Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-01-17
DFpOPTED u. S. REDS
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was compelled to eat her meals IN The
Ruford's diningroom, where she VIM
fan object for aiI eyes instead ~ with
her comrades She added that she was
Obliged ~ waive her objections $50 ne
to protect two girla, ono Of whom WINS
taken 10 America M n baby and has no
friends in RussiR while the other has btft
two friends in Russia, whose whereabouts
arc unknown"
BERKMAR 70 wRTTT ON WARTIME.
r}erkman is under contract ~ write for
an American monthly publication sores
Of Articles about former American pris0n
wardcns, among them Thomas Mott
Osborne Iic will 8lso write a number of
Russian sketches, he saId hsked II the
rods would labor or would conhne their
activities 10 politics, Berkman replied they
would be employed in rnincs but naturally
would participate N political matters
IIe declared he would form league of
Russian friends of America tho efforts
of which would recipTocate those 81 the
American friends Of Russia Of the
latter organization he said
IT has grown 20 eTninently respectable
that even former President Taft Is a mem
her
PASSED THROUGH MfNE FIELD
During the thrce-day journey from Kiei
~ Hango the vpyage vas dangerous te-
cause marine mines ia Tbs Baltic have not
been removed ~ the German govern
tnent. according ~ varIous officer ~ the
Buiord who left the boat for visii - this
little town AZ expert German pilot
named Schmidt w8s 10 charge of the
vessel swinging the sblp around n Wide
curves or turning sharp angles Once
hc stopped during the night while Tho
rudder hahn ground wth fearful sound
Matters hcoatne worse 1bo sccpud night
ont when n mvsterIoua and mutlated
wireless message WAS received ordering
different port ~ deharkatiun Mau Ind
been originally planned Z his cap7ed
delay ~ landing hcrc
While the Buford was 1T Kicl. Il became
! known that three sailors had rlimEed oyer
the slde. token j STOLEN fishing boat and
with i sfnugglcd IN board nine f1igc
bottles Of rum. With which tho discipline
of tho ship would have bern icnonl'zcd
according ~ AZ Officer .Thr commanding
officers eent &c rnn back
rRrr wgtmgp uuroRo ogytrvr
Officers If tho Rpford were rvcoed,rviy
f1tRued aigr their l6ug yoyagp. uicR
tnpedod tic ship which n capable of nat-
fHE faftF ftIfff fnffN {rF NGflr ~ HfTEffiB
weather ihi4 hcld bark thc destroyer
whJrh convgYcd the vosefi acroea thc
Atlantic rhe boleheyfki IN bnard nd
fnonafnnnuz lifr vtuch 1aa rnadc more
81 bcca'ee II stormy Unathcr Whon hev
eould not r. gwen their daily "xcrclas
On dcck
After tho Rnford rft Kirl 3owrvor tho
weather cleared lr and the dcrnrfrcs
were IN deck for ong penod7 Their
greatest pleasure rriued ~ ~ unglrg
Red SONGS including The Iufry-
rationale the Narcilalse The Black
Flag, Arise Yc Workmcn and hc
.Song ~ Hate The latter 4as a,Jre gvith
vm oTrr and OVER gan manv ~ the
Singers having fine vofces Tie rods were
forbidden ~ hold meetings ~ deck falf
made 80 for lost trR when confined u
their quarters liz Which time d secret
/ captain faranUlrd all within reach of his
/ yoIee
/ No sERTous TTasEss Ov TTlF
/ Whilp thc women and some 81 the men
I were aeasick during storms there was not
/ asingie case of SERIOUS lilncss an,i everyone
! arrived II good health superintendent
Martin Berkshire IN charge nf the prisoners
/ had ~ warn Bcrkman and Mlss Goldman
f repeatedly that they were prisoners and
not passengers or guests.
i RUSSIAN SOVIET MUM ON
COMING Of DEPORTEES
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