Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1922-10-31
WIDE SEARCH IN RUSSIA
FOR PHILIP B. SHIELD
Soviet Government Aids in Inves-
tigating Disappearance of u. S.
Relief Worker.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
| NEW YORK, N. Y, October 3l.-The
American Relief Administration, at AZ
Broadway, today made public a cable
from Col. Haskell, director in Russia,
giving latest information regarding
search for Philip b. Shield of Richmond.
Va, who disappeared October Is, at
! Simbirsk. in Moscow Cable dated Oc-
tober 49, from Col Haskell states: per
sonal investigation on the ground at
Simbirsk and conferences with all Off
Gals convince me that, all measures be-
! ing taken to recover SHIELD. Notices
: posted, reference, five billion rubles
kazan to Astrakhan. All villages from
i Penza to Ufa and kazan to Astrakhan
/ advised.
, Systematic dragging Volga river al
! ready begun. Other lines investigation
/ being energeticaly followed. No stone
/ left unturned to solve mystery Ameri-
can Relief Administration and soviet
government cooperating fully. Two ar
/ rests made today, following very close
! intensive investigation. Expect i'm
! portant developments within two days"
Philip SHIELD had been in charge of
| the American Relief Administration
! food warehouse at Simbrstl since his
arrival in Russia last January. Re-
ports from Americans recently arriv-
| ing at New York from Russia state
! SHIELD was one of the best liked men in
the Russian unit, and his service there
| exceedingly valuable. Several days be-
| fore his disappearance he discovered
! the loss of about four tons of sugar
from an American Relief Administration
| warehouse, valued at approximately
| $4,000, American money. but Infinitely
| more valuable in Russian buying power
| capt. Joe N Dalton, district super
! visor of the Simbirsk district, report
ed to Moscow that he entirely dis
counted the theory of suicide in the
| disappearance and attributed it to a
! gang who had been stealing from the
! warehouse and who had motive for
A.! revenge upon Shield as a man who
had discovered their theft. Penalty
for stealing famine relief food in
Russia is death. and SHIELD would
have been most important witness
in the case.
Reports from Moscow headuuar
ters of the American Relief Admins
! tration state the soviet government
| Immediately put its best secret
service men on the case. The Ameri-
can Relief Administration is doing
| everything possible to unravel the
mystery and find Shield. American
Relief Administration offered five bill
| non roubies reward for authentic in
! formation, and this sum, renres.Dtinp
about five hundred dollars American
| money. IS as valuable in Russia as
five thousand dollars would he here.
Think Reward Will Bring Results.
! Americans believe the size of this
! reward viii bring results. The only
! trace of SHIELD since his disappcar-
ance was the finding of his hat four
! days later on the bank of the Vo!ga
! river about four miles north of
/ Slmhirsk. Col. Haskell went fr..n
Moscow 10 Simbirsk to take personal
charge of this investigation and to-
! days cable from him is the most
/ authentic and complete information
received TO date
Philip SHIELD is a 500 of Mr., and
; MIS- Philip SHIELD of Richmond and
: nephew of J. Stewart Barney