
whose military career was long and INDUSTRIOUS.
Among the Russian members of the family there
Is that explorer who gave his name to Wrangel
island off the north coast of Eastern Siberia ana
WHO is linked with America through his services
as governor of Alaska. 4a $751;
Gen. Baron Peter Wrangel, the subject of this
sketch, began his career in the Russian army In
1901. enlisting in the Morse Guards regiment as a
private after having been educated mining
engineer He left the army year later follow
ing promotion to ieutenancy hut re-enlisted upon
the outbreak of the Russo Japanese war. in which
he was twice promoted for bravery. Subsequently
ne was graduated from the General Staff academy
and al the outbreak of the World war cap
tain In command of a cavalry squadron.
For distinguished service with this command he
was decorated with the highest Russian military
order-the Cross of St. George Promotion to the
rank of colonel followed he was appointed an aide
10 the czar and later became commander of the
First Trans-Baikal Cossack regiment, with which,
In July, 1916, he captured entire battalion. He
was then made major general.
mander of cavalry corps he continued with the
army until the disorders OF the revolution had
completely undermined its morale Then. with
many other Russian officers he fed to the Cauca-
sus He was arrested by the bosheviki and mar
rowly escaped execution. The story is told that
he escaped only through the heroic devotion OF his
wife. who followed him to prison and obtained his
release after persistent appeals.
In the summer Of 1918, with the growth Of the
volunteer anti Boshevik army. he got command OF
a brigade under General Erdei His chief fell H.
and Wrangel. succeeding to the command. attained
the liberation Of the whole Of the north Caucasus
and the Terek state. He promoted to the
rank OF lieutenant general and given command Of
the Caucasian army.
Then came his test OF strength with the COM
mander In chief Of the volunteer army. General
/, Denikine. Under Denikine. wrnngei commanded
the right wing Of the southern armies He made
the brilliant capture Of Tsaritsin on the voga and
later. when 1t was too late. took command Of the
central armies which had been heaten on the front
nearest Moscow. When Denikine gave up the
struggle and departed, he formally handed over
command Of the southern armies to Wrangei AZ
Denikne had previously acknowledged the Kol-
chalk government, Wrangel stands ms the success
s0r Of that government, which the United States
desired at one time to recognize, hut whose weak
ness prevented.
General wrangei ubw holds that part OF Rus
saa rightly included IN the government or Tsurida
His left is proterted BY the wide sweep Of the
Dnieper as Il turns southwest frog, Ekaterinoslav
mast Khersou to the Black sea. His line to the eas
reaches the Sea Of Azos 1t about Aariupo, and
beyond that stretch 10 the east the vast efrtotes
& Of the Don Cossacks hard nghting foes os the bos
shevik regime and an Il stands for. To-the soutf
Of the Don Coesscks are the territories Of the ku
ban Cessacks, who fought with Denikine egains
the Red armies but later dSserssd their chief b,
tie thousands when they felt that thstr ehsrtsho<
rtyhss vers bssns aeriacse b DIST leader. Wsaa