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found the staircase Covered with blood
and various portions of their unfortunate
companions body lying on the steps
and In the hall. There are perhaps
fewer such awful deeds In Petrograd
Than In Moscow because Petrograd il
like a body hat has been long on the
NJ There are fewer throes to be got
out OF It. and. comparatively speaking.
there are not 80 many left to be tor
tured. outside he cities things are
sometimes beyond human endurance
and even loathsome to narrate.
On what he calls the western 'front.'
precisely that front which he likes to
think would extend nto Poland
Trotzky has established special bands
known as the Partisan Regiments Their
name is weak for their deeds.
A nephew Of a former Russian Am
oassador to Great Britain told me yes
,erday he had escaped only three weeks
ago from near Petrograd. and that dur
ing his dangerous journey he had met
brother officers who were shaken men
without nerves. They told him COM
rades of theirs had been stripped and
hung head downwards to trees and
that T~rotzky's lends had then begun
TO fay them alive. This occurred near
the town OF Pskoh.
The general procedure Is, to brand
upon the naked shoulders of officers a
senblance OF their epaulettes and stars
that used to designate their rank.
Hideousness l. Spreading.
All this h~ideousness Is spreading
southwards in TrotZky's new colonies,
Podolia and Volhynia. I have seen
many persons who have just fed from
these provinces. I was talking yester-
day with a group OF suoh when. during
Cur conversation. a friend OF theirs who
had arrived in Warsaw within an hour
came into the room and told a story OF
his journey. After what one hears
daily Il seemed almost commonplace.
as nothing more unusual had happened
than an attack by Bolsheviki upon the
train at a station. Some Germans in II.
who also were trying to escape tho
country. had been killed.
The others began to question him as
to he whereabouts Of friends and again
and again he said. He is dead" or
! H is murdered or. Ne has disap-
peared." One OF the most poignant
tales was that of a ceFsain Madame
Bezak. wife OF a member. of the old
Evdouma, whose husband had been long
in hiding. Under the strain of threat
ening visits of armed rufilans and things
happening all around her home. she had
become temporarily distraught and IN a
HlOTneHl Oh nySIeTld Ttpedleu again ana
again the name of the place where her
husband was concealed.
Next day he was seized close to Tezi-
tomir. where several landowners and
persons Of a respectable class were put
by the insurgent Bolsheviki into a cell
lar. which afterwards was 30 flooded
that they drowned by degrees.
In Volhnyia officials who were trying
to reach Poland were taken and strip
ped. Their limbs were broken one
after another with blows OF hammers
or rifles, their teeth beaten in, and
their tongues pulled out. Their bodies
were thrown in the snow. A man OF
distinguished family and education who
had seen these terrible sights gave me
the details.
Let those who talk of Russia being
left to settle her own affairs realize
what II means to remove even the dis
tant restraint OF allied forces from the
Thurman coast.
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War to tn. Knife ny h Dry..

on the eve Of tho converting Of the
Legislature surface indications point -
a bitter fight over the proposed ratitra-
ton OF the Federal prohibition amend
m"rt. Tho most ~p:olorGcd and acri-
nouious s~truEGi" Of the las session
ended in ;hc SHELVING Of the proposition.
There is a growing feeling In Iiepuh-
lean circles here that the question Of
ratification OF the nation wide prohibit
t'pn amendment should be disposed Of
early in the session so a. To get II out
OF the way OF other legislation, and also
70 SHUT off the possibility Of deals be-
tween the twenty-five Tammany Sena-
tors and o or five Republican Sena-
tors to prevent the upper house ratifying
the amendment. The first month OF the
session usually Is wasted, and II IS
pointed ont that the legislators Cou'I
we'll afford to turn Their time during
this month to considering and disposlng
OF the ratification problem.
II the ratification resolution for ny
reason fails 20 pass the Senate or X
tt'iuW-i - drag along Oh :hc calendar
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A further .Bolshevik advance Is re-
ported to-day, Pinsk having fallen into
their hands. according to the testimony
of fugitlves. This points to a move on
Brest-Litovsk. where Trotzky would UNI
doubtedly like 10 meet the Germans
again and talk in another tone. The
Germans are reported TO have blown up
the bridge between Biala and Lukow.
The are leaving the Ukraine.
throwing away rifles and In many cases
even going off on foot when no trains
are available.
Ten thousand of them with their Cen
erals ard other appurtenances are still
I'm Kien. which is tranquil, though all
around Bolshevism is boiling.
A story is current In Warsaw that the
German Gen. Hoffman was ordered by
the Allies to occupy Petrograd, but put
them off with pretexts, declaring pri-
yately that Germany had to he a friend
of Russia and that therefore he was not
going to engage in any action against
Russia. ! give the story for what it Is
worth.
All the fugitives agree there is an ex-
traordinary faitr in the Allies in Russia
by hll classes. soldiers and peasants,
who hope for a return 10 civilized life,
and there are thousands who say I'VE
trusted God, the Emperor and the
Allies God Furnishes us. the Emperor
has left us, and only the Allies are left.
and IL they an come anti-Christ win"
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BILL OF ALLIES PUT
AT $94JOOO,OOO,OOO
Suggestion Made That Enemy
Pay at Rate Of $780,
1000 Annually.
DEBATE FINANCIAL UNION
Estimated international Loan
Of S1O8, 600, 900, 900 Needed
to Avert Bankruptcy.
BIZ me Assoctdted Press.

PARIS, fec. 2e.-The financial aspect
OF the settlement OF the war problem
has been uppermost in the minds OF
those concerned in Paris during the last
few days. This Is regarded not only
by the American delegates to the con-
ference, but by the representatives OF
the Allies who have arrived here, as one
OF the foremost problems requiring set
Element.
The debates in tho Senate or the re-
newal of the charter OF the Bank OF
France, and in the Chamber on the
provisional military appropriations, have
disclosed lively interest by both Senator'S
and Deputies in the proposed organiza-
ton of the Inter Allied Financial So
cIety.' for tho liquidation of the com
bined war debt OF the Allies,
The Socialists. who are taking a prom
inent part IN the discussion. appear to
prefer the title Financial Society of
Nations which would not preclude the
eventual entry Of enemy Powers into the
association.
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Dealt with Private Owners.

According TO a report Of the Depart
meht OF Commerce on the Mexican oil
situation. October :. 1918. 5000, 900 600
of American capital is invested In oil
properties in Mexico, and 800, 100000
British capital.
This report says: The most inter
esting point about the American COM
panies Is that apparently not one OF
them has ever obtained a concession Of
land from the Mexican Government.
Their contracts Of purchase or lease. Il
is stated, have in every case been made
with private owners, who held titles eN-
tending back often for more n ESQ
years"
Now IL IS proposed by the CarranZa
Government, under the guise OF con-
stitutional reform, to forfeit this vast
property 20 the nation. The first COM
mercial oil development IN Mexico was
undertaken by American capitalists in
1900. AT that time the mining laws
Of 1884 were in effect. Article 10 Of
these laws specifically stated: The fol-
lowing substances are the exclusive
property Of the owner OF the land who
NAV therefore develop and enjoy them
without the Formally Of announcement
or special adjudication and named pc
t-oleun among the mineral products
covered ny the law. Under the guaranty
Of his law. American capital proceeded
with the development Of the Mexican
oil fields with the result that the pro-
duction Of petroleum in that country
in 1917 reached 55,293. 600 barrels.
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uIustra tiOn Is Given.

One man was unwise enough TO pro-
est, saying he would complain TO the
commander of the Red Guards, hoping
rhus 10 BLUM the situation through. The
Red Guards seized the money In the pos
esslon OF the others present. To the
me who protested the spokesman OF the
Guards said, Come along with us and
&c our Commander" They led him
through the door Of the fiat and for
babe the others to follow for half an
hour.
When his friends finally come u they
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Trotxky Lives LuxurfousIy.

While torture is consolidating his
regime, Trotzky. who is much more a
dominating factor than Lenine, is living
luXuriously and is guarded by Chinese
nc Lettish troops in the kremlin AT
Moscow. He frequently makes journeys
In his special train which an officer
who saw it recently described to be as
being composed OF fifteen cartridges. As
he may In the course of his journeys
have to live in the train, one carriage
is piled with our bags and another
with all manner of other provisions.
In the centre is a saloon car. where
he receives visitors, and also his sleep
ing car. Both are cars which be-
ionged to the former Car and are main
tanned with the utmost magnificence.
Trucks are run at a end and some
times in the middle OF the train, on
which are mounted light artillery ma
chine guns manned by Chinese and Let
fish soldiers. There are two engines,
c carrying n guard and machine gun.
The remaining carriages hold Trotzky's
suite with more Chinese. The Praetor-
!an's train is also used by Len!ne and
Zinovief, Trotzky's viceroy in Petro.
grad. These precautions indicate a GER
tain distrust on his part.
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Fears Allied Expedition.

III hOsNpN anu - 80 SAlA
versaliy believed, Il by Trotzky
! feared. that the alNes are on the point
of organizing An expedition against him.
There rave been numerous reports OF
landings at Reyal and Of action from
the Thurman o which have dis
quoted him. lie and the other two
members OF the triumvirate. Lenine and
Zinovieff. have all got false passports
in case of disaster. Then. as nothing
develops. they breathe again. saying, as
either he or Zinovief did the other day,
half bitterly, half sard ,nically I'VE
are dead, but no one dares como and
bury u.s.
He is organizing troops as steadily as
he can Apparently he has between
! 100. 900 and zoo. 900 fairly reliable men,
beside his b~odyguard Of 5000 Chinese
and 5000 to 1000 Lettlsh soldiers.
Gen. Barsky. n former general OF the
Imperial Army. has been made COM
mander OF the Bolshevikl forces at the
huge salary OF 100 rubles a day. Mu-
milton factories have been set at work
/ again and TrotZky Is thinking of an
army of millions by spring. There. is
no escaplng-at least in the cities and
towns. The alternative before the men
is TO join the army or strive.
In this way his rule is more iron listed
than that OF the old Imperial regime.
He has declared among his intimates
that II the Allies made an attack on
! Petrograd this winter he would be
obliged to evacuate hat city to defend
: Moscow. but IL they left 1t till spring
he would defend Petrograd. At the
same time he is undoubtedly Of the
opinion that his best means of defence
is attack, and he is to-day projecting
what he regards as the first Bolshevik
offensive outside his own territory In
the shape of seizure Of half the Polish
towns and countryside OF Lithuania
The Poles here on their part will most
probably go to the relief OF Wilma II
they can muster crough material OF n
| This must depend largely, however. on
the date of arrival of Gen, Halter and
his men from Franco
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NEW LAW IN MEXICO
GRABS U. 5. MILLIONS
Confiscation Of Vast Oil and
Land Holdings LOCALIZED
by Constitution.
PORTER DEMANDS ACTION
Representative Says It Is
Time to Bring Carranza
to Terms.
Special Despo,ch to Tus suS.

SDcCNut DcSputCh 70 LIE oON'
WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.-Confscatioh
OF millions OF dollars of American owned
property in Mexico is threatened under
the provisions OF the new constitution
which the CarranLa Government Is at
tempting to. put In operation under the
guise OF a reform. according to Repre-
sentative Stephen c. Porter (Pennsylva-
MAJ, member OF the House Committee
on Foreign Affairs, who will head the
committee In the next Congress.
In a statement here to-day Repre-
sentative Porter said tho time had come
to inform the Carranza Government that
America would not stand idly by and
see the property OF her citizens con-
hscated. Mr.. Porter said
1.-THE new constitution, adopted last
year, which the Republic Of Mexico is
endeavoring to put into operation, con-
tains provisions which amount to the
absolute confscation OF many millions
OF dollars worth OF property owned by
American citizens.
Besides prohibiting the acquisition OF
lands. and soon the holding Of certain
properties already bought by foreigners,
Article 81 of his new constitution says:
In the nation is vested direct ownership
OF all petroleum and al hydro-carbons-
solid. liquid or gaseous In these rev
words the Mexican Government pro-
poses 10 take from its owners all the
petroleum properties acquired in that
country by foreign capital and vest their
ownership In the Mexican Government
with the right to lease these properties
TO the actual owners u the owners are
Mexicans or Mexican corporations. No
American or other foreign corporations.
under the new constitution, may acquire
oil lands in any wny.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-03-27
War and the Weather.

The Almighty makes the weather,
not man, and if the weather doesn't
suit us, we have to wait. The farm
er knows what a days rain will do
in the way of upsetting plans. One
can't plow in the mud and a cut
ting of hay or wheat may be dam
aged or ruined by one nights down
pour.
The war department, too, is up
against the weather in France.
Three inches rainfall may make the
country impossible for half mil
lion men and horses and motor
trucks and ruin the chances of vic
tory or bring defeat When the war
department has the weather to wor-
ry about, don't add to its worries
by withholding money and, conse-
quently, supplies The purchase of
Liberty bonds will help Pershing a
lot this summer. Get in line.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-03-27
ole samuelson Has Narrow Escape.

Ole Samuelson met with dis
tressing accident Saturday afternoon.
He was loading cement blocks in
car at the Milwaukee freight de-
pot A big pile of the blocks was
standing near the car and part of
them began to slide. Mr.. Samuel
son braced himself against the pile,
holding them for a while, but the
top layer slid off, one of the blocks
striking him on the right side of
the head, knocking him down, and
the rest of the layer slid off on him
and came nearly completely bury
ing him underneath. AS it was he
escaped pretty lucky, but his right
wrist was broken, and of course the
accident will lay him up for some
time, but his many friends hope for
a speedy recovery.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-03-27
Call for Volunteers.

Winneshiek County Local Board
has been called upon to furnish
fourteen G4) quick thinking, in
telligent young men, registered with
this Board, who have at least COM
pleted the eighth grade in the pub
lie school. These men will be sent
to Madison, Wisconsin, for a two
months special course of education
at the expense of the Government,
fitting them to fill responsible posi-
tions with the Staff Corps to which
they are assigned. The probable duty
which the graduates of these train
ing schools will perform will be the
highly important one of mechani-
clans in Aero Squadrons. Those de
string to volunteer will report to
the Local Board at once. Call for
volunteers expires March 29th. These
men will be sent to Madison about
April 8, 1918.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-03-27
A FORMER DECoRAHIAN.
Now Managing Big Store at Audu-
bon, Iowa.

A copy of the Audubon Republi-
can of March 81 reaches our desk
with the following write up Of the
opening of the fisherman depart
ment store, of which Henry Halvorz
son, form orly in the employ Of Mott
& Co. here is the manager:
THE Alderman 60. Of this city
inauguarted their spring drive at
the large department store last
night. The drive came liz the ma
ture of big public reception. The
doors were thrown open &c the pIb-
lie at sc en- o'clock and an immense
crowd tironged the store room. until
closing time at ten o'clock.
The visitCrs were serve. punch
and waters, and each one was
given rose as long as tire supply
lasted. 800 roses were given away.
This supply was thought to be suui-
cient but it proved insufficient to
supply All those who came. much to
the diSapI ointment of the manager
II. j. l1a;> orsen.
The display windows and the in
JVIlOA "SlO uCCOl GLLCu
with all kinds of fancy trimmings,
giving the stock of dry goods a most
pleasing effect. Everywhere were
found Easter lilies, which together
with the other decorations made a
display of uniqueness and delight
such as is seldom found outside the
large cities. Mr. Halvorsen is an eX-
pert window trimmer and he pre-
scented two windows that were the
admiration of everyone. The east
window offered the Easter Greeting
while in the west window was a
handsome display of new spring
ladies ready-to-wear, over which
were the words, Spring Opening.
This was a new feature for Audi
bon, and from the way the people of
the vicinity responded, 1t was clear
ly evident that they appreciated the
progressivenes of the new manage
ment The Alderman Co. is striv-
ing hard 10 give the public uneAcel-
led service and they certainly have
established a standard that is meet
ing with the hearty approval of
their army of customers.
The second floor was also hand
somely decorated and many of the
ladies visited this department where
the ready-to-wear is sold. Many
compliments were passed on the eX-
cellent grade of goods and the SUI
perb method in which the gooGs
were displayed.
The Sono Orchestra, composed Of
six young adde's, furnished mt sic
for the evening. This organization
is one of the best TO be found any
where and gave the pubic a class Of
music that no one could fail to APP
preciate. Their playing was in cv-
cry way equal to many companies
appearing on the chautauqua and "
ceum platform. Audubon people are
proud of them.
The people of the community are
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-03-27
DAYLIGHT SAVING LAW.
BY Starting the Day Before it Com
mences We Are Promised More
Daylight.

Set the clock ahead on Saturday
night, March 80. and, beat Father
Time at his own job. That is the
order of government. Then begin
getting up in the morning an hour
earlier than common. Lazy folks are
going to miss breakfast if they don't
watch out.
The object of the new daylight
regulation is to save light and fuel
and to save daylight. That is, to
do the days business in daylight
hours and use the darkened hours
for rest and repose. The fellows
with the pencils and a penchant for
figgering have discovered that set
ting the clock an hour ahead of the
sun during the summer season will
save this country some hundreds of
millions of dollars a year in arti-
fetal lighting and heating expense.
That is important, if true, and worth
proving.
Setting the clock ahead an hour
means that when it is noon by the
sun at meridian in Iowa it will be
one o'clock by the time-pieces and
time to go to work again. And when
you are getting up in the morning at
five o'clock by the clock you are ac-
tually getting up at four by the sun.
And then if you are regular in your
habits and properly conserving OF
your physical resources you will go
to bed at about ten by the clock,
when it is actually only nine by the
sundial.
AS the Irishman remarked when
he went up against a pretty stiff
job: "Well, be jabbers, I'm think
ing if i sta-art in an hour before
commence, and wo-ork an hour af-
ter, / lave off, with the least bit
while I'm resting at noon, / can gel
it done betwixt daylight and dark
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-03-27

Hiram Green and sis sister-in-law
Mrs, A. E. Johnson opened up the
Delco Cafe last Saturday and will
conduct it in the future. They are
going to operate first-class up-to-
date restaurant and give the people
the best of service. They will serve
regular meals and lunches, and on
Tuesdays and Sundays a chicken
dinner will be on the menu. We pre-
dict they will make a success of this
business and give their patrons the
proper kind of service.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-03-27
Married Here Saturday.

Mr.. Lawrence e. Entsminger and
Miss Evah M. Marcy were united in
marriage in DEBORAH last Saturday
by Justice III. f. Barthell The
bride is daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harrison Marcy, of Bluffton, and the
groom is one of the well known
young farmers of that township,
where the happy young couple will
make their home.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-03-27
Moved to Summer Home.

Capt. A. j. Swezey and family
moved to their summer home al
Trout Run last Friday. DR.. Swezey
has also moved his Office from DR.
JEWELS Office that he occupied since
coming back from FIT Riley. He will
from now on be found at his old Of
flee over Germann's clothing store,
which he has occupied for 20 years
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-03-27

Besides the Anniversary Specials
found in our advertisement we have
many other items specially priced
for our anniversary sale. Don't over
look these: Red Globe" Onions
29c peck; Rutabagas 24c a peck;
Mammoth cans Club House" canned
pumpkin only 15c per can. Club
House" Logan berries only 22c a
can ReXine SC, cans for Csc.
FRED J. ROSENTHAL.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-03-27

indebted to MIR. Halvorsen for giving
such delightful evening Of pleasure
and music. His efforts were appre-
ciated by all who visited the store,
and the event will long be remem-
bered. 1t is "a credit to any COM
munity to have a store like the Ack-
erman Co., and it is a pleasure 20
number among our citizens such pro-
gressive and enterprising men as Mr.
Halvorsen'
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-03-27
/. w. Brunt on Trip.

/. w. Brunt, secretary of the
American Drug & Press Association
departed yesterday on a business
trip to Des Moines. While there he
will visit Camp Dodge, and see how
our local soldier boys are coming
From Des Moines he will go to Kan
sas City, and also make a visit to
Fort Riley, where more of our boys
are stationed.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-03-27
Heard Billy Sunday.

E. X. Hovden arrived home last
week from a business trip to Chi
cago. While there he made a visit
to the big tabernacle where Billy
Sunday, the base ball evangelist is
holding revival meetings, and heard
him speak, and saw many hitting
the sawdust trail.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-03-27
Grace Episcopal Church.

Easter Day-Service will be held
in the church-The order of the
service will be Morning Prayer and
Holy Communion, with sermon, sub
ject, 1.-The Lord is Risen Indeed. .
Time 1880 a. m. All are welcome,
Good Friday service held at the
Rectory 10 a. m.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-03-27
A. A. Lee Home from Buying Trip.

Tailor A. A. Lee arrived home
Saturday from Minneapolis where
he had been on business, purchas-
ing fine line of new spring goods
for his shop, which are arriving
this week.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-03-27

Paint, varnish, linseed oil, etc.
at reasonable prices. Croft Hardware.
Co. 1871
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-03-27

Subscribers will confer a favor upon
us by notifying us at once OF fail
ure to receive the paper regularly.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-03-27

This paper presented free of charge
for one year to Winneshiek County
brides who remain in the county.