The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1921-06-02

You probably have much more news
than we, on Wrangeps surrender. Thir
,ty.three thousand refugees were on
our ships coming down here, though
they will probably be sent elsewhere
This place is fierce for gossip and
there are all sorts of wild tales OF
the Bolshis, etc. Unless there's an
armistice between Russians, Arme
mans and Turks, we can't go to the
Caucasus, because of transportation
\ Once in, however, we'd be treated all
right by all of them. The workers VI
there. now are all remaining.
II may, be sent to Trebizon, port
on the Black sea, to take charge there
Or else to .Adana, in Syria. It's near
Aleppo. Hope to know tomorrow, fol
don't want to stay here any longer
than necessary. Neither do the rest
Once away from here, they can SEND
mails only when someone, or a boat
is going that way, which makes II
bad-two or three months without
communication"
The second letter was written the
next day, Nov. 16:
"No chance of going to the Cauca'
sus, now" it began. "The Bolsh1s
have defeated Wrangel, who with 100,
900 refugees is on the way down here
in all the boats which could be rushed
UP to the Black sea. So the dope ie
that will go to Adana, down south
not very far from Beirut, and inland
bit, where it's pleasant and warm
now, but fercely hot in summer; I'M
less one moves UP into the mountains
which I'll probably do. There is a Dig
workshop there and several orphan
ages, hospitals, storehouses, etc.. in
the towns round about, and they have
put me in charge of them all. be-
lieve 1t is running smoothly, so while
there's lots of work probably will be
able to handle It all right. hope So
want to do the BEST can during the
year that am to be here.
To-day went to see some of the
things that Near East Relief owns
around the town. There's a bakery
that's a wonder of efficiency-S0, OOO
loaves day, and, believe me- they
have to have some system to do that
It has very modern Austrian ovens
and is right up to date. The Germans
ran it during the war and left it spick
and span.
another place is workshop where
Armenian women and girls learn to
make lace and they work on beautiful
lingerie, waists, table linen, etc. Am
buying nothing now, but will try to
pick up some things for you before
come home" a
Wrangeps Defeat Heavy Blow.
The third letter from Mr.. Van Tool
was written two days later. In it he
says: Zone of the fellows here has
Just come back from Sevastopol and
went up with Mrs. Wrangel. When
she saw all the boats in the harbol
and the refugees piling UP she broke
down. for she knew it was the end.
"All the boats they could get from
Constantinople, destroyers. freighters
cruisers, of all the allies-about l,OOt
in Advent up to bring back the refu
| gees and some have returned to pick
UP all the small boats floating arounc
| in the Black sea. A United States
naval officer told me his boat was the
last out and that everyone who want
ed to got out Of town, a very orderly
retreat, and it was fortunate they hae
calm sea so they could put out II
small boats.
Relief Mission Is Popular.
"This 100000 represents the last o.
| the upper class in Russia. Most o.
'em have not cent, only the clothe:
on their backs; they've given every
thing to Wrangel, and they still hope
to try to beat the Bolsheviks agar
some time. They are very brave. Only
the wounded and sick are being pu
| off here-there is no room for the rest
"The French are handling the situa
ton and may send the ships on to Mo
rocco or Tunis-some warm place
where they can sleep out of doors. Al
present they are still on ships in thu
harbor. Wish the Americans were
running it; we'd have 'em all set BY
now. But 1t takes the French a Ions
| time to do anything.
To-day we hear Batum is beint
evacuated another 100000 from there
That's the port you land at going int
the Caucasus-so, of course, it will b.
| impossible to get into until there's al
armistice, and if the Turks push in OF
| the other side the Armenians will b.
| out Of luck. The Near casters there
now are safe and undoubtedly cal
| carry on, because none of these PEG
pies here interfere. as they are all be
| ing helped, regardless of nationality
Things are certainly in mixup ant
to see the many different troops herr
| and get all the dope of what's doint
all over the east, it doesn't look like
| the peace conference settled anything
"They were having election riots
when we were in Athens, and now W.
read that Venizelos has been beaten b,
the royalists, who want the old king
whose abdication the allies forced
back. That will upset all Venizelos
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