The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1904-07-13
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L..,,er Resident Tells of Terror
,,,,so War Broke Out.
..,,rps IN WHEAT AND OIL

when Japanese shelled
''.,au Town 80 Faith In the
the umv-submarine Boats En-
'''' over the COntinent-DiSS"tis-
, "S of Russian" Over the war;
oro hut early days in the his
lDS' ~ the great racial struggle now
pr - -raged for supremacy in the ORR
enS hitherto the story has been main
| told through the medium n,, o. '1 ne ' the
Dndon News, but the other day ,y,t, na aO
/" nrivtlege of an interview Win an
" i'n,non who has spent several
NO. rgithin the troubled area and
O mb,cb he recently returned.
'un nos in vladlvostok before the out
~. Of bostilities and has told me Oh
'sa .arontty which possessed men when
was deemed impossible of the con
l.a,oation when it appeared imminent
~ Of the absolute terror when II
%..,,r broke out. Not the least inter
|~png part of his story was tnat wnlcn
60 how the love of money tran
Dsaas oven that of human life. how
,.orrorso were made in wheat and
ls.,.ora and famine stared the people
/ tho face This latter commodity was
sa,gbt ND In large quantities by the
E,t0osa traders and retaiHed in eight
allan cases at s rubaes each, a little
hare than $3.50. The commandant OF
H. v1adivostok forces, however, spoil
Il mis- little artffce of fixing the price
n mpat wheat, kerosene and various
S.hor npcessaries of life, a standard
g,om which no deviation was allowed.
oHow did the populace receive the
reclamation of WARP / asked.
well at first the people were terror
strcken. They fed in all directions
I,om the coast. Some went to Har-
Rorovsk others to BlagOvestchensk,
| nd not a few to Nikolskussuriski, but
shs hardships were many, and most or
nom soon returned. The chief diff
Rcnlty was with regard to food. AT
rst ali was right. Then the government
Sook all the meat, save a small quantity
h pork. for the troops, and we had to
! I've on almost vegetarian diet. Sheep
Eul not live In Vladivostok. 1t Is
orange. but quite true. You may I'M
giDe how short we were running when
say that the Dalni-VostOk, one OF the
Gwo VladivOstok papers, came out
j printed on brown paper, all the white
Daper being used up.
Il shall never forget the lombard
hent, which commenced on March 6.
About 2 o'clock in the day Japanese
Bhells came raining into the town.
Many of them went high and struck
BE hills at the back Of the town. Others
bell in the streets, but failed to explode.
Dne did strike house 200 yards from
Fhere lived; this killed an Odd woman
Fho lay ill In bed. The town was
laved l think, by high sighting on the
part Of the Japanese gunners and to
be bad ammunition. During the bonn
bardment a number of ladies ran about
Ehe streets weeping and wringing their
bands but the real damage done was
|ery slight"
And how ran public opinion at this
period"
The people pinned their faith to the
EuSSian army. Never once do l re-
member their accepting a report of a
russian defeat, official or otherwise.
Auropatkin was hero; he was exceed
pgly popular. Alexeieff they would
AOt have at all Poor Makaroff; he
NaS a man after their own heart. l
'naIl never forget the real grief which
vas exhibited when the news of his
leath arrived. Russian officials were
IeFy busy just about that time too.
was IN restaurant on more than one
'CcaSlon when a Russian officer babe