Show J 1 J I LJ J I EJ J Li IJ P R ESI DEN t t T f I R 0 V VED ED 1 t L D 4 N A I 4 2 C Al T rs IN POWER P 0 WE R i iI APOLOGY I g IA A ASKED O fO A T Flogging of 4 American I LJ Soldier l i by y cos os t-J t 1 Dy By Ass As's Associated clat d Press WASHINGTON Sept 30 Major Major General Graves Grave commanding tho the American America forces in in Siberia is is understood understood under under- stood t to to- have acted upon official instructions instructions in instructions in- in from the war war department in d demanding manding an apology from the tho Cossack Cossack- commander for the flogging of an American soldier and an investigation investigation of Japanese interference b e e- e tween the American and Cossack 10 forces General Graves has reported the incident in m detail and army officials said today tho the situation was the most serious which has occurred since the American forces went into Siberia By Associated d Press V VLADIVOSTOK Sept 19 Major J General William S S. S Graves commander of American forces in m Siberia has demanded im an an apology from General Ko a noff In Jn command comman l of ot Russian troops In pro province for the arrest of Captain L L. I p 1 Johns of ol the tho Twenty Twenty- seventh regiment and Corporal Benjamin Benjamin Benjamin Ben Ben- jamin Sperling of the Thirty Thirty first first and the flogging logging of the latter litter by s commanded by General Kalmikoff An investigation of the conduct of oC a Japanese Japanese Jap Jap- anese officer at Iman the place where the arrests tool took place has also been begun by the Japanese hl high h command The incident which occurred September Septem Septem- ber her 6 5 Is considered one oae of the mo mot most t serious since tho allies landed in Si Siberia Si- Si beria berm ARRESTED ESCAPES The TIie two Americans in uniform and arid oil on official C ct l business went ent to Iman linan a town miles north of this city on the section of oC the railroad guarded by Chinese troops passports being unnecessary unnecessary un un- un- un necessary by agreement between the allies While they were at a n. hotel there a detachment of oC C Cossacks entered entered entered en en- and arrested the Americans claiming they were not p provided with identification papers s Captain Johns managed to escape and catching T. T moving train went to where he reported to the UlE American officer In command A cleta detachment of 1 11 Americans from Crom the Twenty se Twenty regiment at once one entrained and anti went to Iman to effect Sp Sperling s release and on arriving there took three Cossacks Cossacks Cos Cos- sacks as hostages RELEASE DEMANDED They found General Kalmikoff a amen 3 men near the tho station an find and I were prepared to use Ue fore forcA against them when T. T Japanese major Intel ceded for the Cossacks stating it Ji tJ alleged that In the event of hostilities s between the Americans Americana and Cossacks s the tho Japanese troops at nt Iman would side with the latter lie He at last told the Americans Americans' that Sperling had been ben taken to I where General Kalmikoff has his headquarters A telegraphic demand for tor Sperling was wa sent to and a a. reply was received that ho he would bo be released at once The Tho Americans then returned to taking their hostages with them AMERICAN FLOGGED A preliminary in- in Investigation of the tho Incident t nt shows it Is said tha that t Sperling Sperling Sper Sper- ling wa was flogged a punishment that Is a mt ted meted out to a r Cossa Cossack k General Kalmikoff I who is considered by bv Am Americans l here bore a as a It Siberian Villa has with his lets band been seen a n. constant CO of or trouble it Continued on page 2 2 i j A APOLOGY IS ASKED D DIs I Continued fr from page 1 is charged his raids being marked by cruelties and atrocities He was re recently recently recently re- re appointed military commander of district by General Ro- Ro and it is alleged this has brought about an increase in his ac ac- ac I Colonel Robinson Coming to Report By Associated WASHINGTON SO be beI became became be- be Sept It It came known today that Colonel Oliver I P. P Robinson chief of staff to General Graves is en route home but no statement statement statement state state- ment was forthcoming as to whether his trip had to do with the Cossack in in- in I Officers here assumed however however however how how- ever that he would report on this case as well as the several clashes which have occurred between the Americans and Bolshevik bands Secretary Baker Eaker said today that Major General Graves commanding the American forces in Siberia had informed the department that an officer officer officer of of- and enlisted man had been held by Cossacks and released upon his de demand demand demand de- de mand and that the matter had been re referred re- re I to the state department subsequent action The department Mr Baker said I had not heard of the reported interference interference interference ence by a Japanese officer with American American Amerlean Amer Amer- AmerI I ican lean troops sent to affect the release of the enlisted man records said the secretary secretary secretary sec sec- only show that an officer r and an enlisted man were held by Cossacks and were released on the demand of General Graves We have not heard of the Japanese incident nt The matter has been re referred referred referred re- re to the state department for subsequent action |