Bemidji Daily Pioneer Newspaper, May 28, 1919, Page 2

| | | 2,000 MORDERED' BY BOLSHEVIKI U. S. Red Cross Agents Tell of Reds’ Atrocities in Siberia. DIG OWN PITS; BURIED ALIVE Murders Were Without ‘Provocation and the Victims Were Largely of Thrifty or intelligent Classes or Servants ‘of Church. Omsk.—Indisputable evidence of the meassacre by the bolsheviki' of more then 2,000 civillans in and near the town of Osa has been obtained by Messrs. Simmonds and Emerson and Dr. Rudolph Teusler of the American Bed Cross, who have just returned from Perm, Osa and other re-occupied Russian territory. - Approximately <500 persons were killed at Osa.and 1,600 in the surrounding districts. army at Namur, welcome hy the inhabitants. the march through the city.: Osa, which had a population of 10p | T —————————~—— . 000, was so denuded of males by the | no dress, no slippers, no gloves, und, bolsheviki ‘that General Casagrande, | worst of all, no money with which upon the occupation of the town, was | to buy them. ~ When her father was obliged to telegraph to: Hkaterinburg | alive he provided for the family very for men'to administer civic affairs. well, but since .his ‘death the .frail Dogs Dig Up Bodles. mother had a very difficult task to pro- In addition to securing verbal and vide for herself and daughter. Mrs. documentary evidence the American Dorr took in washing and sewing, and Red Cross officials witnessed the ex-|every ceut'lhnt she received in return huming of scores of victims from |Was measured and viewed upon enhc trenches, where they ~were buried side before it was spent. sometimes several deep in graves' re: It was Tuesday evening; they were vealed by thie digging of dogs. at tea. ‘Mrs, Dorr: gently spdke: T The murders were without provoca- | have an:idea, Zilpha.” *I.often have tton, and the victims were largely of |ideas, but.they yanish as quickly as the thrifty and intelligent classes or [‘they appear,” sighed Zilpha. “But, my @ervants of the church, which latter | dear, this is an idea which I think that i was the announced intentfon of the | I shall be able to perform.” ‘bolsheviki to exterminate. When tea was: finished, Mrs. Dorr The 'evidence discloses almost un- |asked Zilpha if she would go to the thinkable atrocities. A blacksmith, by |loft and bring down that large, round economies, had attalned a shop. He box which had been stored away for was required to pay 5,000 rubles; be. | many years. -Arising from the table, cause. he. could not, he was, shot. - A she ran upstairs to find the box which man. was shot bewause he lived in a |her mother wished. Returning with it, brick house. All attorneys and jurists Zilpha gave It to her mother. It was were killed, and doctors, whose serv- |2 large box, yellow with age, and was ices were not required for the moment, | #lightly dusty. were disposed of in A similar manner, Zilpha stood‘with eyes aghast. \tht A woman whose husband and two | could be inside that box was the ques- sons had been selzed applied to the [tion which she was asking herself. commissar for information as to thelr | Removing the cover Mrs. Dorr took fate. She was told they had been [out a large square package. Out of taken to Perm. After repeating her | this pnckage she took n pale plak silk Msit several times she was informed | cnpe, with a border of deeper pink. Un- that if she bothered the commissar |folding it carefully, Mrs. Dorr at last again she would be shot, us they had | spoke. “You are to have a dress and been. all that Is necessary to wear to the The body of a woman was exhumed ,pnl'l.\'." “Oh, my dear mothér, where and identified in the presence of the |did you get it? "Going, going. going o Americans as the: wife of a general through jewels sewed In the lining of | her clothing, of which relatives were aware. Apother woman was compelled to feteh a lamp and gaze upon her murdered sons for the amusement of the slay. A wife required to puy 1,000 rubles | for the release of her husband bor rowed SO0 and pajd it over; later she returned with the remainder, and then was informed that her husband had been shot, There were scores of simi- lur cnses. Al were killed without any form of t Victims Dig Own Graves. i The <oviet called a meeting and pre- pared listx of those-to die. The houses proseribed were visited by squads, the and the vie- | | doors were smushed in, tims dragged to the edge of the town cod to dig their own graves. who resisted were shot in the Cleans all white shoes quickly and easily. Leaves the fabric or leather natural looking. A survivor testitied that he had seen | men thrown into a pit and huried alive, This testimony huas been con- firnied by bodies exinnned, the elenched f hands of which were elinging to the | mnd at the hottam of the pit. The ondy <park of humanity discov. able was that in confiseating. the b lovizings of 1he reside In some in- stanees where there a Dby, of small ehildren, the family was permits tedd to retain une cow out of several, Oeenxionnlly A peasant was allowed to keep his worst horse, The holshevik uttitnde elmfel was uneompromising, were hunted nnmercifally. dence showed that men were whose only. offense was that they worked Tus sextons or carvetakers of rhinrches, townrd the Priesis TAVAIIIIIIIII1IV IV IIVAARWY A RECONCILIATION By CARRIE L. P. CURTIS. 1919, by the McClure News- paper S,\'ndicx\e.“’ (Copyright, Situated uear the little railroad sta- tion in the town of Hutton is a log eabin. This rustic little cabin is the home of Mrs. Joshua Dorr and daugh- ter Zilpha, My, Dorr having died many years before. One very pleasant eve- nlng Zilpha cume home from school very much downhearted. “I think it just horrid,” sighed Zilpha. “I only wizh she hadn’t sent it to me.” *“Oh, dear Ziipha, Marcia will cerialnly un- derstand, snd if she had not sent it you wonld ve felt much more down- hearted,” said Mrs. Dorr. “I am hor- aid, anyway,” veplied iipha. It certainly wus & shame. Mareia Pheips was (o give a party next week, not merely a commonplace affair, but one much out of the ordinary. At this party Marcia would celebrate her en- irance into society. Zilpha was invit- ed and she had no clothes suitable to ‘ wear. It was bard for her to have vision throughout. Ford parts and give —all f.o.b. Detroit. sale by No Belgian troops fought more heroically to stem the G the autumn of 1914 than did the Thirteenth regiment of the line of the Belglan This unusual photograph #hows the sur regiment re-entering the city of Namur in trivinph. The cyclists covered with flowers are shown on BLAC K—TAN—WHITE—‘RED—BROWN " regular standard Ford prices. Car $525, Runabout $500, Coupelét $725, Sedan $850, Town Car $750, Truck $550 s German ‘onrush in ivors of that famous They were given u great ity sereiiined Ziipha. After looking at the art{cles in the box, Zilpha went to bring in the wood. On Zilpha's return from schopl Fri- day afternoon her mother had all of her clothes, in _readiness for. her to wear nt the party that evening. At six o’clock. that evening Zilpha went to her reom to’ dress for the oceasion. Oh, what _a_scene. when Zilpha , spied ber lovely garments prepared for her by her mother! Zilfiha was enchanting in her school .clothes, but after adorn- lfig in these no maiden to be found coulid appear. moré grand. Zilpha, a very tall, glim:brunette,” with-her h arranged low, dressed in this full, plain silk skirt, nearly covered with a cling- ing overdress, was simply a dream! The hodice was plain, with neck slight- 1y pointed and relieved by a band of dainty lace. Black silk stockings and Aainty slippers worn by her mother at the altar were her next atfire, Open- ing a small box which lay on the bed. Ziipha found a pair of black silk gloves and a string of pearls. “Oh, mother, where did you get these?” eried she with joy. “Your brother-Ced- ric gave them to me hefore he wan- dered from home. Oh, how 1 wish that 1 might see him again!” She W now ready for !he party. What a beautiful sight she was s she tripped gently across the lawn; on her way. to {he home of Marcii Phelps. She was perfectly charming, an ‘angel conld not huve been more so. - She ar- rived at the ho and was met at the door, _and ushe to the reception {7 i A ‘dense lily white that makes white shoes look clean and new. Get a cake at the nearest store. 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While they were conversing; the band hegan 1o play a slow, At this moment thed he fipst ws + Zilpha did not re- “Guess | next dunee,” were theremarks from the fellows, Roy mnl gothek the entire evening. was striking twelve, were having the last waltz, when a tall man_ approached her, Zilpha wondered the cause of this sud- you remind me very much of a little friend of mine, whom I have not Seen As many young men do, I wandered from home, At thaftime my sister was a small child, are the horn image of her. your name, please?”’ “And ‘my name 1s Cedric Where did you come from?"” home. never to wander again.” Shortly, brother and sister departed for home, to thelr lonesome mother. Entering the house they found Mrs. Dorr reading, - “My claimed Mrs. Deorr. ng that I might see you.” As they sat together the moth- er, daughter and son “Isn’t it great to be together again?” DRY CLEANING Clothes Cleaners for Men, Women ‘ and Children dreamy waltz, conversation was Phelps. “May 1 with you, Miss one was over, he “Who's the ow gracefully 214 Beltraimi Ave. If You want.Your Glutnss Made Right At the Right Prices-<See T. Beaudette Bemidji, Minn. Gee, she's a h: her for: the - Zilpha ' danced: to- The clock Roy 'and Zilpha Bowing gently, “Pardon me, but long lost brothér! “T am + ‘head.......... British, French, Itallan, Be]glan Flags silkorcotton. ........... s Whispered, give good service, stars all sewed on: Size 3xb5 feet ..." .. Size 4x6 feeti i, mtun Globe, and side, double sewed: llIIllllIIIIllllIIlIlllIIIlllllllllIlIIlIlIIIlllIIIIlIIllIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllIl(l"IllI BY Small Flags, dozen SRR S AL B 10c, 154:, 25c \v‘:my 01‘; " Larger Cotton Flags, each ....... T s 3¢, 5¢, 10¢ “Zilpha Dorr is Still larger Flags, each ... .. Vi oL 00 18c4 28¢, 50c -Cotton bunting Flags, fast colors, with gilt spear : .5¢, 10c, 15¢, 25¢, and 50c .10c, 25¢c and 50c Flags without sticks, all fast colors, well made: lost son!” ex- 3x5 feet 51‘25 I have just been 4x6 feet e, - $248 What in that home lhfit 5x8 feet S, $3.48 UNION BUNTING—part wool and part cotton, will $3.98 * All wool U. S. Standard wool buntmg, stals on each A GOOD FRIEND ¢ Size 3x6 feet ..............ioeons -$6.95 o i Size 4x8 feet '. .$10.00 A good {friend stands by you Size 5x8 feet . ; . . $14.90 when_in need. ' Bemidji people tell Slze 6x9 feet . ..... ..$19.90 how Doan’s Kidney Pills have stood Mrs. Joe Blondo of 202 Minnesota Ave._endorsed Doan’s four years ago and again confirms the tory. Could you ask for more-con- vincing testimony? “My back ached so I couldn’t rest at' night,” says Mrs. was hard for me to turn over or shift my position when lying down. My kidneys were Knowing the good results one of my people had obtained from Doan’s Kid- the test. story. ney Pills, I tried my kidneys. felt well given January 27, On November 1, 1917, Mrs. Blondo said: “I am glad to say no' disorder of the kidneys has troubled me since Doan’s Kidney Pills cured me in 1914. Today I cheerfully repeat my former words® of praise.” 60c, at all dealers. Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y. removed the aching and strengthened I was all right and have ever ssince.” Blondo. ““It|S ¢y g o1 98 §295, special Saturday. . . also disordered. 98c,. them. ‘They soon Boys overalls, blue or brown, (Stateient $1.29,1.48, special Saturday . 1914.) Saturday . . 14-tooth, all steel, special Saturday Foster-Milburn grass rugs .. .... Try Palace Cafe for the best mealfs in town “SOMETHING. DIFFERENT” * Open day and night 312 Minnesdta avenue Phone 291-W 4th of July goods now in. “Carlson’s of Course” WITH LITTLE PRICES IIIIIIIIIIlluIIIIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlllllllll"IIIIlmIIIIIIIIllllllIIIIIIIIIHIII|Ilmllll||lllll|llll||ll!"llllllIIHIHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIlllllllllllIIIIIIIIIlllllllIIIIlImIlIIlIIIIIlll BN In Spite of Repairs Shoes Wear Out | Suppose you bought a pair of shoes today. The money you spent for them would be your investment in the shoes. After the shoes begin to wear out you may have them re- paired every little while, but some day they will be worn out. If you have not accumulated enough money (a depreci- ation fund) to replace the worn out lhoe;, you are likely to go barefooted. In the telephone business we buy telephone equipment and supplies. 'That is our investment. Switchboards, cross arms, glass insulators, poles, wires and telephone mum‘enu are some of the things that conshntly require repairing. But no matter how many repun we make and how often we make them, some day the equipment will be worn out and * must’ be replaced. N = If we did not receive enough money from the sale of tele- phone service to provide an adequate depreciation fund, some day we would find our plant'worn out and we could no longer provide telephone service, Garden hoes, different sizes, special Satur ay New shipment of small size rugs, including bath and ........ s i...n..98c to $2.98 New shipment of bags and suit cases at cheaper prices. Save Money Saturday on these ladies coverall aprons and dresses of best grade percale, full sizes, well made, regular values .$1.23 Boys overalls, blue striped, sizes 4 ,to 11, regular price special Saturday......... L e ARG Boys overalls, heavy blue, made as strongly as men Regular $1.89. ; Sizes 8 to 16, special Saturday. . sizes 4 to 15, regular .$1.29 Rakes——14 tooth, long handle, mallable iron, special 35¢ .45¢ ‘THEBIG STORE lIJIIIIIIIlIlllIIIllIIIIIIIIIIlllllIIIIIIIIllIIlIIIIlIIIIIlIl - = }fl_lllllIllI|Il|l|IllIllllllllllIlllIlll|lllllllllllll"“llllllllll= lllqlllllillllllllllllll RO R R NIRRT R