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m ifF'i. -t7-F sssJgBjg 'jilj y.jyfji j y ig?gy.ijii!,iiiww HORDES OF INNOCENT VICTIMS OF WAR ARE ' EXILED TO HORRORS OF PRISONS IN SIBERIA It - - " .j--En-i-- --T , - J ail ifk&4 ait' Pfcj 1& - . ,&! i f ' ? 5 X WftmA Innocent victims of war. Civilians driven from their homes by Russian armies on the road to a prison in Si beria. Below, Mrs. Helen Snodgrass, wife of U. S. consul general in Mos cow, Russia, who is doing much to re lieve suffering among refugees. BY MARY BOYLE O'REILLY Moscow, Russia. "It is the Amer ican lady," said the Moscow mer chant, and uncovered his bullet head. "It is the American consul general's wife," corrected a Russian police cap tain, as one who recognizes a celeb rity. She stood by the gate of the ex amination station, slight and tailor made, absorbed in checking a memor anda list Her busines$-like Russian phrases kept five drowsy drivers at tentive. She was checking over stores and provisions for German refugees gathered in by the Russian armies. Herglancjiaetmiag, "Welcome,"' ''V: 45 said Mrs. Helen Snodgrass, cheerfully and led the way into the high walled railway yard, where Cossacks stood about on guard. "During every . raid into . Prussia ' J.,uhit , ir-i'-''m"- - fc MHMiMIMa