ime in which to fully
occupy the position at Toulgas, which he at once proceeded to do.

On the 26th day of April our artillery suddenly opened fire on Toulgas
and at the same time dropped a curtain barrage on the far side of the
village, making retreat practically impossible. During this time
thousands of shells of high explosive gas and shrapnel were placed in
the village proper with telling effect. Unable to go forward or back, we
inflicted enormous losses upon the enemy, and shortly thereafter the
loyal Russians, supported by English infantrymen, entered the village,
putting the remaining numbers to flight and once again Toulgas was ours.

With the settling of the roads and trails the enemy was able to mass up
forces and continue his harrying tactics but could make no impression on
the Allied lines. Americans were gradually withdrawn from the front
lines and Russians served along with the Liverpools and Yorks, who were
now looking every week for the promised volunteers from England who were
to relieve not only the Americans but the Liverpools and Yorks and other
British troops in North Russia. "F" Company was active in patrolling
during the month of May and reported last combat patrol with enemy near
Kitsa on May twentieth. This company of Americans had been the last one
to get into action in the fall and enjoyed the distinction of being the
last one to leave the front, leaving on June 5 for Archangel.

Meanwhile the spring drive of the Red Guards who had massed up near
Trufanagora on the Pinega River was menacing Pinega. After the Americans
had been withdrawn from that area in March for duty on another front,
Pinega forces under command of Colonel Deliktorski were augmented by the
previously mentioned "Charlie" Tschaplan, now a Russian colonel with
three companies, and supported by another section of Russian artillery.
Also an old British veteran of the Mesopotamian campaign, personal
friend of General Ironside, was sent out to Leunova to take command of
a joint drive at the Bolsheviki. He had with him the well-known Colonel
Edwards with his Asiatic troops, the Chinese coolies who had put on the
S. B. A. L. uniform, and a valorous company of British troops equipped
with skiis and sleds to make the great adventurous forest march across
the broad base of the big inverted V so as to cut the Reds off far in
their rear near Karpogora.

But that British-Russian adventure resulted disastrously. Two British
officers los