South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-29

CVVffe Of the President OF the soI
China Repuhlic.l

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China RepublieJ
Copyright. 1922. by the United Press
SHANGHAI, June 2S.-My nus
band. sun Vat Sen. awakened me at
z o'clock IN the morning OF June &c
and told me that soldiers OF Cheng
Chung Ming were Ga the outskirts OF
Canton and were coming TO assassin
ate him. He said he would have 20
flee and urged me 20 get ready to go
with him.
refused fearing j would hamper
him in his flight. After an argu-
ment. sun Vat Sen departed, leaving
me his entire bodyguard Of so loyal
soldiers He escaped from the palace
hoping 20 gain point of safety on a
warshlp whose crew still was loyal
10 the republic.
Shortly after my husband had left
the rebels commenced a terrific bonn
. bardment OF the palace. For 30 min
Autes shells shrieked towards US,
bursting with thunder claps all about
the building. Many took effect. One
shell passed through my bathroom
and wrecked past Of the palace.
The enemy positions were on a
hillside overlooking the house and
also commanding the bridge con-
Meeting the house with Sun Vat Sens
offices. This bridge. a third Of a
mile long. was constantly under fire.
Dash over Exposed Bridge.
Ny bodyguard was bravery itself.
Because of the darkness they with
held their fire and sought to beat of
attackers who came 10 grips with
Co rio -errr Frrtr
an exposed position and killed man
after man of the rebels
At s o'clock in the morning. after
we had returned the insurgent fire
for several hours following the dawn.
our ammunition ran out Our only
hope OF escape was to cross the ex-
posed bridge
II was decided that sun Vat Sens
aide de camp. Col. George Bow, and
two guards. should accompany me
across this narrow path to possible
safety. and that the rest should re-
main 20 face certain death and worse
II captured 10 enable US 10 escape.
All that noble guard that stayed be-
hind died facing the enemy.
We started on our journey across
the bridge Bullets tipped past US
while shells exploded nearby. Col
Bow was shot through both legs. A
bullet grazed my scalp.
ordered the guards. despite Col
- Bows protests that IL imperilled the
entire party 10 carry the gallant Of
fcer the rest OF the journey across
the bridge IL was only a third of a
mile. but &C seemed endless. Col Bow
repeatedly asked TO be left to die in
order that I might make better time
Feigns Death Among COrpses.
AS we reached the offices at last
a she'll struck the bridge fair and
square. destroying it with a terrible
defamation.
Rebels laid siege to the Offices
where we took refuge Some loya
troops nearby aided our defense and
my guards did wonders. while Col
Bow. terribly wounded. took part
bravely
At O'Clock in the afternoon. artel
a day of horrors indescribable; the
rebels captured US They stormed
the offices and burst IN the doors.
pulled on my husbands rain coat
and Col Bows hat and was not in
stantly recognized by the rough
rebel troops who surrounded me.
So avaricious were the rebels ir
their search for loot that they tore
from our hands packages we were
carrying and IN the resulting scram-
Bile amongst themselves. permitte6
US 10 escape.
I lied down a dark alley Dead
lay everywhere I stumbled over
corpses OF people horribly killed by
shell fire. I slipped in pools o'
blood Finally. / reached the cOun.
tryside. my guards still beside me.
just as we thought we We're safe
Aan enemy patrol approached
yheap Of dead bodies lay near. Ny
guards ordered me 10 lie down and
feign death. 7 threw myself on q
the pile OF dead and lay there. The
patrol passed without looking
Hours later. I reached a farm