The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-06-20
REFUGEES IN FLIGHT
REPORTER GETS A THRILL


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CANTON, China. juno l0.--Ifcavy
fighting la reported 90 be continuing
thr,e mi,s north OF here b"twD,u
tho forces OF sun Vat sem who are
returning from the north ana those
OF Chen ChiunE Ming whose Wlil-
,arv coup last wo"k uuat'i Dr. sun
from Canton. In thr first clash.
900 ar" reported Killed
Hcfugrcs Fleeing.
IarlC rciruod I'm Canton tOflv nH
q result Of the intermittent Smelling
OF tho city by thrpo cruisers iu the
Pearl river which remained loyal 10
Sun. Rofugccs poured southward 10
Hong Kong by the thousands Tho
streets are deserted
The heroine of the hour Re Mrs.
Samuel Wong American wlfo uf
Wong. Harvard graduate and tech
nical adviser 10 Dr. sun YHt Son,
who riskCd her life passing through
Canton alone 20 Shumcon island,
whore Ehe appealed for help to lo-
cato Madame sun.
Escaped As Coolic.
She revealed the details Of tho
dramatic escape of Dr Sun. Ac-
cording to Mrs. Wong. pr. sun fl"d
under fire from his bcsicEcd vamCn
disguised as a coollc. making his way
TO a waiting Eunboat. Friends OF
Madame sun nro greatly worried as
they believe she fniled to escape
from the palace ana all efforts TO To-
cate her since tho coup have failed.
Wu Ting Fang. tho aged premier
OF Dr. Suns government ana China's
most revered diplomat, made no cf-
fort to escape. However, n high OF.
oifor of Chen's attacking forces per-
mitted Wu and Eugene Chen to
motor through the lines safely.
Roth Are safe.
Your correspondent accidentally
discovered the hiding place OF Wa
and Chen. They are safe with
friends not far from Canton.
According to sun Fo. son OF sun
Yot Sen and mayor of Canton, who
sought safety In tho foreign colony
on Shameen island. sun Hat Sen
was not taken entirely by surprise.
Suspecting trouble, President sun
made a supreme effort to enlist an
army within the city but Chen. real
lzlng the chances Of success were
dwindling. struck. His coup followed
a Today ultlmatum from Doctor
Sun to withdraw his troops from
Canton TO Woichow under penalty OF
death.
sun To greatly fears tho city will
be looted.
When Edna Lee Booker, one OF
the International New Services cor
respondents In China, scored l.
hour beat for international clients
Friday by reporting the military
coup through which Gen Chen
Chung Ming captured Canton and
put DR. Sun Vat Sen In flight, sne
did so at great personal danger.
When the sudden attack came she
was on her way 10 the palace Of Doc
tor Sun to arrange for an interview
with the Southern China president,
She rushed to the telegraph office
filed her dispatches and then, de-
spite the din Of rifle fire I'm the
Chinese quarter, made an effort to
reach the palace TO learn the fate OF
Doctor sun. She was turned back
half dozen times by soldiers Of
General Chen, who had surrounded
the palace In the belief that Doctor
Sun was still within itH walls.
Returning to tho telegraph office,
Miss Booker found the telegraph
operator had been shot dead and
that all messages had been Confis-
Gated. Torn by the fear that her dis.
patches had not been sent, she has
tened 10 the nearest telegraph Of
flee on Shamcen island, whore tho
foreign settlement is located, and
there refiled her story Fortunately
the operator had sent her story be-
fore ho died.