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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-01
Wonan'S Club Building Is Scene of
AHappy Dance Given by School Set

THE Woman's club building was the
i scene Friday evening Of very en-
ljoyable dance. given by the Espee club.
About a hundred and fifty Of the high
school set enjoyed this delightful az
fair. The committee in charge con-
sisted Of Jane March. Sherod Men
gel and Ben Howell. Those chaperon-
ing were Mrs. Dora s Waldron. 8fr.
and Mrs. Dan T. White. and Mr.. and
Mrs. F. II. Seamon-
Those hidden included Misses Gus
sic GOa-. Elsie ScobelL Dorothy Price.
Thula Hardie. Frances Lockett. Lena
Palmer. Wnhelmina Moore. Alberta
Eaton. Mildred Pew. Bertha SartOrius.
Nell Boomer. Ruth Elstner. Elsie Col
Inns. Pearl Crochet EIoise Knots. Lii
lian Courchet. Lucille CrenshaW. Caro-
lyn Plumb, Gladys Smith, Mildred
Barker Dorothy Waldron. Ella Nae
Hill. HARRIET Heermans. Jane March,
Helen LOOMS. Louise Beach, GLADYS
Booth. Katherine Earle. Jean Gil
christ. lone Garrett. Frederick Kip,
Louise Gamble. Marjorie Gooch, Pau
line Weisart, Marie Lou Love. Blanche
Dawson. Louise Schaurup, Katherine
TObin. Irene Morrison. Helen kettier,
Bertha Watson. Lillian Wisburn. Viola
Sarrels. Eva Crosby, Mary Ginther,
Grace Ginther Mary Louise Decker,
Nellie Mae Beauchamp. Celia Buch-
auan, Dona Hale. Rose Grossblatt.
Hutchins. Alta Barton. Estelle Barton.
Alethea Coffin. Gardner Leeper, sara
Burt and Annie Oden: KunO Doerr,
Eric Munro John Crockett. Delmar
Roberts. Charles NaQuins Wills Ellis.
Dan Long. Curtis Summers. sam Mid
dleton. Jack Harper. Malcolm Webb.
Harold Lujan, Eddie Simmons, Eddie
Widdas. Wagner Dawson. Tom Jones
Abe Brettler. Abe Fisher. Henry
Pound. Walton Berkshire. Nathan Po-
I'll. Wade HameL Robert Morris. Claude
Hudspeth. Elmer Burro. Joe Prude Joe
Nicely. Mart letters, Lieut. Ford. Cole
man Darnau. James Earle. William
Caples, Roy Wyler. Fritz Bryant. Geo
Matthews. Charles Knoblaugh. Carol
Stevens. Harland Irwin. Clifford r.
win. Jack Cole Lewis Springer. Dan
White. Byrl Burdick. John Schaffer-
Claude Nichols. Forrest smith. Ben
Howell, Sherod Mengel. Mayo Seamon.
Richard Crawford. Edwin Maxwell
Edward Quinlan- Joe Magoffin. How
ard Flick. Coleman Darneil. Frank
Work, Ralph Sanders. wendell Noble.
Gene Donohue, James Mackenzie
Briggs Cook. Eddie woodward, Percy
Sanderson. Gayle Talbot John Rich
ardson. Robert Elmore. Homer Fallai.
Lieut. Norman. Bob McCamaut. Gar
land Tungsten. Vernon Love. Jerrolc
Eetchersid. Billie Binford. Kenneth
Hardy. Goodwin Ragsdale- Frank
woodward, Charles Helmus. Vernice
Carey. Felix Miller. Albert Slberberg.
Mr. OWings. Jules Carlin. Paul Hale.
Ralph swat. William OEverson. Har-
old Hail. Blaiu Cosgrove. Lang Frank
lin. Knox Gillett and Lieut. Jensen
On Wednesday evening. February 5,
the Pythian Sisters are planning
benefit dance 10 be given in the Lanier
building The committee OF entertain
ment Of the Pythian Sisters includes
Mrs A. Van Mourick. Mrs ". n. Pei
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-01
Mondays Calendar
In Local Society

ALL departments Of the Red Cross
n shop open in the San Jacinto
plaza The Georgia Jazz band under
the leadership Of Weather Bird Hester
will furnish the music for the dansant
hours Of the afternoon. In charge OF
the tea and luncheon rooms. Mrs
Charles Davis. chairman; Mrs James
Vance and Mrs. J. r Eulow vice
chair. with their assistants; Mrs. Otis
Coles. Mrs. Hugh White. Mrs. James
Vance. Mrs. r. F. Hines. captains,
Mrs. Steele Wotkyns. Miss Anne
Bucher, Miss Valerie LoriE. Miss
Agnes Stewart. Miss Dorcas Anne
Payne and Mrs. John Alexander Klein,
r., Mattresses
Comforts committee OF the Navy
league open in the Popular. Mrs
Frank p Jones chairman OF the com
forts committee. Mrs. Victor Robert
and Mrs. Harry Platt in charge Of
the day.
Sewing department OF the Red
Cross open in the work rooms OF the
White House Mrs. A p. Coles. chair
man Of the department. Mrs. Robert
Rinehart Chairman for the day
Mrs Horace BrOaddus. chairman Of
the Women's Red Cross work for FL
Paso will be in the Red Cross rooms
in the White House to receive data
and issue application blanks for
record OF Red Cross work done by Fl
pasoans
Private view Of the exhibit OF the
Architects association given by the
Il Paso Sketch club will be held in
the evening from s until 10 o'clock
Back to School drive begins.
A meeting OF the Housewives
league vii be held at 3 o'clock at the
Y ". c. A. building The subject to
be discussed is fire prevention
The L 4. TO o. r. c. viii give a
benefit card party at the Knights Of
Columbus hall on Monday evening at
s o'clock.
Meeting at Morshead school at ?
o'clock Monday afternoon Of all OF the
chairmen Of committees who are to
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-01
Lieut.. L. E. Keithly, Returning From
Service With A.E.F., WedS Miss AnderS

the cake the ring fell TO Miss Edna
Hubert The guest list included Mr..
and Mrs. keithly Mrs. o. J.. Grammer.
Mrs. Charles Wallis. Mrs. E. 3. Pierce
and daughter. Elizabeth. Mrs. y. Nell
son. Miss Della Pitcher. Miss Edna
Hubert, Miss Mamie Young. Miss Min
ME Pitcher, Miss Mary Milan, Miss
Lula Rowles. Miss Ada Pitcher. Miss
Laura Lovett and Miss Mae D. An
dersou.
Mr. and 1Irs- oliver Edward Hendee.
Of this city. announce the marriage Of
their daughter. Miss Alice Julia Hen
dee. to Chester Bovce Price. The we'd
ding occurred in New York city on
Wednesday January -. in the chan
try Of St Thomas's church.
Mrs. Price Is vel known and very
popular in FL PasO. She was very
prominent IN the artistic circles or
the city and has met with the most
fiattering success in her art work in
New York city, where she went a
few years ago
For a time she was art director for
the J. Walter Thompson art adrer-
tisers and afterwards opened q stu
dio Of her own. Since the declaration
Of war. she has been both IN New
York city and in Washington. D C
where she designed a number OF the
most artistic posters used in the food
administration Mr. Price Is one of
the most successful OF the architects
Of New York city They will make
their home I'm New York city.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-01

Mc8lath. Mrs. Il Everett Long. Mrs
Harry Ponsford. Mrs Herbert d. Field.
Mrs. Van Wilson. Mrs Lee OrudorfL
and Mrs. l. J. Locke. There were more
than IS tables OF players. Eight
tables OF Five hundred" were held,
and those winning prizes in this game
were Airs. o. Reardon. first. Mrs D.
Coles. second. and Mrs c. Fraser,
third Those winning prizes In bridge
were Mrs Meuttmau. first. Mrs H F.
Mueller. second. Mrs. c. X jameson,
third; Mrs. n K Dubois. fourth; Miss
Lucy Hunter. fifth Mrs. Walter Scott.
sixth; Mrs harry Baldwin. SEVENTH
Mrs. Y. T. Taylor, eighth Miss Elvira
Galentine. ninth. Mrs Frank Turner,
tenth: Mrs. Z. S. White. nth and Mrs
". H Scott. 18th. Mrs Harry Long
entertained the guests with a num-
Der OF vocal selections She was ac-
companied at the piano by Hiss Kath-
aleeu Faris.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-01

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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-01
about ElPasoans.

F. =. Holmes has moved from 1906
Texas street 10 SIS Magoffin-
Mrs. c. r. Adams has moved from
2719 Mobile 20 900 Myrtle avenue
". T. Brascott has moved from 1922
Douglas to 1916 Tularosa street
". P. Goddard has moved from 55lS
Homilton street to 1907 Mountain
Mrs. IT. Morgan has moved from
1922 Wright avenue 20 14lo East
G. f. Leib has moved from 1881
Westminster street TO 2s10 Altura
Mr.. and Mrs T. r Elliott have
moved from sos North Kansas TO 20
Mundy avenue
moved from III North Stanton 10 40
West Boulevard.
J. ]. Williams has moved from IL
West Boulevard. the Flato apart
ments. to lois East Overland
Mrs. L T. KILLER. chairman OF the
Junior Red Cross, is recovering from
q severe attack OF influenza
p. s Ford has moved from 81
Myrtle avenue and taken an apart
ment at 1715 Montana street
Mr.. and Mrs. c. T. Ewart have re-
ceived news that their son. c. L
Ewart. has arrived from service over
seas where he was on duty with the
65th coast artillery. and viii 90 to
Camp Dix, New Jersey.
Friends Of Lieut. col John Leon
ard will be interested 70 learn that
he has been cited for bravery for he
roism in battle near Romagne. Oc-
tober "A. and has received the distin-
guished service cross. Lieut. Col.
Leonard IS pleasantly remembered
here. where he was stationed for some
time with the Sixth infantry
Mai. John Mendenhall. who was sta
HHnn
try and who has been with the Amer
lean evpeditionary forces overseas for
several months. IS recovering from a
shrapnel wound. which he received in
the knee He IS conyalescing at Monte
Carlo and Nice and Will leave IN a
short time for Germany, where he IS
TO be stationed with the army OF oc-
cupation.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-01
The Disturbance and
UpheaUaL of Wash Day

entirely place a well regulated household A ashwOman is
irregular employee the household and naturally uncertain nef
and high priced And top Of this you really supply all the
thought expense and half the energy of getting the weekly wash
In all seriousness the Acme Laundry Man has better way Family
Washing 7c pound Can you imagine the bliss of being able forget
about the washing problem
When returned few days the heavy work IS DONE the flat
pieces nicely oned the soft gam ready Only the light
arced pieces be oned Fom and these easy your
your maids spare Phone 1900 for the cheerful and obgng
Acme Laundry Man.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-01
Ont OF Town Visitors.

Mrs. :. D Peacock. OF Memphis.
Tenn, is visiting Mrs. John F. Kuhn.
OF S07 Arizona street
Mrs. Hubert Tatum and daughter.
Sarah Jane. Of Memphis. Tenn. Will
spend the remainder or the winter
with Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Wasika Of SOC
Arizona street
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-01
ards

The L A. 10 the o. R. c. VIII give a
benefit card party at the Knights OF
Pythias hall on Monday evening al
o'clock Five hundred and bunco
viii be the games played
The card party given by the College
Womens club in the ball room Of
Hotel Paso del Norte was one OF the
largest. financially and socially. OF
the season over go matrons and
girls were IN attendance Much OF
the success is due to the committee in
charge which included Mrs. W. h
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-01

don All or the members are expect
ed 20 attend this affair which viii be
followed By an afternoon at the
movies.
The Missionary society OF Austin
Park Christian church will meet at
the church on Tuesday afternoon.
FEBRUARY Z at 3 o'clock. Mrs G. ".
Harris VIII lead the meeting. The
program follows
Scripture reading. Mrs r z. Daw-
son
Prayer. Mrs. S. r Mcclure.
Vocal duet. Mrs. Rosa Young and
Mrs. S. s. Cass-
c. Eells.
Vocal solo. Miss Reah Wells.
"Woman's Influence in the Present
Crisis" Mrs. o. !. Allen.
Hymn. Something for Jesus"
Thank offering.
Benediction-
Mrs Ponder Carter. chairman OF the
Children's Year Movement for FL Paso.
requests that the chairman Of COM
mittees for the Back TO school, drive
meet in the auditorium OF Norehead
school Monday afternoon at o'clock
at which time the record cards Will be
ready for distribution so that the
drive may begin in earnest on Tues
day morning Prof. r. r. Jones was
assisted BY the Boy Scouts in dis
ising matter Saturday.
Nine OF the young school girls OF
the city have organized a literary
club. entitled The Four Leaf Clover"
These girls meet every Friday after
noon This week little Mary Josephine
Evans entertained the club at the
home Of Mrs. Victor Watson. Members
OF the club are: Misses Mary Joseph
inc Evans. Myrtle Pherson. Louise
Wilson, Edith Anne Wallthal. Eliza
beth Finley. Julia Hawkins. Betty
Hawkins and Elizabeth Ramey.
Mrs A ". Foster. president OF the
aid society Of the First Presbyterian
church, announces the regular month
" meeting OF the society on Tuesday
at o'clock p. me- in the church par
Tors. A business session viii be fol-
lowed by a short program after which
tea viii be served The society has
sent Mrs. ". Van Long as its delegate
to the New Era conference at Dallas
where she VIII be the guest OF Rev.
and Ms c. L. Diversified
The regular monthly meeting or the
Woman's club TO be held on Wednes-
day afternoon promises much Of in
terest J. B. Gwin Will talk on Dol
shevism in America" There are also
10 be two musical numbers and Miss
Ruth B. Mcintosh. OF the War Camp
Community Service. will talk on the
relations Of the war camp community
service TO the lives Of the girls OF the
community.
The council OF Jewish women will
mold an interesting meeting on Tues
day afternoon at o'clock at Com
munity hall, Temple Mt Sinai. Among
the other features OF the afternoon
Mrs NJ d. sullivan, OF the public IL
brary, will speak on recent fiction
and will give suggestions for chill
dreus' reading.
The Westminster Circle OF the West
minister Presbyterian church will hold
a business meeting Tuesday afternoon
at 2-30 OF the home OF Mrs Laura
1915 East California.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-01

The American Indians are said % be
able 20 see one-tenth farther than the av-
eraEe white man
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-01

Of interest TO many FL PasO friends
" viii be the announcement OF the
marriage Thursday OF L. z. Keithly
and Miss Matte A. Anders. a teacher
in the city schools Mr.. Keithly
served with a commission as Meuten-
ant in the United States army with
the American expeditionary forces in
France for the past IS months. He
arrived from overseas recently and
came Immediately 10 FL Paso, arrlv-
ing here on the 29th. Mrs. Eeithly
was very attractive in her wedding
frock OF midnight blue Georgette
crepe with hat matching. Her bou-
ouet was a shower Of white carna-
tons and lilies OF the valley lfr.
and Mrs. keithly VIII reside in Fl
Paso.
On Friday evening Mrs. Guy Bunt-
ing. Miss Edith Rogers and Miss
Emma Wingren we're joint hOStesses
at a wedding party in honor OF Mr..
1nd Mrs keithly- This party. In the
nature Of a miscellaneous shower.
was given at the apartments OF Miss
Rogers and Miss Wingren. on North
Florence street The reception room
and dining room were artistically
decorated IN English ivy and rose
carnations. Punch was served from
the prettiiy appointed table in the
dining room and with Il was served
an old fashioned deliberately decorat-
ed wedding cake In the cutting Of
tainment viii be given at the Grand
view school. under the auspices OF the
Parent Teachers association. for the
benefit Of the school library The fol-
lowing program viii be rendered
Violin --.--..-..-... Mazurza
Mrs. ". {. Daughdriu.
Reading Jimmie Boys Afternoon
French Tribute to Flag.
Mrs Daughdrill.
Mrs WIN 7. owen.
Reading ....-...--...B Bill the Bomber
Land OF Beginning Again.
Mrs. Daughdrill
Violin .--.--.-..- sofa Ala, Serenade
Mrs. DaughdrilL
MOn0loE
". Underwood DaughdrilL
Mrs owen.
Reading In Shoe shop
Mrs Daughdrin-
Violin ..-----..--.-- Caprice Vienois
Mrs. DaughdrilL
The Rebecca Stoddart chapter OF
the D. A. r will meet at o'clock
afternoon IN the chapter room
Of the Woman's club. After the busi-
ness session there viii be a short
program consisting Of a talk by Dr..
Lydia de Witt. social professor Of
pathology OF the Chicago university
A musical program is being arranged
by Miss Nellie Nay Bowen. There
are a number OF visitors in the city.
who are members Of the D. A r. in
other chapters. who viii be guests OF
the club at this meeting. They in
clude Mrs. Avery Turner. OF Amarillo.
Texas; Mrs J. F. Saddler, Houston.
Texas; Dr.. Lydia Dewitt. Of Chicago;
Mrs c. A. Stevens. Of Chicago: Miss
Frances Edgar. Bloomington. Ohio;
Miss Flora and Miss laura Rolf. Of
The Elizabeth Ross chapter OF the D.
A. r. in Iowa; Miss Eleanor Henry. Of
Coviugton. Ca. and others.
The Panhellenic society held an ex-
ceedinEly interesting meeting on
Thursday afternoon at the residence
Of Mrs. L. 7. Locke. One OF the happy
features Of the afternoon was the
guitar numbers given by Mrs n J.
Sweeney on her steel guitar. Fifteen
members were present. On Saturday
the Panhellenic society win give
Dutch treat" luncheon at Hotel Shell
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-01
Most Regulation Of
Fuels Nou Withdrawn

Washington. D. c. Feb. J. The
fuel administration today discontin-
ued all price control and much OF the
supervision over distribution OF coal.
coke. oil and natural gas. under an
order signed by administrator Gar
field. The administration. however,
under the Lever act. cannot disband
until peace has been declared
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-01

The Westminster circle OF the West
minister Presbyterian church will hold
a business meeting Tuesday afternoon
at 2-30 OF the home Of Mrs. Laura
Mobley. 1915 East California.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-01

The council OF Jewish women will
hold an interesting meeting on Tues
day afternoon at s o'clock at Com
munity hall, Temple Mt Sinai Among
the other features OF the afternoon
Mrs NJ. D Sullivan, Of the public IL
brary, viii speak on recent fiction
and will give suggestions for chill
dreus' reading.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-01

The female brain begins % decline in
weight after abe z-e % 20; the male not
III rcn Ee.rs L-ter.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-02-01

On Wednesday evening. February 3,
the Pythian Sisters are planning
benefit dance TO be given in the Lanier
building The committee OF entertain
ment OF the Pythian Sisters includes
Mrs. A. Van Mourick. Mrs W II. Pei
phrey and Mrs. Ethel Atkinson
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-18
IRELAND, TEST
OF DEMOCRACY
DevaIera Says If America Fails K
Recognize Emerald Isle, Demo-
cracy Is
Failure.

| United Press Leased Wire Service
SAN FRANCISCO, July 1S--Ire,and
today stands as the test Of dems.-
cracy," declared Eamonn DeValera,
president Of the Irish republic" who
is here today for the Irish cause.
DeValera asserted in Gaelic
speech to Irish Americans in the st.
Francis hotel lobby last night that if
the American government failed in
recognizing Ireland, democracy was a
failure.
ireland is the test Of democracy"
ment fails to recognize it. then demo
c1f cy has failed throughout he
world; then might, not right, would
prevail"
About 10000 gathered at me foot oe
Market street to welcome The SIM
Fein president as he left the ferry
building. The cheering crowd broke
through the protecting guard Of dis
charged American soldiers to clasp
the hand Of DeValera.
Good wishes were shouted at him
from all sides-mostly in the Gaelic
language.
The Devalera party is not going t,
extend its trip to other Pacific coast
cities, it was learned today. The
party plans to leave Monday for New
York, probably stopping a, Butte.
Mont. The party is going back to mold
an important conference in the eastern
M Metropolis.
After perfecting arrangements n
New York, Devalera will aga'n start
on a more systematic tour Of tho
United States, the intinerary % which
Is now being planned.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-18
ELEVEN DAYS
LOST IN SWAMP
Six Year Old Boy Aim ost Exhausted
When Found and Unable to
Tell What Hap
pened.

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service J
SPRING GROVE, ILL.,, July 18.-Six
year old Harry Muller, blackened by
exposure and weakened by starvation
awoke today in soft bed instead of
swamp hummock which was his
couch during eleven days he spent
alone in the woods
The boy wandered from home July
g. His mother, Mrs. F. G. Lewiton
after ten days, was Ieconciled partial
ly to his death. The woods had been
searched from end to end. Yesterday
a party of berry pickers halted their
work when faint bird-like chirp WIS
heard. Tracing the strange chirp they
came upon a strange object-a naked,
skeleton-like mite whose SCARED head
looked huge upon the wasted body.
Harry's voice was spent with that last
chirp and he sank into comma which
lasted until today when he awoke with
his mothers arms about him.
Doctors say the boy will recover. He
was too weak today to tell what hap
pened in his eleven-day torture.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-18
Stock Market Notes.

United Press Leased Wire Service.
NEW YORK, July 1S-Strength in
rails featured an irregular opening
today on the stock exchange. Equip.
ment and industrial shares were
slightly off, for the most part. Oils
showed strength.
U. S. Steel opened 112, off u; Cen
trail Leather 1101a, off 1; American
Smelling STU, off Il; Denver and Rio
Grande preferred 1911, up Is; New
Haven 373s, up Is; Royal Dutch New
York 1171s, up %; Mexican Petroleum
1877, UP /; Baldwin 1141s, off ".
During the first hour the price move
ment was irregular. Slight reaction
was noted in Oil shares, Mexican Pc.
troleum selling down to 194A and Sin
clair to SO.
There were bold operations in
motors, Stutz gaining eight points at
122. Studebaker was also strong, sell
ing at lips, gain Of nearly two
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-07-18

A cfgaret insured the friendship O.
any OF them. The Russian soldier
suffers from lack OF cigarets. He
saves bits of newspapers or any
other kind of paper, and rolls III
anything that will smoke. with q
carload of American cigarets Judi
ciously used you could win over the
whole Russian army" remarked Gle
Russian.
| The Russian Red has about tie
same ideas in mind as the soldiers
| of other lands. AS soon as one
singles out man who can speak a
language one knows, usually Ger
man, the first question is, When
will there be peace? We want to
go home. We are tired Of war;"
The army is not strongly bolshevik
in sympathies. This was called
strongly to the attention of the cor
respondent in conversation with
troops near the front and with
others on trains. In Ponjewesch,
corps headquarters In Lithuania, a
young Lett volunteered to lodge me
over night, until the train for
Dvinsk left next morning.
That night he invited a friend, for
merly a professor In charge of the
local high school, but now mobilized
into the army, where he could be
more closely watched by the boil
shevills. The two sounded me out
carefully, and then unburdened their
minds. They thirsted for news from
the outside world, and wanted to get
away from the Reds that they might
point out that Russia is bolshevik
by but small percent. Yet they
served as officers in the Red army,
modified because of their former
military training.
1--WE have to serve-there is no
other way out of it," one Of them
explained. "The bolsheviks have led
the people to believe they are fight
ing to save Russia from invasion and
are defending the revolution, The
boIsheviks are probably not more
than one percent of the population.
Yet the bolsheviks can dictate, be-
cause this Is a military emergency.
They have modified everybody.
"The Russian people support the
bolsheviks in preference to the
Whites. The Russians do not want
a czar again. Nor will they allow
the bolsheviks to continue long.
When this war is over the Russians
themselves will throw out the boil
sheviks. But we can not do It now.
1t is war and we must fight. But we
want to do 1t ourselves and make our
own government, a socialist democ-
racy. Most of the people are social
democrats, but the bolsheviks refuse
to allow us to organize now. Mill
tary precaution, they say, but wait
until the war is over"
Along the route, the correspondent
heard this story many times in vari-
Gus forms.
Army stats are odd military or
in Russia. They are
mostly young men, almost boys.
Their principal work seems to be
signing papers, stacks of them on
every table. All orders must be
signed by three men and a commits
saire. The commissaire Is a vital
feature Of every staff. He comes
from Moscow, and replaces the SOL
diers' soviet, or council. which for
merly debated every order before 1t
could be carried out.