THE' OREGON OAILY .JOURNAL, "PORTLAND, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER . 28. 1818.
RUSSIA IS LAND OF
PROMISE, WORD OF
OR NICHOLSON
Interesting Facts About Siberian
Campaigns Are Told by Port
land Man on His Return Home
AMERICANS MAKE FRIENDS
Czecho-Slovaks, He Says, Are Su
perior Race j Money Situation
in Siberia Proving Desperate.
anta will not exchange their products
for the valueless paper any more,
ehoosins rather to receive old clothing
and like things of value to them.
Land of Promise Is Seen
When the peasants found that -the
American soldier would offer them mon
ey bearing the official stamp of a certi
fied coin, they were glad to give their
wares, and even showered the Ameri
cans with gifts, which, however, were
not accepted except when paid for.
After the Bolshevlkl robbed the postof
flees and banks of all their real money
and disappeared, old postage stamps,
cigarette coupons and anything that
seemed to bear an official seal were
used as currency.
Major Nicholson predicts a wonderful
field of commercial opportunity open
ing up in Siberia as soon as law and
order have been restored. The advent
of the allies has been an eye opener to
the Russian peasants and the country,
with its untouched resources, its un
developed opportunities for agricultural
work, is in a fair way to be the coming
land of promise.
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TRANCE IN SORRY PLIGHT
' Interesting stories of the American
expeditionary forces In Siberia rolled
' out of the well censored sleeve of Major
Wheeler Nicholson, son of Mrs. A. W.
; Nicholson of this city, on his return
to Portland after being stationed in Si
beria for some months.
The Americans enjoyed not a little
' amusement at the deep suspicion with
. which the Russian peasants regarded
' the new troops on. their arrival. The
excellent equipment of the Americans
excited great admiration on the part of
the allies, including Czech-Slovaks,
. Chinese, Japanese, Cossacks, Italians,
French, English and Russians, all under
Japanese command. The Americans
; found fine brick barracks well equipped
' to house their troops In the extreme cold
; of the winter months and, incidentally,
their first painful duty was to oust the
hundreds of Russian refugees, mostly
women and children in great need, who
had installed themselves In these bar
. racks and who had to be turned over
to the Red Cross.
Csecflo-SloTaks Praliel
Major Nicholson speaks in highest
terms of praise of the Csecho-Slovaks.
the most Important ally there and
.-Whose numbers are made up of a su-
perlor type of men. Their gratitude to
' the Americans for their backing during
the last months of chaos knows no
bounds. They have all the qualities of
. German efficiency without the attend
ant characteristics of merciless cruelty.
. During the bitter warfare carried on by
the Bolshevlkl, whose Hun officers
showed them no quarter, the Csecho
Slovaks showed themselves to be men of
Unlimited courage.
Major Nicholson relates the story of
a small Czecho-Slovak force which was
' overtaken and surrounded in a marsh
near Rpaskol by a large number of for
mer German and Russian prisoners who
had Joined the Bolshevlkl. They knew
that if they were captured by the enemy
they would be tortured, and they fought
nobly until all were killed or wounded
but one man, who still controlled
machine gun.
Survivors Plead for Death
j When his wounded comrades saw his
plight they cried to him Tlease, litttle
brother, turn the machine on us before
. you die, that we may not be captured,"
and the Czech complied before taking
his own life.
i The chaotic state of Russian finances
was a great source of inconvenience to
i the Americans In Siberia. Much money
1 had been counterfeited by the Huns and,
' as there Is no coin In circulation, the
' country is flooded with spurious cur
rency, which is Issued by restaurants.
. mercantile establishments and banks.
I: It has a fluctuating value and is not
. really a medium of exchange, as most
: of It is good only In doing business
i with the concerns issuing it. Each town
Issues its own currency and the peas-
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S.A.T.C.
ORDERED
U. of 0. Will Resume Peace Time
Status With Opening of
Second Term.
San F.-ancisco Earthquake a 'Shiner"
Beside Devastation of War.
Have been giving them hell the last
six weekB and am now all in but will
be after them in a few days," wrote
Private Malcolm Van Oglivle. with the
362d infantry, 91st division, to-his pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. S. V. Oglivle, re
cently. "Sorry I could not write more
often, but it rains all the time and if
did write there would be no one to
censor my letters and they would not be
sent.
The towns around here are all torn
down and burned up. The 'Frisco
quake was a little shiver beside what
has happened here. It almost makes
me cry when I see the people meving
back from the towns, the old men walk
ing, leading a horse sometimes and the
mother and the kids riding, and I know
they are thinking of their home. And
know that when they get back they
will find only a little pile of rocks, but
such are the fortunes of war.
"The land around here is much better
than what I have seen before. I saw
four hopyards of five acrea each, but
the barb wire entanglements run rignt
through them everywhere, and most of
it is built in such a way that It can t
be torn up; it is put on a kind of rour
legged wheel and when a shell bursts
near it. it. Just rolls along the ground.
I don't like it, for I got tangled up in
it some while under heavy fire and the
good Lord was with me or I would still
be there.
"Don't worry about rne ; I'm all right
and hope to be home to eat Christmas
dinner with you. This war can't last
much longer.
First Lieutenant Oscar I. Chenoweth
of Dallas, writing to his wife. Inclosed a
copy of a recommendation of the com
manding officer of the Ninth Infantry,
recommending his promotion to a cap
taincy "on account of the excellent
qualities displayed at St. Mihiel; often
slve and at the battle of Medlah farm."
Mr. Chenoweth, who was formerly man
ual training , Instructor of the Dallas
high school, went overseas a year ago
as first lieutenant of Company L, 162d
infantry, the Dallas company of the old
Third Oregon. Last August he was
transferred with the same rank, to Com
pany M, Ninth infantry, a regular regi
ment, e
m m
The friends of Victor O. Hesse,
former Jefferson high school and Ore
gon Agricultural college student, who
enlisted with the marine corps in Au
gust, will be glad to learn that he was
recently awarded the silver medal as
"expert rifleman." He ha been pro
moted to corporal, and is at present
stationed with Company Q at Mare
Island, as instructor.
Eugene, Nov. 27. The University of
Oregon will resume lta normal peace
time status as an educational institu
tion with the opening of the second
term, January 1.
The announcemenet made by Presi
dent P. L. Campbell followed receipt
of orders from the war, department this
morning to the effect that demobiliz-.
Htm of the student army triining corps
In the colleges of the country would
commence December 4. At the univer
sity it is expected that all of the stu
dents will have been mustered out of
the service by December 21.
What the effect of the demobilization
order on the number of men enrolled
in the university next term will be is
not definitely known, but Karl Onthank,
secretary to President Campbell, stated
this afternoon that no noticeable slump
is expected. There are but few men
now in the universtly, he pointed out,
dependent upon the pay and susten
ance provided men in the S. A. T. C.
to defray the expenses of their educa
tions, and the demand for student labor
during spare hours will provide a sub
stitute for the $30 a month these men
have been receiving from the government
Players Leave'for i:
America; Football
Game Called Off
London, Cov, 2S.(ut P-) The toot
ball game between the army and navy
teams which was to have featured
the Thanksgiving" day sport program in
England was canceled because most of
the players have departed.
Several special dinners were given,
the most Important of which was at the
American officers' club. Admiral Sims
and General Biddle were scheduled to
speak. A special Thanksgiving service
was conducted at' St. Martins.
Five thousand patients in American
hospitals ate turkey and listened to con
certs. British and American flags were
floating side by aide from all public
building today.
Mustering Out at
W.S.O. Begins Dec. 2
Pullman. Wash Nov., If. (TJ. P.)
Instructions have been received to be
gin mustering out the vocational train
ing men at Washington State college S.
A. T. C. December 2. On December 21
the demobilization will be completed.
Avoid .Danger and .
Keep Yards: Busy,
' Advice of Ad CJub
Telegraphic appeal' to President Wil
son. Secretary of Labor Wilson, and
Charles Schwab of the Emergency Fleet
corporation was adopted by the Port
land Ad club at its meeting In the Ben
son hol Wednesday afternoon, asking
that wood ship contracts be reinstated.
F. C. Knapp, president of the Wood
Shipbuilders' association, declared that
it is not a matter of profit to save the
Industry but to prevent an unemploy
ment emergency and keep the red flag
of Bolshevism from the Northwest and
America. J
The plan for the removal of Swan
island was expUlned by City Attorney
W. P. LaRoche. Robert H. Strong an
nounced that as a member of the port
commission he will appoint a trade in
vestigation committee which will em
ploy an engineer to ascertain trade op
portunities of this district.
Hungarians Accuse
Emperor Charles
London. Nov. 28. (L N. S.) Buda
pest newspapers reveal that former Em
peror Charles of Austria-Hungary of
feredto betray Hungary to the Csechs
and Croats If permitted to remain on ths
throne, according to a Copenhagen dis
patch received today.
Hoover Talks WJth House
Paris, Nor. 28. Herbert Hoover, Ed
win Hurley and Norman Davis, special
representatives of the treasury depart
ment. In a long session at Colonel
House's quarters, opened up the wsy for
America's part in meeting the Interna
tional food, shipping and economic sit-.'
uation. No definite program for the
peace conference has yet been mapped
out. but acceptance of President Wil
son's 14 principles by all the allied
nations has assured them a basis to
start on.
Germans Expecting Wilson
Copenhagen, Nov. 28. (U. P.) The
Lokal Anzeiger today says It is prob
able President Wilson will visit Germany.
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