Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-06
RUSSIAN WOMEN
AND BABES DIE
STARVATION
Ell. S. Gordon, British Consul,
Describes War Conditions
in Cars Domain

Trans2Siberian train service between
iyladivostok and Petrograd is even
more fnfrequeDt than Honolufn's
steamship service, 4. l.. S. Gordon,
British consul here, believes.
Mr.. Gordon has Just returned. With
his bride whom he married in japan,
from a tour three,quarters Of the way
around the world. He returned from
England via Russia. Siberia and Japan,
reaching this city Monday afternoon
on the Tenyo Maru.
There is one train a week for civil
jams now between PetrogTad and Vlad-
ivcstok," said Mr. Gordon today at the
British consulate, 932 Beretania street.
ct is called an express, and makes the
trip In 10 days. The distance is 5000
Yersts, about 5000 miles. The train
consists of seven cars, one mail and
baggage, a diner. three second class
coaches and two first class compart-
ment cars. Most OF the time NUM-
ton and troop trains monnpolize the
Trans Siberian line. -
Coming across ] saw q good many
Austrian prisoners. In one place, at
/ erkhe! Udinsk, there is a big camp OF
them, / should estimate at least 10000.
They seemed to be loaffng pretty
steadily, so far as | could determine
Asked concerning the present atti-s
tllde Of the Russian people toward the
war, Mr.. Gordon said they are very
determined, and that the present poll
icy seems to be to keep on retreat-
ing until the Russian army can get
sufficient supplies and ammunition.
''All factories near the line of Ger
man invasion have been moved bodily
further inland. out of harms way, he.
stated Employees, machinery and
everything have been moved back and
it is hoped that by spring these plants
will be able to turn out all the sap
plies needed by the army" = q
That there Is a great deal OF prtya-
tiCn and suffering throughout Russia
now was stated by the British consul
who says that while on the Petfograd.
VladiHostok express he talked with a
woman passenger from Luhlin. who
had seen her house burned by the Rus.
slams In their retreat before the Ger
mans. She told Mr.. Gordon that along
Efie roads women and often children
lay dead, hayihg died from exhaustion
Late in August Mr.. Gordon left FngdI
and, which he says is tvery biisy1
over the war He visited his rela.
lives there, and one OF his brothers,
R. N. s. Gordon is now IN action. hay-I
Ing leftsfor the frppt this month. 4
Mr.. Gordon was married Sin Japan
HIS brides father, g. p. Denbigh who
las been IN business IN the Orient |
ior many years. accompanied them
lere Mr. Gordon says there areil
lhHongs or tourists IN Japan at pres
snt, for the purpose of attending thcE
coronation ceremonies at Kyoto, tha
lncient capital. next month H
There has been great freight con.
,estion in Japan since the Paciac1
Mail went out" he commented. Even
he Japanese lines can't begin to ham
lie all the business. and until extra /
,oats are put on, the congestion ISL
'ound to continue. - sZs*G HI
sBecausefof the scarcity of gold, peo.#I
lie leaving Russia are not allowed to-
AIRY more than 500 in gold out OIL
he country. Travellers are required
o carry bank drafts or letters Of cred
for larger Sums. Travellers are notH
flowed to take letters or papers outsa
I the country, either. Mr.. Gordon
eft Honolulu February 10, going to
,ngland by way of Japan, Siberia and
.ussia. -.s,