The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1919-06-14
STRANGE SIGHTS AND PEOPLE
REVEALED IN TRIP TO POLAND
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IS 0e we're htllcted al What vas enc
.ute q hotel The place Is conducted
,y tvo tewz. father and son both o'
i, hon, have heen 10 America The old
gentleman cried Hhep be SAT- as the
American Uniform reminding HIM OF
the happy dayS he had spent IN Amert
- eaptrasted with his bitter DAYS
sine returning 10 the land ot his ia.
p,tt, The son said tbat Il 0as moth
ms hur the devil which possessed
them ta return 10 Poland
fortress al erest
The Polish oflle1s sent their car I"
take ms out ,o ihcsfamous fortress o'
grest ahere vas signed the treaty
i, Inch caused Russia 10 desert the N
lies adjoining the room in which ms
treat, vas signed is the room IN when
i, great Russian general shot himself
rather than TO be party to Shat NJ
considered such infamous proceedings
:, .fgll another adjoining room there
il snme writing ON the wall over the
signature Of .eou Troisky. From me
translation To Polish to German 10
French to English am inclined 20
1.-The belief that b. vas slightly SplH''
Gated when he executed this particular
autograph
This fortress is q huge affair the
distance around Il b"inS something
Inn. se,en kfiometnrs II Is located on
q hank If the hug river part al the
stream has been diverted Sc that there
liz water entirely surrounding II xiv
Iipg the moat and drawbrtdge eheo OF
eldeu DAYS The fortress. when u vas
tIe onerntlon az such eompriAed et'S
lyitbiu itself and accommodated so''f
Thing like t1u oo0 soldiers There u
Ianlfe comprehensive railroad system
IN the enclosure. together with stores
a church and theater Now the whot
Thing ~ practically a vast ruin 1h'
barracks have been burned. though u
walls aud gun emplacemen's are s'''
standing
The visit here Was very interesting
Russian Tea
supper aud breakfast were ratee
tame affairs. aud We should have !afe'
, ra,her badly had We not taken pfeea'
ltlop Ia bring some good american 100
with IA We we're served with eggs
which are rather cheap To that ssc'io
Inf the country as compared to franc
and Russian tea This is most ae'''
,phte drink and we were glad 10 pa
take Of it whenever opportuhi's pF'
..,tsd Tea Is served IN glassel
>hout an inch Of essence or extract
pourrd into the glass after which bon
ing water is added sugar Is then adj
aa and one has u drink hard to exec
- Rrest .itovsk vas greatly damage
" ia the Germaus Unemployment ~
= misery are the rule there as ~ u
case every where the German saf ~
lchlue operat \
= Red CrosI Hotel at Warsaw
!" We were furnished with n ftrst-ela
> compartment To Warsaw and as
usual In Poland Nrre hot required
nav railroad fare The trip over vi
- luueyentful just Il succession oi poor
! .nltiyated fields and wreckage ei va
3" Our entry to WafsaN was made at u
pvar, station. across the Nistuia FRO
" Warsaw \ taxi ride to the Red GRO
Is hotel took us through a section OF Z
p" cEty whteh We had never visited
fore and the trip vas enjoyed We
: much by all OF rs
We thoroughly enjoyed the eon''
~ lenees Of the Red Gross hotel, not I
~ least Of which was the luxury of
~ bath Here We met people whom
V had known before. aud the eyehi
~ and following day we're spent 'e
pleasantly
At Warsaw We ran across two don'
boys whom We are convinced are
" champion A. w o LIS, OF III" a r.
" They we're in the Army OF ocenpa'h
near eobleutz, and being under the
:" fluepee of eognac decided TO take
;" 10y ride The first opportunity va
~ presented was one Of General HAZE
" troop trains, 80 they piled on WI
they came TO they were well into q
Z" many aud there was nothing for tn
:" 10 do hut 80 on They finally liant
=" nj warsaw where they we're cared
!" hy the Red Cross They were pia'
" In charge Of two army officers who
=" couy1ylug and started back to ca
W. and jail about as happy as any
soldiers " HON | have ever seen.
'N' Cold Tram Trip