The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-04-11
|RKUTSK IS WEST
LIMIT OF APAN'S
CONTROL OF ROAD
Siberian Town IL Also Westerly
Terminus Of semenoT's Power,
and Eastern Edge Of omsk Gov.
ernment's Terrain.

Irkutak. Mar. g0-(corrcspondenrs
of tho Associated Press. Delayed -
frkutsk IN or considerable military
aud political interest hrrause 10 has
definitely marked the westerly limit
OF the Iapanosla occupation OF tho
great Trann-Sihcrinn railroad. the
westerly limit Of the acnc Of Influence
Of General Semonon the cosaacN
leader. and the bcg inning OF tho
sphere Of territory clearly dominnted
by tho Aii-Huaaiah government at
Omsk headed by ADMIRAL koivchnk
For the newcomer. unused 20 tho
severity of Siberian winters. Irkutsk
poasesssed much OF the dramatic und
unexpected. The city ia SEPARATE
from tho railroad station hv the tur
hulcnt AnFnru river M when W. ar.
rived tho p%ontoOn hudEo across the
river had been destroyed ny floating
ice. The river steamer. used 10 trans
mort Passengers when the bridge wns
down. WIS i~mm1bliiSed by u heavy
fox thnt hung over the AnRara,
TO cross tho river 10 ne American
consulate ndd telegraph office tho
travellers we're compelled TO dvpond
upon u score Of hardy rivermcn Tn
stuufly huiit row boats. ON the shorr
stood thousands " people waiting
nud clumorlnr 90 rgf across the tiNsr,
Hundreds OF sicirhf or droskioa had
driven down 10 the uterH edge walt
inr for Passengers FROM b other
side ~ the stream. A. the FOG shifted
slightly o. cturht rlimrues of float.
iur and HwirlinE miniature icrhcrgs
out bon tho river
Tho cold was terrible. Almost n
frozo tho very breath as it painted
from the mouths of ,ho waiting shiv.
,tinr travellers. Tho polar aspect of
tho scene the crowd uf %ico-covoro
people. tho shouting and cursinr
hotimen. the excited drusky dIter.
,lnmornr for fares. tho renefal villa.
uesa OF everything made 10 AN o. pic.
turc not soon 20 be forgotten. -
tho row houfa afruruled iu tho 0Oe.
one OF the Americans exclaimed. IN
reminds me Of the picture of wash
inrton crossing the Delaware
Thirty persons had psrishcd that
day be- attempting to cross The river
boo small beats Nevertheless. the
Americans embarked boz one Of tho
boats aud after u airurrle for lifc in
the leo noea. crossed ln safety. Fo
tunntoly tho for iftcl IN the early
afternoon aud the blk river steamer
was able to make the return trlp.
IrkutsL h. an impressive looking
city On the heart OF winter with ~
nue locking buildings and its many
Ere,n domsi rhurChsH Tho Amen
,an consulate IN located boz ~ spacious.
we'll furnished apartment which was
HE srono % exciting events during
the stirring incidents 81 the year 1915
when battles occurred IN The streets
between the Holshcyik and tho Gee
gho.sloNnkH, who we're fighting with
the serbian army, Tho bolahcNlk
rushed into the house. which was then
occupied hy a. Russian middle calss
family hacked tho furniture 20 pieces
with their bnyousta. dragged tho
womHn OF tho house 20 the streets hy
her hair and shot over the head ~
her husband in an effort to force him
10 hand oVor his money ana N~uluuhlrH
The torrorists also menaced the par-
gnts with tho death OF ,heir children
Later the consulate authorities took
over tho house and the family WIS
glad 10 nave the protection which tho
presence OF the American consulate
afforded.