The sun., 1919-03-22
CIRCLES EARTH FOR
LOVE, STILL GOING
Russian Girl Outwits Lenine
and His Bofshcvists in
Long Struggle.
HEADS FOR BUENOS AYRES
Travel Weary Miss Says She
Wouldn't Do 1t Again for
Several Husbands.
HEADS FOR BUENOS AYRES

Several Husbands.
Wireless Looie Zcltner electrified even
the elevator men in THE SUN Building
yesterday with a story about a beautiful
Russian girl who had been trying TO get
married for over $4,000 miles. Yessir.
ever since last June she'd been riding and
walking for days and nights and eat
Ing cold lunches in order to keep a date
to get married by her sweetheart, who
herds figures in bank books down in
Buenos Ayrea
And by gollies. declared Looie. she
amt landed 1t yet. No, the BolshevSks
did their best to keep her out OF matri-
pony and the girl. ably seconded by
lsooie. Ia in favor of shooting them
Bolsheviks on sight. But she got away
In the end, and now it's love laughs at
Denine.
Wireless Looie didn't get this story
by one OF those wireless phony arrange
ments that's driving Looie's stories OF
the. front pages nowadays. Looie Is
claiming no aerial records to Russia and
saying his voice can carry through the
air further than Secretary Danielss.
This long distance romance was brought
here by the young woman herself. as
testified to in the following by Looie
Zeltner under oath:
She's by names Sarah Kaufman, "a
years old. and-my. she's lovely.
beautiful girl! She was born by
Kishinev-you know Kishinev in Rus
STA. She's arrived last night in New
York by San Francisco
she's Dressed Elegant.
SHES a dark one, with black hair
and don't forget II, she's a beautiful.
She's dressed brownish, with a black fur
coat amt saying, but mebbe she's
picked 1t up by Japan. Altogether she's
dressed nice and elegant-oh. no, she
has no Russian peasants costumes on
her. You wouldn't tell she was an
Immigrant IL you should look at her.
This is her story--and IL I amt tel
ling the truth, may l go blind here
and Looie placed his hand reverently on
his stomach. After mastering his emo.
ton Looie continued:
shes on her way to get married to
Jacob Stichbaum, who was born in
Sishinev-you know where that IL. They
went 10 school together-oh. yes. don't
forget this. his father. Mendel-last name
the same-is large grain merchant in
Kishinev--you know Kishinev. Well,
they got engaged-she and the Teller did
no, the son, not the father. Seven
years ago Jacob leaves Russia and comes
through the ocean to this country. She
was then--' Looie paused a moment
and performed a mathematical feat amid
intense silence. "She was then II years
old.
Well. he gets him a job with Dreyfuss
Sons Co.. the big international bank
ers-you ought to know them. Yeh. they
got offices in New York city-you know
where. New York. Well. he gets sent
for an expert accountant to Buenos
Ayres-ryou'ye heard OF that. A while
ago he sends for her TO come to South
America-you got that-and wants she
should marry with him. because he's got
good Job and needs a good housekeeper.
On Loves Errand.
ION June 2s. 1915" said Loole. re-
ferring carefully to the Zeltner White
Book of copy paper. "she left Kishinev-
you know where that k-with her"
went on Looie again glancing at the
State documents, went Mrs. Fannie
Dublin OF this came town, who was also
going to meet her husband in South
Amsrica-I dunno whether II should be
Valparaiso or somewhe-es. Mrs. Dublin
was accompanied by the two Dublin chill
dren. who are Mary, Q years old. and
Sammy, Z.
They took a train to Kharkov. which
IL 4 few hundred miles away-I dunno
how many exact, I didn't count 'em
There they found the Bolsheviks and the
Ckrainians was fghtln'-holy murder
what a fight. Shootin and everything
All the thirty eight immigrants what was
on the train they just run when they
seen that fighting. But the girl and Mrs
Dublin amt hit, because them Bolsheviks
amt so good shootin' of guns as they
are shootin' of their mouths.
They hire a horse and wagon. does
Miss Kaufman and Mrs. Dublin. and fol
two days and nights they ride and ride
until they come by Kursk-you've hearc
of Kursx. There they found a little vii
lage, only II amt there. because it's beer
all burned down by them Bolsheviks. Sc
they have to go 500 miles away to Penzs
you know Penzs. Sure, there they rur
into another f1ght-but they run righ
out Of II.
They Meet Old II. &. of l..
"Oi, II was terrible In Penza-hun
dreds OF people. including children. OF
Che streets, with no place to go and moth
ing to eat when they go there. BreaC
was four rubles a pound--thate $3.50 II
real money, unless Bolshevik bank note
have gone down some more to-day. Shoes
was 200 rubies a pair-thats about sS'
and even II you had the 200 rubles yol
couldn't get the shoes.
$50 they didn't like that place and so
away from It so fast they could on
steamer. They went TO Kazan on tn
yolga River-you know Kazan and 20,
know the Volga, sure you do. Thel
theys seardeSs< sacond- steamsnip.A, u
they was only out two days when an
other steamer chased after them ant
made them come away back again. Wa
them Bolsheviks on that steamer? Sure
you got It right Fired guns and carrie,
on some thin terrible.
80 the ship comes back on herself 4
Panza-you know-and they lands at
little village and has to go back I,
KaZan-you've heard of Kazan. Their
they hires canoes-it's party Of thirt.
Immigrants now what amt got no us
for them Bolshevks. They sneaks OF
down the Volga-you know. the Volg;
River-and they're landed by a guide a
a place on the river, I've forgotten tn
name whIch-but you prob'ly knows II
anyhow
They Reach IrkutslS.
There they find out it's horses an
wagons again, and they ride for nv
days, as we'll as In the nights til the.
rAanh Irfa in tho Trial Mountains-What