Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-10-08
MRS. WHITFIELD HAD
THRILLS IN THE ORIENT
Wilmington Woman Home After
a Series of Exciting Ex-
periences Abroad.

An's James w. Whitfield, who Is
now visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs
Elchard c. McMullen. spent the last
ten months IN the Orient with her
husband. Lieutenant James w. Whit
field OF the United States Navy. who
has been stationed in Asia for the past
three years.
Going 70 meet her husband. Mrs.
Whitfield travelled by way OF Manila,
stopping al Honolulu and Guam, and
20 Nagasak by boat. She travelled
through Japan by rail, sailing from
Tsuruga 60 NladivOstok. where she
spent two months. She was the only
American on thS vessel. as most of
the passengers were Japanese and
Russians from Siberia. The night
after she arrived In Siberia she stayed
near the boat for fear OF danger. That
night a small revolution broke out and
before long she was accustomed to
constant firing. Day and night there
was shooting on the streets, for there
was no police protection and no law.
She never dared so on the street
alone. and men never went out un-
arracd. Rohhcries by the Bolshevih
we've a common event. Just after Mrs.
Whitfield left Siberia. the Kappolites
seizcd the city and they killed first.
and robbed the dead bodies. Mrs.
whitfield stayed with a refugee
fantily from Petrograd and Moscow,
one of Russia's best families. who had
fled from Bolshevlk rule. Lieutenant
Whitfield spent one year in Russia on
the u. s. s. Helena.
To add 70 the misery of conditions
IN siberia where industry was at a
standstil and all food had TO be i'm
ported from Japan, a plague broke
out. AS tho disease entered through
the eyes. mouth and nose. Mrs. Whit
field never went on the street without
weaskng n mask. similar TO those
worn during the "flu" epidemic. Vic
Tins OF the plague died in the streets
and their bodies were gathered up or
pitch-forks and tossed into wagons
lime was spread on the spot and
there sanitation ended.
The plague became so had that Mrs
Whitfield left Siberia and went K
Shanghai by way OF Mongolia anC
Manchuria. AS she was travelling
NHAAts NtAo NNhSt-aAAN4N N-tAt ASN AANA ~
FOR protection. The train passet
through the famine district wher,
hordes OF emaciated famine victims be
sieged Il at all stoppings, clamorinl
for food. The whole countryside wal
parched; not tree or blade OF gras
lived. The relief commissions coul,
do but little TO help the people an,
many OF them starved TO death.
Mrs Whitfield spent a month IL
PclSin, where she visited the grea
wall. the temples and the interestin,
sights Of that region. At Nankinl
she visited the oldest temple in China
After spending two months in Shang
hal. she went to Manila for severa
weeks. There she Joined Lieutenan
Whitfield and returned on a transport
outside Of Manila they were delaye
by typhoons and anchored in a slna
bay two miles from, the city to es
cape a l60-nlie gale.
When he arrived in wIlmingto
Lieutenant Whitfield found order
awaiting him TO sail on the flagsh'
Olympia. which sailed for France I
bring home the body of the soldie
who viii he buried with honors a
Americas Unknown Dead" Thes
orders were cancelled, however, an
Lieutenant Whitfield and his wife wi
probably be in Wilmington for SON
tine.