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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-07-13
4 Visit to the Front

About the middle of April, imrne-
diately prior to my return to the
United States, spent three weeks
visiting the southern sector of the
Siberian 'front.' 900 miles to che
west Of Omsk and we'll into western
European Russia. My journey lay
through Ufa, a populous Russian
city in the foothills Of the Ural
Mountains, which had but a month
before been freed from the Bolshe-
Wiki. There / interviewed men and
women Of all shades of political
opinion and learned how Admiral
Kolchak represented to them not
only government but a liberation
from plumber, rapine and assassina-
ton which they suffered under the
Bolshevik regime. From Ufa I adj
vanced $50 miles further into West
ern Russia.
Ny Journey ended in the village Of
Belebei, county seat of Belebe Coun-
ty, Ufa government. Belebei had
been rescued from the Bolsheviki
only few days before, and its in
habitants were still gasping from
the horrors of the nightmare
through which it had passed. There.
at every turn, I heard Admiral Kol-
chak's name coupled only with words
of praise and fearful affection Hor-
rlble beyond description were the
stories that the inhabitants of Belle
bel related to me of Bolshevik hru-
tally and ferocity, most of which
would have been incredible had !
not by chance witnessed with my
own eyes the victims of the diaboli-
cal outrages perpetrated by the Boil
sheviki the night they retired from
the town. But this is a story in it.
self too harassing to be reproduced
here, though the photographs that I
made of these unhappy victims of
Bolshevik violence are still in nv
possession and make mute appeal for
help against such insensate bar
barity.
The world has at last awakened
to the determined and ORDERLY ef-
forts Of Admiral Kolchak and his
government TO put an end 10 Boil
shevism in the land Of it's birth,
Official statements recently pub
hshed disclose a desire on the part
Of the Allies to render him material
aid in his heavy task, the successful
accomplishment of which will make
of him one of the worlds great bene-
factors. But this tardy acknowl.
edgment Of his services to his coun.
try and welcome and re-
assuring as il must be TO the long
suffering Russian people and the
friends Of Russia who have shared
with her the hardships and peril:
OF her revolurion-will not suffice
to clear the conscience Of thos,
statesmen who have remained Sc
long unmoved by the travail Of a
former ally, if they allow chem
selves to be frightened by Bolshevik
at home into breaking this promis,
which has filed the hearts of al
Russian patriots, with a new hope.
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Kolchak's arrival these two German
battleships had operated in the
Black Sea entirely unmolested by the
former Russian commander, who ex-
cused his inaction by stating that he
had under his command only relics
of the Russo-Japanese war, incapa
Bile of giving battle.
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4 Draft in Siberia

4 Draft in Siberia
The army Of the Siberian govern
ment steadily increased in numbers,
and the improvement in the disci-
pine of its troops as displayed by
those we saw daily in Omsk was as
rapid as was the army's growth.
1t may not be generally known that
in April the Siberian government,
under Admiral Kolchak's leadership,
was sufficiently strong actually to
carry out draft among the liter
ate Russians throughout the whole
of Siberia with as few disorders as
attended the execution of our own
draft law in the summer of 1917.
His army at the time I left Omsk
numbered 100000 men.
That part of Siberia which lies be-
tween the Ural mountains and Lake
Baikal, territory as large as Euro
pean Russia, in November, 1918,
recognized the authority Of the Kol-
chalk government. Shortly thereaf-
ter General Denikin, leader of the
patriotic forces in Southern Russia
struggling against the Bolsheviki and
Tschaikovsky, head of the govern
ment of North Russia at Archangel,
wirelessed to Admiral Kolchak their
recognition Of his authority and ex-
pressed the hope that a junction
between their respective forces
might be promptly effected. On
March II, 1919, the junction be-
tween the Siberian forces and those
of the Archangel government was
accomplished. The forces of Ad-
miral Kolchak and General Denikin,
though not yet united, are, at this
writing, approaching each other at
rate of speed which promises their
early union.
The part Of Siberia east of Lake
Baikal which stretches toward ia
pan, was less prompt in its accept
ance of the Kolchak government.
In this region bandit chiefs,
such as Semenoff and Kalmikoff,
surrounded by their followers-ad-
mittedly furnished with money and
ammunition by Japan--for long
time worked against the further ter
ritorial extension of the Kolchak
government, absolutely refusing to
subject themselves to it's orders.
There ensued a long diplomatic
struggle between the Kolchak gov
eminent and the Japanese, who,
despite their temporary unfriendli-
ness to the Kolchak government,
were rendering a great service to
the Russian people of Eastern Siberia
in protecting their railways and saw
ing them from Bolshevik attacks
This diplomatic struggle resulted in
victory for the Kolchak government,
Japan finally conceding stability to
it and admitting its rightful claim
to control Eastern as we'll as West
ern Siberia. Thereupon, to the high
credit of the japanese government,
it refused all further aid to such men
as Semenoff and kalmikoff until they
should openly and frankly acknowl-
edge their full obedience to the
government at Omsk. In these cir
cumstances the full recognition of
the Kolchak government was at once
accorded by the military leaders of
Eastern Siberia.
Visiting Kolchak
NV first call on Admiral Kolchak
followed by numerous others, as
the United States had no diplomatic
representative at Omsk, and during
most of my official residence there
I was sole American consular Of
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Siberia Unprotected

It must be remembered that at
this time Siberia had no army fight
ing the Bolsheviki and the protec-
ton of the Siberian people against
these forces of disorder and plumber
rested entirely in the hands of the
CzechoSlovaks. In the newly
formed all-Russian provisional gov
srnment there we're two important
factions+on the one hand those
who wished to compromise with the
Bolsheviki and on the other those
who no longer entertained any illu-
sion concerning the illegal and
criminal character of the Bolshevik
government or regime and who
were, consequently, opposed to any
idea Of union with it.
The president of the directorate.
Avksentiev, and his Socialist col
league, Zenzinov, were known to be
members of the Social Revolutionists'
central committee at Moscow, which
was rapidly approaching union with
the Bolsheviki, and it soon became
evident that these two members of
. the directorate were under the con-
troll of this committee. Due to this
situation, the policy of the director
ate from the day it took power was
irresolute and vacillating, and these
TWO Social Revolutionist members
had, up to November 18, completely
blocked any constructive efforts on
the part Of the government toward
forming an army in Siberia to OPP
pose Bolshevism.
The impotency of the all-Russian
provisional government, as then con-
stituted, caused general and wide
spread discomfort among the Sibe-
nan people. In spite Of the vigorous
protests of the minority members Of
the directorate, the all-Russian pro-
Wsional government had, on No
Vernber 6, sent two emissari i. e.,
chernov, Socialist and president of
the former Constituent Assembly, and
soisky, likewise a Socialist member
Of that historic body, to conference
With the Bolsheviki at Ekaterinburg,
with the purpose Of effecting union
with them. Although this conference
JAILED Of the results unquestionably
desired by Avksentiev and Zenzinov,
= y vceth noting that Chernov,
Me'r chosen emissary, never re-
turned to Omsk, but aligned himself
with the Bolsheviki, and now enjoys
Ws honors and emoluments pertain
ing TO the Office Of Bolshevik COM
msssar at Moscow.
Such instances Of duplicity gave
OASIS TO the charge against these two
social Revolutionist members of the
directorate, that they were frustrat-
ing all attempts Of the Congtitu.
uonal Democrats and of other ele-
ments Of the aIl-Russian provisional
eoysynment to create m army capa.
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is Is KOlchak
Russia Looks to Former Com.
mander of Black Sea Fleet
to Restore Ordero

The former United States Consul Os Siberia 1vho returned
TO last eek brought account Of Bo1sh
atrocities a0hac caused much doiu
His association Nth Kozchok oare him unuo1
opportunities for the following sketch Russian leader
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A'0AA Als@~@ AOAeC1 GU OUcOlcIlC0, lnlI0eQl-
ately coalesced with the Bolshevik
central committee, presided over by
Lenine, Trotzky, ct al.
When Arnristice Came
The unsettled state of affairs in
Siberia was brought to sharp crisis
by the signing of the armistice be-
tween the Allied and Central Powers
on November II. Almost Immediate
~ upon the announcement that the
armistice had been signed the
Czecho-Slovak soldiers, to whom tho
Siberian people up to that time had
owed their security, declared openly
that they would no longer remain in
Siberia and fight the Russians bat
ties. The news of the avowed inten-
ton of the Czecho-Slovaks to with
draw from Siberia created a general
panic among the Siberian people, to
whom the return of Bolshevism, with
all of its attendant horrors, seemed
imminent and inevitable. In the
presence of this grave peril, a group
of Russian officers, on the night of
November II, the day preceding our
arrival at Omsk, arrested Avksen-
tiev, president of the directorate, and
his associate, Zenzinoff, and emphati-
cally demanded that the whole power
of the Siberian government be lodged
with one strong man, who could,
with the greatest possible dispatch,
reorganize the scattered bands of
Russian soldiers into an army,
which could take the place at the
Siberian front Of the retiring
Czecho-Slovaks and save Siberia
from a second deluge of Bolshevism.
The situation was obviously critical
and charged with the possibility of
real disaster. Decisive and effective
action was imperative. At a hur ,
rledly called conference between the
remaining members of the director
ate and the members of the council
of ministers, Socialists and Consti-
tutional Democrats alike admitted
the impotency of the all-Russian
provisional government and unani
mously agreed that it's whole power
ought to be Immediately turned over
to one man.
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bic of safeguarding the Siberian
people against the return of Boil
shevism. This was proved conclu-
sllvely when, after the coup d'etat
OF November Is, the Social Revolu
tionists' central committee at Mos
COW, to which Avksentief and Zensi-
noff had rendered obedience, immedi-
ately coalesced with the Bolshevik
central committee, presided over by
Lenine, Trotzky, ct al.
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fore we had not known at what
moment Boishevism might overtake
US and we would find ourselves, like
Consul Tredwell at Tashkent, Ian
gushing in a foul and pestilential
Bolshevik prison.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-02-13
.FAv0RS CITIZENSHIP
SOUTH DAKOTA LEo,sLAroRsHAs
BILL FOR THOSE WHO
SERVED IN ARMY.

Pierre.-All the full blood Indians
who went into the war and fought
and suffered with their white brothers,
will be accorded the full rights OF
citizenship. II the resolution proposed
by Representative Perry. Of Bennett.
passes the legislature and has any
effect on congress. Perry is repre-
senting the county Of the state which
probably has the largest Indian popu.
lation Of any county that has been or.
ganized, and with many of the pro.
gressive citizens of his district secur.
ing citizenship rights under the gov.
eminent policy Of granting them az
rapidly as the Indian shows capacity
to take care OF himself and his affairs,
Mr.. Perry feels that the boys of the
country are far enough advanced
when they come back from the war
that they can appreciate and handle
the responsibilities and privileges of
citizenship.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-02-13
Woman smasbe. Precedent.


When. Alice Lorraine DAILY mounted
the South Dakota senate rostrum and
spoke to her fellow electors" there
gathered to make the laws of the
state, she was breaking a precedent.
AS far as the memory of the presi-
dent Of the senate and the olner ve..
eran members could tell, she was the
first one to speak in the present CAPT.
toll building in that position, other
than man; as far as anyone could
remember she was the first in the
history Of the state. Miss DAILY, who
is head Of the public speaking depart
ment of the state normal school at
Madison, has been attending the
state equal suffrage meeting and was
invited to speak by the presiding Of
ficers Of both houses. She spoke on
the ideals Of Womanhood," contend
ing the spirit of democracy. meant
that all children have the right to
equal privileges, and that was what
the woman wanted to see incorpor.
ated into the. laws Of the state. She
related her Impressions of politics and
legislators. and complimented the
members from her professional point
of view upon their oratroical ability.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-02-13
CHAPTER u.
{ Meet tho Silent Woman and elias
Wrintt, Jr.

{ Meet tho Silent Woman and elias
Wright, Jr.
Amos Grimshaw was there In our
dooryard the day that the old ragged
woman came along and told our for
tunes-she was called Rovin' Kate,
and was said to have the gift Of 'sec-
ond sight," whatever that may be. Il
was bright autumn day and the
leaves lay deep in the edge Of the
woodlands. She spoke never a word
but stood pointing at her palm and
then at Amos and at me.
Aunt Deel nodded and said:
sAyes, Kate-te their fortunes Il
yc've anything to say--ayes!"
She brought two sheets Of paper and
the old woman sat down upon the
grass and began to write with Q lit
tie stub of q pencil. I have now those
fateful sheets Of paper covered BY
the scrawls Of old Kate. I remember
how she shook her head and sighed
and sat beating her forehead with
the knuckles Of her bony hands aftes
she had looked ct the palm If Amos.
Swiftly the point Of her pencil nan
over and up and down The shset Ike
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-02-13

the movements Of q frightened SER
pent. In the silence how loudly the
pencil seemed to Hiss in its swift lines
and loops.
Ny aunt exclaimed ''Mercyi" as she
looked at the sheet, for while I knew
not, then, the strange device upon
the paper, knew, by and BY, that
It was q gibbet. Beneath 1t were the
words: ''Money thirst shall burn like
Q fire in him."
Q She rose and smiled as she looked
into my face. I saw q kind, gentle
glow In her eyes that reassured me.
She clapped her hands with Joy. She
examined my palm and grew serious
and stood looking thoughtfully at the
setting sun.
see, now, her dark figure stand
ing against the sunlight as 1t stood
that day with Amos in its shadow.
What q singular eloquence In her pose
and gestures and in her silencei !
remember how It bound our tongues
that silence Of hers!
The woman turned with q kindly
smile and sat down In the grass again
and took the sheet Of paper end
resting it on a yellow-covered book be.
gan to write these words:
II see the longing Of the helper
One. two. three, four great perila
shall strike at him. He shall not
be afraid. God shall I'LL his heart
with laughter. hear guns. hear
many voices. His name Is in them.
He shall be strong. The powers Of
darkness shall fear him, he shall be
a lawmaker and the friend Of God and
Of many people. and great men shall
bow to his judgment and he SHALL
She began shaking her head
thoughtfully and did not finish the
sentence, and by and by the notion
came to me that some unpleasant Wis.
ion must have halted her pencil.
Aunt Deel brought some luncheon
wrapped in paper and the old woman
took it and went away. My aunt fold
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-02-13

Senator Myers. Of McCook. would
remove the restriction placed on coun.
ty aid to county fair corporations. The
present law provides that not over
$1,000 aid may be given, and Mr.. N.Y.
ers believes that any money the aver.
age fair board can get out Of the aver.
age county commissioners. II the fair
Is failure from bad weather or cpl.
DENIES, will be money earned by the
sweat Of the fair boards brows ana
something for which real need q
shown. e
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-02-13
Barton gets. into trouble It
home and decides TO run away.
He has some interesting expert.
encesJ before he returns home.
Read about them In the next In
stallment.
(To BE coNTINuED.)
New interpreting OH.

a French oil for waterproohng
leather, cloth, paper and other mate.
rails IL q mixture Of eight parts Of
amy acetate and four Of castor oil,
with one part q sulphur chloride
stirred into It. Though this form q
Jelly, giving OF hydrocAlcric acid, It
liquefles after being kept tightly COW
cred few days, and, the acid being
then neutralized with barlum carbon
ate, gives colorless solution on filter.
ing. To make q varnish, nltrocellulose
Is dissolved in the liquid after the I'D.
dition Of alcohol or benzne. #
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-02-13

Six Million Dollars for noao..
Six million dollars is what the high.
way bill will carry in its recommenda.
ton and this will give the state a
like amount from the government,
More Money for Fairs.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-02-13
new GAMBLING BILL
SOUTH DAKOTA MEASURE De.
FINES GAMBLING.
$1,000 FOR STATE WAR MAP
Army officer Proeurss Action 70 Fa
eiIItate Movement Of Troops.

Pierre-Bridge whist for stakes Is
included in new anti-gambling bill
which is being prepared. Under the
bill. gambling Is any risking Of money
or property of value in any game Of
chance with. cards or devices and there
is no distinction as to the class Of
games or where they are played or
how the risk is incurred. In other
words the bill stands for the theory
that gambling is gambling however
the risk is taken and the penalty ap-
plies in any and all cases where 1t &C.
ours.
army has procured action through the
military committees of the two houses
for an appropriation Of $1,000 for a
war map Of the state, which is to in
dictate all topograph war and other
data which would be Of fienefit in the
movement of troops in case of need
for such movement into or across
South Dakota.
The undertakers are here asking
for change in the .embalmers' law
OF the state to bring the requirements
for such practice up to those of the
surrounding states. They say that in
this state they are attempting to work
under 20-year-old law and that their
business has changed materially
within that time and no certificates
from this state will be accepted in any
other state.
The long fight of Rapid City for
greater recognition for the school of
mines appears to be approaching the
point where clear sky can be seen.
The house, without a dissenting vote
passed the bill to give the college an
appropriation Of 100000 for a new
engineering building. Its chance Of
going through the senate is bright.
After two days of discussion the SEN
ate passed the first of the series Of
bills prepared by the state tax COM
mission to cover the provisions of the
amendment adopted last fall. 1t is
the mortgage registration tax act
which provides registration tax of
approximately n mill per year for the
life OF a mortgage in lieu of all other
taxation on this class of property.
The tax is to be paid at the time of
recording Of the mortgage.
| Representative Cock has introduced
his county hospital bill. The larger
towns in the more sparsely settled sec.
tions Of the state found that they had
a heavy burden to carry with the pre-.
valent epidemic last fall and the pres.
ent bill opens the way for handing
such situations through county organ.
izations instead of leaving the towns
to handle it at their own expense.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-02-13

You Shake Hands with tlim2" Said
Mrs. Dunkelberu.
ed the sheets and put them In her
trunk and we thought no more of
them until-but we shall know soon
what reminded US Of the prophet
woman. s 6
The autumn passed swiftly. went
to the village one Saturday with On
Gle Peabody in high hope Of seeing
the Dunkelbergs, but at their door
We learned that they had gone up
the river on picnic. What a blow
1t was to mel Tears flowed down
my, cheeks and chung to my uncle's
hand and walked back to the main
street Of the village. A squad Of small
boys jeered and stuck. out their
tongues at me. It was pity for my
sorrows. no doubt. that led Uncle Pea
body to take me to the tavern for
dinner, where they were assuaged by
cakes and jellies and chicken pie.
At Christmas ! got picture-book
and forty raisins and three sticks Of
candy with red stripes on them and q
jew'sharp., That was the Christmas
we went down to Aunt Liza's to
spend the day and / helped myself to
two pieces Of cake when the. plate
was passed and cried because they all
laughed at my greediness. It was the
day when Aunt Liza's boy, Truman,
got silver watch and chain and her
daughter Mary q gold ring, and when
all the relatives were invited to come
and be Convinced, once and for all.
of Uncle Roswell's prosperity. and
be filled with envy and reconciled
with Jelly and preserves and roast
turkey with sage dresslng and mince
and chicken pie. What an amount Of
preparation we had made for the jour.
ney, and how long we had talked about
It'll FL
In the spring my uncle hired . man
to work for us-a noisy, brawny,
sharp featured fellow with keen gray
eyes, Of. the name Of Dug Draper.
Aunt Deel hated him. feared him
but regarded him with great hope
because no had . funny way Of wink
Ing ct mo with ono eye ACROSS tho
table and, furthaes bsca1ss y eoah
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-02-13
Rscomnnend New BuIldIno.

One unit Of q new building on the
state capitol grounds will be recon.
mended BY . committee Of both houses
alter q conference with the state cap.
itol commission and the state engi.
neer. The conference recommends an
appropriation Of 100000 for this i'm.
provement to remedy the crowded con.
dition Of the present capitol building.
The new structure 10 to be on the
north line Of the capitol grounds and
to harmonic In construction with the
present building. ...s n
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1919-02-13
Asks Money for Public Health.

Asks Money for Public Health.
That the appropriations and laws
regulating the health of the people of
the state should be given as much
consideration and as ample financial
aid as is given to the health of live.
stock and plants is the plea Of Dr..
Park B. Jenkins, superintendent of
the state board of health, who has
prepared series Of bills for intr0drc.
ton in which he asks for the estab.
lishment Of public health councl, to
be composed Of physicians and lay
men to promulgate rules and regula.
tions governing any health problems
and the creation of position of COM
missioner Of public health with an
official to carry into effect such ord.
ers as may be promulgated. He will
also ask for sufficient appropriation
to be able to send assistance to the
stricken communities in such cpl.
denies as the state has been called
upon to meet the past fall, when
many communities called in vain for
the assistance of physicians and
nurses.