Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-12-02
WHITE WOLF AND
1000 BRIGANDS
THIRST FOR
BLOOD
American and Norwegian Mis-
sionaries in Northern Chin
csc Provinces Suffer Great
Privation Among Barbar-
ians.
GRAPHIC STORY OF
TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE

f'king, Dec. THE American
ana Norwegian missionaries who last
month were prisoners In the hands
81 white Wolr' and his band Of one
thousand brisands In Northern HUI
pen. suffered great privauon ana
often were exposed 10 extreme dan
ger. For days they were separated
from their families. with no knowl-
edge of the safety OF their wives and
children. suffering the pnngs Of hum
ger and thirst. Two men missionaries
lay In hiding within few feet of "a
group of bandits and heard their
death planned in case they were
found.
The Rov. ". S. Frauskc. a Nor
wcgian member OF the Lutheran
Brethren Mission, speaks as follows
Of his experiences;
THE robbers broke into our mis-
sion compound early on the morning
Of September 90. They were dressed
In silks ana satlns and had silk cir
dies hanging almost 10 the ground.
Each carried rifle and revolver.
About five or six men pointed their
rifles at myself and the Rev. George
Holm, an American. and demanded
silver money our other vnluubles,
ana that we give Thorn our guns or
rcvolverH. Mr.. Holm had no weap-
ons and ] had only one revolver.
which ! gave up.
Then they took Mr. Holm captive
and went away with him. Later nf-
teen or twenty more bandits APP
poarcd, demanding silver. and. be-
cause We did not have amy, took me
prisoner. They demanded twenty
rifles of me. but OF course had
none. Then they insisted that man
ufacturc rifles. as ! was foreigner.
and therefore able to do 50.
"On To-, 9Th the robbers allowed
me Co go back 20 the mission station
20 secure food FOR my wife ana chill
dron. but upon arrival nt tho station
/ could find no trace Of my family
did. however. meet Mr. Holm. who
also had secured permission from his
captors 90 return and look after his
family.
Everything In tho mission had
been destroyed ana uil food. clothing
and movnblcs had been stolen
Mr.. Holm ana ! went into the
streets Go try Co find our families.
but our search was fruitlcss.
al this time the Chinese troops
which had arrived at Talanv stnrtod
to attack tho robbers hy firing from
outside the city walls The shots
whistlcd throush the streets in which
we were, scattering mp AGAINST the
buildings. This alarmed the robbers
who Immediately started for another
part of the city We took advantage
OF The opportunity to make our
escape. and fled 90 an old Chinese
house which no that moment was vac
cant
we ran into side room and hid
ourselves In pile of old wheat
straw No sooner were wc concealed
thDn the robbers came and began
their search tor u.s. They pulled the
straw about. Jumped ON top Of 10 and
ran their hayoncts through 10 time
and again. The hayonets Just missed
my legs
For four days the robbers lived in
tho same house. In o. room opposite 90
us. For three days and nights w
were without water and food. We
hardly slept for eleven days and
nights, for tho robbers were an that
time in the same house, most OF the
time In the adjoining room
"rhcy were smoking opium ana we
frequently heard thom say that Whom
they Cuught MS they would XII as
The only time we could move "a
muscle was whom a rig moved about
rustling the straw In which we were
hidden. or when the rats scampored
through &c. We were almost chokcd
with the dust in the straw, and suf-
for,d from the burning in our