The Cordova daily times., 1918-06-17

home when they want to. And so a1l, the trains, all the stations are at- tackled and destroyed by this horde of savages, who kill the engineers, if it seems to them that the train is going too slowly, who martyrize the rail- way agents who tell them of the i'm possibility of starting their train for there is another one coming towards them in the same time. AS this hu. man flood goes home without organ. ization everything is footed and de. stroyed.
 Some months ago I was believing myself to be quite we'll off. I have a house in Petrograd. Last spring Il was offered $125,00O for it, but was ad- vised not to sell and go over to Amer ica to have my little girl become a happy American school girl. Now-II have on hand about $2,OOO and no other resources; the house like other private property being confiscated. the revenue going to the government; that is to say to the private pockets of the usurpers. The government bonds annulated (repudiated) and even if I had now more money-believe me, there is nothing to buy.
 "Petrograd will begin to die from hunger one of these days. And those who are the authors of it are sure to escape at the last moment abroad and live happily afterwards with the mil. lions they will have robbed, and then leave the country to it's dreadful fate.
 Life in Petrograd is horrible-all the criminals, all the workmen and demoralized soldiers rob the few cars that still bring some kind of products. In the very heart of the city, in day time, you have your clothes taken off your back, literally. Just think that there is no police, nobody to call for help, for those who would like to help have their firearms confiscated even to the officers, even the highest generals. All the soldiers etc, are armed and have become highwaymen. At any moment you can expect a num- Der of them coming into your private lodging and, under pretense of per quisition take away all your money and valuables.
 And the government declares that in a real socialistic state no crime against private property will be con sidered as such, for the biggest of all crimes is just the crime of private ownership so you see there is no where to look for help.
 "Our money is not accepted any where abroad. Russia is bankrupt so that it is impossible to escape. Al my friends, and relatives are in ths same awful position. Everybody i. | iNiHS ou thOu idSL IIOHcy, SFSH tuoSt who were quite rich. Their none. was in government or private bonds and as they are declared void, where will you get the money from? My poo mind cannot grasp the whole thing it is too great madness. I hope wit all my heart that my dear American friends are happy-it is some relic to think that there are people no suffering what we have to.
 My only chance to save my littl' girls life and my own would be tt get away from here and go to tn, United States. If you can think o any way to bring this about pleas write and let me know. I would dt any kind of work-and if I came t, starve there, it would be to have m. little one escape from this mad-house
 Here, if we do not die in the nex months, we will be slaves, regula slaves, of our lowest classes. So you see that anything in free Amerlc; would surely be a thousand time better than what we must eXpec