Show American Held Captive for 10 Weeks by Brigands Tells Story for Telegram T Readers Dr Harvey J J. Howard widely known c eye specialist who was captured July 20 1925 by a 0 band of Chinese brigands In northera northern northern north north- ern era Manchuria has written the story of o his captivity It It Is one of ot the most picturesque and thrilling narratives of personal adventure penned In modern days das For ten weeks Dr Howard was I held captive by the ou outlaws laws Awhile they fled tied through wild and de desolate tate country with troops ose pursuit Once they stood him before before be be- fore rore a firing squad and only his native American wit saved him Ills His life was vas in constant danger either 5 from the bandits from the bullets I of or the troops or from starvation star and anil disease LIFE IN DAILY PERIL I With almost Inconceivable adroitness adroitness adroit adroit- ness nes superb patience and acute understanding UnI Understanding un Un- of the psychology of I his captors he preserved his life Ufe from diy day JQ day dav enduring brutalities tj ties and periodic inflictions ot of o the third degree until the final dramatic dra draa matic climax which restored him to his friends and family Other captives were not so fortunate fortunate for for- In the end A Mr r. r Chu a n refined and Intellectual Chinese had Continued on page pago age 4 4 j I AMERICAN AMERICAN AMERICAN- TELLS CAPTURE STORY FOR TELEGRAM Continued from page 1 1 been taken by the bandits In an at attack attack attack at- at tack on the S S. S S S. Ta Hsing a few tew weeks before Dr Howard fell Into their hands hand In the long flight from the pursuing soldiers Mr Chu had succumbed to physical hardship Dr Howard Howald thus tells the story of his fate Poor Mr Chu was all in Shuang Shan stopped the procession and called for an ax and a spade He ordered one OM of ot his men to dig a gra grave ve ORDERED INTO OWN GRAVE Mr Mr Chu in a half dazed condition condition condi condi- tion tion was wae lying on the tho grass When the grave was wan re ready the bandit leader commanded the the trembling man mart to get Into itAn It As An he raised his ax I gave a a. yelland yell yelland yelland and leaped toward him Shuang Shan stared d at me Incredulously for tor a a moment and then ordered m nisto s ni to stand back Ho He raised his ax again and I turned my h head ad m my eyes refused to see what my ears ear heard 1 Ten times the ax crashed upon Mr Chus Chu's skull When I turned my y head held back the earth was piled up where the hole had been and Mr Chu was gone to his ancestors The American state Department exerted every effort to effect Dr Howards Howard's rescue or to ransom him and the most powerful Influences In China were brought to bear to tu stamp out the bandits DEATH OF MAJOR PALMER At the time Dr How Howard rd was captured captured cap cap- his friend Major Morgan Palmer was killed by the bandits Major Palmer was widely known i and respected throughout China had headed the Red Cross of ot the entire country during the famine ol ot 1921 and owned a acre ex experimental experimental ex- ex ranch In northern Manchuria Manchuria Manchuria Man Man- churia Dr Howard is head of ot the department department department depart depart- ment of of Peking Union Medical college a Rockefeller ler institution He has lived in China for ten years Dr Howards Howard's story will begin In InThe inThe The Telegram Iram Sunday |