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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-06-15
Merchants Urged to Close Up and Help
Harvest Crops.

1ASANne&sso ~ - ~ NAOo< ~ y oAa4 AxCAR
Harvest Crops.
R. G. Miller, writing in the
Shreveport Times about the labor
shortage. says: In other words,
if the farmers around Colfax
need farm help and if they sim
ply must have helpers To- cditi.
vate, harvest and handle the foo0
and feed crops they are raising
for home and war needs, the
merchants and business men OF
the town of Colfax will just have
to close up one day a week, or
more if necessary, and do some
real work The same applies
to the vicinities of Natchitoches,
New Iberia. Tallulah, DeRidder,
Donaldsonville, Marksville, and
every other town.. !"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-06-15
Lost or Strayed.

Left my place near Chatham. La. /.
about May Is, one gray mare, no brand,
weight about l200 pounds; one red roam
horse, small brand on one shoulder ard
had on small bell, weight about 1900
pounds, and one black horse mule. no
brands bat has knot on left front ankle,
weight about 100 or 1900 pounds, ali
in good work order. Liberal reward
for any information leading to their
recovery. j. B. MCKAsRLE,
jest Chatham. La.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-06-15

We hear rumors that the whis-
ky men of the 9th senatorial
district are preparing to put a
candidate in the field against
Judge George Wear. avowed pro-
hibition candidate to fiji the va
cancy caused by Senator Harper's
resignation. We hope this re-
port is not true, but if it is we
assure them their candidate will
be the worst beaten man that
ever came out alive in political
scrap.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-06-15
j. d. GARRISON,
Gen. Mgr, Jefferson Highway.

Colfax, La. June, Is. 1918.
Editor Coltdz Chronicle:
| Was toifof the statement by
Mr.. Clarkson concerning tine JEFF
ferson Highway in this parish,
and later saw the statement.
The road must be kept up. Con-
corning that statement, / wish
to say that understand the trou-
BILE to be that the Police Jury has
been unable to sell the bonds
owing to the policy of the Gov
eminent to stop sale of other
tnan Government bonds during
the War. OF course every pa
tsiet endorses this policy of the
Government. But the Govern
ment wants roads built and main
rains at Washington a special de-
partment for that purpose, The
Goods Roads Bureau.
Now our people can keep the
jefferson Highway and build,
gravel and maintain it by a tax
Tor that purpose. if they desire
to recall and cancel the bond is
sue and vote the tax, They are
paying taxes now on bonds which
they cannot use. The idea is to
recall the bond issue, keep on
paying the tax and use the tax
as collected. The bond issue
was for Road District No. 8. L
think Road District No. 8 coulu
reach the trouble and cure it by
petitioning the Police Jury 10
submit to the people for their APP
proval or rejection the question
of cancelhng the bonds (none of
them have been sold) and con-
tinuing the tax for a specified
number of years and using the |
tax so collected on the roads in |
District No. 8. The matter could !
be solved by submitting to the
people the proposition in the fol- |
lowing form: If this carried, |
the bonds would be cancelled and |
the tax voted; if not bonds would
stand land we might lose the
highway:
For The Proposition: To re-
call and cancel the bond issue
voted in Road District No. 8 on
of--19l- and vote
instead thereof a tax Of mills
On the dollar of assessment in
said district for a period Of
years, beginning with the year
1918.
Against The Proposition: To
recall and cancel the bond issue
voted in Road District No. 8. on
of--191-and vote
instead thereof a tax of-mills
IN the dollar of assessment in
'aid district for a period of
years. beginning with the year,
1913.
| submit this suggestion to the
people of Road District No. s,
through the columns of your pro-
yressive paper, for their con-
liberation. AS l take it all of us
sould feel a personal loss If the
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-06-15

For this edition of the Chroni-
Gle we are printing l4O8 extra
copies of the paper for Mr.. Earl
Roberts, parish director of the
War Savings Drive, for distribu-
ton in Grant parish to persons
who are not on our regular SUBJ
scription list.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-06-15

Sugar for Preserving Purposes,
To Grant Parish Merchants and Con-
SINNERS;
The government authorizes the sale
of sugar for actual needs for preserv-
ing purposes without specifying any
special limit as to quantity. At thu;
suggestion of the State Food Admins
traitor, the parish food administrators
have been requested to fix the limit at
rs pounds per week to Zach family
Mr.. C. F. Crockett. the food admins
TRAITOR for this congressional district.
has instructed me 70 use the following
form for applications for sugar wanted
for preserving purposes, viz:
Grant Parish, La. 1"l8.
H. G. Goodwin, Food Administrator:
Dear Sir Please authorize me to
purchase ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. pounds of
sugar for preserving purposes. GER
tify that this sugar will be used exclu-
sively for preserving fruits.
(Signed) ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
The above sale is authorized.
.............................
Food Administrators.
PSrties needing sugar for preserving
purposes are requested to make the
above written or typed request anu
send it to me at Colfax. and in every
4
is genuine | will be pleased to author
ize the sale.
Merchants making the sale are re-
quired to endorse on this certificate tn.
price of the sugar and date of sale, and
preserve the certificate as their author
ity for making the sale.
H. G. GOODWIN,
Grant Parish Food Administrator.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-06-15
Saved Seed Corn June Z.
New Verda. Ia. Junf

Editor Coifar Chronicle:
gathered some corn on June z to
save seed for next year also inclose
you cotton bloom. can stand in
one place and count eight open cotton
blooms. Some few small bolls, but
lots.o boil weevils.
Respectfully. J. r. MILLER.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-06-15

You may not be able to fight,
but you can save and buy War
Savings Stamps.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-06-15

Administrator Sale.
18th Judicial District Court, Parish of
Grant. State of Louisiana.
Succession of Kzsiah johnson.
In pursuance to an order issued ont
of the above named court, l will offer
for sale on
SATURDAY, JUNE 70, 1918.
for the purpose of paying the-debA Of
said succession the following property.
to-wit:
A portion of block one of East Col
fax addition, beginning at the SOUTH
east corner Of said block, run west \
distance OF SO feet, thence in northerly
direction l60 feet parallel with lot Is
of block z, thence easterly to west line
OF said lot Is, thence south to the
point Of beginning.
Terms Of saIe-C Cash. subject to sp-
praisement.
JAS. J. O'QUINN.
Administrator.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-06-15

War savings and thrift stamps are
the very best investments.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1918-06-15

Save for your country's sake.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-13

Tho largest completion f0r r.w"
h'nih7 in the Augusta f.I On.
u.'n put on tho punpO ft 4. rH0 .
,aII Empire No @ ou lfr 3 vs.
s.2rkoy farm In 25-27-t and pHmp.T
N'o barrels Sunday. which H Hu
average Of 35 barrels per hour The
W'I was completed August b but
"HA nor pumped uutn Sunday
Hincialr has made n location for
no. ON The Hazlctt lease boo 1I-
aS.4 same feW
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-13
Personals

M sullivan ~ Kansas CITY la
hero Tor J fcW daAH.
% Mo.ro OF Indianapolis Is rog-
lstrrod ut Hotel Tulsl
Joseph u Crawford of k1nHa city
is ON d hHr.nrH iIp tu Tulsa
william Deu. prominent uH PRO.
ducer ~ Db.a vuI N,st Virginia. s
az iiotcl Tulsa
g T. MnyhnU u' inr ImruraI Tr.
fuiug company uf NttmH.r epuHt
yesterday iu Tulsa
John Anderson az tho firm uf
NuloHon aud 3ustatsou H louG
from Chicago FOR "a lttlc while.
E II pcyore. wcIl known rs.n.
r'st has returned from 70 fru
through tho Rio Graudu couutr.
g. F iIllm1n ~ Oklahoma CIu,
president ~ the Ullmpu Rrrinlna
company spent Monday in the city
T. j. thiD Ieuuhlri OF hr
lAtophrk Kefning company Of
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-13
on mARKnT ouorAr1oNs
What Is Gasoline Worth?

when our trl wasp-. eagles t.d
traulu,s put terror into The hearts
~ Hun lu1lt urcws'
'Nhen our auWru pu ont the eyes
OF Hun armies. direct the deadly hlH
Of our artillery and nightly drop
tons OF bombs on Hun d"pots. Wu-
rIuon factories. htrhors and han-
EAu'
when our tanks quickly destroy
Jluu machine gun noas ihni ulhrr-
wise would cost the lives OF th"u-
sands uf our bravo hO}7'
when our motor trucks maintain
a constant ammunition supply ana
Keen our heavy guns nt the heels Ui
car advancing Infantry
when our motor amhulauros
eliminate time and distance boo sIr-
,oring our woundcdT' Thou what
Is gasoline worth %" asks the Dll and
'ug News
Yes. what is a gallon ~ gasoline
worth when % does aIi thl'' Bu.ug
Sho value ut a. Yankee soldiers ufc
OH what true American mother
would take for ~. one Mo is price
Jess This life. multiplied by thou
bands, whose lives are saved hy tanks
nlouu. bring tho value ~ gasoline 10
a mcusuro,rag point because without
gasoline all OF the above mentioned
achievements could not be- realities.
lcstcrduys news from the front
WAS full OF the fca,s accomplished
hv the big tanks and their crews.
Maybe some OF the oil men who
were particularly rushed 3t that time
oid not have IN" opportunity ot
reading all ~ the events and skipped
over some Of tho longer dispatches
The following. under the lcadlns.
with the British Army inRynucc, D"
tells the tale of what one tuUE ana
AT one small town. south OF the
Amiens- Royo road. the advancing
French infantry sont word to tho
British that they could not set ON
because Of heavy machine gun fire
from the town.
"Fiyo pondoruus armoroi mon
btcrs went over nud rolled directly
into the place. Their crews di7Cuy-
cred that the houses were crowded
with Germans manning machines.
principally from soypnd-stpry wine
d0ws. one tank leisure s. advanced
upon n house while % hall OF buheis
splaahod OF Its metal hideA AAftcr re-
connoltcriIB al close range, the Tank
backed Off and charged lts great
weight crushed ln the whole build
INK and 70 continued forward until
the structure was 0attoned out. with
tho enemy machine gunucrs thor
OuEhly cffaccd."
Again;
"At one place. a tank containing
twelve volunteers rushed strong
sneury position. Scores OF Germans
Kgrh-kiitd sAd seven officers and
~ men were captured. This per-
iiniued the infantry to get on to the
ing"
And while tho tanks were knock
Ing hell out or the Hunnish strong
holds and making tho machine gun
her5 bite tho dust tho alrplanes
we're In the air. back OF the German
lines, bombing the bridges over tho
spmme, cutting on the retreat OF
tho ka.sers crippled hordcs. and the
British airmcn were establishing
new record of dropping 5th tons of
bombs on German tarscts- Including
the German city OF Karlsruhe.
Great stuff this' n ever there
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-13

GWesr.e and others have o r.g up
on .nr s UlrIu farm. in '.U sNH'ur
west corner Of me -nI'hH1Hi OF iNa
northwest of 3-'n.llr
Produccra C UoGn.rs corpnrafInnH
No. l. j. Drew farm boz the unr'Hr
wrsl corner of the snafue1s. ut iar
northeast of eG.15.1I. iH a rtr.
WIncmIlor and others have % r.a
erected for Eo. @. o. Beams farm 'n
the n9r'hc1st corner of taa south.
west Il l9-l4-lC,
EQEU Du coWplnNs 30 49, j..
Larnsy farm. lu the center of fHe
north Urc ~ tho southeast nf tln
northwest OF 2s-lJ-1I. u.s. 70 r.r.
Moore and others ND. o. 81.
Charles farm. IN tHn Cyu'or OF f..
east line 90 the northeast uf The
southwest OF 1854 is a rlF.
Scquoy1h ON q Refining CO. ' $50
4, g. Bradford farm. in the r'n,sr
Of the north line uf tho rortbras. of
the southeast ot i9-1i-lS. ls ma-
chine rigging up.
Magnolia has rig up for $50 17.
ID. Stevens farm, in the center or iH.
east line of the northwest OF ta.
southeast Of 1O-iA-14
The Penn Wyoming ON comn,r.
mas a rig up for S. Dan $50 I.. bon
.ne. SouinenHt corner gf The north.
".sl OF the northwest 90 I4-Ig-1l
ihe Iarco Dil cuWutuvs NO O.
Johnson inrm, In the northwest coy.
nsI OF lhe. southwest of the northeast
oI s'-l3-l- =, Us r.g on The ground
'N'H 'o..H no. o. Curlray farm
lh ihe northwest corner of tho norm
II a.U.H D.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-13

li T. bartlett has r.r up Tor ~.
Z on the Harper Jessie farm .r E.
southwest corner ~ the uurthvas. .t
ihe southwest ~ 3h-IA-T
The Gushing Development CON,
pNnl mas made e location frr NJ,
ON the NJ. lrurcr farm boz the Hnltb
ca'L corner OF the north .cs, o. IA.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-13

Nln"h7rt and assoclaica hgv-
made location for their second test
"n tho Mosvmon farm In the center
nf th" east lne of the southwest OF
'Ha southwest NJ 2i-2O-5 IN the smez
pool 10 i7 important inngrnurh MS
No T. which came IN good Tor as
h'r~eIa extended the pool consider
ably md No p ls the first location
'n No made since No. was com
pIaloi.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-13

narthwcst Of tho northwest ur "a.
lI-I ls u location
Sinclair has 90 rig up Tor Timothy
no. 3 ln tho Coutor uf thu north I.H.
~ tho northwest OF iNr unr0nwtH
uf 1917.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-13
nIlIMIiIl.IIT

TIFI WIVII1IIT =" TT0 " UTTN q
Black uu GO. tore down the rig and
muNrd The Roy Davis Ne tu tho
southeast Corner ut thc northeast uf
thu northeast of tho northwest OF
l.li-5 tp the northwest corner Of
thr northeast OF the northwest Of the
section
The Monitor bas riT up Tor Is.
l.NIuu No. B boo gbr southwest cor
n"r uf the southeast OF the north
hast of l-I5-1.
Lancaster ~ Kerr are rigging up
b. stevens No. iu the center OF tho
north limo OF the southeast OF l-l7-7.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-13

oLlNl. The riE on the Brown
ia.w BOO tna uorthwcst roEner OF the
nuf.hras. .f Jl-lN-9 iB sHndinE.
INr t,nuhuwu Dil company No.
.. Brown Iu the southeast corner
ui ih" southwest of the northeast of
Zoo southwest or s5-lS-9. Is sull a
fr
The Balboa on company has the
r|r Ip vet for the Betsy Kay no. / .
iu The southwest uf 1lT-A.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-13

bll|INlN lNt l'fN|flN lIN y hNh
GO b. drilling at 400 feet on the vs..
.g,mmrr 80 in the southeast cor
rrr rf the southwest OF the south
R.e. uf lg-Iy-7.
a rg ls uu for % Wilson 80 I
.r fnu northeast curuer ot the south
IVES. uf inp southwest of 3.lS.1.
Tho white Panther ON company
nta rIE up for E wilson No 2
ln fhr southwest corner of the north
wee, uf the southwest Of 2-1s-7. '
Tho Nalbua pN company has "A rig
rn frr Ititle McGuhra No . IN tho
northwest corner OF tho northeast OF
..Is.I.
rrsdru has erected a rig FOR No
d.. Ufurrr. ln tho northwest cor
r.. .f tHr southwest of 3.lN.5
.u.d,u has % rig up FOR = B1r-
r..I Np D. no tho southeast corner
.. .u, southwest ~ the northeast
u .a.1T.r.
,.saprg 30. Z Bessie Goodcn
farm 300 Tho southeast corner Of the
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-13

ON ANNO The PUN Line OIL
a. Gas Go. No. 2, G. r.. Franks farm
Zoo the center OF tho east line OF the
west half NJ The northeast uf tho
northwest OF 3a-2l-li les a half mil
lion guss,r ut 77b feet
Tulsa Fu,l company No. I, Col.
Iua farm Boo tho center Ot the
northeast of tho northwest OF 1-2I-
l3 "a 5000. .000-foot gas well "a,
1880 feet
Tho Colonial OH & Refining Co
so. %. Victory farm. in tho center
ot tho west line ut the northeast ui
the northwest ot sO-22-li Is dry and
abandoned nt 1856 feet
Tulsa Fuel company No T. g
Murphy farm. In the northeast cor
uvr uf the BuuthCIgt uf 32-22-lf De-
dry and plugged at $50 feet
Texas company Nu. @, MCHhersou
farm BOO the center ~ the south lnc
Of the southeast Of the northeast OF
6.l2.l3 ls dry and abandoned at
1900 feet.
Gooinll and others have "a lO-har-
rod we'll at 5f3 feet offer shooting
tnr sullivan so in the southeast
corner ot the northeast of the north
slH, uf tha uurthW,st OF lO-2l-Ig.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-13
OILAND GAS


Wanted Man above present draft
ag. ur woman capable o. handling
N...Hrr ws'rm ~ bookkeeping also
must Boz. expert steuorraphcr Salary
5000 Position permanent Expert.
ono. ir uH OPP uarinrhcad gasoline
hnWut-t rrgfnrrCd state experience
and r'y' rrfcronco Address J'oK
loo. care world Adv
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-13

ono Icidcckcr drilling machine.
Naurr 7sgd tools good for 1900 fect
drilling ar cleaning out " - Hiatt.
Broken ARROW. Phone T. X IS.
Adv.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-13

N0NWVNN TNV MOTTUn anu UIU"
ors No. J. Go0uykuou,z farm in the
southwest corner " the southeast of
thD northwest uf tho southwest Ot
g. 24-l3 ls shut down at fSb4O feet
Indian Territory Illuminating
on company no. 1. n. Cirrus farm.
in the center OF the north line OF
the southeast of G-2J-l3 is still
shut down al $50 feet
Tho Tulsa Fuel company Is spud-
ding lts no !, E, iladdock farm, IN
the southwest corner OF the north
wesl of the northwest ot 13-22-
Southwestern Petroleum company
No. l N Mitchell farm. in the cen
ter 0f the southwest " the north
west OF ll-Z2-l3 la spuddinE.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-13

star drilling machine
No 9R ir good condition KuFu
spcltor company. kusa, Okla,-Adv
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-13

IlI.NrOOi A. s. v Trauchut
...H .p fnr deep test un The
'... h.'er farm. BOO lhr north.
' ...... Of fhr northwest OF The
.'."0.' Dr the southwest of a.
...I.. DO 4. Nu 20 for the lease.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30

Griffith's Intolerance" at the Tsis
theater this week indicates that this
mammoth production is going to out
do here the popularity of it's famous
predecessor, The Birth of a Nation"
That this latest Griffith work has
been outclassing the record engage
ment of the former one all over the
country as well as In London, Eng
land. and Sydney and Melbourne. Aus
tralia. IL q fact that most theatergosrs
who keep abreast OF the times know.
Anyone who sees a reason for the
astounding success OF Intolerance"
has but to see the work or read one
Of the many thousand tributes of
praise which eminent writer's have &C.
corded IT,
"Intolerance said one critic, lis q
spectacle that In magnitude and beauty
is 30 far beyond any other creation
that It stands alone as drama and as
art" 1T discounts all else the thea
ter has known" said another critic,
the spectacular wonders are binding
in their magnihcence." Superb. mag
nifcent, dazzling. thrilling, awe-inspir-
i~w. barbartc," was tho enthusiastic
opinion of another critic.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30
POSf0FFIcE WILL
REGISTER ALIENS
Hay r. Thornton to Hare Charge M
ihoee Living Outside JurAe<sic-
tioT IT Police But Recetv-
ing sFEfi Here.

Postmaster Hay r.. Thornton re-
eeived mn order from the United
States department OF Justice ye~sar-
Cay requiring him 20 act as re-fstrar
for all German allen enemies vecasy-
< mail from the Richmond postof-
nee but resisting outside OF the turis-
election ot the d&ty police.
II had heen Intended bv the gov
eminent to have the polioe register
Az German aliens living in and near
This city but this order makes a ma
terizl change in its opcratlon. The
city police will continue TO regist or
al aliens who live within the confines
Of the city.
All aliens receiving their mail by
rural delivery from tina Richmond
postofffcs must coma TO the main
po@tof flee TO register and NOT TO the
y. bats tions. The postrn star will per
snuall% supervlse the registration.
This registration take place be-
tween A. NJ on February 4 and z
= 81. on February 2. Each German
alien or citizen OF the German EN-
pirs must register between these
dates or suffer Imprisonment for III .
duration Of the war Zach allan
must fiso carry four unmounta
phoFss$aphs Of Ainseif net larger
thar Tks inches.
T'fFsre will hs a universal registra-
Ion OF the aliens during the first
~eAf IN FebFuary. The postrn ast ers
and police all over the country will
art So registrars,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30
NORFOLK q WESTERN
USES u. 8. ENGINES

Tho Norfolk and Western road has
received and are using moro than
twenty five government engines which
were built for use In France in an eff
fort TO relieve the congestion on their
main line. The engines are of large
make and on the head Of each is the
L.. 8.
Together with the old onss that
have been salvaged from tina junk
heap and put into shape by turning
their entire shop forces into repair
uen. the road has been able to @nd
thousands of tons OF the soft Poca
hontas coal TO the sea board which
has to n large extent relieved the suf
rering In many of the Atlantic sea
board towns.
1t ia also understood that this COM
paf1y has an order In with the Amer
lean Locomotive works for an addi-
tionai ten locomotives which will be
ready for use within the next few
days. Already tho Norfolk and
Western has been able to move more
freight than any other Virginia road
and IL the present plans are fully car
risd out that concern will not only be
doing thu normal amount of freight
moving, but will accomplish more
than has ever been done before.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-30
7 Days of Fire and
Blood in Bolshevik
Territory Described

Chicago. Jan. 29--Seven days of frs
and blood. which brought Moscow
uu6er the domination of the Bolshe-
Wiki, are described by Edwin s
Water bury. the first Chicago man tc
come out of Russia since the fall OF
Kerensky. Waterbury and twenty
other Americans were imprisoned In
tile National hotel. Moscow, during
the entire seven days. and were In
the center of the fighting area
Between 5000 and 5000 men
women and children were killed dur
ing the seven DAYS" Mr.. Waterbury
said The fighting began at mid.
nfPht November 8.
THE Bolsheviki forces Included
both soldiers and workmen. someons
had given the workmen $4,000 guns
One hundred and forty of the Boil
sheviki were stationed in the hote
and they soon put the machine across
the street out OF business. For two
days they stood in the windows and
sniped in all directions.
lat last we got tired of that and
sent word to both sides asking them
to make the hotel neutral territory
To do that we had TO turn the Boil
sheviki out into the strsets-and
strangely enough. they went.
When the hotel became neutral
we ran up the American flag. alons
with the French, italian. British and
Japanese flags. and there was no more
firing"