Show I t MERICAN M CA N HOOPS AT ATt t UTI NO US' US J J JJ he ne ie Company Refuses Duty V in en First Line Trenches nd ind Argues With Officers I I hat War r aJ Service Is Ended 4 Tuesday April 8 S.- S. t By tho the Associated Press In Press In w 1 of tho the situation which developed mg ilig S the American troops in jn Arch- Arch cl official circles are impressed Ih Lh the necessity of 01 promptly rel ethe e tile the American soldiers who now e in north Russia The he soldiers have interpreted the ashington statement that they would relieved d at tho the earliest moment as meaning not later than line ine ne first which is the time thc they beye be he- eye 0 ye navigation at Archangel ily ly will be open and while whilo out of a arit irit rit it of loyalty to their theirl officers and f American traditions they UlC express willingness to stick k it out until y at al date th they arc exceedingly exceeding re- re to go to the front and ancl risk kh ir lives H Yes v of nf American tr o. o re- re showed some somo hesitation in rc- rc re-I re to the thc fighting front south o of declaring that the war with was over and that the Tin United M ates tes was not at war with tho the Bol- Bol The regimental commander ja 11 a speech said thc they were fight fight- it a speech said that the they were fight fight- I ht- ht i pealed to them to stick it out The then left for the front Men Sn Sn- Sn Dr l Ended Tho situation arose aro o when the com corn ny uy named was ordered back to the tho ont oft after a a. rest period at Archangel o 0 officers were cre Informed that the thein theIn in In j did not want to go o to the front In The They asked to have haye their ar ar- ments answered The rh men contended that tha t the they were aft raft men inca selected for tOl tho the war with I ermany which was finished now that was wae not at war with the Bol- Bol that thal the entire Question estton a as the tho subject of much poti po- po tl ti al debate debato and indecision in the States and that so far as the they ere concerned the they were unable to toe toC e C why they should bo be fighting righting if it was a no war The regimental commander said at lit perhaps their own lives es depended tho Iho fighting fl on this front and then theno ado do o his successful appeal re reciting to tomeu men meu traditions of ot tho the American ptY my y r i Arc Art l Over Ocr Situation This Incident nt wap was only tho the outcrop outcrop- i fag Jg of or what seemS to bo bl the general Cling among the American troops leers i ers as well vell a as men mon of ot ofIs J Is i feeling it II is more or less that the troops tro ps now here hero will be of ot little use after alter I ne nc- 1 1 I In n o official circles in Sn Archangel l there thero po seriously to blame blamo the oops cops for lor this condition On their aTal aral ar- ar al In hi north Russia last September e o Americans word keen for fighting I e who they had been told rc re c German agents agent The They have u ht brave bravely throughout the cam- cam Ign hn and aud the they arc are still doing so 0 since thc Clio armistice with rm n was d declared the sol soldiers lers lerse ye ve e been subjected cl to- to constant Dot Bol- evist propaganda which together th Ui their desire to return home borne after C end 0 Oc or the war var for which the they re drafted and aud tho Har hardships an and of the tho Al' Al Arctic tlc winter l has hass as used s d th them to lose their spirits thc they had no official state state- nl from the government to answer propaganda and no Amen Amen- Amenn n ln irL Archangel 01 Is in a position to tol l them officially what t thc they are arc tUng for Cor J ar Department jar Statement w April 10 The The The war war- warde nl d de- de t issued tonight ht air ani official Cement tem ut confirming Associated Press wl ves from Archangel that what Ou sd to a occurred anion among PC American Amp troops there hero on March 30 ZiO Company of Infantry the ge Jed tod a refused to entrain fur for Q If the rout front tn pel Personally u urged d to do so o b by Col oh 01 rge M f Stewart t commanding the lean contingent ent Open threats reals re lado of ot general mutiny unless statement from Washington i on op page Nice 2 AMERICAN TROOPS AT 1 ARCHANGLE MUTINOUS Continued from page I 1 Ensuring suring early withdrawal was waa forth- forth y Tho The text of at tho the paraphrase of or tho the codo code message dated March 31 follows Oho tho department having eliminated only the the thc Identification of tho the company and certain military Information not bearIn bearing bearing bear bear- In ing on the Incident i Yesterday morning March 30 a I. I company compan of ot infantry ln ha having received orders to tho the railroad front was out of or barracks for the purpose purpose pur pur- pose pOM of oC packing sleds for the trip across the river to Oho tho railroad sta sta- tion The Tho non-commissioned non officer r who whon vas was n In charge of ot the packing soon oon reported rc- rc ported to the officers that the themen men men rc- rc fused re-fused to obe obey At this some om of ot tho the officers took took took- charge chars and all except ono one roan man 1 lan b began reluctant reluctantly to pack after a considerable dela delay Tho The soldier who continued to reus refuse wan placed In conIn con con- In ent Colonel Stewart having ln been sent for arrived ed and had the assembled to talk with them Min Men Make 1 0 Own n Terms Tenn Upon the condition that tho the prisoner onor- onor v c bo mentioned was released cd the men agreed to go JO This Thin was waa done dono and the tho comp company n then proceeded to tho the railway station and entrained there for the tho front r THat at thc they would not go o to the tho front lino positions was waa openly stated by y r the tho men however and the they would only go to The They also stated mated that general mutiny would wo soon como come If It there was 09 not some ome definite statement forthcoming from Washington Washing Washing- ton with regard to the removal al of ot American troops from Russia at the thu earliest possible date The department has cabled for Cor moro more Information From the message re receIved received received re- re today officials were unable to ascertain whether a n. condition of ot mutiny had In fn fact developed elope In the past ten da days Ie Pending fuller fuller- advices no comment continent was forthcoming as to the course to 10 be bo pursued Presumably It was said Bald Colonel Stewart Stewart Stew Stew- art already had been advised directly that It was the purpose of the tho supreme sup war c c In n charge of ot tho the policy potier governing Jo the tho movement to withdraw the entire force from northern Russia when tho Ice blockading the harbors goes gees os o's out The British relief reller expedition originally scheduled to be MOO HOO strong has sailed as ns have ha the two companies I of ot American railway engineers sent at atthe atthe atthe the request of the British authorities I Ito to keep open the railroad south c cf ten n Form Ionn 1 link nit The Tiro dispatch h today did not show to what extent Bolshevist propagandists could be held responsible for the l Vc- Vc chalor c- c lor havior of at tho the troops nor has an any In Information information In- In formation i reached cached the department tending to show the extent to which the rebellious attitude nia may hav spread through the whole American con con- Tho The Infantry of or the di division division di- di vision Islon forms the tho bulk of the tho American contingent ent In the tho Archangel el region res The Tho unit Is almost who wholly H c of oC selective e service men from Michigan It Is commanded h by Col Cob George 1 K Stewart of ot the regular army who served In some Bome of ot the tho mo most t northerly posts In Ala AlaRka ka and became thoroll thoroughly familiar with weather conditions uch tuch as those at Archangel eL While hUe the action of or the company at Archangel undoubtedly Is mutinous under any strict Interpretation of ot the military code and would render the TIen nen liable to severe sov re disciplinary r action under ordinary circumstances s war de department department de- de officials did not nol believe behave ve such cuch action would result It was pointed out that the men apparently obeyed their orders subsequently when hen t the e situation had been made clear to them Only In Inthe inthe the event ent of a refusal which Jeopardized jeopardized tho lives U of ot other men It was thought would any drastic measures of I discipline be Invoked cd Officers here hrc were frankly doubtful that j ren- ren cn- cn n- n at homo home would permit an any other I course and many of oC them expressed T. T d sy sympathy with tho the feelings of or the men |