Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-03-10 | Page 39 | Relate Experience in Chinese Revolt

H EXPERIENCE Mfl Cllffi REVOLT Undismayed by Conditions, George Austin Moore Entertains En-tertains Whites. George Austin Moore and Cordolla qer who are coming to the Orpheum Tivdncsdav in a dlvertlsoment of songs L stories, were in the thick of the rent re-nt revolution In Ohhm when General Ching Hsun. the northern olnof. deposed . ' republican government and reinstated tie boy ex-emperor on his throne at' Fein Fe-in At tnc helKnt of the runinus Mn Moore and Miss Hanger were In Tientsin. I he huh of the anti-Chang llsun activities activi-ties putting on dramatic performances for the benefit of the white residents. A short time ago they returned home and W6re immediately storied on a tour of the Orpheum circuit. sneaking of the Ill-fated revolution which the government overcame in a week's time, Miss Haager said: immediately after Chang Hsun had -rlared the restoration of the mon- "archv. Tuan Chi Ji. former premier jfc fn the cabinet of President U Juan - Sims began to organize a military force" in Tientsin to restore the re- 'vor'a few days things were quite .voitinc. Chinese soldiers were being brought from various points In north China and concentrated at Tientsin, from where they were moved along the railway toward Pekin. There was In Vhting at Tientsin, but there was flhtmg at points on the railway be-iwpm be-iwpm Tientsin and Pekin, and while the result was in doubt we did not : i-now but that the republican forces would be driven back on Tientsin. Manv people made preparations to for the south. We were atraid that owing to military operations we would have trouble in getting back to Shanghai, from where we were to sail for Manila and Hongkong. But it was all over In a few days. The republican re-publican troops defeated Chang ?l"un-s armv and took Pekin The "s emperor hastily abdicated. Altogether? the monarchy lasted Just 0nWe"e!aw many Chinese soldiers. Thev did not look very different from Japanese troops, except that they are not so well dressed or equipped. Tes I liked China and the Orient, and f would like to visit it again eorne time. . Additional headliners of the bill will m-Hude m-Hude the Four Marx Brothers and com-i com-i in "Home Aeain," a series of com- LT antics embellished with songs and dances In w Wch the four young men are foisted by a number of men. a nd women I To prortde one of the best entertainments 'Rove6 Sdeville-s. youngest sing- ( J romedienne. in a repertoire ot songs of he? own? "will be the third of the fea- '"Fh. Vaianova troupe of gypsies Pre-.tlne Pre-.tlne "A Night in a Gypsy Lamp , Sbssc; Jreet-rr Urd rtoi&wf s I Tav in "Five Foot Fancies. will be Rented this afternoon andevenmg.