The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-03-22
ARE GLAD TO Be
BACK HOME AGAIN
Mrs. and Mrs. T. F.. Brady Arrive In
keokuk After Year Spent In
Russia, Before the
~ War.
HARD TIME TO LEAVE
Saw Little of the War, But Suffered
Many Inconveniences Because
of it, When Leaving
the Country.

number of ways, were little affected
by it, said T. F. Brady, formerly OF
this city, who arrived here yesterday
with his wife, formerly Miss Helen
Bartruff. after spending the last two
years in central Russia and Petrograd.
Mr. and Mrs. Brady left Petrograd
February IL and reached Chicago
Wednesday OF last week, after hay
ing spent nearly three weeks in Lon
don. They reached here yesterday
and are now at the home of Mrs.
Bradys parents, Mr.. and Mrs. e. T.
Bartruff, 613 High street.
"Of course, we had to go through
many inspections and examinations
before leaving st. Petersburg" said
M. Brady Our passports had to be
signed and examined by many officials,
our baggage inspected a number or
times and very rigid examinations
made of everything we had before we
could leave. But the officials always
treated us most kindly and very cour-
teously.
I'VE were in central Russia at the
time the war broke out and had been
living in Russia for over year at
that time. Soon after war was de-
clared, we left for st. Petersburg. re-
naming there until the time Of our
departure for this country.
st Petersburg shows little effect
OF the war. We saw many wounde1
soldiers who had been brought there
from the front and l talked to num-
Der of Russian officers. Their great
est difficulty at the present time is
that of equipping their men. Russia
could easily put million more men
in the war if they could equip them.
1t is the belief in st. Petersburg that
as soon as a passageway is forced
through the DardaneHes. that there
3 will be little trouble in securing all
the munitions of war that will be
needed by the Russian government.
Is a Popular War.
This is popular war with the Rus
SLAMS. 1t is not like the war with
Japan in this respect. Russians
want the war, they are enthusiastic
over it and all factions in the coun
try are strongly united in the support
of the government in the war at the
present time.
THE people OF Russia are abso
lutely confident of the ultimate de
feat of the Germans. In their beilcf
it is merely a question OF time unti
Germany will be conquered. IL Il
does not come within the next few
months they believe it will come with
in a year. And if it does not com
this year, 1t will come next year. The!
are mistaken in their faith IN the al
lies to win. Their country is one o
immense resources and they realiz'
that this may prove one of the fac
tors that will determine the WHINE
of the war.
THE governmen t order against tn
sale of liquor in Russia is popula
one with the people and is proving
great thing. The sale of every kin
of Intoxicating liquor has been abst
lutely prohibited by this order, s
that it is now impossible to buy an
kind of an Intoxicating drink in tn
country.
Ar~.. whole. the Russian peopl
are ignorant and ~ illiterate. 1t ha
been their custom to \drown their so
rows in vodka. But \ the prohibitio
of the sale of liquor wi hi, in the cours
of short time, havel a great effe'
upon the conditions Of the people,
my belief They seem to be awake
ing-to be coming to realization I
their position, and alrteady big ii
movement is noticeable.
Jews Still Mfstreated. q,
There is little if} any change
the condition of Jews in Russia ar
their treatment seems to have bee
unaffected by the war. There still
discrimination against the Jews
there was before the outbreak
the war There are. however, a gre
many Jews in the Russian army al
the Jews of all nations seem to be a
solutely united in their support
the allies.
"sThe people of the United Stat
are probably better informed in Il
news of the war than those who ha
been living in Russia. am su
that I know nothing that has not be-
published in American newspaper
THE censorship of news in all the We
ring nations is very strict and a
practically limited to the official CO..
munioues that are published by t
French and Russian military depa
ments. We get in st. Petersbul
however, the reports issued by {
German government, although as
rule they are printed in tone
satire.
American and English people
Russia are treated with the create
consideration. There is no natl
OF people more polite and courteo
than the Russians. Americans a
practically the same as English to t
Russians If you speak the Engli
language you are an Engl1shman
the mind of the Russians. They thil
of Englishmen and Americans
Brothers
Leaving Russia.
mir. Brady stated that he and MI