Norwich bulletin., 1917-09-18
STORIES OF THE WAR
Effect of the Revolution on Russians.

Effect of the Revolution on Russians. Correspondence of the Associated Press.)
 Political happenings have succeeded one another so rapidly in Russia that
 French correspondents there have has little time to do more tran occupy
 theTnsely es with them, and descrip- tive articles from these journoliEts have been few, regarding the effect of the revolution on the mass of the people and it's results in the provinces and anta2y the peasants. Gre or two articles, however. have appe ared which throw some light on the mentality of the Russians, regarded as differ net from that of other Europeans.
 Mr. Robert de Flers, associate edi- tor. of the Figaro, a"d now attached to the headquarters of the Rumanian army, has had months of study of the Russian troops serving in con- junction with those of Rumania. Here are some anecdotes from his latest article.
 There is fine lake somewhere in the soutli of Russia which Is connected by a channel with a smaller lake where was barred Iy nets to prevent the carp from passing into the larger lake, and, as food toes not reach the troops in the district too plentifully nor in great variety. the officers were glad to vary their mess with the fish
 One day some hundreds of coldiers were gathered in a meeting-one of those meetings which have become a regular institution in the Russian army this yea.--plunged in. deep discussion. Suddenly there was a rush towards the % sioSoda" % fhibertyiS rtss Liberty9 q SDSoa the men began % put out the barriers and nets and destroy them The of- hcers wished to prevent the destruc- tion but the soldiers took little notice of their reprimands beyond crying. "slogods ]: Slohoda for the fsh!"
 A non commissioned officer explain lures like men are. Like them they have the right to liberty. But men can talk and so have made the Revo- lution. while fish are dumb and can never make theirs. It is therefore our duty to aid them because it is con- trary to nature to pen them up in or them"
 who occupied a modest position in one of the tax collecting offices and who was im5ued with the marrow, bureau cratic, reactionary spirit generally found in that class. chanced to go out his arm A group of manifestants going to a meeting begged hi into open his umbrella. He willingly compiled and at nnce found that his bright urn- brella-red being the revolutions col or-made him a parsonage. Women threw him flowers, children were lifted up for him to kiss, and he was at once made president of the meeting. When that was over he was conducted in triumph to banquet and there. too he made an eloquent speech, hav- ing discovered himself an orator with out ever having suspected it. Finally he was onducted to his home at a late hour by several thousands of his free if not enlightened fellow cit;3ens. From that day, after fnschibing his name on the revolutionary committee, he has never gone out without his red urn- brella, always open.
 For months every material. from silk to the Lommonest cloth, scolored red, has been sought for and made into cockades, flags, streamers. etc. The smallest fragment of red serves as an excuse for a manifestation. Here is a story Of a squad of Russian soldiers. a pretty woman, a pet og, and a bow knot of red ribbon.
 The pretty woman was walking up