Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-01-26 | Page 3 | Army Deserter Wanders over World

ARMY DESERTER WANDERS OVER WORLD Illinois Man Unable to o Get Back Into Custody Is U Destitute in London P.- P. LONDON Jan 26 25 By A. A miles After wandering nearly through Asia and Europe rope Russell I of Roodhouse IlL who ac accOrding according according ac- ac deserted the cording cOrding to army r records cords forces In SIberia SIberia Si Siberia SI- SI American expeditionary beria on 11 17 1920 Is IB destitute Je JeIn attempt to surrender surrender sur sur- In London His Ills latest authorities as render to the military sailed from the transport St. St Mihiel l Antwerp felled failed has been trying to get Last Into custody for two years cars American Amer Amer- week when he heard that the the- theAmer Iran ican troops were leaving Europe he Hartwood at escaped from a a. hospital wall wan an and high Scotland b by scaling a 5 swimming swimming- a moat He then be bet t his way ac acoss os j England but lacking funds was unable to reach Antwerp at i American base p left the Vladivostok In In- Inthe the middle of the Siberian SIberian Si Siberian SI- SI berian winter while ill he claims He Re the transI trans trans- had adventures ad along many which finally ended Ina In in ina Siberian rou route e camp in Mos Mos' Ios' Ios I a a. bolshevik lk internment with was vas freed treed cow from which h he I other Americans late in In 1920 Thence he proceeded to the U nian border where h planned to report re report report re- re I port to the American occupational al headquarters in Coblenz but bu t Illness Illness' in a a. aGerman and after treatment intervened I was top to German hospital he he- was teas deported p Denmark enmark a and abd d eventually was sent to U Scotland P is probably Uncle Same Sam most widely ely traveled prodigal Not only a man without country countr a a but without food and funds and without with Without without out clothe presents a pitiful pitiful piti piti- iti- iti ful spectacle for a man inan who once wore the uniform