Show M AM AMONG N H AMERICANS I IS ISI I I I CONFIRMED Washington Deeply Concerned Concerned Concerned Con Con- I Wires Russia for forI r More Details By Associated Press ress The Tho Tho war w WASHINGTON AsIlI April 11 department Issued last night an official of official of- of statement confirming Associated Press Prell advises advices from Archangel that what amounted to a n mutiny occurred J among among the tho American troops th there re on March 20 O. O A company of oC infantry I the message stated refused to entrain ln for the front until personally urged li I to do so b by Colonel George K g. i St Stewart wart commanding the American i contingent nt Oper threats were made L of ot general mutiny unless a definite 1 l statement from Crom Washington insuring Insuring- early carly withdrawal wal was forthcoming j 1 Tho The text of tho the paraphrase of the m message dated March 31 follows the 1 11 department having h eliminated only I the Identification of the company compan and ond certain military information not b bearg hearing hear bear arIng ar- ar ing g on the Incident OFFICIAL REPORT Yesterday morning March 30 It a company of infantry having rec received l cd orders to t take ko the railroad railroad rail rail- road for forthe the front was ordered I out of barracks s for the purpose of or packing packing- sleds for or the trip i across the tho river rl to the railroad station tion The noncommissioned of officer ricer who was wao In charge of the packing soon reported to the tho officers that the tho men refused to o obey be At this I some omo of or the officers took charge and all aU one man began beSan reluctantly to pack after a n. considerable considerable con con- delay The rhe soldier who r continued to refuse was placed in confinement Colonel Stewart having been sent for arrived and had the men assembled to talk taU with them MUTINY THREATENED Upon tho the condition that the prisoner above o mentioned was wa released tho the men agreed to go 0 This ThIll was vas done and the tho company then proceeded to the railway I station and entrained there thero for forthe forthe or I the front That they would not 1 go o to the front lino positions was openly stated slated b by tho the men however how- how ever cr and the they would on only I go 10 to The They also stated that general Jeneral mutiny would soon come come If there was not somo some definite definite definite nite statement forthcoming forthcoming- from Crom Washington with regard to the tho removal of American troops from Crom Russia at the earliest possible I date d I The department has lias cabled d for more Information Pending fuller advice no comment was forthcoming as to I the cou a to be pursued The Thursday did not stow to what extent Bolshevik ik propagandists propagandists could be held r responsible for tor forthe Ith the behavior lor of or the troops nor has hM I 1 an any information reached the department department depart depart- I I ment tending tending- to show the extent to which tho the rebellious attitude may hale ha e e spread through the whole American contingent ent I NO DRASTIC ACTION I 1 I The Three Hundred Thirty ninth Thirty ninth I infantry of oC the the y fifth Eighty division dl forme the bulk of the tho American conI contingent con con- I l In the Archangel el section The Tho unit Is almost wholly composed of oC 1 i f selective e service men from Michigan n. n I It is commanded by Colonel George GeorgeF George e eE F R. R Stewart of oC the tho regular army whose who Served IC se ved e In some of or the most northerly posts In Alaska and became thor- thor fly ou familiar with weather condl- condl such as ns those at Archangel I I While the action of the tho company compan i t at Archangel It el undoubtedly Is mutinous t i sand and nd would r render the men liable to toI I ere rt severe disciplinary action under ordinary nary 1180 circumstance war department officials did not believe such action netlon I f would result It was pointed out that I the m men n apparently obeyed their orf or orders orders or- or or- or f ders derR subsequently when the situation i I had been leen made clear to them Officers Of Of- ricerS here her were frankly rankly doubtful that public sentiment at home homo would permit permit per per- mit drastic action I and man many of oC them t t- t expressed sympathy with the fee feelings lines i H t of C the time men |