Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-02
DID GOOD WORK
VlADIvOST0K
American Major, Serving with
Allied Forces, Cited for
Brave Actions.
SAVED LIVES or HUNDREDS
Red Cross Report Gives a Graphic
Stosy of Rescues During Fierce
F,chtn1 at Russian Port
in November.

II0fy OF FtESAbIo Le' "a
E,rhtin, at Russian Port
in November.
WASHINGTON "A craphic account or
a. ,,,rt nlayna Inv Major Samuel l.
yobneon of Honolulu. assistant COM
,nardant Of tbe allied forces in Nladl-
yosto,, dnring the revolutionary fight
inc 4, shat city on November II and
1e hoe haen received bv the Red
gross beoaouarters here. The Red
rross ronort SAYS that Major Johnson
hoe ha.n recommended to the .Nl-lus-
sion Government for decoration with
The Officers Cross of st. George TOT
nm servicos no rendered 10 the people
Of Vladiyostok during the fighting
As a recommendation is eonsa4efed
the eouiyolent to bestoWa, this makes
the sixth award received by Major
Johnson during his service in Siberia
with the American forces, the others
hejne the Russian medal OF 81, Anne
and japanese. Czecho-Slovak Italian
and Chinese decorations.
Governor NJ. NJ ENerslnah Oh ttl-
morsky province, in letter 10 NaJ"i
General W. $. Graves, cofhHiailaihH 1he
American forces in Siberia, sala
Il cannot leave unmehlloie" '"e
fact that Major Johnson, having Slit'H-
didly fulfilled his plan III gharoihS ne
town aud the peaceiui f"l"ia'''H'
though exposing his own NE |" o''h-''
under furious fire, succeeded l"0' '''''>
in getting through 10 the lft>SeH7''
trains that were in the center VI t.'e
fighting zone and from thefe prou5'' ~
to safety officers, their lailliies anu
civilians
Graves Son Praicco'
Ma Tor Graves, son of General Graves
was another officer, according 10 tHe
Red Cross account. who with utter
fearlessness walked into the DANGER
zone to aid women and children eX'
posed to fire. Major Johnson has pale
tribute to the part also played ny 'he
International military police, whom Mt
commanded
81 want those men to get the recog
milton due them" he said. "Ihey rem
dered the greatest assistance, showed
absoly:e steadiness and coolness an'
ran the same risks" Ihe kea 'ros
account says that the internal i'''','
military police ana aiflen detaN'''''e'''
hold control OF \ iAttlNtf%lth. ttlttA ! ~
the policy OF ne0'failtE anol''" ~ -
allies, ana 'iat thaiihs - '''i'' 10
vostok WAS unSWept ny latt'e ~ !
IN the vicinity OF me runway o'''''0'
There, however, furious coif''a' '"Se'
For men Yho entered tHe i,e"
fighting and the pam Oh HF"lS 'o''0'
entered nj deaoiE peru anu e'o'' ''''
knew II, says lle report
among those saved by MAJOR 'oi'
son and his men were 'eiIefa' lN'i''''
ovSky and family RomahoVshE
chief Of the Russian general Sta'
lie was living with his family IN II
railway yards in his Specloi 'fa'h az
was a noncomhatant. soldiers
both sides fired upon the tram. II WI
utterly dark and stofm'hg' ShoNI'
November morning when MAYOR '"h
son found The car ana escorted u
family to surety
Hide in Black Cellars.
.cnun az those he rescued tn
,iaht were found in the railway st
tiop where the most sanguinary tgF
inr tool, mace They had sought r,
,,,n i, collars mr. secluded little Office
and crounhpd in the darkness. afra
90 ,,ovo ofraid ia whisper. In mc
oosos who, tho rescue marty arriv,
:. +oa,. ,,ona,tnd calls and reass,
ances to locate the frightened, 81
rioione mon md women.
..v,o t,st rnecna trim was ma
about IN n.c}nrl; on the night of )
,,,o,. - ANA tho last Mt r 80 o'clo
=, tha warming of November Is.
"Nofor .fohuson's command of Il
.tL
w. a.ot n y,ls omergcncv work
,,a hallway station as It has be
n,.o,,oho,,t his service in Siberia.
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