Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-11-26

~ years Ola, MADE her escape from
Tobolsk, the present home of the ex-
lied emperor. to Harbin in Manchuria.
and thence to Japan where passage
was taken on a steamship for the
Pacific coast.
youched for In New York.
The New York officers of the Rus
sian civilian relief, including Daniel
Frohman, Ivan Narodny and DR..
Thomas Darlington, have been inform
ed the young woman will arrive in
New York some time in December to
rlay a prominent part In the work of
the recently formed organization.
According to an announcement to.
night by the news bureau OF the Rus.
sian postoffice department, Miss
Romanoff intends to remain one
year in this country and while in New
York her guardian and companion
viii be Mrs. Margaret Barry Carver
of Denver who left this city last Fri
day for the Pacific coast.
Mr. Frohman said tonight that Mrs.
Carver is a "wide-awake American
woman" who has lived in Petrograd ,
ana from her he has learned that Miss
Romancff doom would arrive in III.
United States, Mr.. Frohman is
TEMPORARY member of the board OF
governors of the Russian civilian re-
lief.
How She Escaped.
Ivan Narodny. who is connected
with the Russan-Amprican Asiatic
corporation, told tonight hbw Miss
Romanoff succeeded in leaving Rus
sia. He said news of her escape was
sent to him by the emperor's former
second chamberlain named Frederick,
an old friend, and that .he youns
woman's flight had been known to a I.
close circle Of friends.
He explained that the daughters OF
the former emperor were permitted to
! leave Tobolsk and visit relatives else
where, but they were forbidden to
Leave Russian territory. The plan
was then conceived of having her
marry" son of Frederick as tht'i
would give the former grand duchess
greater freedom of movement about
Russia. The fcrmalites OF the cere-
mony were carried out with every M
parent reality and only those who
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ruse to effect Miss Romanoff's es-
! cape.
Now Nearing America.
"There are strange times in Rus
sia," Mr.. Narodny said after stating
that the young woman was ION the
Pacific ocean nearing America.
Miss Romanoff is coming to the
! United States to work in any ca
pacity for the Russian civilian re-
lief" according to a statement issued
here tonight, but she prefers to write
fairy tales" give performances md
talk to The women OF America about
the terrible conditions now prevailing
in Russia"
Wants American Help
Miss Tatiana Romanoff does not
tcare, the statement added, whether
her father or the Romanoff dynasty
ever regain the throne. but she Is
very much concerned about strong
democratic government, or rather a
United States of Russia" She Will
try to explain to the American peo-
pie that they should not desert Russia
and leave her to the socialistic ad-
ventures and to the Germans, but
help her to get united and work for
the allies.
The purpose of the Russian civilian
krelief, ii was stated, is to promote.
and foster mutual understanding.
friendly relations and the spirit OF
brotherly love between the Russian
and American peoples; TO raise funds,
solicit volunteers to aid so far as pos
sible in alleviating the sufferings OF
the masses affected by the war or
revolution and to make a propaganda
for the establishment of an imme-
diate. stable democratic government
, land counteract the socialistic adven-
turers"
The Grand Duchess Tatiana was