The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-10-31
I" Japan Is Looking for
Trouble in Shantung"

The Japanese no sooner saw us than
thcy came after us ! managed 90
make a clean getaway. but about ~
Japanese soldiers caught my com.
panion. dragged him from the don
key. gave him a severe beating, took
his money and Kept his service cap.
There wns nothing said about this.
aa orders had been given 10 Ameri.
can troops TO do everything possible
American Beat Up
During the antiAmericnn riots In
eintsin. IL was well.known that the
Japs had II all figured out long be
fore II happened A Japanese won.
an told mo that there WINS going 20
be trouble on the night II started.
and Japanese policemen caught by
American soldiers that night, admit.
ted that they had been ordered by
tho japanese authorities 10 attack
tho Americana. az they would be
backed up by tho japanese army.
During this riot. there was one
American soldier caught In a house
Of goiHha girls. lie WINS ropcd to
bed ana several japanese civilians
and policemen proceeded 10 beat him
up.
Another American on the provost
guard ran into house OF gelsha
girls 10 escape the japanese mob
which was assisted at that time by
Japanese soldiers. with fixed bay.
oncta.
This soldier was cornered and was
cut across the spine with THE bay.
oneta and dragged thru the streets
in sluAh and fifth for about a mile.
He was brought 10 the police station
and put out In a back yard in the
cold with no covering. This was
March, ana pretty rough weather.
by this time the American consul
arrived on the spot and asked II
there were any American soldiers in
tho Japanese Jail. lie was told that
there were no Americans there. with
the consul were several American
business men. Ono Of them heard
tho American soldier grooming some
where in the rear OF the building
Following the sound be found his
wounded countryman with cuts and
wounds and bruises fun OF dirt The
party appealed 20 the japanese au.
thoriuea 10 take care Of him TIL
they could get help.
Japanese Refuse
This the japanese absolutely re-
fused 20 do. This American soldier,
Scrgt. Joseph Rhoner. was finally
taken 20 n hospital on the night OF
tho raid. lie was in the hospital
from March TN about June, when
he came home. lie II stlil In the
hospital at San Francisco. and In
partly paraiyxed. his spine being
damaged by the bayonct thrust.
After the American consul had found
this soldier and Strengthened things
out TO n certain extent. ne proceeded
TO his home. While passing thru the
japanese concession his car was
stoned by the mob.
Tho same mob stoned tn. ambu.
lance which was taking Scrgt. Rho.
ncr TO the hospital. For some time.
after this riot every time n japanese
soldier met an American doughboy
the Oriental would laugh and snecr
at the white man Until this day the
American soldiers are not allowed in
the japanese concession. for the rea,
son that the japanese win not have
the Americans around.
4 Tho entire time ! was In China l
had several opportunities TO see Jap
anoao secret service men at work.
have repeatedly noticed that they
would count. as accurately as posi-.
bic. every movement of American
troops 10 Ind out where they were
going. II he thought be had made
any mistake he would have Jap.