Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1919-04-14
.PE| i AID |.
!. RUSS ALLIES
Peasants in Northern Rus
STA Aid Allies in Fight
Against the Boil
! shevikis.
NO QUARTER IS GIVEN
North Russian Government
Recognizes Worth Of
Their Services.

Their Services.
With the Americans on the North
Russian Front, Feb. So COrrespOn-
dence of The Associated Press.) In
this International army which is fight
ing numerically superior, bolshevik
forces in north Russia there are, min
gled with the half dozen or SO varieties
of uniforms, men who wear no uniforms
at ALL They fight, as did the Francs
tireursin the Franco-Prussian war and
the first minute Of the American revolu-
ton, for the protection of their fire.
sides.
They are peasants, bearded or beard
less, with nothing to distinguish them
from the thousands of other peasants
living around them but their guns and
cartridge belts. They are the irregular
or partisan troops and the sentiments
they are showing and fighting for in
+ this wilderness of snow and pine trees
loom up so patrioctially that the gov
eminent Of northern RUSSIA is begin
ming to look upon them as the keystone
on which to build Russian state that
will be free from bolshevism.
Friends Of Allies.
These peasants have known the raw
ages of bOlslievik troops in their vii
lages. They have seen friends executed
for anti-bOlshevik activities. They hail
the allies rs rescuers. In nearly every
attack the regular troops make against
the enemy, one finds these armed parti-
sans crack Shots, going ahead of or
along the tanks of the Americans, Bri.
y tish,e French and trained, uniformed
Russians to scout path or take pot
shot at the enemy.
The point Of view OF these peasants
\ is this: The.army has not yet been or
ganized !; we are robbed and ill-treated
ly the bolsheviki; therefore, we have
10. defend ourselves. The peasants in
\ the Kholmogory District along the
Dwina river, have been fighting for four
months. Military authorities say they
do their work as cheerfully and eff
GENTLY as regular soldiers The Red
Guards are helpless against the revolt
Ell population.
4 The appearance Of peasants fighting
8 voluntarily against Trotzky's forces has
a tlemOralizing effect upon the bolshe-
Wiki as 1t disabuses the minds of some
Of them Of the theory that they are be-
Ing opposed only by "imperialists."
Shot II Captured.
sThe partisans know that IL they are
captured they will be shot. But, know
ing the forest country as city jewellers
know their own streets, they are sell
dom captured. In scouting they are us
fireless as wild animals.
The government of the north diG no
thing for long time to helE the parti-
sans, but, now that their usefulness is
recognized, they and their families are
provisionei as il they were regular sol
fliers. I'm December big delegation OF
partisans went to Archaagel and, ac-
eording to the local newspa pers, this
new apparition stirred up all the
classes Of population of the town..
1t became clear that a sound eyola-
ton from anarchy toward patriotism
had taken place among the people. that
the efforts Of the partisans. though OF a
local character, must be supported AMI
that 1t was absolutely necessary to ere
ate a suitable atmosphere for further
organization Of partisan detachments.
A big committee including all political
parties has been formed in Archangcl
to aid in this plan and new partisan
newspaper is to be published for tic
benefit of the fighting peasants.
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SD Oyerton has resigned his position
I as. night clerk at the Wilson hotel,
which will take effect tomorrow. He
has not decided as to what he will do,
hut expects to leave Webster City. No
one as yet has been secured to take his
place.
". "a L. IA L.
Police Magistrate J. NJ. Blake this
morning fined Henry Williamson $40
and costs for fast driving yesterday IN
5 the outskirts OF the city. The police
department has had much complaint
from the residence districts as to FAST
driving and every effort will be made
, to put stop to 1t.
" nj. Al
Roy WANTED-ab0ut 16 years old. to
work in Freeman-Journal Office
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WANTED experienced girl for
general housework, or young girl TO
help with children and Homework.
phone o1F314. 4-14f2j2
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