Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-11-05
.AnCHANGEL ENJOYS
BIG WAR BOOM
Ships From All Over the World
Find Anchorage in New,
Harbor. ~
MANY ENGLISH ARE~@THERE
Russians H a n ing Immense
Quantities of Material.
Expcditiously. ~: A.

LONDON. November 4.-Stepffen era.
ham, in London newspaper, ;paintsTa
picture of the great city which Arch
angel has become on account of the
war. He says: - 'rsaE-gS
when l last visited Archangei, six
years ago. it was n dreamy. lfeless
melancholy port. One felt, that, like It's
sister city. Kholmagora. 1t had once
been great, but it's greatness had fihaiiy
set. You could feel the melancholy
of Russia there. the sadness OF mate.
rial failure SO characteristic OF t.the
Russian soul. But o-day! To-day tho
vision has fled. the tempo has changed.
All the ships OF the world find anchor
age in her harbor and motley crowds
throng her streets. . 49,.
~ year before the war Atty vessels
entered Archangel port. During. tho
last twelve months many ships have
entered. Great liners and Transports
and weaeher-beaten tramps and three
deck river boats stand in majestic
pride. Their smoke and steam make
dome over the city OF Archanse1
There are Norwegians and Yankees.
with their colors fiamboyantly painted
on their bows to warn the submarine
off: Russians and French, with their
tricolors streaming; but, most Of all.
English ships. with their proud rain
washed Union Jacks lolling in the
wind. After I returned from Ekatertna
l was taken through the whole harbor
in little arrowlike steam launch
from the Thames!
ENGLISH SHIP CAPTAINS
SEEN IN RESTAURANT
GO into the chief restaurant OF
Archangel. and as like az not all the
customers are English captains.. and
they are reading back numbers. Of the
Daily Mail and talking ship At tho,
Cafe Paris there is 'skippers, tabls,'S
where they are also captains. and the
Mattresses quarrel as to who ishsIr
serve there. though none Of them know.
two words of English. I'm the Alex
androvsky Gardens the English sailors
have found Russian, girls and stIisir
only language is that OF looks 'saiiors
tell wonderful stories of feminine con.
quests and 1t is evident the Russian
girls are partial to them... 'ef3s.s
Even at the theater, in front of1you
are sitting such unlikely persona as
fireman and stoker, and one';says
to the other with disgust. I can't I'm
derstand blooming word Can you?
All is going we'll in ArchnnxeI.
The Russians, in spite OF their inex-
perience. are handling the immense
quantities OF materials well, and tho
stuff Is all steadily proceeding to che
places where II is most needed: New
quays have been built and loops :iof
railway run along them. and RoHfe
ships carrying nothing Weighing. fxsls
than three tons. yet discharge sallthAfr
immense articles Of cargo I'M considsa.
ably less timeGhan 1t took to nut fhAff,
on at Liverpool or Dundee or New
castle. as the case may be, ..-.,sD
Il was invited by the Town Council
to partake OF glass Of tea. ON the
occasion of the opening OF the electric
tramway. All the notables of the
town were accommodated ON boardsa
special steamer. and went slowly
along from the cathedral pier, a mile
or so. to the new electric power sta
ton. Here priests met us with ban
ners and ikons and holy water. A SER
Vice was held In the power station. and
the smell of the burning incense
mingled strangely with the ameiffsof
new paint and oil and machinery.
Holy water was flung in all corners
ana over our heads, and then, the
dynamos were set in motion and the
whoie place buzzed and groaned."