Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-09-26

etcS' Inc mistress OF sailor boy
or q "munition girl" You could see
them walking about in tho most ex-
pensiVe fur coats overloaded with
stolen jewels. splashing through the
mud In their high-heclcd boots Of
chamois leather. Well. they can at
lord 1t as we'll as their male friends
OF tho Red navy and army. The lat
ter had developed their own special
style OF wearing big curl right
across their forehead. the cap being
worn back almost on the neck.
Government Took Clothes.
Every autumn the Soviet govern
ment used to rcquisition warm clothes
for the glorious Red army. In doing
so every district had TO contribute
It's fixed share: the real intention be-
| ing to rob the poor bourgeois class OF
! Its last possessions. l was ordered to
supply u wooilen blanket and several
able to spare my last blanket, l sent
them quilted one instead. which,
however, was promptly returned with
the remark that such would not De
acceptd. as a woollen blanket had
] been required. Quite In despair /
went to tho commissariat, ere a
brute of a Red soldier addressed me
In the most uncivil manner. saying
| that II did not produce that blanket
by o'clock l should have to pay a
fine Of 5000 roubles. failing which all
the Russian Soviet republic had no
mercy with citizens who disobeycd
the orders OF the government TO
show whose voice weighs most in
Red Russia, ! may mention anothe r
| incident.
a. all private capital had been
from the interest gained from in
vestments were suddenly face to face
with ruin. AS l had baby OF TWO
months and the income which l
assistance TO the Committee for the
Poor. US well as to tho People
Court"-composed. 3y the way. OF an
workmen. My application, however,
was turned down because my state
nent as to the resources OF my in
ment 0f the ,scrubwoman who used
TO work in the same house where l
Given E1trn Rntionx.
| AS l had young baby, was
entitled to temporary extra ration
of flour. cocoa butter. and condensed
milk. So a fortnight after the baby
was born l went down TO the com
mittee in charge. and after waiting
for three hours in the cold. I was in
the end granted one single extra
anS Of ha f9uI pauPS
Egall powder. Crying. left the
building. and having finished my
piece Of chocolate on the way home.
cabbage, potatoes and tea substitutes.
II was evident that under such
circumstances. my .oaby could never
decide TO escape from Russia, know
ing. although not TO the full extent.
ihat / was L cunning great risk. So
spared the misfortune OF other little
ones. whose heads were all soft and
spongy and who had no hair and no
| nails.
Had known what that journey
on which l was about TO start really
meant hardly think / should have
ventured that trip. Hearing now OF
ee S re-, ears and ngsrs
OF quantities OF dead bodies which
the rneltin. snow left behind on the
ground-.sends cold shivers down IN,
back and just begin 20 realize what
a narrow escape had.
Not knowing. the hidden paths
over the FRONTIER OF Finland. J
Finn. whose regular occupa,io wal
sions and for R aa ey.'a look oe IA,
part o. Scarlet Pimperneil.' Sc
my head, put on four dresses. on,
on the top Of the other. packed
few things in bundle and Win IN,
that trip Which was to ode decide iaI my lif 2
and that OF my baby was giac
TO have also found company In :
peasant girl who was asking for The
same port.
IL was nbout, 10 o'clock in the
evening when we left the cattle car
IN which We had been travelling
miles. The train stopped in the mid,
die OF a field-it was pitch dark and
drizzling rain had been sof,eninG
the ground for several days. After
| In la
cold and rain. our guide came up &c
Us and told US to follow him.
Left Under Tree.
| Down we went into the mud
which was flowing over our shoes
and started for an unknown desti-
nation. 1t was slow progress. From
to sounds. Our man put out his pipe
and gave me instructions as to what
/ 10 do in case OF capture. Having
walled some distance he bade us 10
he returned from his accommodating
Suddenly we heard approaching foot
steps.
1T seemed to me as II all was lost
steps were thoseS,f Red army men or
patrol: 1nstinctively I pressed my
little baby to my body. and STOPPING
down, only. noticed how quietly tho
| courage and pluck to face anything
with the most natural voice, / called
| up tho Two men before they had time
to discover US hiding. and asked them
the direction OF village not far off
telling them that we had lost ouI
way. and whether they would not be
kind enough and see us home.
To my greatest delight, ] noticed
| that both OF them were half drunk
and. therefore. in kind and unsus-
ptcious mood. Having conversed for
| some time, we managed to get rid
OF them and, having parted in diff
| fcrent directions. we returned after
| while TO the same spot lest our
guide should miss us.
About 4 in the morning, we again
heard voices. and were just about
prepared to give ourselves up when
| TO our delight we recognized the
Finnish language which the men
were talking. One of them was ouI
guide who had brought pal to helI
US carry our parcels. So we wen!
'"At dayb.eak we reached the frs.
little village in the region Of the
trontier. The pal Of our guide opened
the door to his cottage, and willis!
we were drying our clothes his wife
cooked us some tea The rest OF the
day we spent in hiding in the house
| Whilst we had slept. the guard had
twice called and asked whether any
strangers had been passing that way
| Resume Journey at Might.
AT 10 o'clock that night we re-
sumed our weary journey. Our guide
seemed to know every tree and brick
In that .neighborhood; he had been
| passing here freUuenf1y HAVING uye I