The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-04-04
AONGOL|AN BORDER
VILLAGE RESEMBLES
WEST MINING TOWN

Enroufs 70 omsk Aboard British
rundenco Of Tho Associated rrernl- -
Manrhuli. or Nauchura. on the Dor.
der OF mysterious Mongolia. Mancbu.
IA and siberia. recalls today a typical
Amfffcun western mining town In the
early days when lawlenanoan roirned
1ts brad unpated streets are border.
Cd BY an extraordinary collection OF
stores and nhantiea Thick ur-coated
Nanchurlnn ponies dragging droatles
tear through the principal thorough.
fores followed slowly BY stately drom.
rdariea forming caravan from the
great desert Of Mongolia.
Men Of a srorc Of Municipalities push
thnir way along The sidewalks.
H~arthy men from the far interior
With great leather coats and AUNT,
FUR cApa trimmed with blue ailk and
crowned by n nnrinr red tanael. stood
IN the rnilroad station staring haurh.
uly at the molly naaembiaee about
them composed Of emaciated, despair
ms Russian refugees. bearded Rus.
SANS ~ho wore enormous felt boots 10
Keep out the cold. Manchu takers sell
hnE matches and cigarettes. wounded
n frost bitten Cacrho-S lovak sol
diera returning FROM the front. Japan
cEe troopn OF whom here u a large
contingent stationed IN the city. MINI
Bile chineae lnfantrymen In smart uni-
form Of blue. Armenians. TURKS.
Arabs and rich Chinese merchants.
sleek and smiling IN black FUR over
coats n seaiakln hats
Nanrhuli moves In fear. OUTLAW
hands have raided the town IN the
past carrying OF food aud sometimes
people. They afiit come IN tho dead
NJ the night me bold Il he who goes
pat w the darkness unarmed. A slit
thrnat anc a body iyinF stin In the
Icy ' tells ~ " story.
An along the way we had heard OF
she fine fur mlttens 20 be purchased
az Mnnchuil. for fur lined gloves offer
no resistance 20 the cold Of siberia
The f~ur-contod animals Of Siberia
went for a son before the a but
nov there are none In TIE market
Defective tranEportntiur. the chaos
rrlrninE IN the ife o. siberia today
M the cornernE Of he available
supply by spectators account for the
shortage. ~ all vents there were
fur Of am kind A fur coat IN Russia
a. almost worth Ne weight In silver.
n wnn o strange collection Of goods
tina the Associated Press correspon-
dert found In Manchulfs stores OF
women there are few. apart from the
migrating refugees set womyn's dress
goods IN pieces nilcd the shelves In
the majority % tho shops. one great
shop held nothing hut doubtful look
inr aoap and fashionable broad rim-
med brightly rarnished women'a hats
which mlEht have lone from some
chic modiste ON Fifh venue New
York. or the Hue dc Ia Pals. NJ Paris
Another store vas stocked With can
ned goods and French wines. lnciud.
Ina champagne. tho latter selling "a
100 rubles a bottle.
But thcre u no cheer In Manrhuii
The most ttolid Russian or most
naughty Mongoi was appalled, az the
picture Of suffering presented hy the
hand Of refugees from western siberia
who were huddied In the waiting
roomn Of the station. Reference was
made by cable 20 the arrival Of these
miserable people. For two days they
slept there sprawiinF on the cold
floor or their wretched ittcrs Of hae
EnEe. tcompoaed Of boxes. paper
bundles. shawin and cooking utensils.
all they had saved from their homes
Women. young and Old. crouchsd
upon the stone floor. their heads huf-
led IN h laps OF their sleeping hus-
hands. For n time sleep had mercl-
fnily dulied their misery Others.
etoiid. but with an u~nforFctabie look
81 bcwildercd despair. sat upon Their
belongings staring vacanilv before
them. Others munched with ayiditv
az bread and dried fish. The air In