Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-25

London. Jan. D.
N1HEN the warning nations OF the
w world finally sign their peace treaty
and those in the various branches of
military service are allowed 10 return 10
their homes. there is one young woman
now in London who is going to hurry
back to Philadelphia as fast as ship and
trains can carry her.
What are going to do when YOU get
there I asked her.
oh don't know and l do not care,
she answered. Il shall he satisfied 70
rninal for the rest Of my life. SO long as
know that am once more in dear
old Phuly."
And even a Reading Terminal bench
will be a luxury after what she has
passed through. For she has lived two
years and a half among such sceues OF
riot, revolution, murder aud bloodsAed
she has suffered such hardsh.ps and pr-
Nations and has had 50 many mira culous
escapes as could scarcely be couJured up
IN the imagination OF those OF US who
think we can write good melodrama.
Went First to Russia
Mrs. Carrie Lou Thompson-ho
Newton-little thought when she was a
girl at the Darby Friends school. or
later when she attended Friends CEN
tral at Fifteenth and Race streets or
later still when she lived quietly at 2l2l
Spring Garden street. that she would
ever pass through such experiences as
she can relate today.
She went TO Russia two years and a
half ago as governess in the family Of
General Sergeea Baldwin. whom she
had met when she worked for the Rus
sian Technical Commission in New
York. General Baldwin sent her 10 Pet
rograd, giving her the address of his
wife ..,.
Mrs. Thompson found Nine Baldwin
at Helsingfors. but the food situation
became serious and they returned "a
Petrograd. There was little bread and
sugar and the meat was impossible 70,
tood-except the horse meat, Disease
too began to spread aiarningly and
they fed 10 Eiev. but Mrs Thompson
did not escape. for in Kiev she was at
tackled by spotted typhus Nine. Bald
win continued her travels, leaving the
Philadelphia girl to shift for herself.
Her Recovery surprise
Mrs. Thompson recovered much 20 the
surprise OF her physicians. and became
governess in the family of Captain
Lossief. With them she went IN to the
front, because the captain could more
sasily procure food for them there. But
after two months the captain was sent
to America on a mission. and his family
with Mrs Thompson. had 20 return Ia
petrpCraI TNe~, cd the
Astoria Hotel
Nine Loseief was a re,oi.' oNls, and
an intimate of Kerensky I.votf. and
other leaders. 50 that she know that
plans were heing prepared 70 ovsHv"ow
he Car. But when the dramatir mo-
nent came she was not a. home. Mrs
Thompson was alone with the children
when a telegram arrived for Nine
r.ossieff. Mrs. Thompson translated q
part of it. II read
Striking speech in Duwa Advise
you and children leave for Harkov'
The Philadelphia girl started packing
at once for flight. While she was in the
midst Of il Nine. Lossief returned
They We're nearly ready n go whe-
gunire sounded IN the streets.
Soon the shots came so fast as 70 In
dcate a pitched battle in the city. From
their window they could see men run
ming for shelter and other men, some II
uniform, firing Here and there deaC
bodies lay on the pavemcnts
Then came the sound ~ rounding o'
The street door ~ the hotel there werD
toarse shouts and curses 'ac door Wa
broken down and swarm Of "ogo'I.,og
&ry soldiers came INTO th".r apartment
] The women were helpless Nine
Iossief was hnow1 rs a rero'u'!Or.s
h the leaders Of the revolution, blt he
fole was a secret one. ard 70 tie sol
Siers she was known only as the "t' .
In army officer m the eu.p,ot "f tn
Ezars government. The men robbed
heir trunks and bags and would haF'
rdered the women our 20 execution ha,
lot Nine. Lossierf finally INSISTED on tn
yprivilege OF communicating with rH
powerful Lvofr, who ordered rrer re
lease, but not before they had heel
roughly handled by the .rfI~.a'ed an
drunken soldiers,
stumble over Dead Bodi.s
They took refuge N Harnov but
was a trip that Mrs Thompson ~.
never forge, There were 50 o.diers ever
where in Pe,rograG, and The roUen
the women appeared In an au'owob'
they were forced 20 get ou' and th"'
car was connscat b. tie relo,uuor's''
They fra''y were forced 90 walk IL
length of the cl.y-NH.,. L0s-.'" Mrs
Thompson, five women SER ants az
three childreu-eacH carrying bag q
bundle aud al stumbling over ded
bodies m the streets aad ~ cons az
danger Of being stopped "" 'ae bu. et
that few about thick and last
There was no food 30 he procured
every shop was closed and oarr.cade,
Around almost ever" street corner tie
saw the home Of some government Of
rial in flames, surrounded hv wobs ,
Iotous men and women.
J At the station they found '." tran
s/in d been stopped. All night they ID
: 70, the station, and when dawn cam
lime. LossieT was mumhuHg i1coh"'
] %ently IN the delirlunl % feye' They ser
ler 10 a hospital and then, after d.
missing the servants. Mrs ThoWpso
faced tn: pSril5 cf the revolution a'ou
with the helpless children leDauder
aipon her Sne PAID a waiter n a res
sau.ant 20 care for them while 81
tavnted for some Of Nine LosS.ef
friends; but when she returned. aVsu,
cessful, she found thar the revo'4t.orar
soldiers had stripped the children
their rich. warm clothing ana stole
everything of value among their b,
ionsings. The station waiting room va
crowded with ,hese revoiU ion SITS, q