Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-04-12
BOTCHKAREVA TRICKS
BOLSHEVIS GUARDS
S0mds Transport at Tldduostok Disguised English
wonadn, and american Soldiers Preuent
Reds From approaching

away, presumably to search for me.
communicated to the consul what
I had learned on the wire, and he
several Red Guards arrived asking
for Botchkareva Th consul denied
knowledge of my. whereabouts de
clared that | had come to him only
once. as result of which he had
applied to the soviet for a passport
for me, hut since he was refused he
washed his hands of my case. The
Red Guards said that | had been ob
served entering the Consulate. but was
not seen leaving H. They looked about
for me and left. after the Consul's de
niaI of my visit.
The officer returned. after taking
Nadia aboard the transport, with the
news that | would have company on
the way, as eight Russian officers We're
to he passengers ON the same vessel
Hundreds of Russian officers had ar
rived in NladiVostok in the belief that
they could join the British army there
and he transported to France. Tn
/ fortunately. the Allies would not aC-
cept their services. and they found
themselves in troubled circumstances.
without means to return to European
as long as ROlsheNism was still ram
pant there. Some Of them succeeded
by various means. in going to the
j United States or Canada.
The colonel asked me if | wanted
to meet my felOw.traveers. | an
Swered in the affirmative. and as they
We're at the moment at the consulate.
he took me into the rOhm in which
they were waiting Scarcely had |
crossed the threshold. when. slancing
at the smal group of officers. my eyes
suddenly fell ON I.eOnid GrGOrieVitCh
tilippoV. my former battle adjutant,
who had carried me unconscious under
German fire to safety in that unhappy
advance of the battalion.
What are YOU doing here" both
of us asked each other simultaneously,
astonished n the unexpected meet
ing.
had always felt that I owed my
life to Lieutenant F'ilippov after I
was shocked by shell and confused
when running from the enemy at the
end of the abortiNe offensive launched
by the battalion. He had taken charge
of the battalion upon my dispatch to
the Petrograd hospital. and later left
for Odessa to train as an aviator.
From a short private conversation
learned that Lieutenant Fiiippov
WAS in the same plight as all the other
officers who had come to NladivoStoll
under the impression that they would
be accepted by the AllieS. | decided
to ask the consul to allow him to as
sumo his former post of adiutant to
me. and let him become a member of
my party. The consul graCiOusly con-
sented, and ! was happy at the thought
Of ir,,F 70. ion, la,, t,, 1a
company of an educated friend. with
a knowledge of languages peoples and
geography. who was also devoted to
Russia with all his heart
After another conference with the
consul. it was decided that | should
dress as an English woman. and then
make an effort to get to the America n
transport. The necessary clothes were
obtained. and in fifteen minutes
appeared no longer as a soldier. but as
a reiled foreign woman. who did not
understand II word of Russian. AC,
Companied by the colonel left for
the harbor. after having expressed