Show JL JL A f I J f W w V t fIr y I 1 r 7 T f p. p tr f w f l 1 v i I I THE EPHRAIM ENTERPRISE IM EPHRA-IM I UTAH FLOGGED I IBY BY COSSACKS BYRUSS-COSSACKS RUSS SIBERIAN GENERAL STARTS SOMETHING WHEN HE ORDERS I BRUTAL PUNISHMENT If U. U S S. S. S Siberian Commander Demands Demands' Apology From Russian Guard Incident Being Considered as p. p Most Serious Vladivostok Major OllIt General Wil Wll William liam S. S Graves R. R commander of Amerlean Amerl- Amerl ean au forces r In hi Siberia hits bus demanded clemUl de 1 an m apology from It in command of troops in III I province l for the tue arrest st of Captain L. L J P P. Johns of the Twenty seventh regi ri regiment l- l bout ment and Corporal Benjamin Sperling of If i the Thirty first and lh tho flogging o othe of the latter b by Co Cossacks Cossack sacks commanded b by Gln ill An ui hm Investigation tl atlon of If the conduct of a Japanese officer nt t Iman the place where the tilO arrests took place has hus also been begun IH lIlI by Iy the Japanese high command The Incident hid Inci tInt kilt which occurred Ht September o i Is considered one of the most s serious Ilous I since Inc the allies landed in Siberia f The rhe two Americans In uniform and lIl OM H official business went to Iman a town 1 O miles north of this vIt city on wi the of the railroad guarded i h by Chinese e troops passports being unnecessary essary by agreement t the allies While they were Wert at a l hotel thel a detachment of Cossacks sucks entered d and nial arrested by Iy orders of General Kaiim- Kaiim koff kOIT the Americans claiming they ere not provided pro with Identification papers Captain loh Johns ns is mann managed tl to 10 ej escape es es- v S j cape calw and aind catching a moving train went s nt to where e he reported t to th the e American officer In lu command During his hils absence Sperling was H- H flo flogged gI c who Is consid consi considered f ered by Americans here as ns a Siberian SiberianS Villa lIIa has with his band bau been a t constant con COIl on- on S 0 stant source of trouble it is charged II I. his raids heln being marked b by t and atrocities lie was wa- recently iiiI appointed ap- ap I pointed military commander of 1 I district 1 tri l-tri t by hy General Uma no IT S and nid It is alleged this has brought braught about un JIM au increase e In his activities |