New-York tribune., 1918-11-06
American Embassy Secre-
tary Escapes as Nor
wegian Courier
Calls Chaos There
Beyond Description
Arrives in United States
After Rescuing Friends
From Bolsheviki

AN ATLANTIC PORT. Nov. 5.-Nor-
man Armour, secretary Of the Amer
can Embassy in Russia. one os The last
Americans to leave Petrograd, arrived
here to-day on fast British lirei that
came from England without escort.
Disguised as Norwegian courier, Nr.
Armour was able to leave Russia, but
not until he had rescued dozen en-
p!oyes of the National City Bank ~e
anew were in jeopardy in Noiosda.
"Petrograd is deserted c.-I.'
said. mo pen can describe the ch;.a
and suffering existing thee, ana
shudder to think of what ravases tn
coming winter is sure 50 inhict upon
Russia generally. When left the pso-
pie were starving. By way OF illus
rration, one could walk along = street
ard observe 8 bony horse standing
Imply between the shafts c. cab.
Ten minutes later, when you vent b.
again. the horse would be lyicg CT the
pavement, dead Of starvation.
"Presently there would be nc Hestlge
of horse left, for the people would
have cut the carcass greediiy into rib
bons for food. The Boishevik rule Is
impossible. Infinitely more sutocratc
than the regime of Emperor Nicholas
ever dreamed of being.
Machine Gun Barricade
sour embassy was forced ou. of
temporary quarters in Vologda. Wc
had great hopes that Allied trocps
would come to our aid from Archangel.
That is the reason we held out after
Mr.. Francis. the ambassador left. The
Bolsheviki put machine guns on the
street corners near our building, and
no party could rescue US unless 1t had
superior force of arms. Gendarmea
came to the embassy on the night OF
August 81 and put all our belongings
into the street The naval attacne o.
the British Embassy was killed, and no
one knew who would be re>t. Vic
managed to reach Petrograd by train,
and there | was not molested. lett
the country by way of Finland.
Mr.. Armour was accompanied BY DR..
William C. Huntington. commercial at
tache of the embassy, and Felix Viii
loughby Smith, United States Consul at
Tiflis.
DIR. Finley Returns
Another passenger on the steamship
was DR.. John H. Finley. New York State
Commissioner OF Education. who had
been in Palestine for six months III
command of Red Cross unit.
"There is an abundance OF work to
DC done in the Holy Land he said
land the British have asked thet two
more units be sent there. vent tc
Palestine from Egypt in two hours by
airplane, journey that took the Chill
dren of Israel forty years.
DR.. Finley was in Jersusalem three
weeks ago, having gone through tho
Mediterranean from the Near Last, de
epite warning that FIVE submarines
were lurking in these waters.
The Rev. Paul D. Moody, son OF the
evangelist and chaplain OF the i03d In.
fantry, L. S. A., returned, accompanied
by the Rev Father j. f. Houlihau OF
Scranton, Penn, who has been IN army
chaplain for ten years. Both clergy
men are attached to General Porshing's
staff and have come here to procure
more chaplains.
Colorel Arthur Woods. of the Ameri
can AR Service. former Police Commits
siorer. ,tturncd after 8 special mis-
sion to the front, and will report tt
Washington tomorrow.
Among others on board We're .fohr
Hughes, a steel man, member OF the
War Industries Board; Major Solomon
Lowenstein, of the Red Gross, and Var
old Sanderson. chairman Of the boar,
Of directors of the international N CT
camille Marine Company.