The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-11-02

shows. Mrs. Thompson, who accom-
panied him on the Pacific ocean trip,
remained for some time in Yokohama.
Japan. but has now gone to Russia to
join her husband, and to engage in
Red Cross work. She is in the Amer
lean Red Cross hospital train. While
in ok ohama, Mrs. Thompson assisted
in a campaign to raise a fund for
smokes for the Czech soldiers in ST.
IBERIA. The campaign was managed
by an American newspaper of Tokyo.
THE Advertiser" A newspaper ac-
count it says: Mrs. Donald Thomp-
son added an even 1000 yen as the
result of her efforts in Yokohama,
scoring the highest total turned in by
any individual" Mr.. and Mrs Thomp-
son are in Siberia, where they expect
to remain until Thompson's photo-
graphing business is finished there.
In a letter to Mrs. Thompsons par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Marshall
of the Virginia. Topeka, Mrs. Thomp-
son, writing from Yokohama, says:
Letter From Her.
Don has sent here for me to have
developed more than thirty-one dozen
films. 1t is impossible to get any de-
veloping done in Siberia. I had to
write titles, sort and list the pictures
and send them to Leslie's. He took
pictures of the landing of the Eng
hsh, French, Japanese and American
troops at Vladivostok. He was ap-
pointed official photographer for the
Czechs and later for the American Red
Cross in Siberia. The British, French
and Japanese have issued him passes
to photograph their activities in ST.
IBERIA. These CZechs are a wonderful
body of men, clean and strong and
never has one been known to desert
The story of the Czech-SIovak exodus
from Russia, hundred thousand
Strong across Sihnria iG ~ Anl, t.
turesque, but one of the significant
events of the war. Thru their efforts
the allies are now in control of the
whole eastern branch of the Trans
Siberian railway. Their new leader is
only % years old, but he is a man of
iron and wonderful power.
Helps American Woman.
stopping at our hotel is a Mrs. Cook,
whose husband used to be in business
IN Fetrograd. During the revolution
they went to America, and afterward
Mr. Cook came back to Russia, later
cabled his wife that he was going to
open an office in Korea, and for her
to get her pass = ort Hearing nothing
more from him, she went to japan,
where he was to meet her. She has
tried, since July, to locate him thru
the American consuls at many places
she was brought to us in the hope that
Don could help find him. She had.
given him up as dead or captured by
the Bolsheviki. when a message came
that he was on his way from Harbin
l happenedSto be at the consul's Of
lice when the message arrived so I
had NE Happiness of delivering II to
her. When Mr.. Cook arrived he told
of his flight across Siberia, where he
had Joined the Czecho forces. He had
helped to build bridges, etc. that had
been destroyed by the Bolsheyiki.
Every morning he took a bath in the
icy waters of Lake Baikal and every
evening he had killed a Bolsheyiki or
two.
AT the Red Cross rooms we make
oandages ard pneumonia jackets; at
the hotel knit or make swabs. Don
suggested the raising of a smoke fund.
and one OF the papers got behind IT.
i raised about. $500, and now l am
asked to help in the Red Cross drive
and liberty loan campaign that the
Americans will have here am help
ing TO get up Red Cross dance and
auction at the hotel / am invited
out good deal. too. Ifhave two tea
invitations for this week, to a dinner
two different nights. and bridge
dance.
Letter From George Lerrigo.
when Don was HI lie last time We
had letter from George Lerrigo who
used to be with the Topeka Y. NJ. C.
A. He had heard We were here. and
invited us to go to Karuizawa where
he and his wife were spending their
vacation. We could not go, but thew
stopped here on their way home. They
live in Canton. China. and he is secre-
tary Of the international COMMITTEES Of