The Oklahoma News (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 110, Ed. 1 Monday, February 4, 1918 Page: 3 of 10
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mum i luuv/ii
PETROGRAD’S
“BEST HOTEL"
l aiict i Tying to vwuunii iu
ItV .lost-■Til SH.Mi.KN,
I nihtl l’n*« Staff rorrespoiulciit. 1
Petrogrud, Jan. 31.—<L)elaye«J>
Grim Peter and I’aul fortress, my a- ,
tery prison of the old departed i
days of czarisrn today Is called
‘the beat hotel in Petrograd."
Some of its inmates themselves
told the United Press staff cor
respondent this in interviews which
the Holshevikl government three
Swedish Socialists—Messrs. Grim
land, Nlessen and lloegland— and
myself to have In their prison
cells.
The fortress of Sts. Peter nnd
I’aul was tiie czar's own particu-
lar prison spot. Only the most
important of political prisoners en
tered there. Pew emerged. The
place was shrouded in mystery.
Llet-tric Lights Now.
Put the bolshevikl government’s
political prisoners—«50 in all—find
their prison well lighted by elec-
tricity, the cells largo and kept
scrupulously clean, with plenty of
windows and air. Not only that,
but tlio prisoners of the new regime
are given many liberties. They
rise and retire as they please. They
wear their own clothes, are permit-
ted to receive visitors and allowed
to send letters and books without
censorship restrictions.
General Sukhomlinoff, czar's min-
ister of war, was first of the pris-
oners to whom our party was in-
ti oduced. It was Sukhomlinoff
who was called, not long ago, one
of the men who caused the world
war. lie was sentenced under the
regime of Kerensky for treachery,
having already passed three years
behind tlio bars at Saints Peter and
Paul.
Sukhomlinoff D a very small
man with gray hair and moustache.
We found him well preserved de-
spite his imprisonment and l is age
—75.
lit* Likes 11 Better
“How do you find conditions in
Peter and Paul under the i resent J Nlnnlvintl and culture are bring de-
| tout leal discussion. Ho had Just Park ness had come over i'eter | *A&j&l LJ 1 KJ Hill
read Trotsky's second speech to the j and Paul as we stepped out Into
Busslan pan-Soviet, In which the the dim prison church, where u
Bolshovikl foreign minister revealed 'lonely sister knelt over the marble
the possibility of a separate peace. | graves of former czars. Her pray-
Tereschenko violently attacked ern for their souls went up from
Trotsky's viewpoint. jthe prison they built to perpetuate
• HU jwhey I. ab.oluK.ly asaln.t pow.r-the ,.rl*m now ly ,
| Rue.lan Interests," he declared. "It I • aprl. e of fate occupied
|U Illogical and Impractical. A mo*,ly >'> who *h"
separate peace would be a mufor- j r,ir "> <»<• name of ,ho
'tune for Hue»ia and for tbe entire j »"» “r” now ‘hemwlvoe called the
' world. I tried nty hardest to pre j •nwnlM _
vent this.”
HANDICAPPED
BOWIE TROOPS
WILL GO OVER
Both Tereschenko and Bernadt- I
1 sky were very pessimistic over the |
future of Russia.
Kaspul in's Slayer?
In the next cell we found M. |
Purishkevitch, a noted anti Semitic i
leader and reputed as the actual :
slayer of the mad monk, Basputin.
Hi* was a small, well set man, with
piercing eyes und apparently was
about 50.
He greeted us In the corridor
and cheerfully Invited us inside his
cell to discus* eagerly the political
I situation.
"Which do von consider the most
I important cause of the revolution?"
j tho United Press correspondent
I asked him.
Black Monk Caused If.
“I will put it in one word— Ras-
putin." he replied. "The complete
overthrow of the old regime was
necessary. The czar was sur-
rounded by women and children
and amd men. 1 was the first to
openly attack Rasputin in tho dutna
for corruption under the old regime.
But, alas, my warnings came too
late."
Purishkevitch was likewise vv
j simistic over the peace situation.
"Peace with Germany now will
moan the betrayal of Russia," ho
declared. "It will mean a new
war five or ten years hence. Tho
Slavs and tho Germans cannot rule
I side by side. One or tho other
I must yield."
He expressed his personal re-
spect for the German kaiser, re-
marking. "the man Is a devil, but
ho’s a man In comparison with
Czar Nicholas."
Says Russia Brin? Ruined
"Russia," ho concluded mourn-
fully, "is being split nnd ruined.
1 Nlerp on the
Hirst floor. That
Is. in a bed
Of course. And I
I avis o the w indow
Open about twelve
Inches. Some gink
Could climb In
Very easily and
1 haven't a gun
To miss him with.
Now that it Is
\\ inter and golfing
Ain’t, I have my
Ciuhs home, so l
Keep a nice heavy
Midiron club right
Handy at the head
i >f my bed. Now,
What I’m worrying
About i» -Maybe
Some night a yegg
Might come squeezing
Thru the window
And wake mo up,
And I’d grab the
Golf club, sneak
Along the wall, raise
The club, and if
1 do like 1 do
On the golf course. I
Know I’ll yell "Fore!"
And miss him.
Then "Blooie!" for
mo.
Events at Camp Bowie lead
to the conclusion that the Sdth
national guar*! division—Okla-
homa and Texas troop*—-will
entrain very shortly for the sea-
board .there to embark for
France.
Relatives of officers In the di-
vision have returned to Okla-
homa, breaking lip homes es-
tablished in Fort Worth.
Visitors returning, report in-
tense activity at the camp and a
general belief that the depar-
ture day Is approaching fast.
trains, supply trains and sanitary
trains.
On the way over the men are
instructed us to what adjustments
may lie necessary to meet tho
French billeting and transportation
facilities.
Immediately on landing in France
an advance party, already deslg-
nuted and Instructed, proceeds at
once to the billeting area, so as to
ho there at least three or four days
in advance of the troops. This
party is in charge of a senior line
officer, and includes an adjutant,
quartermaster, inspector, surgeon,
interpreter, clerk and personal
orderlies, motorcycle and driver and
motor truck company.
leaflets for Men.
Before the troops reach the bil-
leting urea, each man Is given a
leaflet describing lifo In billet*,
emphasizing the necessity of re-
specting the rights of property
v. . . , owners, courten> to women, not
i ««*»«.
force up prices on needy inhabi-
tants, etc.
The training in Frame is car-
ried on in 'Vamps" within the bil-
leting area.
A French officer is permanently
attached to each comp, and details
of French and English officers as-
sist in getting training started.
Washington correspondent, Harry
B. Hunt, and gives herewith, a
special story on what It means
for a division to leave for
France,--an article prepared with
tho embarkation of the Okla-
homa Texas boys in mind.
BY IIARKY II. HI NT.
WHY FOOD HANDLERS
SHOULD CLEAN HANDS
Washington, Feb. A—The move
moot of a IT. S. army division to
France means much more than the ;
mere transportut'on of a division
of lighting men.
It means, also, the organization I .. ,
ami transportation of u Hlzeable I „,Iu,,Kln hilni,!' nrB fluently
offlc-o force, with nil tl»« equlpm-nt I SU',',0S,'J t0 »« '■‘eanl
for ooinluitlni? army bimlne.sH on a "rl f""" M"-'1 han«l» Is eanily
big scale conveyed to food. 1 lie fact .hat it
iloforn loavlnu the 1'. H each lK l,,vl!,11,lu makos Mlu'1' dlrt ll‘“
division headquarters is completely ,nor<' dangerous,
organized as to officers, non coni- Because this fact is becoming
missioned officers and clerks. With I mo,’° K‘“noralIv known there Is a
them, on deck, go typewriters, I ra»‘,(,1>' growing demand that those
I mimeographs, stationery, office sup-)"**0 bandlo ami prepare f««»d for
__I Piles, orders, regulations, blanki “Hiers to consume must ho physi-
Also, when playing cards in the j forms and a file of all the latest c;lby well and sound and free from
publications on modern warfare. I disease of any kind ami that their
Autos for Headquarters. hands must he clean.
Kach transport carrying division j That Is why there Is now on tho
headquarters has aboard in the I statute books of some of the
upper holds automobiles and motor-1 American cities laws providing for
cycles with extra tires, full sets , tho regular and periodic cxiuninu-
give a cactus a cold cream mas-j of tools, nnd certain important 11Ion of those who have to do with
sago end a porcupine a scaln j spare parts. On other vessels ac | the handling and preparation of
treatment. compnnylng the division transport |foods. ______
stone age a derri%k was used for
dealing. If they had the concrete
mixing machine in those days it
would come in very neatly for
shuffling the cards.
Two touchy Jobs would he to
regime’.’" he was asked.
"Better than under the czar," he
replied instantly. “It is ns good
as i man like myself, who has
spent 50 years in the saddle could
except.
"Conditions hero wore worsr
stroyed. Whero will salvation come
from?"
Too Fast for Him.
One* or my co-visitors interjected:
“Why not try socialism?"
“Perhaps," Sukhomlinoff an-
swered, laughingly. “I do not know*.
Km-iiKky was m !»w. _ !>“■'» j am „nabIe t0 f„now tl.o world
situation in prison."
Respite his crimes, the spectacle
of Sukhomlinoff repentant was one
to create sympathy. The former
we were unable to receive letters
from our friends. No v I see m.v
wife daily. I have papers and
books. Formerly 1 contributed 150
lm,ikn to tHo prison library; now J | lnlnls(pr offerocl us clRarrta nnd
am here using those same hooks
They (»et the Best Bread.
then returned to ids work table.
Ho hesita.ted a moment and then
The former minister declared the voh|nt,wiUl a r.lint smile
food served hint was satisfactory.
Ho exhibited bread which was
really better than that served to
the general public. Besides good
ntoals lie explained he and other
I am now also of the proletariat.
Mv entire property has been con-
fiscated."
Wo bade the general good-by.
The cell of Schenur, another
prisoner* Rot ten three times dally ; moliarc|lls.t, accused with Sukhum-
»nd were permitted to smoko and j ljnoff ,vn„ visited next. Ho was
choose their own work. J excited and downhearted, apprehen-
“As a politick,n T am a eonserva- I ,,w nver thp nr,i0als of his trial
tive royalist," la added, "hut tier- w]l,(.h ,s (]ufi very pnon. While In
sonally I thank the day when the ()io r(l], a s(ll(liel. BUilrd broURht ns
an Invitation to visit M. Kollkoff,
who is suspected of having engi-
Bolsheviki came into power. I am
the goat of others, of the entire
system of czarism. Despite m>’j noei-od the murder of Kokhshkin
monarchist convictions, I do not ftn(j Sblngareff, two former Keren-
believe e/.arism has a chance of , „ky n,illist,TSi s|10t down a fort
hcioR revived." , nlght !lgo.
Then, after a pensive moment, he
continued:
"The entire world
Is perishing.
CASTOHIA
For Infants and Children
In Use For Over 30 Years
Always bear* -----
the SW -
Stcr.u-jire oiC,.£c?
%Kill Dandruff
and Itching
XfP with Cuticura
V /CV’- Snap 25c. Ointment 25c & 50c
pROUP
Spasmodic ci
WCR'SVAPORU
_r_________ croup is £^7/
usually relieved with
one application of — j-^ oV
jtf'p * LittU Body uunrJ inYour llirrit-
Kolilioff a Giant.
We found Kolikoff a man of gi-
gantic size, with deep-set, piercing
(-yes. Absolutely illiterate, ho gave
the impression of a strong, healthy
animal.
“I called you to say that T nm
innocent," ho explained. As we
stood in the corridor wo met the
Mon.dievik (Minimalist) leader Voi-
sinski, out taking bis constitutional.
Ho passed us proudly by, refusing
to talk.
As wo went on down the corri-
dor, wo met Avskentieff, former
provisional government lender of
tho Social revolutionaries. He
former provisional minister of fin ; ensky's former foreign minister a ^
ance, Bernarltsky. Wo found Ker- • tall, pollshcsl man, with statesman- |
Take Nuxated Iron, Says Doctor, If j
You Want Plenty of “Stay There”
Strength Like an Athlete!
Make* Dellcntr* ISmoo*,
Itnndown l*eo|»le Slronz-
er In Ten linin’ Time,
In Mnny Cnaen.
■ alOST people foolishly
Jwl seem to think they
are going to get re-
newed health and strength
from some stimulating
medicine, secret nostrum or
narcotic drug said I)r. E.
Sauer, a Boston Physician,
who has studied widely,
both in this country and in
European Medical Institu-
tions. when as a fact, real
and true strength can only
come from the food you
eat. But people often fail
to ge-t the strength out of
their food because tHiey
haven’t enough iron in
their blood to enable it to
cha-nge food into living
matter. From their weak-
ened, nervous condition
they know something is
wrong, but they can't tell
what. If you are not
strong or well, you owe it
to yourself to make the
following test: See how
long you can work or ho\.
far you can walk without
becoming tired. Next take
two five-grain tablets of
ordinary Nuxated Iron three
times per day after meals
for two weeks. Then test
your strength again and
see for yourself how much
you have gained. I have
seen dozens of nervous, run-
down people who were ail-
ing all the while, most
astonishingly Increase their
strength and endurance simply by
Tuesday at Kcir’s
Buy a Thrift Stamp
Kerr’s Your Store
February Sale of Silks
Continues With Renewed Interest
The equal in magnitude, in variety and economy of any Kerr Sale of Silks which have gone
before. And added to this, is the fact that these arc tlie Nh.W silks of the coming season. \ ast
preparations have made possible this accomplishment. Tuesday will be another inlciesting day
at this interesting store.
Spring’s Newest
Weaves, Colorings
and Designs.
The Savings are
Substantial and
Genuine, all of
them.
j lit* know tho secret of groat I
strngth nnd endurance which comes
! from having plenty <«f iron in the |
I blood, while many another has i
: gone down to inglorious defeat |
simpi” for tho lack of iron.
Nuxa ted Iron w hich is 1
prescribed and recommended above .
by 1 *r. K. Sauer, and othef ph.vai-
<Tins, in such a great variety of
See Our
Windows
taking iron in. the proper form and ras' *, is not a patent medicine or
this after they t id in some cases ret remedy but one which is
been doctoring for months without well known to druggists. Unlike I
, , . , obtaining any benefit. But don't the older inorganic iron products. 1
shook hands cheerfully and talked | t l|%0 oDI forms of reduced iron, u e;i.vilv assimilated, does not
i*i German. As lm left ho called i iron acetate or tincture of Iron injure the t<etli. make them black, I
l»;Lc*B* simply to save ft few cents. Von 1;)jr upset the stomach, as well as I
t . * ..... (i,n must take iron in a form that can f()l- nervous, run-down conditions.!
Adieu until meet ‘ ( i,«* easily absorbed and assimilated, 'phe manufacturers guarantee suc-
internation.il Socialist congress.” like Nuxated Iron, if you want it eessftil and entirely satisfactory.
Kerensky’s Ministers. ■ to do you any good, otherwise it ropuns to every pun baser T»r they
Nevt wo entered tho cell of for m:,-v I,rov<* worse than useless. refund your money It Is di.s- ;
• ,, , „ l ? M my mi athloto or pnzo f,ntit.-r ,,v w. stfiill Hrus Vo., anil j
nior l nrolRti .Mmistoi- 1 creschonko ]las won u10 any ennply licrauso all oilier' iIiurrisIh.
which Tereschenko shared with tlm
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For superior taxi service. All
enclosed cars, equipped^ with
new heating systems. We are
ready to answer your call at
m.j lime, day <»r night.
SI II ml—Sklr«in Hotel
TAXICAB SERVICE CO.
John llrotherw (•. f. Sullivan
Stop Using a Truss
Till SS \\ I: \ Itl.lt**, Here’s (•rent,
4.001I, News.
Tiresome. Torturous Trusses can J
be thrown sway fm-ever, amt it's all
because STUART’S l’l.A 1 *A( *-1’A I •'*' I
are different from the painful |
truss, long medicine applicators
made self-adhesive purposely to ]
prevent slipping and to afford ar-
rangement tf» hold tlie distended |
muscles securely In place.
M » STB M’S. RtVKT.ES < »lt STItIN' IS
ATT A* 'I I III i. cannot slip, « animt
i hap or pr* ss aga.list : he pubic
hone. Thousands have treated
themselves In tho privacy of the
home most obstinate cures cured
n«i delay from w -rk. Soft as vel-
vet-easy to apply- Inexneim.v
Process iff recovery Is natural, s*•
afterwards no use for trusM-
Awarded ijold Medal 1 :i t ern a t ,i
Exposition, Home; Grand i’riv at
Tells. Write us today to provr
by s. ndlnc 'I I I M, !’! \! \<» I-'UIP
Address I’lnpae * *■ •rnlorles, lib "t
Z4. M. I.ouls, llo.
LeMaster’s February Clearance Sale
Starts Tuesday Morning, February 5
Women’s and Children’s Apparel at
Sensational Clean-up Prices
It is clearly written in the policies of this business that we succeed
onlv as we provide values so pood that women will nevci buy without
at least seeing what I.eMaster offers.
Such Values, for instance, as these few examples. ^
Coats. Suits and Dresses at Prices Approximately Half A*
Extraordinary Sale of Children’s Dresses I'A
m
$5.85 to $7.50 Dresses $2.98 $3.98 to $5.50 Dresses $2.5C Si,
These high grade wool serge dresses were excellent values at their
former prices and are offered now at thse unusual prices for quick dis-
posal. Kxcellent materials, daintily trimmed with wool soutasli and gilt
iiraid—some have sailor collars, others made on the new mliitary lines.
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Ladies’ Winter Suits at
Greatly Reduced Prices
Must every Ktylo, material .und
color of the w.wn represented —
ni'xlels adapted for most any oc-
casion-at prices much less than
whole.--,iIn today.
In Group No. 1 — The.* Suits
ranging in prim* from $10.50 to
$-1.50—for quirk cleanup, choice
$10.00.
Group No. 2-Undies' high grade
suits; former prices $20 50 to $10.50
—fur quick clean up, choice $15.00.
Sensational Sale of 29
Ladies’ Coats
Ranging in price from $13 51
to $55.00, will bo Kaerifleod at one-
third to half of their former price.
So wo advise you to come early
a-d get first choice of this un-
usual underpricing roat sal".
Special Purchase Sale of Ladies’ Pink Silk Underwear
Teddies, Camisi'les, C'>rset l'..vers, Mourners nnd (‘.owns high
grade distinctive garments trimmed in fine laces; in- ■ -1 any .'b:e.
$1.50 and §2.00 Value*—Your Choice $1.00
These items are but n hint of tho scores nf other good values that
tiiav he had here.
LeMASTER DRY GOODS COMPANY
225 WEST GRAND—Ju»t Around the Corner from the High Rent District.
v1*
Novelty Taffetas $1.95
3f. inoli lflrh Navy Tilno Taff.-ta. dworateil
with beautifully colored flowers, In large or email
elra^. A brilliant SnrinR Dulilnn. Only MIO yards
to sell at this s[ieclal price, SI.95.
1200 Yds. Georgette
Crepe, Yd. Tuesday $1.44
A durablo closedy woven (juality of Georgc-ttr,
in all «if tho fashionable colorings for Spring,
Including plenty of white, flesh, navy and black.
A yard on!> $1.11.
33-In. Natural Pongee
88c, $1.28, $1.58, $1.98-
Direct from Japan they come, these pplendld
hand loom, all silk I’ongeo Silks. Thcv launder
beautifully. Immense values at these four prices;
H8e, $1.28, $1.58 and $1.98 yard.
New Rich Silk Suitings
New TiishhIi Silks, $1.95 and $2.19 Yard Hero
In white, natural shade and the season's f.uhion-
lonablo colorings. Two tfualitieH, two widths-*
32 and 3t» inches.
40-Inch Satin l aille, Mml S3.95 Satin on (.no
side and faille silk on the other. May l« worn
on either side. Plain or broeade<| Ht\les. ('hop"
of navy, green or plum.
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New Gingham
Silks, $1.88
Small and largo Gingham
Plaids, light colorings and dark.
Destined |f> hr* one of the most
popular Spring fashions; 3'*
Inches wide.
Black
Talfelas
Specially Priced
30 inch Black Taffeta, yard
$1.33.
30 inch Puro D>o Black
Taffeta. $1.98.
i 30 Iri'di Urns do Dondre
Taffeta. $2.00.
30 inoli ; pot Proof Taffeta,
yard $2.50.
M n It f y link fguaranteedi
Taffeta, $2.50.
Satin Btnped Taffeta, yarl
$2.50.
4’ irn h Radium Taffeta,
| yard SI.98.
4»» lm h Cliiffon Tuffe-ta.
yard $3.00.
m h r. n T* x Taffeti ,
raid $2 50.
3(5—Iii. Taffeta $1.33
All of the new .s,.r.iig colorings, including
plenty of navy and black. ’Twin be quite as
fashionable a evi r when used in Combination
with Georgette or figured foulards; yard $1.33.
10-In. Gliarnieu.se
Yard, Gnlv $ 1.55
A rich h<
• •f Satin Uharnieuse
• f-odiionablc street
yard $1.55.
30-1 n. I’ancy
95c, Si
fela
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Tin- mining .* • ;
strip* - and p
most s'
Tl r
G ,3
$1.55
95c,
Warp I’riulcd Silks
$1.08 Mini
”1 T iffel
Now Silk Shirlings ;il Vory Spooin! 1
At 88c At $1,88 Mini
A Milk Mixed Shirting that whi
wear splendidly. Pndty color-
Mr.ped f’repe d" Ohiii" in n .m*w of
ed >atin stripnl ' j in* J r t»f-> ■ r ! • < l I'oi,:
diMtm"ti\c in shiiMings. A uoruhrous .
ings; large var.ety; 8He a yar l ] at SI.88 a >.«rd
IOOS y
\f $1.19 3
An \ 11 Silk Shirting, iu r hly A
Slid
Bountiful Now Spring
At $1.14 Yard
Yc*. they 're pure silk' And lhn 'ollectum rnd .elies a |
beautiful range of colorings and designs. 3'i im Im-s w ale I’h rity
of tin* (*ver fashionalde polka dots. A limited numb' r of >ai 'D
to sell Monday at this very special pre e.
(Mll.'in
s
ks on Snlo
\t $2 to $3.*•>
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S'! : • S.1.75.
THE KERR DRY GOODS CO.
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