The Bismarck Tribune Newspaper, July 13, 1920, Page 2

ye cr a PAGE TW “Correspondent Duckworth Un.! dergoes Sevére Grilling When Caught‘ in Russia’ ‘Traveling | Without Permission—Bridges | Guarded ‘by ‘Shabbily ‘Dressed Soldiers Who ‘Lack “Revolu- tionary ~Ardor”—Mongolians Guard Red Officers MARKET MAKES FEW SALES Hditor’s Note — Yesterday, Corres- pondent J. Herbert Duckworth de seribed his adventurous trip, without a permit, across the Bolshevi barb- ed wire fronti rom Esthonia to the outskirts ‘of Pskov. oday’s story tells of his first day's experience in a Bolshevik town. Duckworth went all over Bolshevik Russia without super; . vision, was jailed, and finally expelled by the Reds. BY J. HERBERT DUCKWORTH, N. E. A. Staff Correspondent. (Copyright, “1920, by The Newspaper | Enterprise Association.) Reval, Esthonia, July 13.—As I ap- proached Pskov, I noted at once that the Trotzky suspension bridge was guarded by shabbily dressed soldiers. Their uniforms were wierdly varied. Some had much worn and ‘patched British tunics. Some parts of the uni- form, of the late czar’s imperial army. Others, top coats cut down; sheepskin jackets, and hats of fur, felt or cloth from every province from Petrograd to Viadivostock, Some wore peasants’ string sandals; others, officers’ old boots; some rub- bers protecting rag-covered feet and others “tanks’—boots captured from the Esthonian army. Rifles were slung over the shoulder with rope. These men of the Red army looked like musical. comedy bandits from Oz or some other imaginary kingdom. But they were really not at all dangerous. They were just plain peasant lads, big-hearted, ‘but with that odd look of melancholy so characteristic ‘of the Russian. 1 COULD SEE NONE OF THAT “REVOLUTIONARY ARDOR” OF WHICH | HAD READ SO MUCH, I was not stopped crossing the bridge, Market; Alive With People—Little to Buy At, the eastern approach was the market place. It was market day. | The large open space dominated by, the. Kremlin and the six-domed'’ ‘Trot- | zky Cathedral, perched ‘atop’ a high! rock, was alive with people. H House wanted, mod- ern ‘home or bunga- low.: No: children. Lived in present ‘house 5years. Take. very best care of ‘house-'::: Phone 664 A.W. MEELEN b bivs Cepniihted 182% by Tha J FG Ge, collin Oe came ‘Soiled Again! By Those - ~~ Auto "Cushions" a olin set tc and eins upon te auto stant “covered auto cushions—cushions with dust and soil ém! ‘reases and crevices--dirt that cannot be washed off or dusted out, _, Gordon Jiffy Cushion Slips $3.40 to $8.15 Per Seat Gordon Jiffy Cushion Slips, for open and enclosed care, cover the cushions you sit on and lean against—and put an , @nd to the trouble and annoyance of dirty auto cuahions, jey ‘are removable. They are waahable., They batton- ‘simple garment. Made of durable Pre-shrunk ub ‘tiaterials, you ‘can put them or sénd them to the laundry. . _, Stock sizée ready to go ‘on your car without fuss fitting. No bother. No worry for you. 3 oe ee Many attractive light and. dark patterns for elther open or enclosed cars. Quanrud, Brink & Reibold “DAKOTA MOTOR Co. RED TERROR SPHINX OF PSKOY “| "GIVES AMERICAN THI BISMARCK DAILY TRIBUNE The shops and stalls were closed. The scanty, and illegal business, be- tween the peasants and the townfolk, was being transacted from sacks and bags. A number of Red soldiers were buy- ing at this illegal market.. But there was not much to purchase, The ‘dominant color of the massed crowd was the dun, dusty hue of old sacking. The people’s clothing Was made of coarsely woven cotton cloth and rough homespun linen. Parts of the uni- forms of every army in the world were also to be seen—sometimes on women. Everybody was des- perately shabby. Here, at least, the people were cer- | tainly in control. “There were no fine feathers, smart ‘rigs, autos, or white collars. But, somehow, the people did They looked so not look satisfied. gaunt and lean. Spotted Fever Cuts Population by 12,000 1 wandered around for three hours. much to see, in this pic dilapidated Russian town, though the shops were boarded up, the trolleys not running, and-goats were wandering about the grass-grown There was turesque and streets. Pskov had a population, before the war, of about 36,000. Spotted typhus, or “hunger fever,” Red White and Green armies have re- duced the population by some 12,000, Almost every ‘building, house and cottage sported a red flag. I picked out a building with the most ‘flags and the biggest signs, and enteréd. “It proved to be the headquar- ters of the Communist Party for the Province of Pskov. * + “Amerikanski’s” Arrival Creates Big Commotion jt true that ‘America had ry? . 1 ‘These were some.of the many ques- tions, fired at me., , p Then.a man named Beicka came in. RD DEGREE | Beicka is a Lett. He has worked as | p a steel Worker in Providence, Boston | and Chicago, He is now the commisar in charge of all transport and fuel in the Province of Pskov, a very respon- sible position, I liked Beicka oh sight. He has the grin of an Irishman, 3 “Don’t be acared,”~ said Beicka. “We won't shoot you. This is not a capitalist country. You are safe with us.” Commissar Gromoff comes from the peasants. He is about 40, has a kind- ly face and a pleasant smile. He was very busy. * “Tavarisch This” and “Tavarisch That” kept coming in with papers to be signed. There were no formalities except the shaking of hands. Messenger boys in cotton blouses, belts, ‘peaked caps and bare feet, bobbed-haired stenographers, peas- ants, anybody, was seemingly free to come in without knocking. “Have you any food?” the Com- missar asked. “Not much.” : Then he gave me an order for food. For 249 rubles I got: four pounds of bread, a pound of butter, 4 quarter of 1 pound of sugar, some salt, three. big fish and some flax oil with which to cook the latter. This seemed a stiff price, but I was really gettirig “inside prices.” | afterWards found that in the arket all this stuff would ‘ost about $3740, figuring the ‘at'$.51; the pre-war rate. Second Grilling By “Terror” Boss. Béeicka then said it would be neces- sary for me ‘to go to Commissar Mat: son, of the isxtraordinary Commis- sion ‘for, the Supression of Counter Revolition. Ten days later | learned to dread this branch of the govern- ment; it directs the “Terror.” Matson’s office building was closely guarded by: soldters, mostly Mongo- lians. eae 1 asked, “Why ‘Mongolians?” The significant answer was: “They are more reliable. As yet they have not been corrupted by western civiliza- tion.” Every man in this office was armed to the teeth The Commissars all carried big re- volvers and the soldiers that: swarmed the place never seemed to let their rifles out of their hands for a second, The walls of Matson’s room were covered with maps, proclamations and pictures of Kgrl Marx; Lenin and Trotsky. f Matson is. young—about 26, Rather tall, slim and athletic-looking he looks a runner or hurdler. He wore a fine woolen sweater with a high col- lar. “He smoked cigarets incessantly. Smoking Sphinx Finds Him Room Matson’s features are rather sharp, {and he has ¢old,, almost exp: ion- Jess. though ‘piercing, eyes. He kept his head dowr and gazed steadily at me from under his eyebrows. | was asked to repeat my story. Matson listened with close at- tention, but neither smiled nor iRejoices Daughter ‘Can Resume Studies “Everything my little 12-year-old girl ate gistressed her;-even a glass of water would cause her to belch gas and sh® was unable to go ta ! school for nearly a year. “1 bought j her a bottle of Mayr’s Wonderful Rem: edy, and since taking it she ts eating: us out of house and home and is al- tending school.again.” It is a simple, {harmless ‘preparation that removes the catarrhal mucus from the intes- | tinal tract and. allays the inflamma- tion which causes practically all stom- ach,, liver and intestinal ailments, in- cluding appendicitis. One dose will convince or money refunded. ‘! eyes of an independent observer. frowned. 14)" fas / Jrfpcesidte, fo read his thoughts. “He sat motion- less like smoking Sphinx. . Finally I was told that.a hotel would be found for me, that 1 was at. per- fect liberty to do as I pleased. But | was warned that it was dangerous for a foreigner to travel by railroad unescorted! Downstairs, in what’ had been a store, but which was now completely bare but for one chair, an armed sol-} dier was waiting for me, He had fetched my food. I stuffed the fish and butter into my pockets, . Woman Aids Red: To Keep From Starving The soldier carried the rest of my junk, and we headed for the Hotel Palermo on the Sergiyevskaya, the Fifth Avenue of Pskov. At the hotel I was greeted by Mary. Ryguetz, keeper of the a ves of the revolution for the Extraordinary Com- mission, who had been sent gut to scout for a room. Ryguetz is a Liituanian, about s old. eo % Take a teaspoonful of Dr. Cald- well’s Syrup Pepsin whentired,dull or constipated. Quick results! Wé cannot all spend the Sum- mer in cool mountain resorts, and those who stay at home and swelter through the hot days will find it necessary to be extra cautious about their health, Hot foods are easier to digest than cold, and even hot soup, though it overheats for the moment, is grateful to the system, Above all, keep the bowels open; that in itself cools the blood and calms the nerves. But when the bowels are slug- gish and show signs of constipation, take a teaspoonful of Dr, Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin and you will get quick relief. Syrup Pepsin is a combination of simple laxative herbs with pepsin which drug- gists have sold for a quarter of a century. It is the largest sélling liquid laxative in the world. , Syrup Pepsin: is the family doctor, the chief medicinal reliance of thousands of people in constipation and ills of the stomach, liver and bowels, in warding off colds, headaches, fevers and summer he government willingly or un- willingly she would not say. But she confided that only by working for the government could she keep. herself from slow starvation. - Famous Hotel / Now Filthy Dump The Palermo, gnce the best hotel in Pskoy, isInow a filthy hol t is about as ‘clean and sanitary as the third- rate lodging-hourse on, say, the Bow- ery, New York, or South Clark street, Chicago. I was shown in to a room overlooking the street, the me a samovar with which I made tea; (with my own tea), and I soon felt more or less at home in this ancient hostelry now owned and run by the Russian Socialist Federated Soviet. Re- as now to. see. real Russia, not from a Pullman, nor under the tute- lage of a picked guide from the For-| eign Office in Moscow, but with the, Pass the Summ in Finest Health Siete complaints. ‘Mrs, R. B. Masters of 1424 Second Ave., Birmingham, Ala., has used it in her family for twelve summers, and she never misses an opportunity of telling her friends how healthy Syrup Pepsin bas kept them. It has many uses these summer days. Millions of people of all ages: suffer from occasional or chronic constipation. Let them send name and address Bg to Dr. W. B. Caldwéll, 512 Washington St., Monticello, IIL, for a free sample bottle'of his wonderful Syrup Pepsin. 8 million bottles were bought at drug stores last year, the largest sale in the world, COLUMBIA PHONOGRAPHS. : COLUMBIA RECORDS ON EASY TERMS IF DESIRED ' ° COWAN’S DRUG STORE ; Was stldying medicine at Tuft’siColk In a big room upstairs sat a: num- ber of girls typing. When I announ- ced that I was an “American joornal eest” I’ was ushered into an inner room, the sanctum of Commissar Gromoff, Secretary Chairman, of. the Communist Party for the Provitice ‘of Pskov. My unexpected ‘arrival’ from New. York caused some commotion. The commissar gave me a chair, told me, to take off by haversack and ‘coat; and make myself comfortable, and of- fered me a cigaret. Then a search was started for an interpreter. The ‘girls from the out- side office came in to stare at me. -The news had soon spread that I had come across ‘the “granitza,” or frontier. An interpreter was unearthed. She was Mrs. Sam Paul, whose husband used to work at the Plant shoe factory, Boston. ‘The Pauls returned to Russia ‘after the March revolution, 1917, ‘to: visit their parents, and have ‘been unable td retuyn to the States. Mrs. Paul lege. “Third -Degreed” by Commissar First it sI, was put through the “third, de- gree.” Me As How had I ‘got ‘into Russia with- ‘out: a permit? Who were: my confederates’ Why did 1 come? Was | Communist? Was | not-afraid of being ‘killed? Why did the United States treat. the Russian Communists in Amer- _ica 80 badly? mh Was there really work and plenty ‘of food in America? aes Wasn't it true that America was on‘the brink of revolution? . 1a story of un- right in with the family Wéah = irestone puts the miles e road test o 3900 tubes TC = Hun Guat in—and then proves it -- =—<not at YOUR expense No other tubes in the world are road testedon so ‘big @ ‘scale ‘as ‘Firestones. The Yellow Cab Com- pany of Chicago uses Firestone Tubes exclusively - On ‘its 800 taxicabs. The-service ‘of these tubes is checked’ constantly—improvements and-develop-' rhents are arrived at. By close watching of a large number of tubes in ‘Serviceé—not confined to isolated: instances—the conclusions are accurate and definite. Firestone puts the best in materials into tubes by establishing purchasing «experts at Singapore, center of the world’s rubber market. Firestone puts the best in workmanship into tubes by organ- izing the crack manufacturing organization’ of the industry on a profit-sharing basis, ~~“ And then subjects the finished product to this big-scale road test—in order to get you more ‘for your tube money and more miles out of your tires. And yet Firestone Tubes.cost no more than the ordinary kind. a Se 2 i e Sage RON Seen eS (Tomorrow . Correspondent Duek.! food in Soviet Russia—“It’s"évery than housekeeper brousbt) worth will tell of the savage fight for! for himself,” he ‘says—EDITOR.) & er b %