The evening herald. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1906-1942, 1916-11-04
Headquarters Russian
Army Is Deadly Dull
ny wsl. PHILIP sINlAas.

ny WM. PHILIP SlNlNlS.
Omitted Press Staff Correspondent)
IMPERIAL HEADQUARTERS OF
RUSSIAN ARMY. Oct. 4--(By Mail).
From this place every day about half
past twelve o'clock. over special
wires. flash the orders Of the en-
peror and his Chief OF Stan Alexieff
to the generals commanding the 700
miles of fropt.
II you have eyes that can see
through house-tops and brick walls.
you will see scores of uniformed Of
iicers pouring over maps and plans:
ramroG attention back of busy gen.
erals: a crown prince learning how
to govern: . car conferring with his
star. You will see all these import
art acts which send q half million
men to the attack. to the forging Of
q stream. to the taking Of an enemy
redoubt. The clash Of cavalry. the
thunder Of big guns. the o6ensives
against Lemberg and Kovel and all
the other places-all are controlled
from here.
Yet. II you have the eyes Of ordi-
nary mortals. you see none Of this
and Grand general headquarters. or
tie Stavka, as the Russians call It.
ia the deadest. dullest place in all
Russia.
Unless you have plenty OF work to
keep you occupied, this is no place
for you. This is no health resort. no
place for tired business men. no
amusement center for neurotics and
rcres. Everybody here has a job
and he keeps at 1t and II you have
none you are in for a rotten time.
! Ordinarily about 10000 people live
here. Now. with the military, tbs
population is about double this. Still
the narrow. roughly cobbled streets
are seldom crowded because most o.
the 10000 people are busy inside
In the dingy shop-wind0ws one seei
american tooth washes. American
sewing machines. American type
writer's. American bicycles and ad
vertisements for American harvest
Ing machines.
A long. one-stOry house OF hewI
logs. unpainted and weathered to ,
sombre gray, back little way from
the main street. is by tradition. tn
scene of a meeting between Kath
crime the Great. OF Russia, and Em
peror Frederick, OF Prussia, in 1926
Now 1t Is divided into two parts AM
q family lives in each.
A red brick opera house" In tn
middle of the town, the house of tn
local governor wherein Car Nichola
II now finds quarters with his IL
year-old heir. Alexis Nikolaieviche
rather handsome Catholic church
several equally handsome Greel
orthodox churches; the street mar
yet; the view from the terrace bacl
Of the emperor's quarters. make VI
the principle sights Of the place.
A long. very narro wstreet betweel
two rows Of whitewashed stone build
ings. whose roofs are almost loy
enough to be touched by the extend
ed hand. looks inviting. Here ar
strange shops kept by very hair!
men. Their wares are principall.
articles for the peasants-charcoa
stoves. ropes. co6rse cotton goods
shoveis. hose. hoes. fur and near-fu
caps. heavy boots and the like. A
one looks with interest into . bar
like place where "kvass." Russian
drink made from fermsnted blacl
bread. but non-slcoholic. one aimos
gets run over By . little car made b.
the man who made the peace part!
famous. In It we're Russian o6icers
| Lunch 1t the onlcers' mess 10 th'
real break IN the day here. Onl'
II does not last long. 0enerai Alex