Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 June 1919 — TO QUIT RUSSIA IN TWO WEEKS [ARTICLE]

TO QUIT RUSSIA IN TWO WEEKS

Five Companies of 830th Infantry on Way,From There to Brest. Washington, D. C., June 7. —Official announcement was made today by Gen. March that all of the original Archangel expedition will have sailed for home within two weeks. Companies E, G, I, M and the machine gun company of the 339th Infantry are now enroute for Brest, having sailed from Arehangel June 3. There will be left at Archangel temporarily the railway engineer units sent there recently to assist the withdrawal. Gen. March said he was unable tfe forecast the date for the withdrawal of the Siberian forces.

Archangel, North Russia, Friday, June 6. —According to the revised arrangements all the American forces, including the engineers, will be withdrawn from the North Russian front and will be for sailing by the I it of June. The second contingent of Americans to leave northern Russia now is assembling at Ecanomia, the winter port of Archangel. This contingent is expected to start in about 10 days. The American gunboat Sacramento arrived at Archangel yesterday, accompanied by a freight steamer with a cargo of American seed and grain, which will relieve the serious shortage existing. The total casualties of the American force in North Russia to date have been 20 officers and 536 men. An official announcement today divides the casualties as follows: Killed in action or died of wounds, 5 officers and 99 men; missing in action, no officers, 35 men; died of disease or accident, 3 officers and 77 men. Wounded, 12 officers and 325 men.