Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-15

BY comparing this 80 600, 900 -year-old youngster
with the 100000 o00-yeer-old elders, scientists
hope to learn much of what happened of evolu-
tionary Importance in the intervening 100000
years.
A striking discovery also was the fossil of a
chalcothere, which is described as a paradox
of nature. The animal is really one of the
hoofed animal group with teeth like a horse,
but on the extremities of the fossil there were
claws.
In addition, a new type of rhinoceros was
found unlike anything hitherto known. There
were other animal wonders Of which Dr. AM
drews hesitated to speak because they were so
mysterious that close study is necessary before
the scientists will be prepared to make definite
announcements concerning these finds.
The venture into Mongolia this time was not
without its serious dangers. Besides the vista
tons of wolves and windstorms, the brigands
seveal times attempted to make things uncom-
Potable for the expedition.
Most Of the Mongols were friendly said
DR.. Andrews "They were old acquaintance of
previous years, and they knew we were al good
shots. The members of the expedition were
constantly killing game for food, and this tar
get practice made us experts with the rife
I'VE were extremely fortunate this time in
~ getting out with specimens before
the country was overrun with bandits. Our
camel caravan reached Kalgan just two days
before the whole region surrendered to the DOM
nation of thousands of these marauders.
I'VE had a skirmish with an advance guard
of these bandits. Mackenzie Young head of
motor corps, and I had come down from
Kalgan directly behind travellers who had been
held up by the brigands. Some of our native
friends had warned us that band of 80 men
was waiting ahead.
after all, there were only 80 brigands to
2 white men, we drove on. 1t looked dam
gerous, because the ground was soft after heavy
rain, and up ahead we saw band of men and
horses beside the road. We had our rifles ready,
and when they saw we were foreigners they
passed us unmolested.
Young was not so fortunate when he was
on his way with only one Chinese for travelling
companion at Chap Ser, about 100 miles north
an open fight, and when he saw several men
dodge behind building he slung his rife across
his knee and opened the throttle.
"a bullet WhiZzed past him. so he opened fire.
Apparently the lead struck stone and then
flew up with force, for it tore off the side of the
bandits face. Young pumped five shots from
his repeating rife and when the firing stopped
and they were out of the bandits range, Young
had wounded another bandit and also dropped
pony.
such shooting was too much for the Nom
gols, and there attempt to follow the
expeditions car"
An another occasion, when the bandits had
succeeded in getting control of the whole dis
trict, they levied a tax of SIS on every camel
and 500 on every motor car in the expeditions
train.
Dr. Andrews told many stories of interesting
episodes that occurred during the course of the
expeditions stay in the Cobb Desert, but to him
these were mere incidents. His chief thoughts
are always of the discoveries already made and
possibly others that are yet to come.