Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-22
PHILIP B: SHIELD,
A RICHMOND MAN,
MISSING IN RUSSIA
Relief Worker Disappears
From Simhirsk. in the
Nolga Valley.
PARENTS HERE. RECEIVE.
no WORD FROM SON
Feel. However. He Is Safe and
Soon Will Be Located.
u. Of Va. Graduate.

Unable To account FOR tho reported
disappearance from Simhirsk Of Philip
II. SHIELD. OF Richmond. member OF
/ tn. American Relief Administration
IN Russia his brother and other rel
atives IN this city. feel sure. they
/ say. he is SAT-. and well and will
/ from he was in splendid health, 1t
| was stated las, night. and whil. his
| father. Philip r. SHIELD. ll3a wsst
I Avenue, is IL! at his home here, 81
is said that no alarming reports have.
been sent OF tho fathers condition
and that there is no reason for the
son 10 hr masking his way back
/ home. as far as is known 10 the
family
WINS In Splendid Hcnrh.
athcr has been III for some
time said stewart SHIELD. brother
OF the missing man. at his home last
night. "bu; rhilip has known thai
sine" father was operated ON. As
Tar as ne know, there have been no
alarming reports sent to my brother
OF fathers condition. and We believe
I "" shall hear from him In few
days When We last heard from him
| In S"ni"mher he wrote that no was
! In splendid health. and my uncle was
! told ~ the vice-presid.nt of the
American Relic! Administration In
New York last night that brother
was In tine health and was doing
hnc work when last heard from
The message received yesterday
afternoon from Moscow by the Assoc
ciatcd Press. announcing the disar-
pearhnce Of Philip 49, Shield from
Simblrsk. In tn. Nolga Valley. was
the first intinati"n the family has
/ had that Mir. SHIELD was missing from,
IN" organizations forces In Russi,
He had been WORKING with these
FORCES for tn" past eight months In
IN" latest telegram il was stated
there was absolutely no trace of MIR
SHIELD.
I Grndunt- "f I. n1 w.
I MIR. SHIELD graduated IRON, III. INIT
VersitN Of Virginia in iaiT. taking the
| master OF arts degree. He became
! connected with the Red Cross while
Yet in college. and served during
IN" war, rendering conspicuous SER
| vice
lie sailed from New York on Ian
/ 'udrN :. as an agent Of the American
i"iicf Administration. and went i'm
m"diately To Moscow From iher.
! n,
/ IN" large cities OF the Noira River
lie was in charge OF child feeding
In one part OF the Simbirsk district
ana last month more than 5uu. 900
I'hiidrcn and the same number of
adults were fed under his d:stribu-
| tion.
New York officials Of the admins
tration stated tina; every repor, OF
ms work indicated that he is one of
/ IN" best men in the service
| Mr.. Shields father Is "A LAWYER
here.
According to Joseph Dalton. OF
/ WthSi"n-Saiem. y. c.. district super
/ S"r, and James Scmm"rNiiia OF
Walden, Miss. Shields roommate
according TO The Associated Press re-
/ port. Sh"iid had not given any indi.
cations of being in other than n
norma mental and physical state.
II" went ABOUT his affairs as usual
ON sunday and spent the late after
noon resting on his bed About dark
~" LETT the house where the person
ne! * lodged and disappeared. The
. only thing unusua! his campanious
. I"I ii"'i""d a""ut Shcild. lh.y said.
WAS thai II" had been somewhat de-
pressed II times after having heard
; mat hi> father in Richmond was III.
Pawn S"nrrhrd Th"r"mehIy.
supervisor pUltuu'S report saws
'hai with the aid OF III" local au-
/ th"rit 80 'hc town ~ Simhirs!i with
! Il population OF 60.0Uo. was searched
I thoroughly and the investigation wa.
/ ais" carried along the banks of IN.
/ olga on the theory that S!,.Id
/ might have been the victim Of rob
I ners and thrown In the river.
colonel NaShcl, said tina; : cid
= hal had no trouble with I'M, Russian,
:" Tar as was known. aud that IN.
/ S"N'', Authorities had never died any
! 80 mpin.nts against him rs they had
! ia instances where Americans had
/ m"ddicd in their affairs Tha Rus
slams are cooperating in ev"ry way
t" nnd trace Of the missing man
ANA are sending special agents from
! MOSCOW.
Sh"Id IS the frat American To dis.
! appear since the American Relief AL
/ ihlnistratou began It's work IN Rus
/ So. The missing man is 81 wears
/ old. He arrived in Russia january
/ %. and was at Cncc ass gu"d to Sim
/ brisk. where he has remained since
! Hone Ia Float clyde tine Shin TODAY
| JACKSONVILLE, FLA. Oct u
Radio reports from the nect of tugs
/ gathered in Nassau Inlet &" nSsist
/ the clyde Line st.ampyhip I.cnape
| aground sine" carly Tuesday, wcr"
! thn' II was expected tackle would nc