| Show HELD HELD A PRISONER H MAXIM GORKI I i h 1 Wisconsin W sc Man Describes His i d- d Experiences Experiences' n s' s on a Rus Rus- nii 1 1 si sian n Steamer J f. f I. I I IRED RED REDS REDS' ARE RE RUNN WILD RUNNING D tc by hy chils Upon Violators orn of or Regulations n lII WIs March 21 G G. C C. C Sherman president of 0 tho the Outagamie Ou Land company writes from Crom Stockholm Stock Stock- holm tl that at returning from Russia Rus Rus- sl sia by boat he he wi lili held a on onboard onboard board ship In lit company with Maxim Cork Gorki hits cabin being closely closel guarded guarde lJ by 16 cossacks s In describing his trip the Appleton traveler says In Iii trying to lea leave va my stateroom on the steamer I 1 found 16 co cossacks standing In the hallway with draw dla swords and ani four soldiers standing outside out- out side sillo my toy door and the on one next tomine to mine I was informed I could not go JO goon JOon goon on deck as no one onu would be allowed to leave leavo the staterooms until the steamer left heft tho the dock It d developed that the room roon next to mine was occupied occupied occupied pied by a n Russian revolutionist and anda u a RUssian actress Wo Vo became acquainted ac ac- ac- ac on tho the passage II He lIe was free fleo with me mo because I was an American AmerIcan Amer Amen ican and anti ho desired d to reach our shores lie IIo was very careful not nol to reveal his identity until we arrived In Stockholm holm Then I learned he was Maxim Gorki Ho lie took the first train ruin for Denmark on lilt hit way to lo Germany I l found that the th Hells arc are again running wild in Russia In the tho village of General Orlaff's Orlas cossacks cossacks cos- cos sacks Hacks arrested a farmer charging him bUn with being a revolutionist Without a trial ho was tied lIe to a tree a bag baJ put over o his hla head heal and ho he was shot by 12 soldiers each firing twice nn and all was voS done In Ln the presence of the condemned condemned con con- mans man's parents and anti friends I saw w two farmers brought brough t forward forward forward for for- ward charged with having written a n proclamation and each ench was given 70 lashes of oC the tho knout They were unable unable una una- ble to stand long before the the punishment punish punish- ment mont was finished Two poor girls were given n CO GO lash lashes s each rach for having made a revolutionary re Ja flag The farm- farm era ors of havo have bOlln notified that If IC they are found round with firearms every overy house within 10 miles mile will be Ito burned In they timey were vere told toM that If any Reds wore tere found ever every fifth firth man would be drafted and t shot hot |
