The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1919-08-01
Hundreds Of Persons Tortured the Most nhman Fashion Before
Being Put to Death and Their Estates PiIaged and
Mansions Razed-Ihousands Die From
Hunger All Over Country.

pers that the reds had sent to Siberia
800 Russian barons, and also some
bourgeoisie; some died and the others
returned two months after.
Although under our roof lived IA
military guard of bolsheviki or reds.
good luck kept us from sharing their
lot | cannot describe the last days.
After the arrival of the Germans a
list was found of about thousand 1
persons. in which we were. who were |
10 be shot the very next day.
The reign of the Germans lasted |
exactly seven months; they annihi-
lated all our hopes. they accumulated
taxes upon taxes; carrying away all
the food to Germany, leaving the peo-
pie of our cities to starve.
NO discipline. corruption every
where. no administration. Only those
who deliberately closed their eyes to
evidence failed to see that n country
thus plundered and so badly treated
was not to remain long under their
rule. But. alas! How many were
blind.
Then came the great catastrophe:
the German troops fraternizing with
the bolsheviki at W; surrendering
to them cannon, war ammunition, and
refusing to fight. The Germans even
damaged the cannon they left to the
Esthes troops, which had been formed
hastily and were incapable of defend
ing themselves, having nothing, abso-
lutely nothing!
Reds Rule Was Worse.
Then, for another year the country
was at the mercy of the reds, and 1t
was worse than the first time.
THE Bolsheviki had with them Chi
nese and Red Lettes, who were ter
ribly cruel, and those formed the
guard of the unfortunate emperor and
his family.
, ION the 2Sth of November we
9 learned that W had fallen; that
v the Germans We're leaving us In haste
g and, as the German general command
Y ing at R, had, at the request of
: the Lettes, refused the formation of
e troops with the men of the country
e we were left without any defense.
: "The lights of the electric projectors
: of the enemy's ships already illuminat
e ed our shores from the castles tower
we could see everything; there was
not minute to be lost. The trains were
l. running only for the German troops
@ 1t was then necessary to risk travelin.
| by the inland ways, through dreadful
e roads and in country in revolution
20 for when the Germans took posses
v, sion of the provinces they took car
Ie not to punish their friends, the Dol
sheviki so that we We're compelled :
A. see and to live with the people VIII
had stolen and pilaged our properties
The Germans did nothing to find on
II the revolutionists and to protect III
| nothing,
II after having packed in haste tn
Il strictly necessary things, our sma
II caravan started at five o'clock in tn
II morning; it was dark and the road
II We're frightful.
II 1--WE arrived at R on the secon
III OF December. we were UDle u stu
II fo,2. weeks at our home, then in grei
II haste we had to embark on the boz
II sent to Finland for the fugtives an
II we arrived at Helsingfors. Lassitud
II troubles, and emotions of all the,
II weeks overwhelmed at last my POI
II husband.
II Fortunately we found two rooms
hospital there We lived for tv
II months, being often hungry, and VIII,
II we could get some food it was execr
BILE.
II THE high prices of living in Fl
II land are unbelievable. A pound of te
which ordinarily cost from five to
i teen kronen, cost from one hundred