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The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-17
With Ashen Skin and Sunkera Eyes Kerensky
 Changed i, One Night
Russian Officer Tells of Preiers Flight Gatchna His Pathetic Appeal to Soldiers to March Petrograd,
 and Finally His Flight in Sailors Costume
ny 11rur. BORIS sHUMANsKY

Petrograd was in the hands of the fred guard. Friends and partisans of Kerensky were in hiding or had fled to Gatchina. There, too, Kerensky had gone, determined to organize loyal forces to beat down the bolshvki. At that hour Kerensky still retained his confidence and determination. His spirit had not yet broken. There was fire and fight in the man.
 When he escaped from the Winter pal ace and Petrograd disguised as a sailor and travelling toward Gatchina in a slow train constantly searched by red guards with bayonets, Kerensky reekoned on the fact that there was a military force of 5000 men at Gatchina, where the au- thority of the provisional government was paramount. His last assurances to the members of his cabinet when the storm was beginning to break and mons of bolsheviki were shriekng In the Nevski prospect were that he could rally support at Gatchina and restore the authority of the true revolution.
 That he ever reached Gatchina alive or a free man was no less than miracu- lous. Lenine and Trotzky had known the exact hour of his departure from Petrograd and had set members of the red guards on his trail, with orders 10 capture him dead or alive. It was no
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shots. The train stopped with jerk.
 Soldiers armed with rifles and revolvers swarmed into the cars. They shouted
 constantly and interspersed their shouts with many curses.
 "Where is he? Hiding. is he?" they cried, with words unfit for human mouths.
 l Officers on the train told them that
 Kerensky was not aboard, but they ln- sisted that they knew better. They l looked under every seat. I went out of the car and inquired of the first soldier l saw on the platform what had happened. He told me of the
 report that had spread over the district ] I<erensky had fled from the Alexandra palace in the disguise of a sailor. 1 Finally the red guards permitted the train to resume it's journey. It was late 1 in the afternoon. In the evening the | train stopped somewhere in the broad countryside, unexpectedly. A small fig ure bundled in the clothes of common l sailor slunk into the car in which l was riding and collapsed upon a vacant seat
 This man spoke to no one. No one spoke l to him.
 | He was Alexander Feodorovitch Ke- rensky. He had been the hero of Russia. | Gro be continued in next Sundays Age Herald)
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his hands and Kerensky, after glancing at them, handed them to me one by one
 "See,' he said continually, ''the sol diers are with us, promising support, of | fering their lives. Let them know in Petrograd that the army is backing the government We will crush With his right hand he crumped the sheaf of telegrams to illustrate his mean ing. I could not forbear to say: You cannot beat plotters with tele- grams. We need men and rifles and we have none. The feeling of the troops at the front is against us. Voitinsky has reported the facts to you. We must strike now, if at all, and without watt ing for the troops from the front if the bolsheviki are to be beaten at the capital and the people are to be given
 government to rally about"
 COURAGE WAS GONE But Kerenskys courage seemed Co
 have left him absolutely. He sank into
 a chair. Presently he asked me not to publish anything about his momen-
 tary weakness in the Petrograd press,
 as such news might discourage our friends
 l went to the railroad station, but was told that there were no more
 trains running from Gatchina to Pet rograd. The bolsheviki had torn up the railroad to prevent any consider able forces from being sent against them was told, however, that abou. o'clock in the afternoon a special train would leave Gatchina for Tosno station. from where I could change for Petrograd
 l found seat in train and secured permit for 1t from the commander
 or the Gatchina garrison. I was sur prised to see many officers armed only with the rifles of private soldiers rid
 inG upon this train. Being an officer myself l was especially interested in this and made inquiries.
 he army is upside down." said ore Of the officers significantly.
 The platform was crowded with sol- olers and their number was rapidly in creasing. Our train began to move slowly toward Tosno station. Over the grinding of wheels came the noise of
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-17
IDLE LANDS
By MRS. G. H. MATHIS

Sheffield there were said to be as many as 500 men got off trains there in one day last week, and most of them from the farms High wages at industry, and low profits on land IS really telling the story.
 We must see what is going to hap jen before 1t is too late to avoid 1t. Who will grow the food for those 800 fami- lies? The time has come when capital and consumers must become farmers II they are to be fed.
 met one man yesterday who had left a thousand acre farm, turned 1t out entirely for want of help and was in Birmingham trying to get Jop. Think what that means to consumers, in fact, to Birmingham.
 We must think fast or it will be too late Better conscript that thousand acres of land and put some machinery there and get some food crop growing on it, if it is only COW peas, or soy beans Many people are willing to work
 but are helpless and ignorant of how Let's have training farm-do let's do something to get in the idle land. Ev- cry man is our brother in this crisis If the people don't think in terms of human life, they may be forced to see by awful realities the folly of blind selfishness. We must grow the food during the growing season or go hum gry. We must know that hungry peo-
 pie will not stay hungry while others have plenty. Better divide while divid- ing will increase the supply than be forced to divide when none can be grown.
 Somehow we must get in the idle
 lands of Alabama Who will help, who will come out and do his part? | It should pay it's way, but if 1t does not. we must have the food, no matter i about the pay. We must plant and grow the food. Let's find out where the big, idle tracts are, and conscrip' them for the war. We can't get the food except by growing it, and it will not grow in untitled land.
 Most persons with idle lands will be glad to offer them for the good oi the war, but some way we must get
 them in cultivation. I am ready te help and lead out. Let's do our part and do if now
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Look at the tongue mother If coated, it is a sure sign that your lit tie ones stomach, liver and bowels need gentle, thorough cleansing at once.
 When peevish cross. listless. pale. doesn't sleep, doesn't eat or act natu- rally. or is feverish, stomach sour. breath bad, has stomach ache, sore throat, diarrhoea. full of cold. give a teaspocnful of California Syrup of Figs and in few hours all the foul. constipated waste, undigested food and sour bile gently moves out of tho lit- tle bowels without griping, and you have we'll playful child again.
 You needn't coax sick children to take this harmless fruit laxative !" they love it's delicious taste, and it aI- ways makes them feel splendid.
 Ask your druggist for a bottle of California Syrup of Figs" which has directions for babies. children of au ages and for grown-ups plainly on the hottie Beware of commercials sold here. To be sure you get the genuine ask to see that 1t is made by Cali fornia Fig Syrup Company" Refuse any other kind with contempt.--Adv.
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The south must furnish the bulk of
 increased food this year. The north and
 west have almost reached their limit.
 Severe climate and high-priced land,
 together with little available land,
 make an impossible situation up there.
 The south must do the extra farming
 if 1t is done. Last year Alabama beat
 all former records. but still we could
 have almost doubled what we did, if
 all the cleared land in the state had
 been cultivated. Everywhere there
 were idle fields, thousands of acres pro- duced nothing last year because it was never plowed or planted. Labor was scarce, and money was scarcer Many farmers were unable to make full crops
 on the land that they did plant, be- cause of equipment and money short- |ages.
 It is true high prices have paid the farmers who had much to sell and few debts. but the larger number were so badly behind that it has taken the
 money to pay up. Farm labor is scarcer this year by 20 per cent than last year
 How is the land to be cultivated? Many suggest the use of improved machinery and tractors. That is all iShtt anu cAdCllN NndI DC oOIC, but how can these things be used If there is no money to buy with and no credit provided? Few men have the money, and fewer still are wiling to assume a deht, and sign mortgage note to get machinery to increase food for the use of the consumers and put up a mortgage on his all in order to help the people who have no care to help him.
 He reasons that if they can't see their way to help make the thing pos sible he can't do by himself and they can take chances on being fed next winter.
 This is a plain statement of plain fact that is bound to come home to every eater this year.
 The six months that are now be- ginning will tell the story for all time and for millions of people, yet we find hundreds of men crowded into the in- dustrial districts from the farms. At
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secret that they would prefer to take him dead.
 The train upon which he rode to Cat china was boarded dozen times by , big, bearded, rough bolshevik infantry mon, who routed all of the passengers out of their seats, made them stand up for search and prodded under seats with bayonets However, Kerensky es- capped all of these perils and came to Gatchina with hope yet remaining that 1t was not too late to correct the weak nesses of the situation: weaknesses, alas! due to his own singular soft heartedness.
 CALLED UPON COMMANDER
 At Gatchina Kerensky called at once upon the commander of the southern front, General Krasnow, and the chief of the Cossacl1s. General Dullhonin. He ordered them to draw to his support an army from the front.
 q demand" he said "an army to restore the authority of the people, but 1t must be an army that the front can spare without any positions being en- dangered.
 General Krasnow informed Ferensky that he was prepared to obey the order, provided it was countersigned by the soldiers committee at the front. Keren- sky smiled at this, no doubt, because he recalled that the head of the sol- dlers' committee was Votinsky. ie- voted follower of his own. Naturally, Voitinsky gladly countersigned the or der for troops which was drawn up by Premier Kerensky, and five regi- ments of infantry, with some pieces of artillary were moved from the front to Gatchina
 Kerensky was tremendously elated by this turn in his fortune-a slight turn enough, heaven knows, although at the time it seemed a monumental development. But Kerensky was over joyed He was wild to communicate
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-17
Infant ResourcefuIness

From EVerybOdy s Magalne.
 A Chicago clergyman gives this ac. count of infant resourcefulness:
 His little daughter was feeling a bit under the weather one evening, and con- sequently was put to bed early. She hac not been under the covers more than five minutes before she called out: Mother want to see father
 GO to sleep, dear" answered thu mother. Father can't see you now"
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Tn few minutes she called once more: Mother, I've got to see father"
 T can't disturb your father now. He Is very busy. Go to sleep
 There was silence for nearly five miI- utes. Then these words floated down the stairs Mother I am very sick woman, and 1 must see my pastor at once
The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-02-17

If plans for standardizing the gauge of the railways of Australia as recom- mended by the chief engineers of the different lines be carried out. it will mean an expenditure of S1S0, LOCO, coo.
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with his followers in Petrograd. He desired to restore their confidence. But as I have narrated the telephone and telegraph had been seized by the bol- shevil1i after scenes of bloodshed and trra ,1,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-05-23
cur ouT PET BUSINESS.

There have been repeated COM
plants in regard to the extraordinary
care and attention given to German
military prisoners. 1t has been charg-
ed that they are entertained II they
were at the Waldorf-Astoria. German
prisoners who are officers are paid
their full salaries by the United states
government. the expectation being that
the money shall be repaid after the war
This, we are told, is International law
This, in itself, is crime, but one
which cannot now be corrected. But
report comes from Atlanta, Georgia
that in a prison there devoted to TAX
ing care Of Germans. German bands
have been permitted to play the Ger
man national air. II is also reported
that when a bunch of prisoners came
in from submarines they were greet
ed by their com-patriots as victors
and heroes. The official report says
the prisoners are in a large measure
the guests of the nation, 1T seems al
most impossible to BET this nation on
to war footing, says Layafette
Young. 1T seems that these German
prisoners were considered gentle
Christian delegation from the krupT
establishment. They were not looked
upon as murderers and they were not
treated as such. The German prison
ers should be treated well and fec
well, but they ought to every day be
impressed with the fact that they are
prisoners. They should not be per
Imitted to go around with sneers or
their faces, which they do in an Ell
fort to express their contempt foi
Americans and all things American
Generosity toward Prussian soldiers
is wasted and kindness in every in
stance has been taken advantage OF.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-05-23
ITALY AND AMERICA.

The Italians in America, with their
celebration of the third anniversary
of the war on the twenty-fourth of May
intend to make the Italian name more
popular in America and the American
name more popular in Italy
Italy has the same ideals and the
same aspirations as America. Our
revolution, likewise that of America,
was inspired purely by national aspir-
atoms. Both revolutions represent
two historical periods ending not to
emancipate casts, but to emancipate
an entire people; they both gave to
the two great communities their own
fatherland and their own faith; both
revolutions indicated to the great
nations the right of liberty and self
government.
Italy and America have inherited
from their respective revolutions the
same political program, which holds
them steadfast to their principles of
liberty and democracy. Animated by
such ideals, both countries entered
this struggle on the side of the ag-
crossed in order to protect them
selves from the barbaric invasion
against which rebels the ethic con-
science of civilization; in order to
give notice to those who are the ex-
ponent of prepotence and brute force,
that against this monstrosity of cast,
stand the sacred human rights which
must finally triumph over and above
the savage oppression of KULTUR
and MILITARISM.
During the last three years of war
Italy has had from America un-
equivocal and renewed proofs of
friendship and cooperation.
America has generously sent to
Italy large supplies of it's enormous
resources. This day Italy demands
a purely moral support which for its
high Importance is above all others.
Italy requests American soldiers, who
will bring to Italian comrades the ex-
preston of American sympathy; who
endurance of this alliance which is
not inspired only by the war emer-
gencies hut by the lasting necessities
of the national life Of the two peo-
pies; who will disseminate in the two
countries the identity of the ideals
of the two peoples, both having en-
dured the same sufferings during the
period of their political infancy.
The request for American troops
on the Italian front must not be in
terpreted as lack of man power in
Italy. II must be interpreted as an
ardent desire on the part of Italy to
see on it's front, alongside with the
French, English and Italian flags, also
the American flag.
G.. BOLOGNESI,
Royal Italian Consul.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-05-23
DESCRIBING A STORM.

A new Interpretation on the terms
cyclone and tornado has been giver
by Iowa's new weather man, Charles
d. Reed. Here it is:
"A cyclone is an atmospheric dis
turbance covering several states oil
in some cases half or more of the
United States, moving in a general
direction from west to east. The
barometer is low at the center to
ward which the winds flow spirally
inward, revolving in the direction
opposite the hands of a clock. The
winds are strong but usually not vic
lent and destructive when the storm
is posing over mid-continental re.
gion. The center is generally pre-
ceded by rising temperature, unsettled
weather with precipitation and follow.
ed by clearing and colder. II re-
quires about three days to pass Civ
ell point.
"A tornado has similar character.
istics, except that the winds are i'm.
measurably strong and destructive,
the path is usually not more than a
half mile wide and twenty-five miles
long and generally of much smaller
About minute is re-
CURED in passing given point Tor.
nadoes usually occur in the eastern
portion OF the large general storms
called cyclones and are more fire.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-05-23

There were fourteen people kill
ed on the highway in Iowa during
March while one hundred and sixty
one were injured. 1t is interesting to
note that while fifty.four people were
hurt in auto accidents when the ma
chimes turned turtle there were thirty
four injured in accidents that happen
ed to horsedrawn vehicles. Sometimes
it seems as if the auto had, almost
driven the horse drawn vehicle out OF
existence. but such reports reminds
us of the fact that the horse is still
very much in evidence.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-05-23
ENTERTAIN GUESTS AT SESSION
OF TUESDAY EVE.

Phil Kearney Post No 40 of Oska-
loosa, Grand Army of Republic, met
Tuesday afternoon in the G. A. r..
hall. Routine business was transact
ed, bills allowed, and committees re-
ported. Two candidates We're mi
tiated. Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Bass and
Lydia Broyles are the committee from
the local Corps to decorate the cross
at the cemetery on Memorial Day. A
program was planned TO be given on
the presentation of the W. X. c. ser
vice flag at Tuesdays meeting but
was postponed until the next regular
meeting which will be June 4, and
all comrades are earnestly requested
to be in attendance at this meeting.
The w. r. C. received an invitation
from the Sammies' Mothers to attend
the meeting on the evening of June 4
and the invitation was accepted
Mrs. Mary Thatcher, Dept. Aid of
the w r. C. of Colorado, was present
at the session and told of the beau
tiful sacrifice OF an old comrade OF
the Civil War, of Denver, who was
casting in the melting pot his old
treasures to assist in buying an am
| bulance truck for the comrades OF
today in France.
Mrs. McHenry of Des Moines was
also present and gave an interesting
talk,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-05-23
PHIL KEARN[Y BOYsIADIES AsINGI WELL
C. n. U. CHORUS ENTERTAlNs FOR
RED CROSS BENEFIT

In spite of the threatening weather.
of Tuesday evening, the Red Cross
Benefit at the Central M. f. church.
was fairly well attended and the splen-
did work of the Chorus of Central
Holiness University under the direc-
ton of Prof s. e. Carter, was all that
could be desired.
The piano solo by Miss M. Getty and
a Violin duet by Misses Florence
Spiers and Audrey Johnson were spec
ial features. In al there were some
seven or eight vocal selections by the
Chorus, that indicated the complete
ness of their training.
Prof. Carter az the Director of the
Musical Department Of the University
has done exceptionally fine work in
both the vocal and instrumental
branches and the Ladies Chorus has
been material aid in the general
work of the school. Miss Ella Wilson
served as Accompanist.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-05-23
SWINE MORTALITY.

The death rate in swine from all
diseases for the year ending March
1918, announced by the United States
Department of Agriculture as All pei
1000, is the lowest in thirty-five years
according to the records kept during
that period.
This unprecedentedly low rate oi
mortality presents a great contrast
with those of earlier periods, particu
larly with the losses of 1888 per l.,
600 in 1887, 144 per 900 in 1897, and
118.9 per 1000 in 1914. years marked
by severe outbreaks of hog cholera
This is even a remarkable reduction
fRom the normal low rate of losses
which has remained slightly above Sc
per 1000 when the disease was least
prevalent
The approximate number of hogs
on hand January l, 1918, was 1874,
900 The loss of All per 1000 for the
year ending March, 1918, therefore
represented approximately 3,000,0Ot
of these animals, equivalent to the
consumption of pork and pork prod
ucts by the entire population of tht
United States for 1917 for 25 days.
These recent losses should be com
pared with that of 100000 hogs il
1914, which curtailed production Il
the extent of the national consump
ton for that year for 81 days.
The marked reduction in the losse:
of swine in 1913 over preceding per
iods, in view of the fact that 80 pei
cent Of these losses are due to hos
cholera, indicates clearly the benefi
from the combined efforts of State
and Federal agencies in protecting the
farmers against the ravages of this
exceedingly fatal disease.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-05-23
WHAT IS HE WORTH
RED CROSS PRESENTED WITH
VALUABLE STALLION.

Just how much the Red Cross
campaign in Mahaska county nets
from the current drive depends upon
the worth of splendid piece of live
stock presented by DR.. P. j. Els
worth. What will the stallion bring
Doctor Ellsworth, in lieu of a cash
contribution, gave the Red Cross his
pet stallion, "Norval Worth" race
horse with trotting record of 2:17A
made at the Mason City track some
years ago.
There is no better bred piece OF
horse flesh in the land and he may
bring upward of $500 or $4,000 when
sold for the Red Cross.
He is the son of "Old Norvall," an
Electioneer stallion, and he was one
Of the best of the sons of old Hamil
tonian. The Ellsworth horse shows
four distinct crosses of the Hamilton
ian blood. The dam of Norval Worth
was Sally Wilkes by Baron Wilkes
one of the most popular of brood
mare sires of his day. Mr.. Ellis
worth paid $4,000 for the horse as a
colt at auction in Cleveland, Ohio.
Noryal Worth is valuable animal
He has been producer and many OF
his product are performers Of prize
winners.
The stallion will be disposed of to
the best advantage.