Evening journal., 1921-10-08

Chlna's hatred for the Japs is an
cient, intense and undying. Japan
never will win over the Chinese
peacefully. But japanese gold is
fast undermining Russian opposi-
ton. The Japs now have all the
Siberian gold mines and the wonder
ful Kamchatka fisheries.
Here Lieutenant Whitfield laugh
ingly described the size u Siberian
crabs.
These crabs" he said. "are nearly
three feet long and more than foot
across. one claw is enough for a
good-sized neal
Resuming her narrative. Mrs.
Whitfield told OF life in Nladivostok,
where she spent several months
while her husband was doing duty
in Siberia.
Il didn't know il at the time but
I resided with a family Of high born
Russians who apparently had fed
from their country to escape death.
and had been fortunate enough TO
retain some OF their possessions. It
/ is probable they We're we'll off al one
| time. We never knew what form OF
/ government We We're under. One day
! the soviets would be In command Of
the city. the next. the old Imperial
| Russians. while on the third the Japs
would be the ruling power.
Almost every house in Vladivos-
tolS has double doors and windows.
The residents never know what Is
coming. A caller knocks. A little peep
hole is opened through which the
occupant Of the house squints at the
visitor. II the caile' is all right, then
the two doors are unbolted and he
or she is permitted 10 enter.
"The dining-room table in the
house in which I resided was always
covered with weapons. in readiness
for use IL occasion arose. Men and
women always went armed. 1 can
see those big ass yet. 1 never went
out the street unless I was accom-
\ panied by four or five men as es-
corts Two OF my most precious pos
sessions all through my travels 1
might add. were a big navy revolver
land an American flag. Fortunately,
] did not have TO resort to either
for protection.
I'm going through the streets Of
Vladivostol. we suddenly would see
some one shot down. There might
be a short riot and several would be
killed. But we couldn't taks any
more than a passing notice OF such
events. II we had. we should have
become involved in suspected plot
ting Of some kind.
4 NHnHa. HNIaNH !
soviet pass. although did not know
Il at the time. II worked all right
fortunately for me-"
Mrs. whitfield was asked 10 tel
something Of the pneumonia plague
which ragged so iercely in Man
churia
I'VE had to wear masks all th'
time IL we went out of doors. People
died by the hundreds. Men and wo
, mon striken with the malady woul,
, fall dead on the streets or in theii
: houses. Then men armed with loni
handled forks. like our hay-forks
only longer-would approach a body
, lift Il on the forks. deposit IL In Z
, car. sprinkle lime over It and owe
the place in the street where th'
body had lain. and drive on.
"The bubonic plague" inter
3 jected Lieutenant Whitfield. lis l0l
per cent fatal. Once Il Is contracted
. the suffered IS doomed. Prevention
=, Is the only way to fight It,"
As illustrating the deep-roote'
b, hatred of Americans in Japan, Mrs
Whitfield told OF a railway journe.
she made through the country. Al
a though she was armed with prope
passports and all necessary creden
z tials the conductors and other trail
n officials would constantly demand {
a see them and then ask her as man
/. annoying questions as possible.
- 81 think on that journey I re
y lpeated a thousand times my nam,
a my husbands name. his rank. tn
l. name OF his father, the name OF m
- own father. whore I wac going an
n what for. It was a clear. palpabl
d case of annoyance.
n con the surface the japanese ma
l. pretend friendship. but they hate Il
e all the time. a non-commissione
d officer from an American navy We.
y sci. a man OF Judgment and discr,
ID lonf went a0h'ic dt a JdldhtSe pof
% A few Japanese followed him. The
le one OF the Japanese threw a stor
ID at the American. More stones wei
thrown. The American quickene
s. his pace. More japanese Joined
l. the group following him.
ly FINALLY. in desperation, n
ID American ran to escape his pursuer
e. But the Japanese closed in on hin