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YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1927-08-26
Tazko chory csl. legionar a otec
styroch nedospelych dietok prosi
o pomoc.

Drahi bratia, mile a spanilomy-
sci ne sestry V narode - ia nize-
otec styroch maIych
dietok obraciam sa k milo,rdnym
dusiam sloyenskym tiprimnou
prosbou ponce.
Prosbu moju dovol 'ujem 81 po-
dopriet' nasledovnym:
J.. BOl som dobrovol nixon V
Csl. armade vo Francii. Pracoval
som, obetoval som vzdy dl "a moz-
nosti ma ciele narodu prospesne.
Pc navrate 70 starej vlasti a pc
prlchode do mesta Minneapolis,
Mimi, zreorganizoval som pri po-
moci roduyernych Slovakoy ia.
moist 1O5. Sbor Slov. Ligy.
2. Som t'azko chory, trpim Ma
srdecnu vadu. Pracovat' nemozem
liecit sa nemam Ia co. Mann man
zelku styri dietlSy. NajstarSia je
sest -rocna a najmladsie troj-me-
sacne. Manzelka moja bola len he
davno operovana, teda ami ona ne
moze vyhl 'adavat' chlieb pre- ma
Sc mile a drahe dietky.
3. Srdce mi place, ked' vidim
mole dietky hladne polonahe a
pomoct' i'm nemozem. Preto V tom
to t'azkom a trapnom polozen1 v
meme mojich utlych dietok k mi
losrdnym dusiam som prinnteny
sd obratit' K vam sd Obratcian
zlate slovenske duse, ktorym Par
Bob zdravia a pri nom hmot
nych prostriedkov udelil. neza
budnite ma nina moju rodinu.
Bratia, sestry, smilujte sa mac
nami. ObetuJte, ul 'avte biedu na
su. Bob Vsemoh1ci vam vase da
ry interesom stonasobne vyna
hradi. Il naSej ale stranky bude
me sa modlit' "a naSich dobrc
! dincov. Bud yam to yd 'akou u
vase milodary, ktore prosim zasie
lat ma adresu: Slovenska Liga
p. O. Box 996, Pittsburgh, Pa. a
lebo Frantisek DrbjaEz, 4S14 Sc
Robey Street, Chicago, III.
j Znacim sd $ pOvd 'acnost 'ou,
Frantisek L. Drbjak.
Prosbu naSho spolubrata Fran
tiska T.. Drbjak vrele odporlcam
a prosime 81 'achetne ssrdcia slo
venske pomozte ilbohej sloven
skej rodine. Kto mas, smiluj sa.
Pittsburgh, Pa, dna 20. augu
sta 1927.
sprava slovenskej Ligy
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1927-08-26
CHCETE ZNAT, AKo sA ZAVA.
RA IROZLICNA OVOCINA?

TAX potrebujete knizlzu "Spra-
covanie ovocia domacnosti". V
tejto knizke najdete predpisy, a.
ko treba zavarit jahody, ribezle,
maliny, atd'. Je nej poucenie o
robenlIekvarov, dzeli, dzamov, "a
ftov 'atd'. Cena $1.00. Dostat' Y
redakcii.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1927-08-26

~ ONE Of the best hogs in the
- whole state Of California are
~ coming from the big ranch
owned by Jackie Coogan, the only
fully established juvenile star Of the
movies. Here is Jackie displaying
one Of a brood of prize-winners dur
ing a day off from the filming Of
his latest Metro Goldwyn- Mayer pis.
ture, "The Bugle Call"
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1927-08-26
AMERICKE BANKoVNiCTvO.
+. L. /. S.

: f
STA sa shutocne znamenitej dove
re u obecenstya, dokazom coho je,
re bankovne vklady Amerike
dost1pily vyse $4,000, ,000, 10000.
10 vsetkych krajin ma svete maj.
viacej Spojenych Statoch sve-
rujn obcania svoje 1spory a Fl.
nancne obchody priamo bankam.
Je tuna 47,OO0,OOO drobnych vkla-
datel 'ov a miliony inych, ktori
majd u bank svoje bezne konto.
Banky patria teraz mnoho STAN
tisicom ucastinarov, pretoze vkla
datelia najma V ostatnych rokoch
zaklpili "a svoje uspory bankov-
ne ucastiny. Niektore z bank vo
vel'kych. mestach patria kazda O.
bycajne pat az sest' tislcom uca-
stinarov v malych mestach mie-
stne banky sl vlastnene obycaj-
lie obcIhodnikmi dotycneho me.
sta.
V Spojenych Statoch je asi 49,
COO bank kapitalom rezervny-
mi fondami asi 7,50O,000,O0O dola-
rov.- Cislice tieto povstaly jednak
peniazmi ucastinarov, ktori svoje
imanie do bankovnych ucastin vlo
zili, jednak obchodnym podnika-
MIN bank ich rocnymi ziskami.
Zakladny kapital banky sluzi ma
prvom mieste ma to, ably boil kry-
ii vkladatelia V pripade kalamity
pretoze tcastinari nemaju prava
ma ziadne peniaze az ,potial', po.
kial' vsetky ostatne zavazky ban,
| ky ME ST riadne vyplatene. TAX
banky Spojenych Statov maj1 v
sumo 7,500,000,OO0 dQlarov viace.
ako na dostac, ably pripade po
treIby molly zaplatit' hned' vse
tky svoje dlzoby a vyplatit <vse
tky vklady svojim vkladatel 'om
Banl1ovne vklady pozostavaju
dvoch hlavnych casti: 70 Sport
! tel 'nych vkladov, ma ktore 81
vkladatel 'ovi platene iIroky kt'
re moze vkladatel' vyzdvihnut :
pripade potreby, beznych ud
TOW, ktorych majitelia mo6u Wy
: pisovat' ceky ma krytie svojicl
: nctov al okamzitej penaznej pc
Itreby. Banka vyplaca taketo eek.
bez vsetkych pret 'ahov, pravda
aba tax dlho, pokym dotycny ma
jitel ictu ma banke dostatot
ny vklad ako rezervu.
Me je snad' tre'ba povedat !, Z
bankam neschovavaj1 celli tito G
zrutn1 sumu 100000, 900 dolaro
V svojich bezpeonostnych zelez
nIch skriniach. InvestuUi vaeSi,
ciastku tychto vkladov tax, alb
mohli zarobit tymito penIazmi 1
roxy 4 dotycnych vkladov al ks
l pital potrdbny na vedenie celeb
podniku. Prirodzene, ze banka IN
: zavzdy po ruhe dostatok hot'
vych penazf a investfcie banko
prevadzane najvacsou opatrnt
q st 'ou su toho druhu, ably mohl
: byt' zmenene Ma hotove peniaz
+ hned', keby 81 toho vkladateli
priali.
4 Vsetky banky V tejto zemi, n
4 ratajiic to niekol' 'ko sto bank S
kromnNch, su prenajlmane alet
licensovane pre- obchod ilradI
bud jednotliveho statu, alebo vi
). dou Spojenych Statov. Name
g, 600 narodnych bank, t. j. tyc
ktore dostaly charter na prev
dzanie obchoflu prlamo od fed
ralnej vlady vo Washingtone
10000 statnych bank a ilvernyt
spolocnosti, ktore dostaly sv'
charter od miestnej vlady jedn
tlivych statov.
Narodne banlly smejn prev
l. dzat' svoj obchod iba presne
e medziach vytknutych jednako ST
y novami pre- banky narodne, je,
l. mako zvlastnym zakonom (fed
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1927-08-26
sLOVACI A VYsTAHOVA.
LECTVO.

Ia starodavna st ahovaly sa Ma
rody hromadne a hi 'adaly miesto
kde by sa molly trvale osadit
st fahovanie toto nebolo bez kr-
vavych bojov a t'azkych obeti. Hi
storia mas uci Mad 'aroch. ked
sd osadili v Uhorsku, jake boje
viedli Nemeami so Slovalkmi. |
Slovaci .ktori vtedy mali svoju
krajinu, risu Vel 'komoravshu, ne
svornost 'ou synov kral' "a Svato-
pluka Mad 'arom podl 'ahli, mo-
hutna risa sa stroskotala potom
cast Slovakov ma zaklade smluv
bola dana pod moe Mad 'arom. "
| ma tatarsky plen sa tpamata
dejepis, ked' v 13. stoleti Tatari
vtrhli j ma Slovensko spustosili
no skoro cele. Cd tych cias ME ie
zname vo vel 'kom mnozstve st "a
hovanie sa narodov. lba pc val
kach zmenilo sa viac-menej povod
ne obyvatel 'stvo tel alebo Incl
krajiny. y.
Dnes narodom ami nenapada .sa
st iahovat'. Ale jednotlivcom moz
no zmenit bydlisko l'ahl1o. Len
ably bolo tych grosi ma cestovne
trovy. Cestovat' to je dnes moda.
,Bohaci SIT stale ma cestach. Malo
kedy sii donna. Ale hlavny naval
il 'udi vyst 'ahujnci sa domova
do cudziny pochadza bud to pre-
nasledovania, alebo chudoby.
Stara Europa mala ma este i
dnes prebytok takych l'udi, ktori
sa nem6zu donna vyzivit', alebo
,myslia, re indie bude i'm lepsie. Wy
st 'ahovanie 20 Slovenska nabyva
rod prevratu rozmerov'rtakmers IL
zasnych.
Podl "a zpravy statneho uradu
statistickeho v roku 1926 bolo Wy
dane vyst 'ahovaleckych pasov z
(TS. Republiky do cudziny 26,120
osobam. Najhorsl pomer vyst 'aho
valectva je IA Slovensku. | ro-
,ku 1926 vyst 'ahovalectvo 10 Slo-
venska JIG omnoho vaesie, ako V
5Cechach, Morave. Sliezsku Pod
,karpatsl1ei Rusi. Neverite? Pozri-
.te;: Il Czech, Moray, 70 Sliezska
"a Podkarpatskej Rusi vyst 'ahova.
10 sa v menovanom roku len 7,454
kdezto 20 Slovenska odislo do 81.
reho sveta v tom samom case II,
SOB os0b. Teda Ma tri miliony oby
vatel 'ov Slovenska pripada skoro
tri stvrtiny vsetkych vyst 'ahoval
GOV, kym na jedenast' milionov o
byvatel 'ov Czech, Moray, Sliez
ska a Podkarpatskej Rusi len jed
ma stvrtina.
Toto je znakom toho, re Slower
sko, hoci je ME talk l'udnate ak
tCesko a Morava, stale Wac a via,
.je postihnurte katastrofalnym w
sst 'ahovalectvom.
o pricinach, ktore nasich SIo
vakov zenh do cudziny 20 "slo
bodnej vlasti" rozpisovat sa ne
deme. Az srdce bol'om stiska
ked' 81 clovek mysli ma to, ako $;
vodi slovenskemu narodu poo
prazskym ,byrokratickym rezi
MON. <4
Vyst 'allovalecka statistika je o
brazom, ktory najlepsie chran
nase stanovisko, ze bez samospra
Wy smysle Pittsburghskej Doho
dy ostane Slovensko slzavym Il
dolim pre- .roduverneho Slovak;
0 plnou misou vselijakych vyhol
pre- prazskyclh hejtmanov slo
eyenskych odronov.
Clm Dol Slovak yo svojej vlast
dloteraz? Pravda, len ilbohym stvt
.rcnfm, bedaeou, mad ktoryym same
nebesa Shy fQnily sBol !. obet'o
IS - 81 "a III Il ~ tsy
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1927-08-26

Ked' mate krstiny, svadbu,
pohrab, spolkovl, osadn1 slav.
most, opfste nam to zaslite,uve.
remit do nasich novin.
YoungstownskeÌ SlovenskeÌ noviny = Youngstown Slovak news. (Youngstown, Ohio) 1910-1940, 1927-08-26

- Slovenska Liga je vsenarod-
ma ustanovizen, vstupujte do nej!
Evening star., 1927-05-08

father Of the present Old Rip nightly
conVu!sed the audiences with his ad
mirabe presentations of Crack in the
Turnpike Gate Paul Pry' and Billy
I.aCkaday, While the streets echoed
his jolly chorus. It's my delight. of
shiny night at the season of the
year Here. too i'm Wells, without a
rival as "Nipperkin. in 'Sprigs OF
Laurel and as Cornelius O'Dedimus.
and Joe CowcH. one Of the jolliest Of
OF them. all filed the house with
boisterous laughter.
In those days, about s. years ago
Il comic or sentimental song between
the play ana the farce was deemed in
dispensable. and Wills famous Lord
Lowell Who stood at his castle gate
acombinc his milk-White steed' was
nightly cncored for an entire season
Besides these eminent Votaries of Mo-
mus. Eberle, 1adaWay and John Sef-
ton divided the honors of the old-time
playgoerS. Here. too fiourished the
Original Jim Crow Rice, not Dan of
cloWnish fame. but the first man that
showed the darkey sports of those
days how TO wheel about and turn
about and jump Jim Crow or sigh
over the charms of Lubly Rose, Coal
Black Rose
In the light ballard the America n
Theater echoed with the merry voices
Of Clara Fisher. and Mrs. Knight,
the sprightliest of chambermaids. In
tragedy and high comedy. Fanny
kemble. who made her debut in this
country at this theater; Fanny Jar
| man. Mrs. S. Chapman, and a host
of eminent actresses made classic
| those boards of late so often desc
Grated by the vulgar Wit of burnt
cork and the flashy performances oil
Evening star., 1927-05-08

that Gen. Winfield Scott could he dis.
tinGuiShed all over the room by being
a head and shoulders above the rest"
y = y
THE RAMBLER passed TO YOU last
week letter received by him
from Charles NJ. Fcnwica. 20S II
street northwest in which AIR. Fen
wick told that a 'colored minstrel
troupe was playing a the Canterbury
when it burnt" Mr. Fenwick is
right Among advertisements in The
Star found this: beginning Monday,
July 18th. 1869. for a few nights only.
Hicks and Heights Original and Only
Georgia Minstrels. The Great Slave
Troupe Consisting of Is performers.
Organized at Macon. Ga. 1865. and
Composed Entirely of Colored Men.
Colored Persons admitted to all parts
of the house. Admission IS and so
cents. The Star July 10 had this
reading notice: This colored troupe of
Ethiopian minstrels comprising eight.
cen colored performers. formerly
slaves i'm Macon. Ga. performed to a
fine audience at Canterbury Hall last
night. Their program Is varied and
original and. like the exhibitors them.
selves. It's execution has the most
genuine humor and neculiartiy." The
stay Of the troupe at Canterbury Han
was heightened beyond ~ few nights
only" and Hicks aud Heights t3eorgia
Minstrels. "The Great Slave Troupe. :"
were playing at The Canterbury the
week OF the fire.
In the hunt whfch ended IN finding
the Canterbury's history the Rambler
copied ads and notes from The Star
of July. 1859. and8 Knowing that these
things save him from the work Of
Evening star., 1927-05-08
Rambler Finds New Interest in OldTme Theater Natter

ally in the old time there would he
a respectable row there. One night,
we remember. an honorable Southern
NJ. C., feeling his liquor somewhat,
and under the influence of some fan
cied grievance. while sitting in the
first tier of boxes, drew d pistol and
amused himself by popping hot one
in the shape of Il bullet. at an actor
then performing on the stage. The
ball grazed the actor and made a hole
in the scenery, which ended the eX-
plot, except that the honorable mem
Der. after apologiZing. was bound
over TO keep the peace.
"Old citizens now relate how In
their youthful days they used to climb
to the roof of McDermott's coach
shop. ,v.iich then stood at the corner
Of Louisiana avenue and Sixth street.
and thence over adjoining roofs to a
window in the third tier, and effecting
an entrance, view the performance on
the clear.
About 1885 the National Theater
was built as an uptown rival to the
American, but the American under
Ward and Wemyss ran a first rate
company for two or three seasons
but finally succumhed and the house
took the more stylish appellation OF
the Washington Assembly Rooms.
Then fashionable assemblies or select
dancing parties were given once in
two weeks under the younger fashion.
ables of that day.
During this time the Washington
Thespian Corps fiourished. They
were composed of aspirants for his
trionc fame. and young printers
formed the bone and sinew Of the
company. They usually got up per.
formances for the benefit of the poor
of Washington or the 'benefit of Mrs
Evening star., 1927-05-08

writing, he believes that they will in
terest you more. Yom may read:
"Rosslyn House on the Heights OPP
posite Georgetown This elegant aud
attractive summer resort is now open
for the entertainment of guests In
inviting the patronage of the public
the proprietors deem il only necessary
To call attention to it's high and cool
location and 10 the unsurpassed views
presented from every point Of the we'll
appointed and shady grounds and to
pledge In addition to these great natu-
raj advantages that its laTder and bar
will be constantly kept supplied with
everything that the most fastidious
taste can desire. Rossiyn can be
reached by the Aqueduct Bridge or by
the Long Bridge via Arlington, either
route affording pleasant drive
through scenery of historic interest.
Sykes & Chadwick. proprietors.
An advertisement. July .. 1869 -
"Hol for Bladensburg and the cele-
brated Spa Springs, Open air concert
at the Spa House every Saturday eve
ming. Excelsior ice cream--Pure soda
water. The bar Is stocked with the
best liquors, wines. lager and weiss
beers and cigars. House adjoining the
Mineral Spring and beautiful oak
grove. Pleasure-seekers can leave
Washington on the following railroad
trains. 12:45. 8. 4:20 and 7:S0 +. NJ. and
return TO the city at and 94o pm.
Hayes favorite brass band will be IN
attendance every Saturday evening
j. c. Mockabee. proprietor"
July 2. 1S69--"Ho! for Analoston
Island! The Glorious Fourth will be
celebrated Monday. July 5th. by pic
mic, illumination and grand display OF
Salute firing morning and
Evening star., 1927-05-08

Anne Royal, who was a notable but
rather Il superannuated editress who
published The Iuntress,' a weekly
paper. on Capitol Hill. The rumor
ran ia those days that neither the
poor Of Washington nor Mrs. Anne
| Royal ever realized the financial pro.
ceeds Of those performances, because
q bouutifu supper and trimmings
were generally served during or after
the performance for the purpose of
sustaining the hiStrioniC and intellec-
tual powers of the Thespians, the
cost thereof being deducted from the
proceeds as a portion of the expenses.
Among the principal stars in this
company were Mr.. Columbus Drew.
MIR. George Grouard, Mir. Jim Bev-
eridge and Mr.. Lew Tarleton. As may
be imagined, the free list was eX-
tensive.
Moses Copp. the original proprietor
of the bathing saloon. belongs to the
history of the Canterbury. He organ.
lied on the first floor very good
bathing establishment. well supplied
by neighboring pumps, and had a
pistol gallery but both projects failed
to be remuneratiye. Subsequently. as
most of our readers know, the building
was dubbed Canterbury Hall and con.
cert saloon performances were given
therein.
'In 1910 the Inauguration ball at
tending the commencement of Pfesi.
dent Harrison's administration took
place there and was said to be the
finest affair of the kind UP to that
time, the hall being SO crowded that
Gen. Harrison, who was sandwiched
between Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Seaton,
could hardly wend his way through
the throng. 1t was noticed at the time
Evening star., 1927-05-08

will be over soon and they will shoot
US down. Let's have a good time
before they get us" And they en-
ioyed themselves as best they could
drinking and looting.
With the approach of evening the
soldiers began to retire to their bar
racks. Few OF them were still able
10 control their feet. ] returned
home along streets with several
houses burned. the ground covered
with debris.
Look at that" d soldier exclaimed.
"One might think the Germans had
passed through the town. My Lord,
what they've done here.
On the following day father came
to see us. He arrived in his usual
court carriage. The coachman in his
court livery looked like d strange
anachronism amid the devastation
and red flags of the revolution. But
the general confusion was such that
the soldiers only stared in beWilder
ment-and did nothing.
Father told us of the terrible mo-
ments the imperial family had gone
through the night before, Only the
personal Interference of the Empress
prevented a bloody clash between the
insurgents and the palace guards.
Then came orders from Petrograd
not TO interfere with the imperial
family until further instructions.
Evening star., 1927-05-08

ing a bulletin with the text of the
Emperor's abo'cation. He turned to-
+ ward me:
THE poor Car" he said, "he was
a good man, our Little Father. he
was. He wasn't guilty of anything,
the poor Czar!'
The situation grew worse every day.
While the new minister of justice,
kerensky, was making speeches boast
ing of the bloodlessnesS of the Russian
revolution, terror reigned in several
cities Indescribable atrocities were
committed by sailors i'll Cronstadt and
HeIsingfors. Naval officers were tor
tured i'll a manner comparable only
to the Spanish inquisition Several of
our friends and acquaintances per.
ished In this atrocious way.
But even more demoralizing than
these outbreaks Of terrorism was the
orgy of cowardice they produced Not
a voice was raised in protest. let alone
any attempt at armed resistance.
Members of the Emperors suite We're
hurriedly destroying the Emperor s
nonograms which embeilished their
uniforms. Courtiers rushed to assure
revolutionists of their support and
loyalty. Generals and ladies-in-wait-
ing, smiling idioticaily. congratulated
one another on having at last been
liberated.
Liberated from what?' / asked
with the tactless frankness of youth.
"Your honor, titles. ranks and for
tunes? Wait until we are all liberated
from our lives
My remarks produced general con-
sternation. ] was called impertinent,
crazy. Nicholas" or "Col. Roman
off, as they now spoke of the En-
peror. was, they declared. a drunkard
and an imbecile. 1t was high time he
should be thrown out. He had ruined
the country and his wife was Ger
man spy.
ON March 81 we learned that the inn
perial family had been officially
placed under arrest. The members of
the suite who lived in the palace We're
permitted TO choose between leaving
the palace or being arrested. too.
Most of them. including my father.
decided not to abandon the Empress.
and in consequence were arrested.
Revolutionary soldiers replaced the
loyal guards and commander was
appointed to guard the prisoners
On March % the Emperor arrived
arrested. A little later kerensky or
dered the Emperor separated from the
Empress. Their majesties were per
mitted to see each other only during
meals. in the presence of an officer
The Empress was highly indignant.
For this measure seemed to have no
other purpose except to add to their
misery.
l obtained permission to visit my
father and went several times to see
him. But these meetings caused me
more pain than pleasure. Each time
| had to undergo q cross examination
by the soldiers, after which I was ad-
mitted to a small room in the guard
house near the gate. There | had TO
wait until father was led across the
court by an officer. To see my father
brought by a guard as if he were a
criminal was pathetic. grotesque un-
believable. We could talk only in the
presence Of the officer. and while /
was trembling TO know about the i'm
Evening star., 1927-05-08

perial family. all discussions OF the
subject were forbidden. Father tried
to look cheerful and content, but he
aged 10 years in a month.
To add to my personal troubles,
suddenly found myself accused of con-
spring against the new regime. The
accusation was based on my refusal
to tear the Emperor's monogram from
my school uniformi Several Of the
boys who continued to wear the old
uniform were attacked by soldiers on
the street. I received threatening let
ters and was warned that the soldiers
had decided to shoot me.
I began to feel that I could not re
main in the imperial city much
longer. Aside from personal danger.
| could not bear to witness the hu-
milia ton of the imperial family. | be
gan to lose all sense of reality. It
seemed to me that / was living in a
continuous nightmare.
At that time some friends invited
me to go with them to their estate in
the Province of Kazan. the ancient
Tartar city on the Nolga. gladly ac-
cepted the invitation and i'll May left.
thinking would return soon.
never saw Tsarskoe again.
That Summer was anything but
peaceful. Peasants repeatedly threat
ened to kill us. and several times
forced us to fee to the city. But we
were all young and enterprising and
insisted on returning to the country
Aside from the peasants. we had to
be on guard against bandits who in
tested the countryside. They We're
men who had escaped from Siberian
prisons and were now making their
way to Western Russia. They be-
came so bold that they tried several
times TO attack our house. We had TO
60 about armed. and one of us always
remained on guard throughout the
night. | painted many a picture dur
ing those nightly watches. holding a
brush in one hand and a shotgun in
the other.
In August l received a letter from
father. He wrote I've have left
Tsarskoe and are travelling eastward
to an unknown destination"
a week later a second letter came.
They had arrived in Tobolsk. town
in Western Siberia and would stay
permanently.
I passed the Immediately following
days in real agony. | was anxious
to show i'll some way my loyalty to
the imperial family, but at the same
time the thought of burying myself
in Siberia, perhaps for many years.
possibly never to come back. filled me
with horror, Besides / realized that
there was nothing l could do to help
the prisoners except perhaps to
amuse the royal children.
Finally | decided to so. With an
unforgettabfe foreboding that | was