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The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-03
DETERMINATIONS,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Melodies of Other Days Are
Still the Soldiers
FavOrites.

American soldiers are leaving for
france with songs OF the homeland on
heiR lips and ringing in their ears.
They are singing in cantonments
aud n training stations. They are sing.
ne IN barracks and on battleships.
Ihey are marching In review and on
parade through lines OF thousands Of
singing friends. who are sending the
BOYS away with a song
AZ result, there has been a demand
Tor patriotic songs, WHISKY, singable
patriotic songs which present.day writ.
pro have not been able 10 supply. Sol.
aierS and other patriots are going back
% the old songs, those which inspired
the soldiers and patriots in other wars.
They are reyiving such old favorites
% the Song OF Bunker HILL" We've
TOnting Tonight" when Johnnie
Comes Marching Home"
But volumes which contain these o!a
favorites are not plentiful One Of the
few Is "The Book CO ? Thousand
Songs" which this paper is distribut.
ing. It contains fifty-six Of these pa.
triotic songs. in addition 10 a compre.
hensive collection OF other songs, old
and new, which the nation has learned
20 love.
Csc the coupon printed in another
column Of this paper.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-03

He was q lad fresh from the coun,
try. That was written all over him.
Il Shons pleasantly from his clear
blue.eyes and In his round cheeks. He
used to come 70 ne early O. mornings.
read the want ads in the newsp2pars.
then depart, evidently 10 look fer a
position. He'd come bac,; again early
u the evening. Onc7 or twice he
counted over his small store OF mon.
~.
When the light began 10 glitter
about the park end the lamps are
haFing up to keep me company all
night, many popie pass, most OF them
homeward from work. but there arc
others. men and women. too, TO whom
the lights are the signal for the begin.
ming Of work. and these pass, not hur.
rying, but slowly seeking thoir prey.
! AZ my country boy sat last evening
be made some figures on an enevolope
aud then began to count slowly that
dWindling roll OF money. A CLEAN OF
light fell on the scanty roll and so did
the eyes Of young woman who was
passing. Young In years, but her eyes
bad. that old, old look In them that
have come to recognize In my exper.
leuce % q park bench.
she took in" that country lad at q
glance. turned back and deliberately
tame ana sat down. The boy had put
sway his money and was thinking.
"Fleasaat evening, isn't IT," was her
ageold greeting, but the boy, looking
% and seeing only a friendly smile,
answered II.
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Haven't ! seen you somewhere Be.
tore" was the next bait she offered,
aud he swallowed II.
y don't think co." be said. "You
zee, I've only been IN the city a short
tine. Perhaps tie someone else you
are thinking o."
] "Well, 70 Il is." she replied. hes
tie living image Of you. I'll introduce
you sometime"
~ would be nice to have some one
introduce me TO someone. l don't
know . soul in the city and I tell you
lt's tough sometimes. Do you know
you're the ArSt person who has spok.
on 70 ne since ] got here. Down
home everyone speaks 10 StFangeFs."
"Saro they DO And they ought to
here, Say, don't you want 90 come
dong With me for q little walk. I'll
introduce you 10 some real people and
ven have . real good time"
ne boy hOSitated Well, you see"
~ finally said perhaps they'd want
% @ somewhere or something and
I've only q little money"
"0h. that's all Flght-comO On
along. What II you do have to spend
. little money. I'll be your friend and
90 land you q Job, all right. What
40 you Oay?''
u only I could have shouted a
warning 10 him. He hesitated, then
went along.
y Z was nearly noon today when he
tomo back. He sat awhile with his
head d hiO bands, then opened bis pa.
per % the wants" Finally. he pulled
ne belt . little tighter, drew . soli.
iaII dine fOm his pockets, then
tIr1'1hloning be shoulders. walked
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-06-03
FINANCE, OIL AND GAS

8 points The widest fluctuations
were IN Marine preferred, which sold
Within the range Of 1881 10 l09ls ard
closed At 1917 on sales OF $4,000
shares. Steel common furnished So.
100 shares 10 the days total, and az,
ter declining from 972i TO 96i., closed
az 9,3S bid, q ne. change OF only an
eighth ircA Fridays close Copper
itocGs closed slightly lower on the
announcement that President Wilson
had approved the recommendation
that the price OF the metal be fixed
at 1895 cents q pound, effective az
ones. Reading a-d New Haven were
the only active members OF the rail-
read list and the former closed J.,
higher and the latter q lower The
best prices Of the day for most stocks
were made in the closing minutes Of
the session.
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Open Cut Outs Net
City Ten Dollars

o. H. Helm!ck was stopped by the
city officers yesterday charged With
operating an automobile on Cleveland
avenue with an open cut out. He put
Up . forfeit Of S. TO appear at court
this morning but did not show up. The
money went 10 the city treasury.
Clarence Sharp, another automobile
ariver, was stepped b. Traffic Officer
tGy!ing on Saturday nigh. on the same
charge. He put up a forfeit Of s. and
lid not appear al court 10 deny the
ahaFges
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New York

NEW YORK. June S.-The net
changes in prices ut Saturdays shori
session Of the New York Stock Elk.
change were not important, although
the range in some instances was
wide. During the first hour the mar
ket was weak, lo'IeS covering to
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Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH, June s.--Ths Puts
bargh steel, msr.at on Saturday Wa
nearly s.asaa;. Only Ave issues were
dealt in foy Z to,.l Of GO shares.
The only change Of note weS a decline
of Ia in Pittsburgh Coal common,
which sold az ASi..
The tendency o. the market during
the week wcs steadily doUGvard. o.
= issues traded in, q closed at net
declines and 10 we're unchanged from
the last previous closs, The business
for the vck totalod 23,96S shares
stocks and 1900 bonds. Pittsburgh
OIL E. CT Westinghouse Electric and
steel coGlron we're the only issues 10
display any activity.
Sales in detail at saturdays br.e;
-ession wsre as follow:
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located one mile east Of the BVepne.
man field, Mshan & Co. have complet'
ed q wildcat on the ". {. Mahap farm.
II is a gaGser in the ReEea grit. In
Union district, Wood county, the South
Penn Oil company has started to drill
No. II on the L. B. & W. s. William.
son farm. On Freeman's creek, Free
mans Greek district, Lewis county,
the Reserve Gas company is testing
for oil in the Big Injun sand at q sec.
ond test on the +. White farm.
On Fishing creek, Church district,
eWtzel county, the Hope Natural Gas
company is testing for oil at its No.
! on the Roberts heirs farm. On
Fishing creek, Grant district, the
Philadelphia company Is starting
tests on the c. A. SwisheF aAd J. 3.
Hicks farms. On Fishing creek, Clay
district, the Hope Natural Gas CON.
pany is skidding the rig ct its second
test on the Josephus Rice farm.
On Bartholomew run, Warrington
district, Marion county, the Hope
Natural Gas company has completed
a test on the E. II. Hudson farm. It
is a gasser in the Gordon sand. On
Dents run In the same district, the
same compapys No. I on the Ella
Kinsey farm is producing 20 barrels
a day. This we'll showed veFy light
before It was given a t0-Quart shot.
On Fishing creek, Warrington dis.
trict, the Philadelphia company is
building the rig for a test on the vii.
liam Snyder farm.
The Reserve Gas company Is start.
ing lot Of new work in Union diS
trict, Harrison county. Rigs tor
tests have been completed on the B.
e. oldacre, A. H, Hughes, n. ], ola.
acre, Columbus Dillon, s. P. Queen,
C Minter and James s. Law farms.
The same company Is Increasing Dc.
velopment work In Lewis county.
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HOUSES FOR SALE

FOR SALE - SiIIoom frame house,
seven room brick, eight room brick
house. AL large lots Close IN. DE-
OlrablO community. Address Post.
office Bog $50. T.2.i,S643
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POLITICAL ADVERTISING

TO THE REPUBLICANS OF WEST
HlkGINIh,
Ian Z candidate for the Republican
aowiRatiep Tor United States Senator,
subject 70 the viii Of the voters q the
primary election to b bsid on August
the sixth.
Your vote ana influence viii So
greatly appreciated.
VIRGIL Z. HIGHLAND.
ClOTksbuHg, W. W..
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Rnnlll-InRNInHNn

FOR RENT-VGTpished rooms Ap.
ply 3l3 StA street.
5,3l.St. 3slS.
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ron y, 9. OENATE.

ron Y, Z. SENATE.
Editor West ViFginIAA:
You ere authorized 70 OpDoQncO that
Davis ElkinS, Of NoFgaltoWu, Nonon'
gala county, Q candidate for nomina'
ton, BY the Republican party. fSF the
United States Senate Tor West Viz.
ginia, subject 10 al the rules Of the
Republican party. aHd the laws Of the
state governing the pTim0Fy election
10 b held August, P9is.
ELKIES CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE.
J. H. iGcDERMOTT, Chairman.
NoFgaAtoWH, West virginia
?. o. drawer Ssl, Telephone 100.
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EARlls RoR sALR

AUTOMOBILES. ACCESSORIES
FoR SALE Saxon Roadster d flrSt
class condition. Bargain % quick
buyer eau 8. n. Baker, 1910 Center
St" TaiEmont, ". Va. b27.stS1af
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oYPIoRg 70 RKNF

FOR RENT-FoF duration OF var, Of
fieO enclosed three sides With Glass.
Desirable for engineer Oad architect
Apply J. c. BuFehinal. 800 FOiTmont
Trust co. BIDS. E.l0.SE S9lo.
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L0ST-PliF GilSSSl. GhSll IN, 81
tween Wot0Ol Building ood 81
street, Loe1gt OVo1lo. Return q
West ViFgini0B oRIoo. Reward.
$685. 1888.
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FOR UNITED STATES SENATE.
You are autbaVlBsd TO announce
! an . eapdidOtO for domination b.
the ReDubliCan party, Tor the United
States Senate Cor West Virginia, Sub.
!eet to ell the rules Of the Republi'
eau party, end the laws Of the state
governing the primary TO bO hOl4 n
August 1918.
JAS. l. HUGHES,
Huntington. ". Va.
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STORE Rooms FoR RENT

ToR RENT-WSFOh0GSO Building &C.
euplOd ~ he Famous Biscuit CON-
pony. I7tIfO ClOvOlohd Ave -Four
doors with elevator. Possession after
June first Apply G. ". CoThiR, phone
2Ss. 6Ittf.3SS0
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Grain and Produce

CHICAGO, June 3.-Week end even.
ing up by shorts made prices decided.
!y higher The finish, though, was
unsettled ranging from ~ cents net
decline to a like advance, with June
$780, and July Si.S37S to SI34. Oats
gained y to y and cent and proVi.
sions 25 TO rs cents.
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TEiP WRNIFD-FT1T1Fn

TEiP WANFRD-NTfl1Nn
49, Sesa-e.S ~
WANTED-At once experienced coll1,
lady or WOmOlO TOo1y.loWOlI a.
PartmOOt Apply HaRFlool'e Dell
Store. S'lell13ti
WANTED-MOid tor TSaoTll house.
work. NTs. John ". NOSOn, q, t93
MoFgantewa Ave- phoAO as
O-ltl So5A
wANTED-LaundFesS. Appiy cooR'S
Hospital. 6.ottSoSD
neutrality-suspicious. lady OoOk
keeper. Good EalaTy and chance
for Advancement. Imperial lee
Cream Co, FaiTmont E23.tt So2l
HELP WANTED-MALE
H~~-~~-~~~~~~-~~~~~>-N->-A-
WANTED AT oNcE-Truek driver
for city Apply Carl Kern OF Mayor
Bowen 5-Sl,1t. SoS2.
WANTED-one water tender; two
hremen. steady work. good wares,
free transportation. cayenne Power
Plant. Apply st Plant.
5SlIt. 1881.
wANTED-Men steady employment.
Observation-Disclosures
LABoRERS.
Helmick Foundry Machine Company,
Sth street and Belt Line, FGirmont,
". Va.
wANTED-Men for c. & P. TelepAono
company. Report TO 4. 4. Nc.
PheTSon or Geo. Fletcher Vases 3lO
10 tie per hour, Steady employment
6,ls.tt. aoii
WANTED LINEMEN-steady work,
good pay, free transportation. AD.
ply MoaongahelS valley Traction
Company, First street 5.St.lp.S0l7
wANTED-HslperS Tor IiRonon.
steady work, good pay, tree trans.
poFtatiou. Apply MonongaAelo Val.
ley Traction Co., First street.
S.23-latSoi6
WANTED LABoRERS-MaFio5 lee
Company. Fifth street and Virginia
Ave. 6-S.6L 1857
WANTED-Clerk with experience 81
agents eifice. 5000 10 start. good
chance advancement. Apply western
Maryland Railroad, WorthiAgtol. ".
Va. 6,S.0t. 1858.
FOR RENT
FOR RENT-Houss. Edgmoht. CAL
phone slo'J S,sl'0, $3.50.
SAsNsAsNRsNoaSA-N.aAN Aaua-oaaIs-a
WANTED-At once, three furnished
rooms Tor business purposes. Must
have Central location. PaFtieul9lS 70
Tyler Hotel FaiFmoAt
WANTED - Refrigerator. Inquire
phone 7lle.Rl S,19,ie $3.50.
CASH FOR old false teeth. Don't
matter II broken, ] pay 600 %
$500 per SET also cash Cor Old sold,
silver, platinum, dental gold aud Old
gold jOWolPy. VIII send cash 81 -
turn mail and will bold goods 20 days
Tor SOndeTS approval Of ny nflceB,
Mail to L. Mazer, 2007 8 Sth street.
Philaaelphia, Pa. S.Si,2eL Sels,
FARMS FOR sALE
~aA.H.e
FOR SALE-l50 acre farm, Adams
Co., o., ! - miles from court
house on gOod pike, seven room
house, ban, corn crib, gTanaFy aud
poultry house. No waste % hiily
land. Price 5000 per toys. a. J.
Best, West Union, Ohio. ee2t
AUTOMOBILES. ACCESSORIES
ToR SALE = Saxon Roadster ~ fret
class condition. Bargain % Quick
buyer Call 8. n. Baker. 1910 Center
81. TaiFnont, ". Va, b21'et.3g3e
Professional Cards
4 A. j. SCOTT. (
"a optometFltt end
4 a. optlclal,
49, 25 years practical \
experience Glasses furnished a
one hour Win .,..,..sur
/ A. B. Scott & Company, {
jEWRlBR0.
>e1sa'Haa~aA-AAaa-Aaa9aa
DR.. A. B. SMITH.
! osTeoeAThlo PHVeleihfl I
AND eva SPECIALIST.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-09-06

DnvorrOs rl,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-09-06
B. G. FIELDS. Proprietor.

A statement of receipts and disbursements
by Berry e. Clark, Clerk to the County
Montgomery County, for the year from July
1st 1917, to June Both, 1918, inclusive, as
required by Section 2, Chapter III, acts of
the General Assembly of Maryland Of 1905 /:
RECEIPTS.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1918-07-17
Uspech spojencd v
Rampant v Albanii

Londyn, l5. cerycnce. = Alba
hie ie jedinym evropskfch bo-
jiSt, kde dochazi k operacim We
yetsim mefitku. Postup, ntineny
hlavne italskym yojskem, fran
couzskymi sbory ma pravem kfi-
die, dosahl nejvetsi hloubky %
mil ma fronte asi 80 mil dlouhe, V
diisledku cehoz doslo k srovnAm
linil spojencll, jez yede cd more
AdrIatickeho a spoluJe Sc ma
eedonskOu frontou. ltalove az do
posud ziskali vice jak 1000 "a
jatcG a mnozstvi yaleGn6ho mate
riaIu. Nlnozi vojensti pozorova-
tele soudi. ze drobne itoky fran
ko.italskych voisk mohou zname-
natl po6atek kampane "a neelem
osyobozeni Srbska cd nepfitele.
Ncpochybne Rakusane vytlaceni
budou nejdfiye, naeez pokrato-
vano bude v postupu ma srbskem
tizemi. Nejsiln6jsi rakouske posi-
ce nalezajf Sc severne cd Mona
styru, kter6zto mesto je udrzova-
no malou srbskou armadon cd ro-
ku 1916.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1918-07-17
Anglicke kolonie a
mirove podminky

LondJn, Is. cervence, Vlady
anglick}ch kolonif budou miti
hlas v rozhodovani o mfroyFch
podmfnkach, die prohlaseni Lloy-
da George V reel pfi hostin6 ma
pocest kanadskyeh redaktorii,
kteff navstivili Anglii. V teto fe-
6i promluvil Lloyd George 0 skye
le praci, kterou V teto valce vyko.
naly anglicke kolonie. kolonie
poslanim silnych vojenskych sbo-
ri daily ma jevo pochopeni pro ci-
lie, IA ktere spojenci bojuji a Z to-
no ddvodu zaslouzi 81, ably dosta-
10 Sc jim hlasu, az bude uyazova-
no 0 noyem uspofadanf sveta.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1918-07-17
Sila bolseviku
v Rusku zda Sc
denne ochabovati
Bolsevici udrzuji Sc nyni
"a pomoci nemeckych
voiakG a zaiatcuG.

Washington, D. c., Is. ceryen-
ce. : Zpravy, jez dochazeif z Ru
ska, nasyed6uii tomu, ze bolsevici
rychle ztraci prizeii sirokych ru-
skFch mass a udrzuji Sc ma vrchu
ienom "a pfisp6ni nemeckych vo-
iakd a yyzbrojentch nelneckIch
a madarskych zaiatcu. Ceskoslo-
yenske hnuti otevira Rusfnn ocf d
bezprikladne zlotinnI rozkaz k
yyhlazeni Cecha Slovakd, ktefl
ma bojistich Halici krv{ zpece-
Till svoje upfimt pfatelstyf k ru-
skemu narodu, yydanI Trockym.
mel V dhsledku vetsi nespokoje-
most V bolsevickem tabore, nez CO.
koliv .iin6ho, co Sc az doposud "a
bolsevicke vlady RuSku udalo.
Naznacuje to zprava z Moskyy,
ktera pravl, ze Leon Trockg, boil
srvicky ministr valky a lodstya,
prohlasil pred vseruskou, konfe-
renci sovetii, re obdrzel zpravy 4
fronty (Rusko ma nyni jenom 6e-
skoslovenskou frontu), ze jednot-
most mezi sovetsktmi vojsky vaz-
ne utrpela v dusledku anglo-fran-
couzskt propagandy. Cast boise
vickych vojsk, die prohlaseni Tro-
ckeho, "desertoyala k nepfiteli. .
0 tom, re bolSeyidti velitele ode
pfrali postupovati prot Cechoslo-
vakilm. dosly zpravy jia drive.
KyjevskJ correspondent caso-
pisu Rheinische Westfaelische Zei-
tung V Essenu pravl. ze revoluc-
nj hnntf proti bolsevikiim V Mo-
skye doposud nebylo potlaceno a
ze bolsevici Sc udrzuii jenom "a
pfisp6nf lotysskych gard. Ma
Murmanskem pobfezi dosIb, die
zprav z Kodane, k odzbrojeni
1000 bolsevickfch vojaku, ktefi
tam prave piibyli. Pozdeji bylo
Jim dovoleno vratiti Sc zpet do
Moskyy.
rrednf depese sem dosle prime
sly zpravy pozoruhodnyeh ape
lech, adresovanyeh delegaty dllen
tovaren petrohradskTch delni-
kim V Moskve a celem Rusku
Petrohradsti d6lnici prohlasuji, ze
zivot stal Sc nesnesitelnfm pro
deInou tffdu a ze rusti delnfci nj
kdy neuznaji alliance, uzayfene 5
N6meckem.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1918-07-17
Anglitant zahdjili ofensivu'
prOti Bulharlm V Macedonia
Francouzove ltalove pokraGuji postupu AL
banii - Rakousti vojaci ma Balkane VIDA
vaji Sc We velkem mnozstvi.

du ably yesla ' dohodu 5 presi-
dentem Wilsonem. Nemecky kan
clff Y minulych dnech oznamil ac
Arbeiter Zeitmgu byIa odepfena
poStovni dopraya do Namecka
pro jeho zplsob psanl.
Stockholm, II. ceryence. - Po-
iednavaJice 0 move nemecke mi
rove offensive" skandinavske Ca
sopisy poskytly celne misto ber-
lfnske depesi, ktera vyznatovala
Nemecko .lako pfipravene k miru.
Zvlasre pax nluyi o prohlaSeni
fissk6ho kanclefe, jednajicim o
budoucnosti Belgie. N6ktere oti-
skuii depese re Syycar a jintch
mist iako naznaeeni, re spojen-
ci isou ochotni iednati milu.
Casopis Social Demokratcn We
Stockholme, organ HJalmara
Brantinga. blvaleho ministra fl.
nancl, uyefejhuje ma celnem mi.
ste a velklm tiskem pfeklad ape
III, ucintneho francouzskymi so
cialisty. Casopis ma ia to, ze je
dna Sc 0 velice ddleaitl doku-
ment, jezto naznatuje, ze mezi
yelkou castl franeouzskeho delhi
ctya existuie TUBA po miru do
hodou.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1918-07-17
K usmrceni wy
stance Won Mirbacha.

Amsterdam. 10. cervence. =
usmrceni hrabete von Mirbachs
nsmeckeho vyslance v Moskv6,
nafizeno bylo vykonnym vgboren,
sociahiich revolucionafb levice a
bylo provedeno jednim konfi.
dentt strany, praH kyjeyska de-
pese casopisu Rheinische West.
faelische Zeitung Y Esscnu. Kor.
respondent prohla5uje, zs jmeno
tohoto konfidenta neyeslo We zna
most,
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1918-07-17
Senat povolil
kontrolu telegraph

Washington, D. G., Is. cerven-
ee. - Kongres povolil Y sobotu
ma zadost presidenta Wilsona
pravomoc k pfevzeti TELEGRAPH,
telefont, kabeld a jiskrov6 tsls-
giraffe. sestsetyficii hlasy proti
sestnscti senat pfijal bez dodat-
k6 resoluci domu zastupen, KITE
ron ,akovs prkvomoc Sc poskytu-
ie presidentu ma dobu tryani Val
Ky. vsechny pokusy 0 zrnfrneni
tfto predlohy, jez byla pfijata v
dome zastupcd 22l hlasem proti 4,
byly poraSeny. s.
Pokrok zaÌpadu. [volume] (Omaha, Neb.) 1871-1920, 1918-07-17
Stanovisko Narodni
Rady a akce spo-4
jenc1 ma Rusi

Washington, d. G., 10. eeryen-
&c. (Ceskosloyenska Tiskoya
kancelar. Oficielni prohlaseni
stanoyiska prof. Masaryka Ma
rodni Rady vydal delegat Narod-
nj Rady pro Ameriku p. Karel
Pergler, jez Y preklade mi:
Memorandum dorucene V To-
kiu zahranienimu ministru japon-
skemu a spojeneckym velvyslan-
elm plukovnikem Vladimirem
Hurbanem, yystihuje pfesne sta
novisko Geskoslovensk6 Narodni
Radysa nasichs yoisk dosudahase-
ne v pomeru k ruskym vnitfnim
zaletitostem. Musl bXt vzpome-
nuto toho, ae Cechosloyaci nejsou
Rusy Ze, kdyz bylo jim dovole-
no organisoyati sve neodvisle yoj-
sko ma Rusi, byli hosty ruskeho
naroda nemohli Sc bez poruSenl
slusnosti vmesovati do zalezitostl
este ruskych. Rusky narod musi
Sc sam vypracovati Ike Svemu ur-
ceni. TAX Sc stale, ze kdya Ruslo
vypadlo valky, nase vojska a
Narodni Rada, jejimuz politicke-
mu vedeni jsou podflzena, m6la
pouze jedno ma zfeteli: pfepravit
tato yojska ma zapadni frontu, a
tam poskytnouti spojeneilm tako-
YOU pomoc, jakou mohou, a bojo-
vati "a statni neodvislost cesko-
slovenskych zemi.
Professor Masaryk, pfedseda ma
81 Rady, ienz tehdy dlel ma Rusi,
dosahl dohody plukovnlkem
Murav6vem, vrchnim yelitelem
bolsevickych vojsk, re nasi muzl
budou moci postupovati bez pre-
kazek k nlstGm, odkudz by sc
mohli naloditi pro jfzdu do Fran
Gle. Bylo take ujednano Sc spoje-
neckJmi mocnostmi. zvlaste Fran
eli, ze tato vojska budou pfepra-
vena ma zapadnf frontu. Professor
Masaryk pokusil Sc ziskati lode v
Japonsku, a take pojednal o t6to
veci v Americe.
Nynejsi akce Ceskosloyenske
armady V Sibifi byly zptisobeny
N6mci, Rakusany a Madary, pro-
toze je TO V zajmu centralnich
mocnostf zameziti tax velkemu
po6tu vojsk tax zdatnYch jako
isou nase, bojovat kdekoliv prot
N6mccku Rakousko-l hersku.
Dosud neni zcela iasno, zda boise
vicka vlada zrusila sve sliby, ii
zda pouze mistnf sovety byly pou-
zity "a nastroje n6meckych agen-
tI. y tax velke vzdalenosti Sc
zda. ze sama vlada bolseyikh ne
niue byt zcela bez why. Nea to
mqsf bSt zjiSteno. Zatim prof.
Masaryk postal svdj protest Ci-
eerinovi, bolsevickemu komisari
pro zahranicnf zalezitosti.
Jestlizc bolsevici zrusili doho-
du, my jsne ov5em take spreste.
nj jejich zavazkd, a znensna ST.
tuace da podklad k zcela jine po-
litiee Sc strany ceskoslovenske
Narodni Rady. dnes oficielne u
znane Francii "a vrchniho zdstup-
re prfStf vlady eeskoslovenske. -
Net iaka bude politika nemohu
dneS rici. Fakt je, ze cekame, a.
by spojenci roEhodli. jaky smsr