The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-25
cH|NA,TOO,H ,HUNGERS FOR MONEY LOST BY LACK OF TOURISTS
Hotel Owner Hoping for Peace in EurOpe-Trans- Siberian Railway Brings
 No More Travellers

Peking, September 3.-(Special Cores pondence of the Associated Press)-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 English, Germans, Frenchnen. Begians, Russians and Austrlans 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 Ameri- cans, mostly women, find their way to the show places of China in spite of the upset conditions of ocean travel. com merce and international affairs. An oc- casional 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 Picking.
 .Nfore better when gets cool" is the optimistic prediction of the Chinese own CTS of empty hotels. But their faith In a rush this autumn is weak and all are hoping for speedy peace
 Expectations Not Realized
 The announcement that European sail- ings from America for Europe would pc very light this season because or the submarine warfare and the upset condi- tions in the continental capitals gave rise to the hope in the far east that the an- nual summer rush to Europe would turn Chinaward this year. There were ex- pectations that teachers and other Amer jeans who must take their vacations m the summer would surely come to the far east this season, but the expectations have not been realized.
 Chingungchiao, which forms the gate way to Mongolia, Is ordinarily thronged in fine weather by sight-seers who come from Peking to view the great wall. It is here that the new Kalgan line, which the Chinese government Is building into Mongolia, cuts through the great wall thus connecting the heart of China with the barbarians whom the ancient Elm perors tried to keep out by the great barriers of stone and brick The we'll preserved ruins of the wall, with its great watchtowers, thread their way across the high mountains surrounding this point. In one place the railway builders blasted out the great masonry Tile where it hindered their passage through a deep gorge. Tn another place
 
 tain supporting the wall and afforded a passage for trains whose smoke fills the recesses of a ruined fortress which for- merly afforded shelter for Chinese arch. CTS intent on keeping out the savages from the north and south.
 Donkey boys and coolies and beggars still await the rains from Picking, but their patience Is poorly rewarded. II is an exceptional train which yields three tourists, and many of the trains do moi carry single visitor.
 Wait in Vain at NanKOu
 The same condition prevails at Nankou the railway station 12 miles south where tourists leave the train to make the 10 mile donkey ride to the Ming Tombs probably the most famous show plac in northern China. At that point fh' tombs of 13 members of the Ming dynast, are scattered about great plain whici is hemmed in on three sides by higl mountains chosen as protection agains evil spirits.
 In the great marble arch which stand at the entrance to the valley troops O. naked children wait in vain for tour ists who will toss them silver. Alont the rows of gigantic marble camels, ele phants and lions which line the onc' royal avenue to the tombs. loafers, tired of waiting for visitors, beat tomtoms wave flags and shout in an effort tt scare away the flying locusts which art attacking the neighboring millet fields.
 Within the great red walls which en circle the tombs and temples and half naked attendants are asleep beneath thu groves of gnarled oaks and cedars. Visi tors are so few that the gates are kep locked and it takes loud rapping U waken the gatekeepers because Of tn din the locust fighters are keeping III hn