Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1922-11-18
GEORGE Q. HOLM, MISSIONARY,
HELD PRISONER in CHINA IS
FORMER GRAND FORKS RESIDENT
Attended Schools Ia This
City For Several Years;
Known In Other Parts OF
State; Is Third American
Missionary Carried OF By
Bandits.

George Olaf Holm, whose
capture by Chinese bandits in the
Honan province Of China 10 re-
ported by The Associated Press,
was a resident Of Grand Forks for
several years, It became known
here today.
Some II or is years ago Holm
was q student in the Belmont
school, while he was learning to
speak English, and he later at
tended tho University OF North
Dakota. He also attended Fargo
College, where he was granted his
II. A. degree, and he returned here
to the university for post graduate
work.
MIR. Holm was married several
years ago to Miss Alvilde Rygh,
who was a nurse at the Deaconess
hospital for some time. When he
was in the United States ON fur
Tough from his missionary duties
In China. about six years ago, ho
visited Grand Forks. While Mr..
Holm was attending school here
he made his home with Mr.. and
Mrs. John Stiles, 41s Chestnut
street.
(By The Associated Press.) -
Peking, Nov. 1S.-George Olaf
Holm. an American member of the
Lutheran mission has been kidnap-
ped by bandits in Honan province.
The powerful bandit army is growing
bolder. 1t apparently dominates the
entire province of Honan. "A dozen
towns have been sacked and burned
and tho Inhabitants forced to fee.
Upwards of 800 Americans in the
danger zone, are greatly alarmed, ac-
cording to the American consul at
Hankow
Mr.. Holm. whose home is at
Mooretown, North Dakota, is the third
American missionary to be carried OF
holding Anton Lundeen andEiner
Borg -Breen. together with the latter's
f1ve-year-old son. Holm was born in
Norway, but Is naturalized Ameri-
can citizen. His nearest relative lives
at Mooreton, N. D. -zs,.s.e7es sss,s
Family Witnesses Captured.
A body Of armed bandits entered
the Holm residence at Cheng Yang.
seized the missionary in the presence
OF his wife, and two sons and march
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ARMED and are permitted to Com
niunicate with their families.
Reports from Honan indicate that
the bandit activities are becoming
more serious, with the outlaws ap-
parently in full control Of the pro
vince and q dozen in ashes in the
wake Of their march.
Foreigners in the unprotected COM
munities have been advised by their
consuls to fee to Hankow and scores
Of missionaries already have arrived
there. Hundreds. however, still are
scattered throughout the more remote
districts including approximately 900
Americans. The entire staff Of the
American mission school at Chikung-
shah has fed to- Hankow, where mar
tial law has been declared.
The head of the Lutheran mis-
sion at Kwang-Chow reports that
bandits armed with machine guns
are looting the cities in that section
and are robbing the missions. They
are threatening to call of all foreign
ers.
May Re-enlist Bandits.
The Chinese foreign Office reply t.
the joint note from the American
British, French, Italian and Swedish
ministers demanding action, annoupc'
ed Friday that it had appealed t.
General WI Pei Flu, the military
power Of North China to attempt t.