The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-16

start express shipments rigntr- n
a slogan which win DO carrie
throughout tho country By posters on
express wagons. piacards In windows
and by pamphlets and other forms of
printed matter.
10000 RUSSIAN
SOLDIERS LIBERATED
Most Of Them Are Now In France
Forming Serious Problem for
Consideration.
Paris. Feb. 1o.-Thirty thousand
Russian soldiers liberated from Ger
man prison camps are In France, a
matter for consideration ny the
statesmen who have taken up the
Russian problem In the peace dis
cussion. There were In France three
battalions of Russian soldiers nghtfng
with the French army; the Siavs who
were sent around by way of Arch
angel in 1915 to fight on French soil
One of the trio OF Americans deco
rated by the commander OF the Rus
sian battalions for service rendered
his men in promoting morale and
comfort. has reported that the
French authorities look to nom
military ofganization--the American
Y. M. c. A.--for assistance In caring
for the Russians.
when the 10000 Russian prison.
nv tthaVo n ACh0A
France" said George NJ. Davis. 1.-The
French General, chief of the Russian
base in France told US that they were
counting on the Y. NJ. C. AS assist
ance in solving their problem. In
fact the general said that he had al
ready taken the liberty OF assuring
Marshal Petain that he could count
on the help OF the Y. M. c. A. in
caring for these Russians"
y. A. Davis, of the Y. n C. As
Russian Bureau reported
"a member OF the Russian Diplo-
matte Service who had succeeded in
reaching Paris said: II never see that
Red Triangle without sense of pro-
found gratitude. Everywhere on our
way out, on the Northern coast. At
Archan-el. in the most out-of-the-
way places II was the Y. NJ G. A. men
who were there rendering diMnter-
csted ana faithial service
these ehtiHents Iesahuns nc
hteh appFecianoh o. the Ame,'can
NJ. = "a ie.L os russians Vo'' 81
Russia and France have their rea-
sons, Some convention OF the work
which liz making these Russians Arm
friends OF America is told by Mr.. Day.
His qualifications TO speak about the
russians received the official endorse
niehi Oh the RUSSIAN eolnHisnaei .. III
rance is1st au.oiln wien G.a' oi
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pF1sonefs vas as
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me aiheEeah military autnoi le1es ~
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are auaruerea IN inc Iorte oi aoui.
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retich eah9Sauh ia oui AIiu
pape's PEI i'i.ehIs a7 ~ sisI. N'7 49,
san camp az bois a Eseaae' Ao ,y.,s
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r rehcn MISSION teisss ap.eo ou' !"
the com iaahoaht oi Ii"' camp 0'
houneMs our coming
"h we susses.eo u.ae We nsa
no means 81 IahSpor,s tloh hr.o
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saia; ne.ae' ns We ne .o.o
us mere "eIe i've snoussiHa husana
ana ons nhousana serbs. n1uiHan
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s nsa - We 1Nis'onai "eauaaa, .eIs
u we l. u y. a. anu tounu an"fh
destitute OF transportation taciIiues,
so' ~ splee OF me nlua sha ram We
aseaaaa ~ Ma.n. En- rSu.e We 'ns'
ooo.ls.o.ai sfoups "a russians VIM III
re.esu Us 10 tlien caInp
AI.sr .~o noIsa waiklns We Icuna
ouI Way 70 ne ouleAu OF me COM
mAnoanI presence gu. IedenuAls
ano ~ere nanueu OYER 70 tne. sood
srAces OF ahoSner onciAA VINO
signed 70 us t~o paIracks ~nicn nao
Iormefiy neen ioyefs TOT the french.
rms oflciai also arranged sleeping
accommodation TOT Dr Sarhsie and
inv,.ed MN % nm OWL mess The
AutnorIues nero we're moat KIND ana
a1'er we mad compie,ed the prenmi-
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