Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 268, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 November 1920 — YANKS CAPTIVES OF BOLSHEVIKI [ARTICLE]

YANKS CAPTIVES OF BOLSHEVIKI

American Mission in South Russia Falls Into Hands of Soviet Forces. “DEN. MODEL” HEAD OF BODY Moscow Dispatch Tells of Violent Fighting in the Crimean Region and Capture by Rede of Thousand Prisoners and Cannon. London, Nov. B.—An American mission in South Russia has fallen into the hands of the soviet forces, according to .the Moscow newspaper, Pravda, as quoted In a wireless dispatch from the soviet capital. The mission, says the newspaper, was headed by “Gen. Morel.” Desperate Battle for Crimea. Paris, Nov. 8. —A iloscow wireless dispatch tells of violent fighting in the Crimean region and the capture by the Bolshevik! of a thousand prisoners and some cannon near the station of Salkovo.

Force Retreat to Crimea. Sebastopol, Nov. B.—Eight divisions of infantry and Gen. Budenny’s cavalry made up the soviet army, the attack of which broke the strengtli of Baron Wrangel’s forces in Taurida. These troops, advancing from Nikopol on October 31, attacked both wings of the anti-Bolshevik arlhy. Ten thousand of Gen. Budenny’s men swept southw’ard as far as Salkovo, where Gen. Wrangel’s counterattack resulted in their surrender. Five columns of superior soviet forces, however, continued to advance in all directions along the 200-mile front, and Gen. Wrangel was forced to retreat. He was successful in withdrawing* his men," holies and supplies into the 1 Crimean peninsula. Gen.Wrangers troops, after their victories on November 1 and November 2 and before their withdrawal, are said to have sorted from the prisoners and shot hundreds of Jewish Bolshevik commissaries, as well as Hungarians, Roumanians, Chinese and Germans. Slowly Withdraws Line. Following the total rout of the Bolshevik! on November 3, (leu. Wrangel slowly withdrew his line toward the Salkovo railway, where it united with units which had been holding the soviet forces below Melitipol. These units took from the Bolshevik! 20 cannon, a large number of machine guns and many prisoners. In explaining his retirement Gen. Wrangel said: “In view of the absolute superiority of the enemy’s numbers, which allowed the Bolshevik! to replace their losses, it was decided to withdraw to Crimea. Our troops are tired, but their spirits are good. The retreat was conducted without pressure from the enemy.” Snow Hampers Travel. Sebastopol, Nov. 8. —Snow has been falling ovter the Tauridian plains, north of isthmus connecting Crimea to the mainland of Russia, and it has tended to render highways impassable, thus retarding the movement of Bolshevik cannon and supply trains being brought up from the Dnieper river to force a passage south of Perekop. Soviet cavalry and infantry made rapid advances during the last week against Gen. Baron Wrangel’s antiBolshevik army, and drove it back to the Crimean peninsula. : Gen. Wrangel, who has been engaged in a Use-and-death struggle against the enemy, did not seriously oppose the onrush of the Bolshevik, but daringly cut around one flank and fell upon their line of communications near Salkovo. In this fight many thousands of prisoners were taken by the Wrangel forces. City Quiets Down. Since the passing of the first panic, during which excited people and speculators paid enormous prices for accommodations on board Black sea ships, this city has quited down. Rear Admiral Sanblin, former commander in chief of the Russian Black sea fleet, and in charge of naval units loyal to Gen. Wrangel, is dead at Yalta, following an operation. He succeeded Admiral Kredoff as head of the anti-Bolshevik naval service. Alliw* **>y ArtConstantinople, Nov. 8. — French and British representatives here have asked their governments if their warships in Black sea waters should support Gen. Wrangel at Perekop and Salkovo, where the soviet forces are pressing upon the Crimean peninsula. Meanwhile fresh supplies of rifles and cartridges are being hurried to Sebastopol.