The Greeneville daily sun. (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1918-1920, 1919-07-05

Stores are closed and buying is
done entirely through secret chan
nels. The beautiful buildings are in
habited by bolshevik officials. Ho-
tells are dark and dirty, and no longer
public hostelries. They are the
'hang-outs" of the commissaries.
There probably is not sadder city
in the world than the once wonder
full Petrograd The place is under
the spell of apprehension OF either
bolshevik terror or enemy invasion.
Nost of the people hope for the lat
ter, since it would mean food.
Most of Petrograd is starving. 1t
is estimated that seven or eight hun
dred people die daily through hunger
or privation. Disease is rampant.
Medical supplies are not to be found, !
Food is sold in insufficient quanti-
ties at the co-operatives, but nobody
can live on it. The soup kitchens
serve such as they have, but sub
stances that none but the ravenous
can mouth.
The position of foreigners is pitt
full. They are mostly old people or
refugees, waiting for the chance to
escape. They have nothing, and
without enormous funds one cannot
live. With limitless funds one can
eat fairly we'll, buying on the sly.
Confiscations continue. Supposed
ly they are official. A typical case
was cited by Polish woman. This
woman lived alone with her aged
mother in an apartment. One night
about midnight half dozen sailors
appeared battering down the door,
demanding to search for weapons.
Rudely and destructively they bullied
the women and stayed until four in
the morning.
They broke open every trunk and
box and stole all money they could
find. This they did in violation OF
the regulations for protection of for
eigners. Trunks left by friends OF
the family were broken open with
axes.
Next day the victims protested to
their diplomatic representatives.
They were assured they would get
their funds and papers back. They
di but with fifty thousand rubles
gone. This was the third time this
. house had been searched for contisca-
tons.
Disease RACES in Petrograd, worse
than any other region in Russia. Ty-
plus is especially bad. 1t is so Sc
i rious that the Firms put everyone who
escapes from Russia into quarantine
J In none of the Russian cities are
there means of combating disease
now. The Danish Red Cross is the
only organization allowed to conduct
A relief work, and it operates under
Il the greatest difficulties.
4 Moscow is more normal and les:
tragic than Petrograd. 1t is better
supplied with food, and prices are
half as high. Petrograd is in dange1
of being isolated anytime by an ad
n vance from Esthonia The bolshe
II viks are panicky and are prepared tt
] evacuate hastily if necessary Shop
are almost entirely closed and tn
II workmen modified. Trenches AM
A barbed wire barricades outside Pet
rograd are intricate and many, bull
mostly by labor of the women, VIII
ID are herded in hundreds by the Re
Guards.
II In Moscow there are many peopl
in the streets, and they do not seer
particularly depressed or hungry
They have adjusted themselves to tn
new conditions and are making tn
a most of it with a shrug of the shou
ders.
Women are quite we'll dressed
81 MANY of them even stunningly gowl
NJ ed. In answer to your query, the
VI tell you they are wearing their be-
leftover gowns. Even evening dres
es are wron on the streets or at Wor
= since people can get no new workir
II clothes. The men are mostly shabb
II and, in addition, dirty.
III Crime has gradually decreased, a
HI cording to the bolsheviks. This
HI probably due to the extreme har
III penalties. Practically all of the pu
HI ishments are for political crime
Stealing is more or less legalized f
! privileged bolsheviks under the CO
| fiscation system. Ordianry morts
! are punished for stealing food.
II There are remarkably few be
III CARS in Moscow and Petrogra
] though more in the latter than in t
former. Those who formerly be
ged are now sent to detention hon
established, and are allowed limit
rations.. Begging is forbidden.
In tha smaller cities there has r