Evening star., 1920-04-02
BY ISAAC DON LEVINE.
ARTICLE Ill.


my own beloved One:
Il am resting in my bed before din
ncr. the girls have gone to church
and the Baby is finishing his dinner.
He has only Slight pains sometimes.
Oh, my love. it was hard bidding you
goodbye and seeing that lonely, pale
face with big sad eyes at the wagon
window. Ny heart cried out, take
me with you.
During tea I read the reports ana
then got letter at last from VIC
toria. dated the lib September III
has taken long coming by messenger,
/ copy out what ! think may interest
you: We have gone through ANXIOUS
days during the long retreat of the
allied armies in France. Quite be
tween ourselves $50. lovy, don ten
one. better) the French at hrSt lelt
the English army TO bear all the prune
Of the heavy German cuthanklnG at
tack alone. and if the English troops
had been less dogged. not only they
but the whole French forces would
have been crumpled up. This has now
been set right and the two french
generals who We're to blame IN Ihe
matter have been deposed by JoHre
and replaced by others. One OF them
had six notes from the English COM
Chief French. unopened In
his pocket. The other kept sending
an answer TO an appeal to come on
and help. that his horses were 100
tired That is past history. however
hut it has cost the lives and ilDerty
of many good officers and men Luck :
lily it was kept dark ami people mere
in general don't know ABOUT IT,
Sending Indian Troops. to Europe.
THE SOC. 1000 recruits asked for are
nearly complete and hard at work
drilling all day long. Masses of gem
tlemen Joined the ranks and set a
good example. There is talk OIL
raising further 100000. including
the contingency from the colonies.
am not sure / like the idea of lndian
troop coming to fight in Europe, Dut
they are picked regiments and when
they served in China and in Egypt
kept perfect discipline-so that those
who ought to know best are comment
they will behave perfectly we'll tno
looting or massacring). The superior
officers are all English. Ernie's friend,
the Maharajah of Bfskanir. is coming
with his own -contingent-last time l
saw him was as ErniSs guest at
WolfSgarten- George wrote US an
account of his share in the naval ac-
tion off Helgoland- He commands the
fore turret and fired quite number
Of shots. and his captain says with
GOODNESS and good judgment says
that the attempt to destroy the COCKS
of the Kiel canal (the bridges alone
would be little good) by a1rplanes is
always in the admiralty's mlnd. But
II is very difficult as all is we'll de-
tended. and one has to wait for a ia
yorable opportunity or the attempt
has no chance of success. 1t is dis
tressing that the only passage INTO
the Baltic for men of war wh1ch Is
at all possible Of being used IS
through the sound. which is not deep
fov hot or
In the North sea the Germans have
strewn mines far out all over the
place, recklessly endangering neu-
trail trading ships. and now that the
first strong autumn winds are dow
ing they will drift tfor they are not
anchored) on the Dutch and Norwe-
gian and Danish shores (some round
the German, one must hope.)
Ania Visits "Our Friend"
..She sends much love. The sun shone
so brightly this afternoon-but not
in my room Tea was sad and strange
and the armchair looked mourn1ul
without my precious one In IT, MARIE
and Dmitri dine, SO 1 will stop writ.
ing and shut my eyes a little, ana
finish tonight.
Marie and Dmitri were in~ good
spirits: they left at 10 50 as to go to
Paul. Baby was restless and only got
to sleep after II. but no strong pain.
The girls went to bed, and 1, 70 sur
prise Ania, who lay on her sofa in the
big palace She has now verbose
veins, so Princess Gedroitz had been
again to her and told her to keep quiet
a few days She had been in my motor
to town to see our Friend. and that had
tired her leg. returned at IL ana
went to bed.
Sweetheart. I must end now and lay
the letter aside. it must leave in the
morning at Sc. Good-by my joy, my
Sunshine Nicky, beloved treasure.
Baby kisses you and wify covers you
with the tenderest kisses. God bless
and keep and strengthen you. 1 kissed
and blessed your cushion-lts all
have in thoughts and prayers insep-
arabic. Your own ALIX."
.One Cannot Trust Those Poles"
"TZARSKOYE SELO. 23d Sept. 1914.
MY Own Beloved Darling:
II was so sorry not to be able to
write to you yesterday, but my head
ached hideously and / lay all the even
ing in the dark. In the morning we
went to the Pestcherny chapel for half
of the service and it was lovely.
had been before to see Baby. Then
we fetched the Princess Gedroitz al
Ania's.
MY head already ached and 1 can't
take any medicine now, neither for my
heart We worked from 10-1. as
there was. an operation which lasted
long -
Thank God. the news continues be-
ing good and the Prussians retire. The
mud hunted them away. Mekk writes
that there are a good many cases OF
cholera and dissentry in Lemberg. but
they are taking sanitary measures
There have been difficult moments