Arizona republican., 1919-12-09
ALKIR Els OW N
STOR Y OF HORROR
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all the excitement, though for while
il looked as though the bolshevic army
was going to recapture kharkoff
They had five divisions or about So
600 men driving n sector down our
way through the Don Cossack territory
but the closest they ever got was
about eighteen to twenty miles, Close
enough, ] will say
Again today we just missed a show,
rs all the bridges on the direct line
to Kiev have been blown up by the
bolshevic. 1t was necessary for US 70
take round about route. so finally We
talked the general commanding in the
ioltava district into giving us a spe
cial engine and started out. BY th1
way | might say that while there are
hundreds OF cars, engines are as scarce
as hens teeth. Well, we started out
and about half way we stopped at
town for wood and coal as the engines
have been converted into wood burn
ers as there is no coal to be had The
engineers sent word back by the fire
man that while Of course he would try
and get us through he was afraid the
engine might break down, but if we
would give him tip of 300 rubles he
was quite certain he could get us
through. Well, he got the 300 and we
lid get through. q am now writing
from Kew
Missed An Attack
We were scheduled to stop at one
town, but when we got close to it we
speeded up and went through on the
double quick. Afterwards we were tod
the town was to be attacked by the
holshevic in half an hour Saw a
bunch of machine guns lined up ready
n INV n of ,n1
diers. Haven't heard the outcome 1s
vet as news is very slow in Russia.
Now, outside of Kiev the Petlura
army, though not bolshevic, are OPP
posed to the volunteer army and are
only about sixty miles away. 1t is not
known whether they will attack ann
try TO take the town or not. Hardly
think they will unless they join with
the Polish Red army which is hardly
probable.
oh, this is a great country all RICH,
and you don't know one day to the nexi
who will be in power 1t is terrible
and | would give anything if few OF
our people at home who are inclined
toward bolshevism could see a little
of what ! have seen. Miles of freight
and passenger cars now just twisted
skeletons OF steel after they have beer
locomotives,-yes, miles OF them
wrecked on side tracks; eight thous-
and children in one district alone wht
nave been taken from their parents to
become the property Of the state, then
deserted and left TO starve; every fac
tor wrecked beyond repair; flour here
$40 rubles (s12.S0) a pound. Oh, that's
lust part of It.
Wants the World to Know
Kiev, 9-6-19.
I'm not a publicity hunter, as yor
know, but / want this letter or such
parts of II as will he of interest, to g,
10 the paper at home and such Others
Us ! may write. | feel that l mus
write and get rid of little steam afteI
Ill I've seen today. I'm sick at hear
and sick at stomach and I can't go r
sleep even now as the air is full of Z
small III never forget as long as
i've. I've always been proud of beins
m American citizen, but tonight In
ashamed. I'd be ashamed If / wer,
British, French-in fact I'd h,
ard am ashamed to be a citizen of am
nation which Is called civilized How
we can as Americans, how any nation
IAN stand by and let horrors such a!
are being perpetrated by the bolshevit
continue, is unthinkable and my onl,
solace is that surely you at home don
know about 1t. It's crime to civiliza
ton and II the awful sickness which
has Russia in its grasps is not quickl!
cured. God help the world. .
am ashamed for America, for mysel
and every civilized man, woman o
child in the world. If only could ge
what | know and have seen in ever,
morning paper throughout the worl5
would be glad to cash in and fee
that had fulfilled my mission in life
Tor surely an army sufficiently larg
20 end the reign of terror would max
is appearance over night
Would Forget Vt
Every window in my car is close
and it's a pretty sick little bunch o
men wearing United States uniform
who are sitting around in a blue haz
Of tobacco smoke trying to talk abou
anything other than what they hav
seen today and smell tonight.
Five days ago Kiev was captured b
he Volunteer army after a reign c
)olshevism since February 1st and onl
Yesterday and today are the peopl
beginning to find just what that reig
1as meant.
We were the second train in, only
few hours after the first and the pee
VI
free of the reds. that they can go 0
the streets with any degree of safct.
that two or three may gather in
group TO converse without being al
rested. that they can go on the stree
after eight o'clock at night--in fac
that they are free. They cannot be
lieve that Trotsky and Rabkoffski al
no longer here that tho "Cherez V.
chica' are not in full swing, thong
they really never knew what was e
ing on behind the closed doors, n,
only of one, but five that have bee
located to date. They now are begir
ning to know what became of TO,
thousand OF the city's most prominel
citizens
The Court OF Torture
The words "Cherez yer Chica" mea
Extraordinary Information Commi
SON." which the fact is was the Cou
" Torture and Death. Here Il
'Comisars," those at the head of Il
3oishevic movement held forth
One court according to the record
left behind in their hasty flight
handled 14S cases in little over sevt
hours and of these 14S cases SO dea
penalties were imposed and the exec,
ion carried forth. This is Just a lit
Ger three minutes 70 case II
woman, Rosa. acted as Judge
one court and has sentence over ]
Russian officers to death. She now
a prisoner here and tomorrow we W
visit her and get her picture alo,
with many others Of the same chara
ter. Can you blame people for haiti
them.
II rave on like this I'll never g
1own to facts, so here goes:
General Bradoff. in command OF Z
Lei. Ny.al...