The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-04-05
HARDIN IS CITY OF
BIG CROWDS AND Of
BIG PRICES. IS CLAIM

The following h one Of n se-
riee uf articles written BY an
Associated Press correspondent
VINO travelled from N~iadivnstok
20 omtk, Russia on q train car
rying british troops and who has
forwarded BY mall descriptions OF
same o. the Incidents he observed
~ tho chief centera en- route.
En- Route a omsk. Aboard British
Military Train. March 2s.-corre-
Aponleuce % Tho Associated rrcH.1@
Hardin was crowded 10 tho bursting
point when our train carrying british
troops 10 omrk arrived there. ~ was
Gulte impossible 10 obtain q room any
where In the town. Prices constantly
are rising. The temperature was 10
deFrcee beiow aero ard the limos
rhere dry and hraclne.
Hundreds % tiny iroskies. drawn
~ two shaery-coated Monaghan
horsea driven ~ hundied-u up Manchus.
took paascnEpra only AZ rxnrhiiant
rates. The railroad station Was
warming with people Of n score OF
uauonaliucs. AL hurrylnE and instlinr.
~incarnaunr the fear and uncertainties
% Russian iife o. today.
Tho correspondent visited the iarr-
80 erocery store n laid IN an extra
supply OF canned goods. The place
was jammcd with people. II was well
stocked with goods and many people
were buying wines. including cham
payne An American housewife
would have found the st~orc-syHtem
unhcaratie. A single cashier recclv-
ID the payments from hundreds u
purchasers who were forced 10 stand
In line FOR an hour before they could
pay their checks n receive heir
packages Harhin IN Chinese terri.
tory hut Russia has always considered
hsrEeif ~ possessing primary rights.
The great tc pic Of discussion was
the future % Russia and everybody
seemed 10 have q different view. An
were unanimous, however. that the
working shape. one heard pleasant
things about America and Americans.
n he conviction was freely voiced
that America had no territorial de-
signs on Russia.
Russian Journalists. including y
kliorin. the editor of The New Life"
aid the principles Of Bolshevism
prof. 4hly were more deeply rooted In
the hearts Of The Russian people than
was believed by Americans. They said
that allied intervention should be
solely { restore order and not inter
fere with Internal politics. Russia.
they said, should be left TO work out
her " political destiny. Interference
from abroad would only postpone a
losioai evolution OF Russia's revolu-
ton.
An American railroad engineer. n
n Ashby. OF Pocateilo. Idaho. one 81
the 200 experts In Siberia under the
direction Of John y. Stevens 10 help
operate the Trans-slberian and other
railways came aboard our train at
Tltslkar. Manchuria. The place was a
Wild. uncultivated prairie. with HILL
ocks extending far away Into the hort
xon.
This place" said Mr. Ashby. 'ls
called no Mans Land" and one
might well believe IL. lie said the
American engineers were now assist
ing the Russian staff officers who
controlled different sections of the
railway line a. far az Manchuli. lie
lived In a barracks with six other AM
crican engineers. They had some
baseball In the summer and SEATING
In the winter. The temperature was
generally about the same as that Of
Canada.
one could hardly help feeling that
the Americans should knrw and real
Ire something Of what these American
engineers are dolnk. often under OBJ
Ftacles In fulfillment OF the American
spirit o. humanity and holpfulness.
Mr. David Frascr. wife of the cor
respondent Of tho london Times.
came hoard the train 10 travel 10
pmsk 20 JOIN her husband. Every
body admired her. she wore "a uni
form with knirkerhorkors u care
ricd her own provisions and cigarette
for her husband. for there are no
cigarettes TO BE- lad az umsk.