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GAZETTE AND COIftrsDSASnt, in finest terica, player { thei can;r youeETHAD REMARKABIE EXPERIENCE OVERSEASOrange Mnn Onlrml to Appear Before Lenine and Trotsky, but Made Escape. THjock of ille theFew young men have had the remarkable experiences as those which have cotne to Lieut. Leighton W. Rogers, .youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Rogers of Fountain street, Or*, ange. Lieut. Rogers was in Orang0 last? week on a few hours' leave and he expects to receive his discharge from the service within a few days. He went to Russia soon after the war started to assume a position in the Russiaif branch of the National City bank of New York. He was located in Fetrograd and was there during the revolution. Much of the fighting occurred near his place of residence and ho was a witness of it. The self restraint and good order whjch was maintained Just following'the revolution amazed him as well as othei\ foreigners and for a time it was believed conditions would right themselves. The Rolshevikl, however, cam© to the front and gained control, followed by conditions of which everyone is familiar. The bank in which Mr. Rogers worked, was looted and there was nothing left to do -but get out. This step on the part of Mr. Rogers and other members of his delegation was hastened somewhat when he received a notification One night from Lenine and Trotsky to appear before them at' a certain hour thd next morning.At the -appointed - time, however, Mr. .Rogers und his‘ colleagues ’ wore about 300 miles from Petrogrud. »The train on which they left the city was hold up 0twice- while, representatives searched for them, but aided by a‘ unit of French artillerymen who were also fleeing the country, they succeeded' in overpowering the officers and continuing their flight. They let nothing stand in the way of escaping even to stealing engines at differentAIEACftRelieve* “FR1 SeeultMR,“I am not ii Uny materialttdvocato of N(lime ago, I ha JLiver arid Sk jjavo up think and took a nati iiv.es’ or Fruit ATost gratify Telievedmylive cleaned up my and put new b! While I amjght itii there hrough e boy, s from d Mr. lemont lust 'as yor, at charge id rifletaken in the ler 16 itinued lesday.i n eyurnerscare-reser-i Sept. » sum-?avc a ’amily, ig thei bou-d aev-rthday Joseph pianoU. S. short-three•rail and a part, by. retr^leeL mating mo^t an ythli?#' - Ttard. bread 10horse 'mo^t; ’By much-effort and many .hardships Mr. Rogers succeeded in getting, to London. In speaking of conditions in Russia ho believes that it is best, to let the people alone. They seem tolt; resent the efforts of others to bring order out of chaos, and he is inclined to think that within five years order will bo restored. He says that Le* nine is a much abler man -than people outside of Russia give him credit for, but that Trotsky is about as rattle-brained as his utterances indicate. It is also his belief that bad as conditions are now, the Russiun people prefer theiii to that which prevailed before the revolution and that there is no danger In the least that the old form of government .or any kind of a monarchy will return. -In England. Lieut. Rogers was given his commission and was attached to the intelligence branch of the service. This is probably the most interesting branch of the army and he had unusual opportunities to gain information, to travel and to meet notable men.- His fira* duties were confined to the Russian situation but later it-had to do' with the actual fighting and secret service conditions. He says that had not Germany given in on Nov.. 11, the world would have seen one of- the greatest, debacles in the world's history. The American army was ready to strike in great strength at the vital sector of the Gefman lines, the inevitable breaking of which- would have completely., deni 1hr* entire arrnv. . Lieut.»ecc^ary ; fci.. ‘Fr^rit-a-tiYes’ i New Thought i A. A. Y0UN( 60c. a box, 6: At dealers or fXimited, OGDguests at the 1 ,T. ,J. Morrison.Waldo Long week after a t-New York city.Walter M. C Business instit week at his ho The Woman’s a fair the filst •Miss Evelyn O., and Mrs. Fi ton were weel home of Mr. anNORTE Ron HiThe wedding last week by ni cal intero-st Th Kerri U do Hu teacher, who t: this village thn tive of Orange reside. The gr« favorably know He was overse: Wottd war, is tli
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Greenfield Gazette and Courier
Greenfield, Massachusetts, US
Sat, Sep 13, 1919
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