The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-03-28
tEy A ssociated Press,

RAGUSA, Jngo-Slavia, March IS
Friends of the late Gear Nicholas,
members of the upper crust of society
of imperial Russia, princes, dukes, gen.
erals and barons are living in squallor
in camps infested with typhus and
typhoid here and at Cattaro Bay, on
the Daimatian coast.
Altogether they constitute a group
of about $500 of the refugees brought
out from the Crimea when General
Wrangell's anti-Bolsheyik army col
lapsed aud who have since been scat
tered about the Balkans.
VestigeS OF their former imperial
grandeur peep out from their rags
when costly jewels saved in their
flight from the bolshevists are brought
out from the recesses of the old bun
dies composing their dirty, unkempt
baggage. Princes, princesses and gen
erals sleep on hard cement floors and
ba rely manage to exist on the meager
allowance of food doied out to them.
Their costly furs, once exuberant but
now scant and worn almost hairless,
show the former riches of their own
erS.
CHARTERED in Barracks
The Associated Press correspond
ent visited several barracks of old
forts and airplane hangers where the
Russians are quartered. Generals
could be seen in tatters waiting their
turn for rations and eating soup and
stew out of mess tins and then filling
up on black bread. Their uniforms
carried the insignia of imperial Rus
STA. with strings of medals across
their breasts. Cossaeks stood around
in threadbare regalia Of the old re-
CINE, wearing dilapidated astrakhan
hats and tunics intended for British
soldiers, while their riding boots were
torn and ragged from long use.
The clothing of the women consist
ed of relics Of better days. Some
wore riding boots, the last footwear
left from what once had been an eX-
tensive wardrobe. Some carried in
their baggage Persian rugs which
they had been able to save on their
we'll enough acquainted with a visitor
they offer for sale such jewelry as
they still possess, SO as to tide them
selves over this period of distress.
Some of the women had linen bearing
the imperial arms.
Prince Tends Bees
Prince Tcha chkofsky, formerly own
er OF several immense estates in Rus
STA, considers himself the most lucky
of the refugees, for he has managed
to obtain job tending bees, for which
he receives the equivalent of 40 cents
day. The only clothing he owns is
a convalescent's suit, shoes and un-
derwear issued by the American Red
Cross.
Baron Won Goersten, who says he
was General Wrangles adjutant in
the Crimean campaign, has at Cat
taro 100000 worth of regimental
silver weighing several tons, but can
do nothing with it, as the Jugo-Slav
government refuses to admit silver
without paying a large duty, which
the baron is not able to do. So the
silver remains at the customs house.
Baroness Nina Won Setachelberg
insists upon keeping up appearances
and sews and knits for the America n
Red Cross, for which she receives 80
cents day, enabling her to rent d
small room in hotel.
Artilleryman Makes Toys
Maria Homiakoff, daughter of the
former President of the Russian
Duma, has an executive position with
| the American Red Cross at so cents a
day, as she speaks English. Colonel
/ Beylavenetsi. formerly commandant
of the Cars artillery school and wear
er Of 20 decorations, is an office man
for the American Red Cross at SO
cents a day. He shows real enter
prise, for he is saving money and
| buying tools to make dolls furniture
and says that within two months he
will have a factory employing 20 per
/ sons.
! In the majority of cases, however
| former noblemen are untitled fol
much except unskilled work. The
women are we'll fitted to become
! teachers and nurses, but the present
status Of Jugoslavia is not such as to
allow so large a number to be alb
sorbed Many of the Russian officers
have succeeded in joining the Jugo
slav army.
Widows among the refugees are