Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1919-06-12
A BOLSHEVIK SPY
Ernest Rand writes Of Capture Of Ono
Working in Russian Hospital
Editor Of the Burlington Free Press.
Burlington. VT, u. S. A.

| pui'iHeton, VI, u. .. a.
Dear Sir:
Hearing from some of my friends that
you have been publishing some of my
letters to them, perhaps the following
may be OF interest to you. 1t Is an actual
experience that I have known since
i have been in Russia. and may snow
some OF the home folks the circum-
stances under which we are working
The first time that I met Dr. r
was soon after coming to a small village
In the north of Russia. which was to be
my headquarters for awhile and to which
I was to go under the orders to make
the life of the American soldiers there
happy and the winter endurable.' The
doctor was a short, thin Russian Jew OF
the familiar type that compose the large
part of the "Boo' leaders. Speaking
French, German and Russian. like most
of the intelligent classes he was able
to reach most of the people whom he
met. but he from the first declared that
he knew no "Po-anglisky" or English.
The town that was to be our headquar-
ters was just passing through the try
ing times of the Spanish influenza. and
they were burying the people at the rate
OF to every day 1t was common thing
to be awakened by the singing of the
dryers as they bore their dead to the
] church for the final rites. The resident
physician had fled to the larger city and
the people were dying like sheep. With
such a setting you can see that the COM
ing Of this new doctor from another viii
lage was a Godsend to these people,
and they welcomed him with open arms.
even though they had heard tales Of his
appropriation Of supplies for personal
needs at the last hospital.
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nosp''ai. "iea'' 'ie
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"eie o'hei piaoes ~ oe hao 'ha' were
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securing the RECORDS from this FAMILY
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mo'pai payeu 'neiii ioi 'ne men, ou.
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