The Lake County times., 1922-11-23
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PEhIA.li. NOVA woman and
alone. making her way north
through frozen Mongolia 1000 miles
to Urga and Siberia. Via auto. mule
cart and camel. that is the new
record which Mrs Marguerite Har-
rison Is establishing. She left
Peking October II and. barring ac
cidents. should reach the Trans-Si-
berfan lin in December. Incident
ally. Roy CHAIRMAN Andrews the
American explorer. just returned
from these reg ions. where he said
it was too cold and too stormy for
further work.
Captured by White" soldiers.
shadowed by Japanese agents. ac-
cused of being an instrument of the
Soviet, Mrs. Harrison has created
a great sensation in the Far East
by her whirlwind trip through
Japan. Mancnuria. China and Mon
golia. en- route for Siberia. On d
contract TO write two articles a
month for the International Maga-
zine. she has managed TO interview
nearly every notable except the
Boy" Emperor and tho Mikado.
The great War Lord of Man
churia. Chang Tso-lin. seemed to
take quite a fancy to her and stop
ped his work OF army reorganization
long enough to give several inter
views. In the course of these he
admitted the purchase of arms and
ammunition from the Russians at
Nladiyostok He also let It be IN
ferred that any agreement signed
without his consent between Russia
and China would be opposed by him
morally and to the extent OF his
hundred odd thousand newly equip
ped troops
When Mrs. Harrison arrived In
Peking after many delays she was
already we'll known. Society hailed
her as an enigma and diplomats,
officials and Russians, red and
white. undertook TO solve It with
endless hospitality.
The accusations made against her
in Truth were all the more interest
Ing because their author. Mrs. Stan
Baker Harding. is the sister-in-law
Of tho Secretary of the British Lega-
tion at Peking. Such information as
could be obtained from legation as
cles was not favorab.s TO Mrs, Hard
Ing. When Mrs Harrison arrived
she refused entirely 10 discuss the
matter.
When IN Jaran she insisted on
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territory on the northern half Of
Saghalien Island. this being the
bone Of contention between Mos
COW and TOXIC. She also crossed
to the mainland to Nickolaievsk and
was the first foreign journalist to
secure directly the details of the
late massacre. Fortunately she
spoke Russian. while her japanese
shadows did not In the massacre
some zoo Japanese civilians and
soldiers were killed. although over
5000 Russians also perished. The
assault was led by a Russian revo-
lutionary fanatic Japan demands
an indemnity and the Russians In
Siberia flatly refuse.
From Nickolaievsk she made her
way south via the Amur River
boats and further by hand car with
the Red" troops along the Ussuri
Railroad Near Nladivostok she
crossed from the Red TO the
white lines and was promptly
made prisoner Of war by tho lat
ter. Upon being released she inter-
viewed the commanding general.
His Excellency Dieterichs, who is
the latest Ruler OF All the Rus
slams"
Thence she travelled to Korea via
a small coastwise steamer and from
there north again. through Man
churis. stopping at DEukden for
chat with Chang Tso-lin.
While in tho city Mrs. Harrison
renewed her friendship with Mrs
J. @. Yansen. wife OF the Chita For
eign Minister. Mrs. Ysnsen's ex
periences have been scarcely less
dramatic than those OF Mrs Harri
son.
IN 1890 Mrs. Yansen was stripped
of all her clothing and severely
beaten in the market place at
Irkutzk The punishment was ad
nInfstered by Czecho-Slovak
whites" She was charged with
being a member of the Communist
party.