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whom she had almost given up for
dead. In spite of his harshness
toward her, she still loved him. |
remember how happy my mother
was when father arrived, but this
happiness did not last long. Poverty
and misery cut it short. My fathers
rigid nature asserted itself again.
Hardly had a year gone by when
a fourth child, also a girl, arrived
in our family. And there was no
bread in the house.
From all parts of our section of
the country peasants were migrat-
ing that year to Siberia, where the
government allowed them large
grants of land. My father wanted
to go, but mother was opposed to it.
However, when our neighbor, Verev-
kin, who had left some time pre-
vious for Siberia, wrote glowingly
of the new country, my father made
up his mind to go, too.
Most of the men would go alone,
obtain grants of lands till them,
build homesteads, and then return
for their families. Those of the
peasants who took their families
with them had enough money to tide
them owe But we were so poor
that by the time we got to Tcheli-
abinsk, the last terminal in Euro
pean Russia, and the government
distribution point, We had not a
penny left. At the station my father
obtained some hot water to make
tea, while my two elder sisters were
sent to beg for bread.
We were assigned to Kuskovo, a
hundred and twenty versts beyond
Tomsk. At every station my sisters
would beg food, while father filled
our tea-kettle with hot water. Thus
we got along till Tomsk was
reached. Our grant of land was in
the midst of the taiga, the virgin
Siberian forest. There could be no
thought of Immediately settling IN
it, so my father remained in Tomsk,
while the rest of us were sent on to
Kuskovo. My sisters went to work
for board and clothing. My mother,
still strong and in good health,
baked bread for a living, while l
took care of the baby.
One day my mother was expecting
visitors. She had baked some cakes
and bought half a pint of vodka,
which she put on the shelf. While
she was at work I tried to lull the
baby to sleep. But baby was rest
less, crying necessarily. ] did not
know how to calm her. Then my
eyes fell on the bottle of vodka.
at must be a very good thing" l
thought, and decided to give q
glass to baby. Before doing so |
tasted it myself. II was bitter, but
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SbANo VI WIG
and is Of especial value coming from
a veteran peasant soldier of the rank
and file.
Perhaps surprising all else in in
terest is the horrible picture we get
of Bolshevism in action. With the
claims of theoretical B%olshevism to
establish an order Of social equality
on earth Botchkareva has no quar-
rel. She said so to Lenine and
Trotsky personally. But then came
her experiences with Bolshevism in
practice, and there follows a blood
freezing narrative of the rule of
mobocracy that will live forever in
the memory of the reader.
.Botchkareva left the United
States toward the end Of July, 1918,
after having attained the purpose of
her visit-an interview with Presi-
dent Wilson. She went to England
and thence to Archangel, where she
arrived early in September. Accord
ing to a newspaper dispatch, she
caused the following proclamation to
be posted in village squares and
country churches:
81 am a Russian peasant and SOL
der. At the request of the soldiers
and peasants l went to America and
Great Britain to ask these countries
for military help for Russia.
"The Allies understand our W
misfortunes and I return with the
Allied armies, which came only for
the purpose of helping to drive out
II deadly enemies, the Germans,
and not to interfere with our in
ternal affairs. After the war is over
the Allied troops will leave Russian
soil.
Il, on my w part, request al
loyal free sons of Russia, without
reference to party, to come together,
acting as one with the Allied forces,
who, under the Russian flag, come
to free Russia from the German
yoke and in order to help the new
free Russian army with all forces,
including Russia, to beat the enemy.
Soldiers and peasants! Remem-
Der that only a full, clean sweep of
the Germans from our soil can give
you the free Russia you long for"
ISAAC DON LEVINE.
New York City, November, 1918.
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! somehow wanted more. / drank
the first cup and, the bitterness
having somewhat worn off, | drained
another. In this manner | disposed
of the entire bottle. Drowsy and
weak, ] took the baby into my arms
and tried to rock it to sleep. But |
myself began to stagger, and fell
with the child to the floor.
Our mother found us there,
screaming at the top of our voices.
Presently the visitors arrived. and
my mother reached for the bottle,
only to discover that it had been
emptied. 1t did not take her long to
find the culprit. | shall always re-
member the whipping | got on that
occasion.
Toward winter father arrived
from Tomsk. He brought little
money with him. The winter was
severe, and epidemics were raging
in the country. We fell sick one by
one, father, mother, then all the
girls. AS there was no bread in the
house, and no money to buy any
thing, the community took care of
us till spring, housing and feeding
us. BY some miracle all Of us
escaped death, but ~ clothes had
become rags. Our shoes fell to
pieces. My parents decided TO move
to Tomsk, where we arrived bare
foot and tattered, finding shelter at
a poor inn on the outskirts of the
town.
My father would work only a
couple of days a week. He was
lazy. The remainder of the week
he idled away and drank. My sis
tiers served as nursemaids, while
mother worked in a bakery, keeping
the baby and me with her. We slept
in the loft of a stable, with the
horses stamping below us. Our bed
was Of straw, laid on the floor,
which consisted of unshaven planks
thrown across logs. Soon the bakers
wife began to object to feeding an
extra mouth, which belonged to me.
! was then over eight years old.
why don't you send her to work =?
She a earn her own bread" she
argued.
My mother would draw me to her
breast, weep and beg for mercy. But
the proprietress became impatient,
threatening to throw us all out,
Finally father came to see us,
with the good tidings that he had
found a place for me. ] was to care
for a fve-year-old boy, in return for
my board and eighty-fve kopecks a
month.
"If you do WELL" my father added,
"you will by and by receive a ruble.'
Such was the beginning Of my
career in life. / was eight and a
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-02-24
RIA BOTCHKAREVA, PEASANT, SOLDIER AND PATRIOT
MAY PROVE TO RUSSIA WHAT JOAN OFARC IS TO FRANCE

Life Story of Woman Proves a History of the Revolution and AppalL
ing After-Efects-Mrs EmmeIine Pankhurst, Noted English
Sufragst, Speaks of Her as the Greatest Woman of the
Century and Gives Reasons
Russia, Lnch0ate, InDincibLe, Agonized, Stirling, Rising Colossus,
Has Its Incarnation in BOtchkareUa-Besought All Freemen to
Liberate Her Beloved Country From the Calling Yoke of the
Invading Germans
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~ecoSrINunp r~oMoRRowA
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-01-02
IS Tor I

duction from former prices,
.Bargainsl Bargainsl We
howe tba,,, in eyary deOart-
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-01-02

bSlllSlllDSl! SAl Jul uiSu
grade shoes such as Red
Cross Shoes for women, and
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-01-02

go at
$6.95
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-01-02

Clearance Sale of Sales
1895
Mems and young mems
English last brown shoes,
forn,or volIeS to S1o 30 now
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-01-02

yf.50 values, now $3.50
$3.50 values, now 1896
$3.50 values, now $3.50
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-01-02

Every corset in our big
- nnl, LII LII IL ..l. .......
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-01-02

Ladies fine black Kid
shoes in either military or
French heels that formerly
Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1919-01-02

pI4.OU values, now 1910
This includes all our fine
Gossard Corsets as well as
others.
75e. Brassieres, now 39c.
$L.00 Brassieres, now 65c
These corsets and hrassieres
arc n1.innd lnnn 4nr n,,ill,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-15

ming. And such voice! You sing
very well together. but it is always
more pleasure for me to listen to a
man sing than it sto woman"
THANK you," l replied dryiy.
80, don't get nifty! 1 always
like to hear you sing. But it ISIS diff
ferent t ohear man a young
handsome man like Barrett Ed
monds. He thrills me-"
I changed the subject. Really l
was becoming quite annoyed. Rose
certainly was talking nonsense. She
must be reading more novels than
we did when we used to read to-
gether.
1t was late before we went to sleep
and so We remained in bed later
than usual. After breakfast we tok
another ride and did little shop
ping. Roses father had supplied her
literally with money, and she spent
it freely.
/ wanted terribly to impress her
still further by taking her to one of
the smart restaurants to luncheon,
but l didn't dare. Everett was sure
to hear l had been there with Mrs.
Sloane, and perhaps be angry, altho
he liked her and she was one of our
set. He would be much more likely
to be angry if l went with Rose, es-
pecially if we had no chaperon. Rose
was just as syoung looking as I was,
and he had told me that even if l
were married l looked too young to
go to such places unchaperoned.
MORE ?
When he said it l wondered if
Leola had chaperone when she was
young? You see every single thing
he objected to l wondered if it was
because of Leola. l was obsessed
with thoughts of her
We spent the afternoon in the
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shops, after we had lunched at home.
About o'clock, just as We were
dressing for dinner, the telephone
rang and Barrett Edmonds asked US
to go to a play.
For a moment didn't know what
to say Then came the thought;
"Leola would not hesitate-not if
she wanted to GO" And l wanted
desperately to go. So l replied:
eve will be delighted as we had
made no plans for the evening"
After telling me he would call for
US at o'clock, he rung off and l
flew to the guest room to tell Rose.
isn't it wonderful that he likes
me so wellw she said 81 think he
is just splendid; and he must like
me to ask us out with him tonight
batter spending the entire evening
here last night. If you weren't mar
ried l might think. it was you he
was trying to please, but of course
it couldn't be you. Young men don't
pay any dIleullOI w IlldIIlSu NOlISlL,
unless it is because they are mixed
up in business with their husbands"
l thought perhaps they don't at
home," but I said nothing. l didn't
want to quarrel with Rose. She was
my guest. But the way she appro-
priated Barrett was toe silly. Why.
he had scarcely seemed to look at
her!
took great pains with my toilet,
as much as if Everett were going
with me. I was very we'll satisfied
| when l had finished, and Rose too
looked lovely. felt glad to have her
look so nice because she was visit
ing me, and / didn't knew who would
see us. But l would I've been just
as well pleased had she not been
quite observation-disclosures of Bar
rett.
This was all very childish, but I
was little more than a child, altho I
made pretense of being blase to
Rose.
Tomorrow-An Unpleasant Surprise
Awaits Sandra.
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who have to advertise and can be
easily detected
Your Responsibility
Now the returning soldiers, who
have been given intelligent protection
and wholesome recreation. are 70 be
turned back to the civil communities.
The federal government must, of ne
cessity, in the next few months, give
up its wartime control These men are
your responsibility now
Some of these men are in your lodge,
your employ, your union, your church,
your neighborhood, some are your
own sons. To protect these men from
vice means also the protection of the
girls of your community from tempta-
ton and disgrace and the saving of
future wives from disease and suffer
ing. Your community must organize
as the military authorities did to make
and keep your home town as easy
place in which to live clean as the
army.
Is your community accepting its re-
construction task?
The Georgia State Board of Health
is ready to assist all who make applica-
ton in this great work by supplying
pamphlets and delivering lectures.
They are making all laboratory tests
for the physicians of the state when
requested and furnish free of charge
the expensive drug arspbenamive for
the treatment of syphilis.
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-15
GERMANS WARN
GIRLS AGAINST
u. S. SOLDIERS

WITH THE AMERICAN FORCES
IN GERMANY, August 15.-Posters
written in German and warning Ger
man girls against associating with
Americans appeared recently in sew
eral public places in CobIenz and
other towns on the Rhine, the girls
being urged to refrain from making
the acquaintance of soldiers regard
less of the fact that the treaty of
peace had been signed. At various
times posters have been put up
threatening indiscreet girls with
punishment of one kind or another.
American officers who have investi-
gated say the Germans are determln-
ed that girls who associate with the
soldires shall hare their names known
to the population and that several
secert societies have been formed for
that purpose. Intelligence officers
say that on several occasions the
names of girls who are on the rec
ords of the German police for as
sociating with Americans have been
read to the congregations at Sunday
morning church services. In other
villages the practice of posting the
girls names in public places was in
augurated some time ago
The officers assert that blacklists
of the girls names have been pre-
pared and are being kept for future
use, after the Americans are gone.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-15
SANDRA RESENTS BARRETTS
ATTENTIONS TO ROSE.
CHAPTER RLVII.

At eleven o'clock | excused myself
and ordered a little supper served.
Oh, how I enjoyed it,! l don't mean
the supper, altho that was dainty
and delicious, but the freedom-the
feeling that was doing as l wanted,
just as Leola had done.
Yet in spite of my pleasurable eve
ming, regardless of my being for once
able to do as pleased, even to wear
nib my hair high, had a distinct
feeling of annoyance. | realized that
Rose had been more tina nice to
Barrett-that she had made what we
girls at home uused dto call "a dead
set for him"
My wish that they would marry
had vanished. 1t now seemed to me
not desirable. l cannot explain why
felt this way; Imade no attempt
to analyze the change. And when
Barrett left l was delighted that he
held my hand longer than he did
Roses and seemed to feel more re-
greet at parting with me than with
her.
isn't he the dearest thingV Rose
exclaimed. and didn't we have
perfectly lovely time? 1t is wonder
full to be able to entertain as you
can. Do you know if l knew him
very well l should call him Barry.
| think it just suits him."
Call who 'Barry?'" l asked, pre-
tending ignorance.
Barrett Edmonds, of course. How
long have 20 Unknown him?"
almost ever since l have been
81 don't see how you have kept
from falling in love with him.
couldn't have helped it. He is stun
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-15
HEALTH OFFICERS
WARD ACAINS 7.
SOCIAL DISEASES

Your whole community will be at
the station when the boys come
marching home" You are planning to
honor these men with parades and
celebrations of all kinds Are you max
ing sure that the profiteers of vice are
not planning to take advantage of the
days of festiyity to dishonor them be-
fore they get settled again in the nor
NAL ways of life?
When men and girls are changing
their occupations and ways of life, says
pamphlet issued by the Treasury
Department, when war disciplines are
being removed and when spirits are
buoyant, the greatest temptations to
self-indulgence and dangerous pleas
ures occur. Cities and towns through
out the country face now the most
important crisis-the biggest emery
ency yet encountered in the fight
against venereal diseases.
What the War Has Taught Us
Our ignorance and failure in hand
ling the problems of veneral diseases
constitute the greatest crime of Ameri-
can civilization This is the clearest
lesson of the war" This was the con-
clusion of medical officer in charge
of the physical examinations of drafted
- 90
our great army camps. He had been
a physician in civil life, but not until
he had seen with his own eyes the
hundreds of diseased young soldiers
as they filed by his examining table
did he realize the extreme seriousness
of the venereal problem.
Before the war, physicians and pub
lie health officers knew that gonorrhea
was every year causing thousands Of
cases of blindness among infants,
countless surgical operations on wo-
men, and sterility in both men and
women; that syphilis was being trans
pitted to offspring, causing physical
and mental detectives, that it was a
prolific cause of locomotor ataxia
paralysis, paresis or softening of the
brain, insanity, miscarriages, diseases
of the heart, blood vessels and other
vital organs. But people generally
did not know these things and few
medical measures were taken. The
war opened our eyes.
VenereaI Diseases a Peace Problem
The examinations of drafted men
showed that five men came into the
army with. venereal disease for every
one who contracted it after he was
in the army And the one who con
tracted it in the army, probably was
infected in civil community outside
of military control. Venereal disease
is, therefore, not military problem or
war epidemic; it is a civilian problem
and a peace problem, taken over by
military authorities for the period of
the war only where civil communities
had failed in their duty The draft
and physical examinations of men
merely resulted in digging underneath
the sod of our civil life and showing
that out of sight in every mans town,
in every mans state there has been
going on yearly waste of manhood,
womanhood and childhood by the raw
ages of these preventable diseases;
diseases whose causes we know, whose
germs we can see and identify through
the microscope; diseases which we
can locate in an individual; diseases
which are transmitted in the course
of a business which has no possible
constructive use or value, by carriers
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-15
No Need for Flag to Sac.

A device that prevents a flag dis
played on a horizontal pole from be-
coming tangled is described in the
Popular Science Magazine. It is
wire rod that extends along part of
the lower edge of the Tag, to which
it is held in place by. clip at each
end. For large flags a hook passes
through one of the eyelets of the flag.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-15
South china,s Administrative City.


Canton is the chief Chinese admin.
istrative and commercial city of South
China. It is situated inland from
Hongkong, 95 miles by water and 112
miles by rail, and is located in the fer.
tile Canton delta country, in which
converge the West, North and East riv-
ers. In foreign trade Canton ranks
third among Chinese ports, being ex-
ceeded in volume by Shanghai and
Dairen.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-08-15
Norwav Mast Import sweetstuffs.

Norway produces no sugar within its
own borders and the sweet sirups pro-
duced from vegetable sources are Of
slight importance, so that country Is
in a position Of almost absolute de.
pendence on imports for its sweeten-
ing materials
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1919-08-08
To the People Of Okhbheha County.

l wish had tht command o,
words, so ] could express what my
heart feels, and tell you how deep.
lyl appreciate the splendid sup.
port you gave me at the polls Tues.
day, putting me in the second Pri>
mary for sheriff.
Lean never forget those loyaI
friends who stood by me when
needed them, and ! have nothing
but the kindest of feelings for nv
opponents and those who support
ed them,
Now that [ am in the secont
race, ! want TO urge my friends to
rally to nv supper, and be at the
polls on August 26th.
Should / bs so fortunate as to be
elected, | will 90 into the Office
with a grateful heart to sll the
people. Should | be defeated,
will accept my defeat wi,hou
the least feeling Of resentment to
ward anyone.
Give me the Office and l ple6g,
you my word that you can say, q
the end of the term, Mike Ful.
CHAM has made good"
Sincerely yours,
M. r FuIgham.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1919-08-08
BRUMBy.-.pERKINs.

Miss Tennle Perkins, of this cit,
and Mr.. AS, Brumby, OF Good
man. were married at the Presby.
terian Church Thursday morning
at nine thirty O'Clock. Rev. W. II
Hill, performing tae ceremony.
The bride entered the church with
her sister, Mlss Alice Perkins, who
was maid Of Honor. Miss Brumby
sister of the groom was also maid
while Mrs John Perkins, Jr. WIS
Matron OF Honor, Mr.. j. A. Olivs
OF Greenwood, Groomsman and
Messrs. W. Alexander, of Ripley
and John Alsxsnder OF jackson
attendants Little Misses Dorothy
Ann Perkins and Virginia Stiles
were flower girls. Mrs. Allie Tsrry
in her gracious manner, sang Il
Love You."
The bride and groom left on the
10 O'Clock NJ. b o. train for q bril-
dal trip.
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1919-08-08
A Gard From Herbert {. Cooke.
Maben, Miss. Aug. 7, 1915

Maben, Miss. Aug. 7, 1919.
take this method Of expressing
nv thanks to those, who so earns
estly gave me their support in the
recent campaign for chancery clerk
of 0ktibbsha County, Although
was left out / know l have won
some staunch friends who proved
their loyalty on election day Poll
tics has been au entirely new gams
to me, vet oil my life land ! he De
the mDior part of 1t is in the futurt)
| shall feel proud of the fact that
nv recent campaing cannot be
questioned by either friend or foe
as to the honorable plane upon
which ii was conducted. Aga b
lot me- thank you for yonr volun.
tary support, Gnd rest assured that
/ shall alway feel grateful to you.
Very Resptfully,
Norbert, Z. Cook
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1919-08-08
From William B. Lucas.

To the Voters of Oktibbeha County
The recent primary resulted in
TIE final rnn-off being between
Messrs Bell aud Rsncher and in
the defeat of myself.
To the mauy friends that sup.
ported me 10 Oktibbehs County
In this race, | am aud will ever be,
profoundly thankful aud gratified
To the friends who supported my
opponents, l want you to know
and to feel that | cherish nothing
but the kindest and most cordial
feeling toward you.
l shall never forget the hospi.
talities aid courtssies shown me
throughout the aght, and permi,
me to say to the whole people Of
Oktibbeha County that l am pro.
foundly gratifed to everybody.
The race made | thirk was 8
good one. NV friends were loyaI
and. true my opponents were gall
lsnt, chivalrous and manly. l have
never seen a cleaner campaign mol
one fought upon a higher plane,
1t is my present intention ia
make the race for this same office
four years hence,
extend MY congratu lations to
both my friends Mr.. Bell and Mr..
Rencher.f
WILLIAM B, Lucas
East Mississippi times. (Starkville, Miss.) 19??-1926, 1919-08-08
A Gard Of Thanks.

To the many friends who in the
dark, sad hours OF our bereavement
did ell In their power to tighten
our sorrow and make the terrible
ordeal less hard to bear!
For every beautiful gift of fow.
ers, for every kind deed or words
Of sympathy land especially for
the evidences Of genuine esteem
and affection of friends aud schooI
mates shown to Berry while he was
here with us. and which he 80
appreciated--with all our hearts,
we thank you
Sincerity,
Mrs. Hattie Needham,
aud other relatives,