Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-11-11
THREE weeks IN COAL
SIDING IN RUSSIA
English Woman, Connected With tho
Red Cross, Describes Trip
Through Siberia.
DOES NOT sooTn ONES NERVES
How II banquet, Providing Choicest
Niands, Was Served in the Midst
OF Hartisl,ii,s and Pfiyn;ions Suf.
fcred by the Native Sibe.iaus.
llntcrnstional News purenu.l

description An
redition IN the East q by aa English
Crosse. and who gives an account '' of her Cd sd
ventures in ! Journey across SiDcriaJ
=, Il, may be Tomorrow and i, may be
In a months time" was the nonchalant
answer to eager inquiries regarding
the date ~ our departure fror' VIudi-
ros,oh; w. were tired and somewhat
irritable. ~ months Journey through
siberia in fourth class carriage had
no, acted as a soothing Influence on
worn nerves. and the prospect OF sew
crai weeks existence IN { station by
no mean. appealed to tn. imaginative
mind The town was fun 10 overflow
taken possession Of every available
room. a certain timely official mes
ever. caused the stationmaster to come
to our rescue and ~ cons ent /" our
remaining. in the fourth class carriage.
so We're shunted w the line and took
UP our abode in IL coal siding.
The town. although in the hands OF
lhc foisheEists. showed no great signs
%" ",, nis ,H nor va; this surprising
us very door Two Japanese men Of
war zone OF them. strangely enough.
had been captured from In. Russians
nesc War;. lay I'm the harbo-: In their
vicinity /. British and an American
cruiser were anchored.
Nladivostok. which name signifies
Selec,ed in 1860 by General Muravien
hera) 49, naval base. and. besides
being tn" greatest Russian port IN the
acihc Coast is all, important now as
hallway. The town Is scattered IN.
Idly over ridge of hills running
aIonr the shore. On one occasion. nav
ing climbed steep and very rocky hill
we stood lost in admiration Of the fair
scene before ns. long. ziEaag stretch
., !hnd lay to our right. winding away
In, ~ : a
ihrs wer. spread over IL. n few trnwl.
crs and small boats were nesting IN
the crooks and crannies OF it's rugged
standing out more prominently than
IN" others. vas dotted around It's base
Win number OF white sheds: here
stored. ON the crest OF the hill tire.
small objects were clearly defined
s aSs , me SKY They we're Japanese
Ecrc%. The harbor lay inotionicss nd
nmsleSs save for the representative
denly. on the neighhoring hill. asf,r,re
appeared. \ Japanese sailor with a
gun siuEg over his shoulder. slowly
stood there scanning the Iandscape.
His gaze fen upon US. and for some
MINUTES ne scrutIn;zed us ;ntentiy. Az
standing there. something curiouslr
impressive was IA tina, sii,al! rgur..:
ceH,ain quiet strength seemed TO sur
JaCii'S TEA PARTY
MAKES ACQUAINTANCE
be.ore many days had passed We had
inaus IN ,acquatntsnce of In" crews Of
me Irish and American cruisers and
were greatly touched BY their nospi-
Ally: but the piece de resistance was
i Ist +, To-, the british r.. Jack,tats; Trey
,a'u th ,, neIds together and tea
tea party corner of the ship was
Sc, npari for The occasion and Gaily
Was hesi.eed and cmpticd OF its houn-
tifu! Snppiy ~ sweetmeais on enter
ing me b.E1ue;ins hair We invoiun-
ton from famine stricken Russia into
this land OF plenty took our breath
away White bread was before us
anu, what proved our hosts beyond a
duust ." b" British TO the core-liuin
cake ana marn.aiade. Somebody's voice
WAS heard; 30 plum CAKE" it muir
INJURED. Il have seen thee in ny
dreams, The kind hearted sailors or:
soon had cur plates h!led to overflow
'htin u! that condition for quite half
an hour. Evidently they We're under
ne imETcsaicn that the refugees" OF
The fourth class carriage were dying
of starvation.
One day news was brofgh, 10 US Of
me murder OF three Japanesc smer-
Grants ny Red Guards. This justified
me action OF the Japanese authorities
~ landing troops without delay. The
JAPANESE merchants. feeling the dc.
preston and fearing c'niiScat!on OF
their goods, hastily reduced their
l.fices; IN one shop - per cent discount
was aiio"ed Rumors were aiioat that
',ossack troops were collecting round
General Semenon, who vas then sta
tionHd some fifty miles southwest Of
G r,nuinoS, ,m.,d. Many hundreds of Red
,nwnLwh-ther OF their own free will
or driven away by fear it WAS difficult
During The night gunsho,s were
sometimes heard. but our sailors never
forgot us. and would often come To-
Wa as; .ne station bridge and peer up
me line TO satisfy themselves that our
car Was intac, and its occupants ut
resi-. AS time went on things Gueted
down ana many of the Japanese troops
named and these but for their meas
ured ana steady gait and that serious
set 'o So on the Mahogany; expression
, res. ,hces. might for al! the world
nave been parties OF biack-eyed school
noyS ?iaying ut sailors" The British
p ,,t, excited the curiosity of the
ny "ou! "a gather on the pavements and
watch them for hours swinging un
n anr, iaI ne stree; with their firm.
and critical. would bc among the spec
tators: tattered, blue SIN ,Ckcd. evil
s s,r',m coolies with luggage chairs'
Strapped over their shoulders or large
baskets OF apples and oranges on their
arms; russian peasants in red shirts
an" SnsepSkin coats, stClid, hairy and
uncout n; Chinese students in long gray
SILK roneS and skull caps; smart mig
nome japanese ladies in softly hang
ING Kiinonos. with wonderful coffureS
OF thick. black hair. surmcunted by
the inevitable filmy chiffon scarf. Al!
would gaze on these sturdy. sunhurut
boys WIN respectful adrnira tiun--no
pali!d INDIGESTION about them, they were
so OBVIOUSLY ready to be up and
doing.
STREET. OF THE NATIONS
FOUND IN VLADISOSTOk
more cosmopolita:: polyglot town
than Niadlvostok would he difficult to
ina ginc: one afternoon, walking up
SvetiaEdskaTa. the principal street. 7
marked representatives OF no fewer
than Twelve different natiuns-British,
American. French, Italians. Eelgians,
Ronmanians, Russians, Japanese. Chi
nese, Tartars, fiiipinos. and Hindus
rubbed shoulders with each other:
many betraying their race by easily
recognized features. others only dis