| Show I 1 I i STORY TOLD BY AMERICAN Butchery utcher hy by r ri i Is I s Confirmed in Report by U. U S. S Consul I Washington July 12 The n.-The The full fuU story of ot what happened at sk Si Siberia Siberia SI- SI beria under tho the regime reach reached d Washington today toda for tor the first time It was as told to the American consul consul con con- sul at Vladivostok by Jy a a. Mr Dyer who tho with his wife and two other American citizens bad had been held at Vladivostok b by tho red forces According According- to Mr Dyers Dyer's statement tho ho under attacked the he Japanese guard at t on Januarys 21 l. l Tho fortress surrendered about the middle of February and the th city ity about the end of ot that month The Japanese guard SUard still held out and on March 10 they were ordered by Tra- Tra to surrender by noon on March MarchO 1 12 O The Japanese Mr Dyer said wI being afraid to trust the promises of the tho Russians surrounded the tho Russian staff stat at t 2 o'clock on tho the morning of March 11 11 1 fired tho the building and attacked and killed many Russians and tried to escape es- es cape ape They were ere driven to their baracks barracks bar- bar racks acks however and on March 15 15 tho the 34 survivors surrendered Mr Dyer stated that before the fighting fight fight- ing ng began on March 11 tho the Jails jaBs had hadeen been een fold flUd b by with persons persona who were accused of being counter- counter revolutionIsts evolutionists bur and spies All AU these hese were marched by to the Amur river and were killed on the night Ight of ot the Prior to this ex ex- without trial trIa had occurred and they hey continued until tho the forces commanded commanded commanded com com- b by left ert tho the district During tho the fighting which continued from rora tho the to tho noncombatants Jat I ants women and children wore were killed c except twelve twe Japanese who were hidden hidden hid hid- den en b by their Chinese husbands Foreigners Protected by bT Meantime other foreigners In the city were protected b by a Chinese gun bUn boat Ono One British subject John Freedman Freedman Freed Freed- man was tas executed as 33 1st 1st- No Americans were killed On May ay 22 Mr dr Dyer said ho he overheard overheard over over- heard a a. conversation between sl and Nina the Chinese consul and Captain Mow fow of oC tho the Chinese gunboat j I in which demanded the co cooperation cooperation co- co operation of the tho Chinese against tho the Japanese This was waa refused Captain Mow ow stating that ho he would maintain neutrality towards the tho then asked that the tho Chi Chi- neso evacuate c and assist in evacuating the tho Russians stating that the town was gas to be destroyed The request was waa refused but on May 2 24 the Chinese did evacuate e to MaO Mago twenty miles up tho river Here Hero Chinese Chinese Chinese Chi Chi- nese gunboats protected thorn them Imme Immediately after aler tho the evacuation troops began beSan now new attacks and on tho night ht of May 24 they set oct firo to tho the Jails and put to death all allot of ot the 13 1 Ja Japanese lanese prisoners stating that tho the Jails had been fired by tho the Japanese themselves City CUT I is L D Destroyed c tro cd tro cd The destruction of or tho the city by tire fire and explosives continued two days until until until un un- un- un til only about out of the buildings build build- buildings ings inS's remained U en fled led 1 up the Am u river All other othor Russians had been killed c except a few fow who had escaped ed od Into the tho forests and a few others others oth oth- ers era who were smuggled into tho the Chinese Chinese Chinese Chi Chi- oth-I oth nese l' l settlement After the arrival of oC the Japanese re relief ro- ro He lief expedition the tho four American seven soven British seven se I French and 4 rO 1 5 Russian refugees were sent to lo Vladivostok Vladivostok on a Japanese transport Mr lr Dyer stated that ho was positive I th that t the tho Chinese at nt had been absolutely neutral at all times i but th that t It was true that s band baud contained both Chinese and aad Korean Korean Korean Ko Ko- rean bandits bandH I I Inte Internationalism 1 or I i Americanism Issue Washington July 13 n An An active I campaign n ba based ed on the tho Issue of oC Americanism Amer as o opposed to Internationalism will bo be sLa staged et this fall tall by tho I Republican Re Ito- publican t campaign n committee committee committee com com- In fourteen or fifteen states stales where the election of fr Republican sen senators sen 1 sen I atom is doubtful Senator PoIndexter of Washington chairman of ot tho sen 1 atonal committee announced tonight ht I Air lr Poindexter said bald the campaign campal n I 1 will be conducted d entirely 1 under the control of or tho the Republican senatorial I Icorn corn committee Senator indicated that I senatorial campaign campaign campaign cam cam- t the tho e states In which the would center Include e Idaho Utah Cre Oregon oll California Arizona Colorado Nevada Ne Maryland arYlnn and Kentucky I |
