Arizona republican., 1915-09-24
Stream of Travellers from America and Europe Dwindles as Country is Emptied of Foreigners by the War
SUMMER HOPES
 NOT REALIZED
Expectations That Many Americans Would Visit the Oriental Republic Are But Poorly Rewarded by Travellers
TAssocIArrp PRESS DISPATCH ]

1 ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH PEKING, Sept. 23.--Not only has the stream of travellers from America
 dropped off greatly, but visitors no longer come in great numbers across
 the Trans Siberian railway, and Eng
 fish. Germans. Frenchmen. Belgians.
 Russians and Austrians of military age
 have gone back to Europe in large
 numbers and the Europeans still in China seem to be in little mood To
 travel. A few Americans mostly wo-
 men. find their way to the show places
 Of China in spite of the upset condi-
 tions of ocean travel. commerce and
 international affairs. An occasional
 transport from the Philippines lands a
 large party of Americans who seek out
 the famous tOmbs, walls and temples
 within easy reach of Tientsin and Pc
 king.
 More better when gets cool". is the
 optimistic prediction of the Chinese
 owners of empty hotels. But their faith
 in .t rush this autumn is weak and all
 are hoping for speedy peace.
 The announcement that European sailings from America for Europe
 would he very light this season Secause of the submarine warfare and the up set conditions in the continental capi- talS gave rise to the hope in the Far ! Eas that the annual summer rush to Europe would turn Chinaward this year There were expectations that
 teachers and other Americans who
 must take their vacation in the summer
 would surely come to the Far East this season. but the expectations have not
 been realized.
 Chinglungchiao, which forms the
 gateway to Mongolia. is ordinarily
 thronged in fine weather by sight
 seerS who come from PelSing to view
 the great wall. It is here that the new
 KaIsan line. which the Chinese gov
 ernment is building into Mongolia. cuts
 through the great wall, thus connecting
 the heart of China with the harbarians
 whom the ancient emperors tried to
 keen out by the great barriers of stone and brick The preserved ruins of the wall with it's great watchtowers. thread their way across the high
 mountains surrounding this point. Tn one place the railway builders blasted
 out the great masonry pile where il hindered their passage through deep gorge Tn another place they tunn9led beneath the narrow mountain support ing the wall and afforded passage for trains whose smoke fills the recesses of ruined fortress which formerly af- forded shelter for Chinese archers in- tent on keeping ont the savages from the north and south.
 Donkey boys and coolies and begcar rs still await the trains from Picking. but their patience is poorly rewarded II is an exceptional train which yields three tourists. and many of the trains do not carry single visitor
 Tine same condition prevails at Nan kou. the railway station twelve miles south where tourists leave the train td make the ten mile donkey ride to the Ming Tombs. probably the most famous show place in northern China. At that
 point the tombs Of thirteen members of the Ming dyna sty are scattered about great plain which is hemmed in on three sides by high mountains chosen as protection against evil spirits. In the great marble arch which stands al the entrance to the valley troops of naked children wait in vain for tourists who will toss them silver Along the rows of gigantic marble camels, elephants and lions which line the once royal avenue to the tombs. loafers. tired of waiting for visitors beat tomtoms, wave flags and shout in an effort to scare away the flying To- custs which are attacking the neghhor- ing millet fields
 Within the great red walls which en- 1 circle the tombs and temples and half- naked attendants are asleep beneath the groves of gnarled oaks and cedars Visitors are so few that the gates are kept locked and it takes loud rapping
 to waken the gatekeepers because of the din the locust fighters are keeping
 up throughout the fertile valley