Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1927-01-04 | Page 6 | Volga Boatmen Deserting River

VOLGA BOATMEN DESERTING RIVER Soviet Russia Jan 4 By 4 By The Associated Tho PleM The song of ot the Volga boat men Is no longer heard along the tho great river where when It 11 orl originated Formerly the Volga was to ft stream of or romance and laughter covered with fleets of o pleasure and cargo bOAts boals but 10 years ears of war val famine and revolution have changed all that The caviar and flailing fishing Indus Indus- Industries tries Inca have suffered Buffered red grievously and the hundreds of thousands of 11 vil villagers vu lagers who formerly drew their life front from tho the river have turned to farming and other pursuits