THE 8EMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA.
FACES DEATH IN
Seattle Woman Tells of Plight of
Americans in Russian
City.
LIVE LIKE RATS EIGHT DAYS
Describes Terrible Experiences During
Fight Between the Bolshevlkl and
Cadets In Very Center
of the Battle.
Seattle, Wash. How Americans hud
dled for olcht days In the basement
of a hotel In Moscow, Itussla, while
the buttle between the bolshevlkl and
cadets loyal to the government raged
over their heads, Is told In a vividly
Interesting letter received hero by
relatives of Mrs. Helen Meserve, for
merly of this city, who has spent the
lust three and one-half years with her
husband In itussln.
Harry Meserve, her husband, Is
representative of the National City
bank of New York In l'ctrograd and
Moscow.
"Living like rats and running from
place to place to avoid the bullets of
tlio machine guns and the shells of
the larger guns," Mrs. Meserve says,
"was an experience she hopes never
to undergo again."
The first part of her letter Is dated
November 17, 1017, at Moscow. It
says :
"X'esterday wo wcro able to leave
the hotel In Moscow and are now at
the French military headquarters.
For eight days wo were under bom
bardment and for three hours the
guns of the anarchists were turned
directly on tho Hotel National, where
great damago was done. All the
windows were broken and the wnlls
torn by tho big shells.
Like Rats In Cellar.
"Tho last few days we lived llko
rats la tho cellar, running from place
to pluco to safe shelter. During all
tho bombardment wo did not take our
clothes off and sat up two nights."
Four duy Inter tho letter; was con
tinued nt tho Hotel d'Europo In l'c
trograd. Tho letter continues:
"Wo arrived hero yesterday In n
Itcd Cross trnln and aro leaving for
homo Just us soon ns wo possibly
can get out. I will try and tell a llt
tlo more about our experiences In
Moscow.
"Tho firing began at ten o'clock at
night. At first only n few shots wcro
fired. There was positively no warn
ing any kind, us wo know tho gov
ernment hud been taken over by tho
bolshevlkl (this party. Is composed of
anarchists and socialists, the former
in great majority).
"Our rooms wero on tho corner of
tho hotel and our windows wero rid
dled with bullets whllo wo wcro dress-
REMOVE THE CAUSE,
Keeping In mind tho admonition, "Itetnove the cause anil accidents will
cease, the British soldiers in France obey the order to pick up all nails they
find on tho road and put them In boxes provided, for these nails puncture tires
uml injuro tho feet of horses.
TearTea
Shortage Is Noted in Various
Parts of Country.
Decreased
Schools
Enrollment In
and Resignations
Bring Crisis.
Normal
May
New York. Tho United Stntcs is
facing n famlno of public school teach
ers. Tho schools In various putts of
tho country aro alrcudy suffering
from a shortage of teachers. Men ami
women in notlcenblo numbers, reports
from different sections say, are re
signing their positions In the schools
to tuko up other kinds of work, But
tho worst of the situation, as It Is ex
plained by Dr. William H. Allen, who
1ms boon n leading student of school
problems for many yenrs, Is the cer
tainty of a greatly Incronsed shortago
In tho future, as ovldenccd by tho full
Ing oft In enrollments In touchers'
training schools.
SCOW BATTLE
-
li ig early in the morning preparatory
It leaving.
'Wo, wero In the very center of the
battlefield. Tho fight was between
tho bolshevlkl and the cadets, the lat
ter standing by tho government and
the former trying to overthrow It.
There was very little to eat In tho
hotel, and again the Ited Cross men
came to our rescue and we did our
own cooking.
"On .Sunday the cadets tool; posses
sion of tho hotel. On Monday the
bolshevlkl began to lire on It with
rifles only. Nearly all the windows
wero broken and wo lived In the halls.
On Tuesday the big guns were turned
Immediately on us and the two upper
stories destroyed. The big gun firing
continued for thrco long and horrible
hours.
LAY HEAVY HAND
ON GERMAN LABOR
Authorities Ruthless in Suppres
sion ef General Muni
tions Strike.
CONSCRIPTIONMETHODSUSED
Labor Journal Tells How Workers at
Brunswick Were Tricked Into
Trouble, Then Sent to Pris
on for Long Terms.
Amsterdam. Details of the Ger
man military authorities' ruthless sup
pression of an attempt ut n general
strlko In all the munitions factories of
Germany last August, no pnrtlculnrs of
which were allowed out of the country
at tho time, are published In tho Jour
nal of tho German Metal Workers.
In Hrunswlck, which Is the only dis
trict particularized In tho guarded
stoy published by tho Journal, martlul
law was Immediately put Into force,
and both male and female strikers
wero sentenced to Imprisonment. "It
will bo u long time before labor In
Brunswick recovers from the wounds
received," says tho writer of tho nrtl
clc. His account of the strlko is In
pnrt ns follows :
"Tho great international strike bus
come to an end In Brunswick, and tho
labor movement Is richer by n very
grievous experience. The Btrlko was
brought out by a few agitators, and
had been In preparation for u long
time.
"Tho authorities In Brunswick In
deed know moro about tho threatened
strlko than the leaders of tho local
PREVENT ACCIDENTS
"There never was a time when good
public school teachers wero needed
as they are now and as they will be
In tho Immediate future." said Doctor
Allen. "Tho whole problem of Anier
lennlzutlon and training for citizen
ship, as It must be met In the ele
mentary public schools, Is fundamen
tal, yet from all over tho country we
hear of tho failure of young men and
women to register In the training
schools. Wo aro approaching a crisis."
From Iowa comes the report that
100 schools havo no teachers at all
In Philadelphia ns many substitutes
aro needed In u month this winter ns
are ordinarily employed In tho full
school .your. Men hnvo gono to the
wnr. nnd woman teachers aro resign
ing constantly. Cincinnati reports tho
fear of n teacher famine.
I I. Claxton, United States com
mlsslor.ar of oducntton, reports: "The
shortiSgo Is constantly Increasing and
Is embarrassingly large In some sections."
"Tho entire hotel becnrAe- so filled
with smoke and gas It was difficult to
breathe, and we could scarcely see
ten feet away.
"Tho firing from the anarchists
drove the cadets from our hotel, and
on Tuemlny night the anarchists took
poeilon.
"The battle continued for four days
more, the bolshevlkl filing from our
hotel and the cadets llrlng back. On
Wednesday the firing wns so heavy
that tho halls were not even safe, and
we went to the cellar, where wo stayed
n couple of days and nights.
"It was not only the firing -Hint
was expected but the bolshevlkl had
domnnded tho keys to tho wine cellar,
which had been refused. No one know
when they might use force and get
them. Yon cannot lmaglno what aw
ful looking people these men are. A
largo part seemed to bo deserters from
the army, and they looked as If there
was nothing they would stop nt.
"Finally the firing seemed to dimin
ish, and on Saturday wo learned the
cadets had been defeated."
trade unions, who were unable to take
counter measures to protect tho work
ing people.
"Tho most unscrupulous methods
were used to persuade the workers to
take part In tho strike. Humors wero
put out to the effect that tho strlko
was for tho purpose of putting an end
to tho control of food exercised by tho
authorities, also that It wns to exert
pressure on the employers to grnnt de
mands which had been put forward
by the Metal Workers' union. It was
also declared that not only In Ger
many, but throughout tho world, In
London, Paris and I'etrogrntl, work
was to come to n standstill In order to
bring about peace.
"Tho number of persons out on
strlko In Brunswick the first day wus
5,000, which was Increased the next
two days by female workers from tho
Jam and spinning factories.
"On the breaking out of tho strlko
tho minister of the interior summoned
tho heads of tho workman's commit
tees. They presented n series of de
mands, Including fair distribution of
food, the eight-hour day, grant of right
of free assembly, Introduction of equal
direct voting, peace without annexu
tlons or Indemnities, permission to es
tablish a labor journal and nonpuulsh
ment of participants In the strike.
"Tho minister would not discuss the
demands. Ho stnted that work must
bo resumed the next morning (Friday)
or the matter would bo referred to the
military command. Ho ndded that the
working people would suffer heavily If,
against wiser counsels, they persisted
In tho strike. Tho strikers voted to
continue tho strike.
"A few hours nftcr this fateful deci
sion had been taken the orders of tho
military authorities wero pasted up In
tho streets. Theso required that work
should bo resumed on Friday morning,
In default of which strict conditions of
martlul law would be introduced.
Special Military Court.
"The Instigators of tho strike wcro
tho first to return to work, while tho
nmsis of tho strikers gathered ut fhelr
meeting place, where, however, tho au
thorities would allow no assembly to
take place.
"Meanwhllo a special military court
has been set up, working day and night.
The arrests and trials numbered moro
than n hundred and terms of Impris
onment up to ten months wero Im
posed. Workers between tho ages of
soventeen and forty-eight who wero
subject to military service wero
brought under military control and
were ordered to perform certain work,
for which they would receive only mil
itary pay.
"In many families the father or
mother In some, Indeed, both parents
- had been condemned to long terms
of Imprisonment. We saw children in
charge of grandpnronts. who mourned
I In common the fate that had overtaken
j them suddenly. Everything that could
be associated with the strikers was ad
' versely affected. The working people
and their organizations suffered most
I ...... I .. mi... a 1 ii "
ni'ti'iui. 1 tie iiegouanons on eco
nomic matters, which had been Inltl
atAl with the munitions linns with
the co-operation of tho war olllee, have
been suspended, and dissension has
been sown In the ranks of labor."
1
ABOVE AGE LIMIT YET
ENLISTS AS U.S. GUARD
Sprlnglleld, 111. Presenting a
faded honorable discharge from
the army written on sheepskin
nnd dated 1SS0, John B. I.undis,
aged llfty-elght, has enlisted hero
In the United States guards. Lie
Is a veteran of Custer's famed
Indian command. Although he
Is eighteen years beyond tho ago
limit, recruiting ollleers accepted
him becauso of his splendid
physical fitness. I.andls has one
son In the uvlntlon sectlou In
France.
Deer Shot Proved Dear.
Colchester, N. V. It cost Andrew
Delnmater 5 180 to shoot a deer from
a taxlcah. Mrs. Pauline Phillips saw
Dolnmuter shoot the door as It ap
proached some food she had plAccd
near her homo fur tho animal. She
got tho number of the tnxlcab and
later Dolunmtor wus arrested. The
uurno warden lined hi in $100.
Gave the Slackers a Little Lesson in Patriotism
WASHINGTON. A certain Chinese restuurnnt was crowded the other night.
All the tables were occupied but one, when In came a mnn In khaki.
While wnltlng for his order he spied an automatic piano In one corner of tho
room. Over he went, pulled n flvc
rent piece out of his pocket and
dropped It In the slot. The plane
Immediately began to pluy "The Star
Spnngled Banner."
The soldier stood up strnlght and
looked around the room.
Other diners rose to their feet,
until all wero standing with the ex
ception of a man and two women who
were seated at a table on the other
side of tho room.
The soldier looked nt the seated
ones, but his glances did not feuze them.
be they thought that "The Slur Spangled Bnnner" played on an electric plnno
wasn c mo same tiling as the national nnthom played by the Marine band. But
the soldier didn't look at the mutter In that light. He walked over to the table
of those who hnd remained sonted.
"See here," he said, in firm but courteous tones. "As long as I wear this
uniform I propose to see to It thnt the nntlonal anthem Is respected. I'm
going to play that song some more, and when It Is played I want you to
stand up."
The musical Instrument hnd quite a repertoire. Tho mnn In uniform hnd
to feed It a large meal of nickels before It got around to "The Star Spangled
Banner" ngnln.
When the strains of that song flnnlly rang out, the soldier stood strnlght.
All the diners arose. Every man and woman stood, this time, while tho song
ran Its course.
The soldier looked pleased, but snld nothing. Ho kept feeding money
into tho piano. Every time "The Star Spungled Banner" came around, every
body In tho room stood up.
Once more the nntlonal anthem enme around. This time tho man the two
women who hnd refused to stand up In tho first place mndo for the door.
The man had his hut on.
"Attention I" ronred the soldier, In tones thnt shook the walls.
Off camo the man's hat. And "The Star Spungled Banner" In triumph did
flow from beginning to end before they did go.
Baby Is Last Representative of Famous Family
P niL SnERIDAN HI, three yenrs old, Is toddling about the nursery of his
1 home, 1833 M street northwest, todny, at play with his baby sister, ap
parently oblivious to the fact that on his tiny shoulders rests the burden of
sustaining the fnme of a line of Amer-
fHEP 7? ,ctm 1,Blltcrs tnnt Produced such he-
) -& lLn res ns the famous Civil wnr general
v f 'JtitF
Gen. Michael Sheridan died of
heart disease nt the age of seventy-seven yenrs. no hud oeen the companion of
"Phil" Sherldnn in many of his most daring battles. Starting out In life with
the Intention of entering the priesthood, ho had laid aside the robes for an army
uniform, and In It won distinction that will carry his nnme far down in tho
history of American fighters.
Ho wns at Appomatox Court House at tho surrender of Gen. Itobert E.
Lee. At the outbreak of the Spanish war ho was appointed adjutant general
of the training camp nt Cnmp Thomns, Ga., and was soon made a brigadier
general and chief of staff to General Brooks, commanding the Porto Itlco expe
dition. He was In nctlvo service there until tho cIosq of hostilities. In 1902
he was retired with the rank of brigadier general, owing to ndvunced nge nnd
Ill-health.
He Wanted to Be Quite Sure Everything Was All Right
HERE Is a well of human Interest In connection with the selective servlcs
law and Its fulfillment, which bus, us yet, hardly been tapped. Consider
those 10,000,000 questionnaires lllled out
stories of pathos, humor and fact aro
contained In those documents!
Hero Is something that happened
nt a local board recently, when regis
trants were filling out their question
naires. He was a poor country follow.
How he got Into the city, and regis
tered, and lllled out hts questionnaire,
Is ono matter. What he said Is an
other. After ho had answered all the
questions, he turned to the lawyer
who had assisted him nnd said: "Now, Is tnnt nil I hnvo to do with this thing?"
"Yes, Just seal It and put it in the mall box." the lawyer explulned again.
The registrant still sat.
"You say that Is all I have to do?" he said, hesitatingly, at last.
"Yes," replied the lawyer, good humoredly. "I.lck It, senl It up, and drop
It In the mnll box. That Is all you havo to do."
But the country boy still 'sat.
After n bit ho shifted In his sent, and said:
"Well, now. you say all I have to do Is Mick It and heal It uml put It in tho
box.' "
It Is to the eternal credit of that lawyer that he never cruckevi n smile, but
encouraged tho earnest fellow, who finally went through the door, licking tho
llnp of the envelope as he went.
Secret of Giragossian's Motor Not to Be Revealed
THE mystery that has surrounded Giragossian's free-energy Invention tho
Garabed Is not to be cleared by the ofliclal tests ordered by congress. The
secret of the Invention. If It proves n success, will not be disclosed until nfter
tho war. The Garabed, Its Inventor
JUST WAIT-I
DOT GARABED
ErVCnVflE SFCRPT
GET) ,-Ch
Inventor will not give. He left
Washington to nf range for the tests on February -0. The scientists will he
the only persons present with Glrngosslan at tho tests. Itobort Henuessy. tho
Inventor's closest friend nnd tho only man to whom ho has confided the Kecret
of tho Gurnbed, will not be allowed to witness' theso tests. Tho bonrd of
scientists will be pledged to secrecy. When tho tests havo been carried out,
they will bo permitted to make only one or two announcements. They inny say
either "It works" or "It bus failed" nothing moro.
Glrngo.Hsiun npyrouchos the tests with the uumo absolute confidence that
he has displayed In overy step of the octg fight to huvo his invention tried era
by the government.
Site
illl
They went right ahead talking. May
whose nnme he bears and Gen. "Mlko"
Sheridan, the hnrd-flghtlng nnd hard
riding brother of General "Phil."
This weight of responsibility Is
plnced on young "Phil" by the death
of Brig. Gen. Michael V. Sherldnn,
and that of his father, MuJ. "Phil"
Sheridan, tho son ot the most famous
member of tho fighting family.
by the registrants of the land. Whnt
claims, will be of great use as an en
gine of war, and for thnt reason he
does not wish Its secret to fall Into the
hands of the Germans.
Five New England scientists h:
heforo them today Invitations to ho
members of the board thnt will Judgo
the Invention. Glrngosslan will not
tell tholr nnmes. The tests will he
held In Boston nnd "very poon" but
the exact place and exnet date ihe
, NE RVODS
IREAKDOWN
Miss Kelly Tells How Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound Restored
Her Health.
Newark, N. J. "For about thro
years I suffered from nervous break
down nnu got so
weak I could hardly
Btand, and hadhcad
aches overy day. I
tried everythine I
could think of and
was under a phy
sician's caro for two
years. A girl friend
hnd used Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vege
tablo Compound and
sho told mo about
it From tho first
day I tookitlbocraa
tPWiE0 feel better
K jS. NIV," r -,
AVfcr.JV nD1 k no most any
A.f3iVN kind of work. "1
havo been rocom
mendinrr the. Cam.
pound over" sinco and give you my per
mission to publish this letter." Mis
Flo KELLY, 476 So. 14th St., Newark,
N. J.
The reason this f amou3 root nnd herb
remedy, Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound, was bo successful in Miss
Kelly's caao was because it went to th
root of her trouble, restored her to
normal healthy condition and as a result
her nervousness disappeared. "
How Telephone
Equipment Prices
Have Increased
Hero are a few figures
showing the advance In
prices of telephone equip
ment during the last thrco
years :
Glass Insulators - from
$19.07 to $28.09 per 100.
Iron telephone wire from
$3.70 to $8.25 per 100 pounds.
Copper telephone wire
from $25.00 to $08.00 per
mile.
Telephone poles from 80
to 57 per cent depending
upon kind. nnd size.
These are a few of tho
items selected from moro
than COO articles used In the
telephone business.
Tho steadily Increasing
cost of telcphono materials Is
a problem which Is dally bo
coming moro serious for the
telephone companies.
Better Than His Press Agent
"George Washington was u most
truthful man."
"I havo always thought so. An evi
dence of his truthfulness Is tho fact
that ho never gave nny personal In
dorsement whatever to that cherry tree
story."
KIDNEY TROUBLE OFTEN
CAUSES SERIOUS BACKACHE
When vnnr lnMr npVioo nnil l,t.,i
der and kl'dnova tenm in hm riianrrlxi-aiJ
B vo your nearest arug store ana get
bottle of Dr. Kilmpr'n Rwnmn.Pnn
It
Is a physician's prescription for ailments
ui me Kiuneys ana maauer.
it lias stood the test of years and has
a reputation for nuieklv
giving results in thousands of cases.
This nrenarfltinn en vorv TtHv i...
been placed on sale everywhere. Get a
bottle, medium or largo sire, at your near
est druggist.
However, if vnu Trlati firof n V.I.
preparation send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer
a. Lu,, uingflamion, js. 1., tor a sample
bottle. When writing be sure and men
tion this paper. Adv.
Shock.
"At tho restaurant tho other nleht
GeorKO asked Miss Wrlnk how she
would llko n little wild duck."
"What did sho answer?"
"She chanced color, nnd snld. 'Oh!
this Is so sudden I' and fulnted."
Soft, Clear Skins.
Night nnd mornlne bathe the fnr
with Cutlcura Soap and hot wuter. If
more aro pimples first smenr them
with Cutlcura Ointment. For free sam
ples address, "Cutlcura, Dept. X, Bos
ton," Sold by drupglsts and by mull.
Soap 25, Ointment 25 and 50. Adv.
Moro than 41,000,000 acres of coal
lands In 1-1 states of tho United States
are to be opened In 1018.
When Vour Eyes Need Care
Try Murine Eye Remedy
No Bmirtlng Jnit Kti Comfort. M cent) at
Druggists or mall. Witto for Ifreo ro Ua,i
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