Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-08-19
CzECH-SLOVACK
Deserve CREDIT
gSfue Woman, Returned From
siberia Tells # People L. S.
Farccs Are Now Helping.

Refusing 10 tell the story of her
crn experiences while in Russia
/ and Siberia and referring to them
Z &C mot counting" Mrs. Edward
Eeald, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles A3nsworth of Moline, who
tss lust returned from those coun-
tries, modestIy covered up the tale
n her thrilling escape from the in
tsrior Of the much socially dis
tr-bed nation and in an interview
rpIv divuIged general Information
| On conditions as she saw them.
Mrs. Head was in Fladivostok,
me Siberian capital. as late as June
IS Her husband IS at present at
The head Of the Young Mems Chris
ton association war activities
among the Czecho-Slovak armies in
Siberia
TThe CzecA0-Slovaks are doing q
big thing and should be encOurag-
ell" said MIS-. Head siberia IS a
rich country It Is especially rich in
platinum If the CzerChO-SlOyaks
hadn't made their wonderful march
through Siberia that rich country
might have fallen into the hands Of
Germany.
These people refused to fight
with the German forces and escap-
Cd int Russia and eventually gain
ei 3 large part Of Siberia. 1t IS TO
aid the CzccLO-Sloyaks that the al
led governments decided to send q
Siberian expedition into Russia.
"The American forces will be IN
der coEamud Of Major General
Graves. who has been in charge Of
G regular army division at Camp
Eearney. Cal. Press dispatches Fri
CAY. reported that the American
troops had landed at Vladi7ostCk.
~The CzechO-Slovaks are Bohem-
fans and al beginning Of the war
they formed part of the Austrian
army that opposed the Russians on
the eastern front" continued Mrs.
Head But the Czechs hate Ger
many. and everything autocratiC and
have for years IOnged for freedom
and democracy
$50 in 1918 they decided they
wouldn't fight with and for the Ger
mans and they escaped TO the Rus
SANS. The Russians inteTnei them
II prison camps, however. and they
had no opportunity to fight for the
allies.
The majority Of these Bohem-
isns or CZachC-SIOvak soldiers were
liberated shortly after the Russian
revolution deposed the car and
they took part in the brilliant,
though short ofreuse made under
kerensky. After the failure Of the
kerelsky government and the sub
| se1uent crash of the Russian war
program the CzeChO-Slovaks made
their way TO the Ukraine. intending
70 60 across Siberia and then by
boat 10 the United States and
eventually to the western front in
France The BOlsheviki, however,
Several months ago mistTeated the
CzecLO-SloYaks and il became evil
dent that the Bohemians would
have to fight Il was then that
their wonderful victory occurred"
There are many Bohemians or
Czechg n Moline and East Moline.
4 number Of them recently enlist
Il IN the Czeclo- SIoTak army and
i are now on their way to the west
ern front.
Mrs. Head stated that the ma
jority q the people Of Siberia are
uneducated peasants. who are cas-
| tly Influenced by enemy propa-
gsnda and by the glowing prom
jses Of the Ic1sheYfkf. The Rus
sian situation. safd Mrs. Head has
been very well explained IN the
past by magazine and newspaper
articles.
at IL tso months since ] have
been IN Russia" she said. Things
change 80 rapidly there that l
eouldnt Sfvr any accurate picture
q the Russian situation today.