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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-26
One Of Too
Finest Troops
In The State
This Is Compliment of Off
Ger at Federal Inspection
Of City Cavalry.

zone of the two finest cavalry troops
in the state service" was the compli-
ment paid troop L. Of the Third Texas
cavalry. after federal inspection on
Thursday afternoon. by an army Of
ficer. who observed the maneuyers Of
the organization
With only two and one-half days Of
drill. the Jos men of troop l. executed
The troop movements through which
Col William Forsythe. 314th cavalry
put them. with a regularity Of step
and precision OF movement seldom
seen in unframed troops.
Two sergeunts Inject aPep.-
"Sergt. William Kent. OF the supply
troop of the 9TH cavalry, and first
Sergt Daniel Bryce, troop /, are the
two men who have done wonders In
putting the proper spirit and pep
into the men," said Capt A. F. VIII
son Sergt. Kent, without being de-
tailed TO help US, gave us many val
liable hours, and the men and officers
Of the troop appreciate this. First
SerEt- Rryce's experience, energy and
enthusiasm made him a valuable ad-
junct 10 the troop.
show Admirable Spirit.
The men themselves have shown
an admirable spirit throughout the
tedious weeks Of waiting for feder-
alization. In drills. stripped Of the
ornament and efficiency impaired by
uniform and arms. the men threw
themselves into their work whole
heartedly, and that was the reason
why troop L put up a drill that was
said by experienced observers TO be
the best they had seen in the entire
brigade
In Federal Service Soon
The inspection was held by Lieut.
Col William Forsythe near the Texas
q Pacific shops Thursday afternoon
at o'clock. The troop passed the in
spection with a high grade, and It Is
expected to be only a mater OF a few
days until IL is called into federal SER
vice. The report Of the inspector has
TO be passed upon at san Antonio be-
fore any action is taken
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-26

effort to continue the production OF
conner and zine. needed for the pro
duction OF aircraft
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-26
MANY GERMANS KILLED
In RUSSIAN RIOTING

London, Eng July 26.-Rioting by
peasants in the occupied regions Of
white Russia is increasing, and many
German soldiers have been killed, said
ar official dispatch today from stock
holm.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-26
LEVINE URGES
RUSSIAN PEACE
Tells People Republic Is
Menaeed by the Pres
ent Chaos.
CONTINUED from page -

Guards tried TO save themselves on
the NOlga, but a majority Of them
were drowned
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-26

Stomach Troubles and Dyseutery
caused from Drinking Ice Water or
from sleeping near an open window
should be checked Immediately. Get
a bottle Of GROVES BABY BOWEL
MEDICINE. a safe and sure remedy
for Sumner Diarrhoeas. Tt is Just Is
effective for Adults as for Children
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-26

Ptak. Chicago; Eugene c. Roll Cas-
mo Park, Ill: James =. Sanns,
Rochester. Ind. Albert X. SaylOr.
MOnessen. Pa. VIM. E. Silch, st. Louis
40: Pierro Sottile. Brooklyn. n. Y;
Raymond W. Sperry. St. Louis, Mo-
Earl J. Stauffer. Steward. Ill; John
Storm, Troy. Ind Jerry d. sullivan
PottstoWn, Pa: Michael Vanish,
Pottstown. Pa; Robert Vaughan, The
Rock, Ca: II. F. Washbursch. Chicago.
Missing In Action.
Pvts. John g. AmOry, New YORK
city: Bayard c. Delhart.. Richland
Center. Wis; Russell c. Harrison. Ia
Fayette. Ind: James Regan. Joliet,
Ill: Mahlon r. Runger. La Fayette.
Ind; Chas. II. Wright. Toledo, o.
Prisoners.
Corr. Royal J. Lacourciere, Ne
riden. Conn.
Previously reported missing now
officially reported returned TO duty;
Pvt. Joseph Slack. Springfield, III.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-26

Special Jass music. soft drinks and
dancing at 1000 Z. san Antonio St
Fine shady resort for families and
picniclzin- parties-Adv-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-26
shoe Repairing ~ Paree5 Post.

We have a special department TO
give prompt service on Parcel Post
orders for shoe repairing. We pay
particular attention TO ladies' fine
shoes. military boots and cowboy
boots. The -argest and most modern
shoe repair plant in FL Paso- Send US
your shoes by Parcel Post
ChnH. Rokuhr,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-26
WAR WILL END IN TWO YEARS
DECLARES H00VERAT DINNER

Declares Food Supply Assured for That PERIOD America
Is Credited by ]. c. Clynes With Saving Europe From
Starvation; Lloyd George Praises U S. for Its Con-
tinUOUs Flow Of Troops and Ship Building.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-26

The best shoe repairing Tor 80 years.
81 Texas st. Fl Paso. Texas.-Adv.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-03-22
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The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-03-22
d" A Double Minded Man
Is Unstable In ALI
His Ways"

The crowd that would
crown Him. b a ailin z
Him with wavlng e
palms OF victory N a
week voted 10 cruelty
Him. Did we once l.ail
Him with palms--ler rs
Still follow Him 70 the
death.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-03-22

The vocal taienr OF kaGGKa. III,
Ger the direction Qf Mrs. {. ;.
Dul3cis, viii give an CIererra 4n,
ntied The Iapane% Giri. rhey
expecr to present this eariy n
Agrii. Proceeds Will ,e given C
the Red Grqss Watcil 6cr fllrtil.
er nurce ana exact iate.
The Kadoka press and Kadoka reporter. [volume] (Kadoka, S.D.) 1910-1923, 1918-03-22
>1rc1F eryuceS

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3 VI r.0t--2a-- >t--cag -ec-
L-2LLCCs.
VI LgCIc- LIE rry and S,.ryU.s
Smyrna times., 1918-08-21
JUST IN TIME
Some Smyrna People May
Wait Till It's Too Late

Don't wait until too late.
Be sure to be in time.
Just in time with kidney ills
Means curing the backache. the
dizziness, the urinary disorders
That so often come with kidney
troubles.
DOan's Kidney Pills are for this
very purpose.
Here is testimony to prove their
merit.
Mrs. c. f. Newman, Smyrna Ave,
Clayton, Del, says: 81 suffered con-
stantly from a dull, bearing-down
pain across the small of my back.
When l stopped over or straightened
a stitch would catch me in my back.
| had used DOan's Kidney Pills before
so | decided to try them again and
bought some at w. r. Keys & Co.'S
Drug Store. Two boxes gave me
great relief and made me feel like a
different person.
Price 6Oc at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy
get DOan's Kidney Pills-the same
Mrs. Newman had. Foster Milburn
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.
Smyrna times., 1918-08-21
DATA ON AMERICAN DEATHS
census Bureau Gathers Statistics in
Many States and Cities;
Also in Hawaii.

Recent inclusion of Hawaii has ex-
tended beyond the limits Of continental
United States the area for which the
census bureau annually collects and
publishes death statistics. Within this
area now reside about 73 per cent of
The total population of continental
United States and Hawaii. 1t COM
uses in all 81 states, 43 cities in
ether states, the District of Columbia
and the territory of Hawaii.
East Of the Mississippi the only
states not included are Alabama, Della
ware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, MiSsis-
sppi and West Virginia, while west of
he Mississippi the only states includ-
Cd are California, Colorado, Kansas,
Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Utah
and Washington.
The annual collection of death sta
tsticS from states and cities maintain
Ing adequate registration systems was
begun by the census bureau in 1902,
The first report covering the calendar
!ears 1900 to 1904, inclusive, and for
zach succeeding year a separate report
has been published.
The original registration area con-
ained 40 per cent of the total pOpu-
adon Of the country. 1t remained un-
hanged until 1906, since which year
i has shown an almost uninterrupted
Increase in geographical extent and in
'Foportion Of total population, until at
resent it contains nearly three-fourths
Il The country's Inhabitants.
In birth registration highly salts
Sctory progress has been made dur.
1s the past two years.
Smyrna times., 1918-08-21
Wall Of 4 Inst Soul

!lls is Lot camp story, but one
written by lieutenant on his way
"er there" "On our first lap out
" were having boat drill one day.
tle eell rang and every one grabbed
y NE preservers and started for
Isf llleboats. AS 1 came out on the
-all deck to boat No. 10 one of the
~ guns let loose with terrific roar
: @rge' practice. Just then a big
s.., s.slo came up scrambling out of a
rtH ,1''u"aH yelling, %, Lordy, LOrdy,
'lgre am nah life deserter? I done
..ei, a'au oat submarine a-moanin' for nah
Smyrna times., 1918-08-21
s15TFIS OF SURGERY IN WAR
with Allies Fighters RepSi.'
''''sS. Seemingly Hopeless Cases OF
Shattered Bone.

.rols of surgery which have
Ine from the stimulus OF war
resul'5u sa,. confounded the prophets.
F0fA l f the bravery of our fighting
News " rot more inspiring than the
nen = ts which come in constantly Of
'ccOuusii Easements of the scientists OF
ine a,I Dntente in the field of surgery
lny D, Medicine, says Portland Oregonian.
~ r.o-o landed in an eastern port the
in' dow Canadian soldier who is
',s' one of the thousands who can
onS my V tbeir stars that constructive sci
'a,a' ..a is keeping pace with destructive
a1' I.iea He had been in the thick
's'5,p y ,ba fighting at Ypres in 1915 shrap-
-. S.d shattered the bones of both
Ok, .,ns n and both wrists. For a long
ana ara he lay in a London hospital, be-
usog ul-i that his case was hopeless and
ne'' ~. So would be a cripple for life.
u'' came surgeons who undertook
ln'I iolicatp task Of literally Setting
lS " an his feet" Eventually he
l.l .a.rod two inches or so shorter
sn,' an when he enlisted, walking
uiaI ",,cbt with agile step, and with full
s smmond of his arms and hands.
:, nrinciple the repair Of this sol
IL, was not wholly new thing ;
S.no % surgery had made material ad-
..noos . in the decade before the war
,'an An interesting feature of the
aso however, is that it was part OF
M rontine of a military hospital, that
M ~ surgeons who performed the high
T. T. intricate operation and made COM
lao restoration 0f a man who 20
rs.rs AGO would have been doomed
ma life of hopeless helpleSsness makes
,o claim to especial merit, and that
As whole accomplishment was treated
q, matter of course. The soldier
/, so far recovered that he expects
mospnty to return joyfully to the fir
ng line: the surgeons turn without
mare ado TO the next case, which may
h seemingly quite as hopeless but
wholly different in matters of techniC
and detail.
Smyrna times., 1918-08-21
The Extravauant Girl

Nj, llellDer Of the war trade board
,.. a III discussion Of pre-war extrav-
so.n ueafu a story the other day, a
\, soout an extravagant Pittsburgh
~ > .. one got engaged to a young brok-
M a' Her father put his foot down
nn., %Ha'S a 5 your objection to Harold,
'g her lip. . s''i "SAe' Di'
Is ~. ~ ooIection,' fumed the old man,
sPu. ss 'ie fellow can't support you
teitbo" papa" said the girl, coldly,
p'''ler can YOU"
Smyrna times., 1918-08-21
70 Coffee Substitutes in Denmark,


uDobt., "Onlhs coffee has been almost
Is toIOle tdiliaOle In Denmark. When any
ss, " oe mad it sells for as much es
hted' d'yuiu' ~ This naturally has stimu-
hteS U production Of coffee substi-
l5Oo = Is now reported that about
nstor,.,O ,Ols OF various kinds of raw
hahn" 's nave lately been used for
says ts1i 'hese substitutes. One report
tons ~ "a. a o,OOO tons Of acorns, 1900
aud oooo ooooonueliOn, 1000 tons Of chicory
been ,ooO roee. tons of sugar beets have
coffee sIeu, s. ground up, and sold for
sbOut 70 INSTITUTES. Acorns sell for
Smyrna times., 1918-08-21
HORACE DAVID
Auto Truck Express
Smyrna and Wilmington

Round Trips every Tuesday. Thursday
and Friday. Leave Smyrna at z a. m, re-
turning. leave Wilmington al p. m.
Stop anywhere along route to receive and
deliver fruit, produce, etc.
Special attention to moving Household
Goods within a radius of GO miles.
PHONE 114-2-Smyrna.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-10-25

meli jsmeaz toho pekelnou ra-
dost. Mad'ari - nema-li rumu
- nema sturmu, kdyz nell ru
mu, rvali "hura" a lezeli ma
brichu. - Mas prapor prvnich
myslivcu dostal rozkaz kryti i
stup - zelezne armady. Zako
pail Jsme Sc - Rus prisel - a
my bez vystrelu, st'astni cesto
vali jsme ruskymi planemi. Ia
nami prichazely stale radostne
zpravy velkolepeho Brusilo-
va nastupu, zelezna armada
rozmetana, Planzer Baltin pro
neschopnost odchazi ma odpoci
mex. = Nemcum, kteri cesto
vail S nami, splnilo Sc jejich
pfani, jdou vitezne jake zajat-
ci ma nucene pracc mach Pc
tersburg," Mach Moskau.'
A nam v teto obrovske vele
risi splnil Sc odveky sen, slysi
me ceskych druzinach, do
chazl mas revolucni listy; =
hlasime Sc hrde k te st'astne
generaci, ktere doprano je Wy
rvat upici nest astnou vlast =
rukou katanu.
S radosti vzpominam dnes
We Francii, ma ty st'astne idni
vstupu do vojska, nezpomenu-
telna chvile - kdy svlekali
Jsme ty rakouske Saty.
Opet hlavou viri vzpominky,
my vzpomneli ma "ceske men,
Siny" - ma staromestske name
sti - Bilou Horu - nest astne
Siovensko! Pomsta vre a dove
de mas X VlteZStVl!
Verlm, re spatrime v st'ast-
nejsi dobe opet pomnik prvni-
no ceskeho knizete V Stadicich
odtamtud rozhledneme Sc
tim krasnym Rudohorim, pres
pamatny Rip, kde stanula dru
zina prvnlho Cecha, k nasi Pra
ze, sidlu to naseho prvniho pre-
sidenta veflm - taticka Ma
saryka! K praci, drive, nez u
deri dvanacta!
Joza Pour V C.. Samostatnosti.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-10-25
L. PLECHATY.
VECER v zITOMIRU.

(Psano Rusku, v rijnu 1919
Ia chvili jiz Sc hvezdy rozhorf.
Stiny Sc zvolna krajem strou a
dlouzi.
Chat osvetlena okna v Sero zri,
v nez koruny lip znenahla Sc
hrouzi.
Pod lipou naslouchame. ITCHY
hlas,
domova jak by soumrakem Sc
tras :. :.
Radcstne veci hlas ten povida:
re spravna je ia, jiz jdem k cili,
cestA.
Ze jiste vytouzeny kvet nam da
jenz bude hoden hrdinneho
gesta.
Hledime roztouzene vecerem.
Daleko dosud ell je, k nemuz
jdem!.
Je tina jiz - Podivne obrazce
hvezd
We vetvovi lip tise rozkvetaii.
V tu' chvili, vine, ma radostnou
zvest,
tisice srdci, jez v mas viru mali.
tam donna, u mas, ma mas ceka.ji
a o mas rozmlouvaji potaji -
= Jdeme jiz. Tisice mas jdou.
Jsme vlna, jiz mic v svete me-
zadrzi.
Nepohnou naSi Will, odvahou,
obtize cest, nj uklad zradnych
strzi!
Dojdeme, dojdou jiste mnozi z
mas.
A s mani = must prijit zory
jas!
Wine re v tetO zemi budoucnost
j zradu muze We SVEN line
chOvat.
Odvahy, silly name pres to dost
j v pfipade tom sve 81 vybojovat.
NepOvolime, nevzdame Sc hry!
Musime dojit - vsemu ma
vzdOry!
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-10-25
Hrdina.

"Vytrhnete mi ten zub, ale
plynom," poroucel 81 as desiti-
lety hoSik.
"Takovym hosikum netrha-
me zuby plynem," vysvetlo-
val zubni lekar. "A mimo toho
nebude to bolet. Jen Sc posad'
a delej statecneho chlapika."
ia ale chci plyn, abych ne
kricol," stal ma SVEN hosik.
eco ma tom, kdyz vykiik-
mes? ia Sc ii smat nebudu," u
jiStoval lekar.
"To vim, Wy Sc mne smat ne
budeta, ale podivajte Sc okna
= vsem TEN klukum jsem uz
nabil II by Sc mi vysmali, kdy
by us yseli, re pri trhani zubu
kricim."
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-10-25
JAK NAM BYLO =,

Pred dvema lety stall jsem
ma nadrazi kasaren V Usti n.
Labem a spolecne S druhymi
kamarady prisahal jsem tou
starou otrepanou formula: "Na
suchu j ma mori" | my jsme
rr.sahali, - ten velitel, ktery
ilonil mas jak stvane stado po
kopcich Rudohori, pripomi-
nal nam nase povinnosti k VIA
sti a cisari a nevim jiz, co vSe-
chino zrodila tenkrat jeho fan
TASTE. - A CO delali tenkrate
feStl vojaci - my vzpominka
mi zaletali jsme k nedalekym
Stadichm k pamatniku prveho
teskeho knizete. Tam pomnlk
nasi davne slavy = ceskeho
knlzete. - naseho bohatstvi!
Ny pri slovech majora, prehli
zeli jsme v myslenkach cely
ten kraj, upici V rukach nemec
keho kapitalu; hlavou virily
vzpominky ma ty zabednene
ceske skoly, na Rdzodol, ma Wy
Eazovani ceskych delniku z by
tn a prace,, ma hyenismus, kite
~ nesetIil ani hTbitovnich ma
pisu. My vzpominali a vedeli
kym name tn cest. = Mimo
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-10-25

"a vlast, "a nasi samostatnost,
"a nase drahe Cechy." Chces no
utesiti odpovedeti mu, ale slo
va tt zGstanou hrdle. Zlata
sky vojak.
Prichazi velitel z prve linie
a vypravi mi, re hosi pri bonn
bardovani nechteli Sc kryti, a.
by nemuseli opustiti sva bojova
stanoviste. "Granaty padaji ko
lem mas" - vypravf velitel &c
ty = "probiham zakopy; vi
dim, hosi stojl nepohnute ma
svych mistech, oci upiraji pred
sebe do TINY, pohazeni hlinou,
rozedrani krecovite drzi sve
| zbrane re zat'atych zubu sly
sis: "Jen at prijdou, cekame I!
| Jdu Sc podivati ma ranene ma
obvaziste. Peci vzorneho a ODE
taveho lekare, bratra DR.. H.
jsou vsichni radne osetreni. =
Ptam Sc, maji-i nejaka prani.
Name" - odpovidaji temer
vsichni = "byti opet brzy mezi
vami." Zamyslis Sc. - Vymani
Sc tt v mysli start Hustle, iris
tezke vozy, muze palcaty, O.
brazkN dejin mihaji Sc tt pred o
Gina " tom te vzpamatuje
hlas: "Bratre, mann tn nekolik
franku', mluvi ke mne jeden
raneny bratr - 'vezmi je k so
be a DEF je "a mne ma Narodni
divadlo v Brne." Libal bys ty no
chy prejes 81, ably je tax nasi
dom videli.
Zacina den. Vracim sc ku sve
mu abri. Vse to, co jsem videl
me znovu probiha pred ocima a
pfeii 81 jen jedno: Dockati Sc to
no, abych mohl jiti jednou ma
bodak" S nasimi ceskoslovensky
mi vojaky!
SamOstatnOst.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-10-25
j. S. MACHAR:
TIRE NEST - ZEN.

Je krasnou vdovou. Postoj je.ji
hlavy
Je kralovsky a hrdy. Ceka
chvfle,
az oblekne zas roucho slavne,
bile,
sat svatebni svuj. Prijde-li ten
pravy.
Mongolska tanecnice nasla pa
Jenz klenOty penize il sype.
Sni o Parizi. Pri tom vztekem
stipe
slovackou sluzku, re 81 zpiva
rama.
Ma tretl palac, k obsluze sta
lidi.
Stroke boky. Ma il, kdo il plati.
5 Mongolkou sc sic nechce po-
hnevati,
lee vdovu okazale nenavidi.
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-10-25

dek vzpomnel jsem SLOW POSI-.
Kloface, ,pronesenych " par
lamente: "Kazdy cesky vojak
by byl bib a dvakrat bib, ktery
by nadsenim umiral pro Ra
kousko!' - Tise znela tenkrat
slova prisahy - tise, nejak di
vne sla z 1st. "a asistujiicich bo
caku - ia pfezita odtrhovac-
ka "Rakouskych narodu."
Vykropeni svecenou vodou,
prochazeli jsme mestem ma ma
orazi, obyvatelstvo rvalo He'll
"HOch" co chtela ma mas
ia luza, ktera nedovolila nam,
po cas- naseho vycviku, v nasi
zemi - zazplvat ceskou pi-
sen, rozvinout cesky praporek,
ktera zakazala nosit cervenobi
lou stuhu a ma nase capky z ko
priv, prinutili prisit stuhu GER
no zlutou. My nechteli jsme sly
set a videli jsme pouze hlado
vici ditky, slzici ceske matky,
ktere bolestne loucily Sc S ma
mi. Vzpominal jsem v tehdej
81 chvili, ma posledni pocely
sve drahe maticky a jeji slova
S kterymi loucila sc sc mnou,
kdyz odjizdel jsem z dovolene !:
"Pepo, pis brzy z bat uskovy ri
se." ia slibil, neveda, jakou ce
stu pripravi osud. = Vzpomi-
nal jsem ma drahou Anicku z
Horicka, kterou V kvetnatych
chlumskych stranich delil jsem
sc ma pocatku valky O starost
jak vyjde nase vlast teto val
ky. Verili jsme, re to spuchrele
RakOuskO nezvitezi a ona opa
kovala mi opravdovou YER
YOU slOva Palackeho: 'Byi
jsme pred Rakouskem, budem i
po nem!" Ma to ma vse jsem
vzpominal S prokletim ma
rtech sedali jsme do dobytcich
vagonu. Vlak unaSel mas k &c
ske Trebove, pres bohatou Mo
ravenku, k nepratelske Vidni.
Krasnym Slovenskem; - tam
slovenske divky a zeny nosi
nam, ceskym vojakum, k vlaku
ruzna obcerstveni. Opet vzpo-
minali jsme ma ty kopance,
jichz dostavalo Sc nasim Slova
ckGm Cd bestialnich Mad 'aru,
vzpominali jsme ma "staricke-
no cisare," ktery "a vernost Slo
vaku v mad'arske revoluci r.
1848 odmenil Sc Jim zradou
Ia toho krivopriseznika mela
teci ceska krev!
Ma vagonech S rakouskymi
Nemci potupn6 napisy mach
Petersburk", mach Moskau!"
Nemci zpivaji a u mas smutne
vzdechy. Dojeli jsme do Buko
why, pridelili mas k zelezna ar
made Pflanzera Baltina - jak
byla zeleznou, ukazala Orzka
ofensiva generala Brusilova
Utikali isme jak stado ke kar
ptum, byl to priserny ustup O
zizni a hladu pfece my Cesi
SveÌŒt = World. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1911-1939, 1918-10-25

hlasite prOnaSeni uryvkovitych
vet, rozClena gesta mimojdou-
clch, nervosni vymena frazi, vse
vSe to me zarazelo. Az pojednou
jak had rozSycelo Sc kolem
lnych uSi shave zlute slovo: =
Mobilisace. Lehke mrazeni pro
jelo mi telem. V mozku vyrOjilo
Sc me sta a sta predstav vSem
moznem a jake v zrcadle obje
vii Sc pfede mnOu obraz valky.
A meZitim co v ulicich stoupala
valecDa horecka usty davu jak
vzedmute why vzboureneho O.
ceanU, zarazene ubiral jsem sc
OkOlo navestniho plakatu a zvla
stnich vydani listu, ma jejichz
strankach kroutily Sc jen same
parayrafy a cislice domu.
"MoDilisace! = Valka! -
Hruzy!"
Doma uvital mne plac mat
ky smutny pohled otce. Vecer
pax V me naruci omdlela v mem
naruci zbOznovana Milada. Ia
diva dny na to odejel jsem k sve
ru pluku a pluku a "a nedlouho
unaSel has vlak ma ruske plane,
bit Sc "a strachnivelou Habsbur
skou kostru. Vyrvan osudem z
prostfed jara ziti, uchvacen z
naruce milenky, odloucen cd 70
dcu, zahopaval jsem Sc kdesi u
Ravy Ruske v kamenitou zem
horskych svahu. Neptal Sc mne
zadny, co opoustim, jak Sc to
srovnava mym svedomim, ma
city, ma pfesvedceni, ma mic; ia
ko stado dobytka hnali mas S re
volyery rukou nemecti ddstoj
nici pred sebou ma "uhlavniho
neupritele.' Hledal jsem Okla
milk. prilezitost k prebehnuti 6
dych livou zadosti zradit Rakou
sko. Oh jak sladka byla by ia
ka zrada! Eel, nepodarilo Sc mi
Della mas Cd Rusu divoka reka
pres jejiz tok byli vysilany pou
re "spolehlive" hlidky honve-
du. Ia tyden byl jsem ranen
Byla mre prostrelena prava n
ha a dostal jsem Sc, do nemocn.
ce do '1idne. Prlteli, zazil jsen,
dvojnascbna muka. Necitil jsen
ami takovou bolest re sve rany
jake bolest z toho, re krvace
jsem "a Rakousko, ovsem ne me
il vinou. Zatim po celem to je'
jich "mccnarstvi" tam, zacal 81
liz ohjevovati hlad, coz hledel
zakryt sosackym patriotismem
ncp hlupymi vypocty a zvane